Ebook Dictionary of American idioms and phrasal verbs: Part 2

Từ điển sẽ chứng minh hữu ích cho người bản ngữ đang tìm kiếm các cụm từ thành ngữ đồng nghĩa. Nhiều cụm từ có thể được diễn đạt theo nhiều cách khác nhau và từ điển này, thông qua hội nghị chéo, có thể dẫn người bản ngữ đến các hình thức tương đương với cùng một nghĩa hoặc tương tự. Chỉ số cung cấp một phương tiện cho một nhà văn để tìm cụm từ thích hợp nhất cho một mục đích nhất định.

A B Qq C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z quail at someone or something to show fear at someone or something; to shrink from someone or something ᮀ Todd quailed at the thought of what he had to ᮀ The students quailed at the teacher who had been so hard on them in the past quail before someone or something to cower before or at the threat of someone or something ᮀ The students quailed before the angry principal ᮀ They quailed before the thought of punishment quake in one’s boots Go to shake in one’s boots quake with something to shake as with fear, terror, etc ᮀ Alice was quaking with fear as the door slowly opened ᮀ Todd quaked with terror when he saw the vicious dog at the door qualify as something to fulfill the requirements to be something ᮀ Tom qualified as a mechanic ᮀ I have been qualified as a mechanic since I was twenty qualify for something to meet the requirements for something ᮀ I’m sorry, you not qualify for this job ᮀ I don’t qualify for it qualify someone as something to cause someone to fulfill the requirements for something ᮀ Does this course qualify me as a stockbroker? ᮀ She qualified herself as a realtor qualify someone for something to enable someone to meet the requirements for something ᮀ His years with the company qualified him for pension ᮀ Does this ticket qualify me for the drawing? quality time time spent with someone allowing interaction and closeness ᮀ He was able to spend a few minutes of quality time with his son, Buxton, at least once every two weeks *qualms (about someone or something ) an uneasy feeling of one’s conscience about someone or something (*Typically: cause ~ ; have ~ ; have no ~ ; give someone ~ ) ᮀ Do you have any qualms about telling a little white lie to Mary about her not getting an invitation to the party? quarrel (with someone ) (about someone or something ) to have an argument with someone about the subject of someone or something ᮀ Please don’t quarrel with me about money ᮀ You are always quarreling with Claire quarrel (with someone ) (over someone or something ) to have an argument with someone about someone or something ᮀ Todd quarreled with Carl over who was going to get the new secretary ᮀ They are quarreling over Sally quarrel with something to argue against something; to have a complaint about something ᮀ I can’t quarrel with that ᮀ Does anyone want to quarrel with that last remark? The Queen’s English “Official” British English ᮀ He can’t even speak The Queen’s English! Despicable! queer as a three-dollar bill Go to phony as a threedollar bill queer for something Inf in the mood for something; desiring something (Old.) ᮀ I’m queer for a beer right now ᮀ She’s queer for him because of his money quest for someone or something to seek after someone or something ᮀ Martin is off questing for a book on baroque organ building ᮀ She is questing for a better way to it a question of something a matter of something; a problem of something ᮀ It’s not a matter of not wanting to go to the opera It’s a question of money question someone about someone or something to ask someone about someone or something ᮀ The police questioned Roger about the crime ᮀ Then they questioned Claire about Roger question someone at great length Go to at great length queue up (for something ) to line up for something (Typically British.) ᮀ We had to queue up for tickets to the play ᮀ You must queue up here to get in quibble (about someone or something ) (with someone ) and quibble (over someone or something ) (with someone ) to be argumentative or contentious with someone about someone or something ᮀ Let’s not quibble about it ᮀ Please don’t quibble with your sister ᮀ No need to quibble over it quick and dirty Fig [done] fast and carelessly; [done] fast and cheaply ᮀ I am not interested in a quick and dirty job I want it done right ᮀ The contractor made a lot of money on quick and dirty projects that would never last very long quick as a flash Go to next *quick as a wink and *quick as a flash; *quick as (greased) lightning; *swift as lightning very quickly (*Also: as ~ ) ᮀ As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady’s purse ᮀ I’ll finish this work quick as a f lash ᮀ Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet quick as (greased) lightning Go to previous quick like a bunny really quick ᮀ Now’s your chance Do it! Quick like a bunny! quick off the mark quick starting or reacting (Compare this with slow off the mark.) ᮀ Boy, you were quick off the mark there! ᮀ If you can be really quick off the mark, you can soon find the answer quick on the draw Go to next quick on the trigger and quick on the draw Lit quick to draw a gun and shoot ᮀ Some of the old cowboys were known to be quick on the trigger ᮀ Wyatt Earp was particularly quick on the draw Fig quick to respond to anything ᮀ John gets the right answer before anyone else He’s really quick on the trigger ᮀ Sally will probably win the quiz game She’s really quick on the draw 540 Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click here for terms of use quote, unquote quick on the uptake quick to understand or learn something ᮀ Just because I’m not quick on the uptake, it doesn’t mean I’m stupid ᮀ Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she’s so quick on the uptake a quick study a person who is quick to learn things (Compare this to a slow study.) ᮀ Jane, who is a quick study, caught the joke immediately and laughed before everyone else a quick temper and a short temper; a short fuse a bad temper that can be easily aroused ᮀ Tyler has a quick temper and doesn’t mind letting everyone see it quicker than hell Inf very fast ᮀ You got over here quicker than hell ᮀ Be careful in the stock market You can lose all your money quicker than hell quicker than you can say Jack Robinson Go to before you can say Jack Robinson *quiet as a (church) mouse and *quiet as the grave very quiet (*Also: as ~ ) ᮀ You’d better be as quiet as a mouse while Grandma takes her nap so you won’t wake her up ᮀ This town is quiet as the grave now that the factories have closed quiet as the grave Go to previous quiet down to become quiet; to become less noisy ᮀ Please quiet down ᮀ Ask them to quiet down quiet someone or an animal down† to make someone or an animal more quiet ᮀ Please go and quiet the children down ᮀ Try to quiet down the children ᮀ Please quiet that dog down quip about someone or something to joke about someone or something ᮀ The kids were quipping about the principal’s hairpiece ᮀ It is rude to quip about an elderly person quit a place to leave a place ᮀ In the autumn, Melinda quit Paris and traveled south to warmer climes quit on someone [for something] to quit while someone is using it ᮀ This stupid car quit on me ᮀ I hope this thing doesn’t quit on me [for one] to leave one’s job, usually suddenly or unannounced ᮀ Wally, the park supervisor, quit on us at the last minute ᮀ My assistant quit on me quit over someone or something to stop working or doing something because of someone or something; to quit because of a dispute over someone or something ᮀ Please don’t quit over a silly thing like that ᮀ She quit over one of her fellow workers quit while one is ahead to stop doing something while one is still successful ᮀ When will I learn to quit while I’m ahead? ᮀ Get into the market Make some money and get out Quit while you’re ahead quite a bit Go to next quite a few and quite a lot; quite a bit; quite a number much or many ᮀ Do you need one? I have quite a few ᮀ I have quite a bit—enough to spare some ᮀ How many? Oh, quite a number quite a lot Go to previous quite a number Go to quite a few quite a something definitely something; a good example of something ᮀ The captain of the swim team is quite a swimmer ᮀ That’s quite a bruise you have there quite something something very good or remarkable ᮀ You should see their new house It’s quite something ᮀ Meg’s mother has bought a new hat for the wedding and it’s quite something quiver with something Lit to shake or shiver from something, such as cold, fear, anticipation, etc ᮀ On seeing the bear, the dogs quivered with fear ᮀ Todd quivered with the cold Fig to experience eagerness or joy ᮀ I quivered with delight when I saw the dessert ᮀ Tom quivered with eagerness as the door opened quiz out (of something ) to earn permission to waive a college course by successful completion of a quiz or exam ᮀ Andrew was able to quiz out of calculus ᮀ After studying very hard, he quizzed out quiz someone about someone or something to ask someone many questions about someone or something ᮀ The general quizzed the soldier about the incident ᮀ The officer quizzed her about Randy quiz someone on someone or something to give someone a quiz or test over the subject of someone or something ᮀ The teacher quizzed the students on the chapter she had assigned for homework ᮀ I hope they quiz me on George Washington I am prepared quote a price to name or state in advance the charge for doing or supplying something ᮀ The mechanic quoted a price of $100 to repair my car ᮀ The carpenter quoted a price for fixing the stairs quote someone or something out of context Go to out of A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q context quote (something ) from someone or something to recite something verbatim that someone else has said; to recite something verbatim from a printed source ᮀ May I quote from your letter of the tenth? ᮀ Do you mind if I quote a line from Keats? quote, unquote a parenthetical expression said before a word or short phrase indicating that the word or phrase would be in quotation marks if used in writing ᮀ So I said to her, quote, unquote, it’s time we had a little talk R S T U V W X Y Z 541 A ᮀ The children raced through dinner, in a hurry to get outside to play B race to someone or something to run to someone or something ᮀ The girls raced to the front room ᮀ We all raced to Mary, who had the candy Rr C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W race against someone or something to attempt to win a trial of speed against someone or something ᮀ I don’t want to race against Kelly She is too fast ᮀ I had to race against time to get there before the baby got worse race against time a rush; a rush to beat a deadline ᮀ We were in a race against time to beat the deadline ᮀ It was a race against time, but we made it to hurry to beat a deadline ᮀ We had to race against time to finish before the deadline ᮀ You don’t need to race against time Take all the time you want race around to run or move around in a great hurry ᮀ Stop racing around and calm down! ᮀ I have been racing around all morning, trying to get some things done race around (after someone or something ) to rush here and there to find or fetch someone or something ᮀ I had to race around after Tom I couldn’t seem to catch up to him ᮀ I wish I could find the dog without having to race around all over the neighborhood race for something to run or drive fast to get to something in a hurry ᮀ I raced for the door to see who was there ᮀ The children raced for the best seats in front of the television set race into someone or something to bump or crash into someone or something ᮀ The boys raced into the side of the car, and one of them was hurt ᮀ We raced into Mary and knocked her over race into something to run into a place ᮀ The children raced into the room and headed straight for their presents ᮀ Please don’t race into the garden You will trample the f lowers race someone for something to compete against someone for a prize; to try to outrun someone to get to something first ᮀ I will race you for the grand prize ᮀ Ned raced his sister for the breakfast table every morning race someone to some place to compete against someone to see who gets to a place first ᮀ I will race you to the door ᮀ Tim wanted to race me to the corner Y race through someone or something to run or chase through a group of people or a place ᮀ The children raced through the group of ladies standing by the door ᮀ The dogs raced through the room, upsetting a lamp Z race through something to perform some task very rapidly ᮀ They raced through their prayers and jumped into bed X race up to someone or something to run to someone or something ᮀ Molly raced up to Paul and kissed him on the cheek ᮀ We raced up to the door and opened it cautiously race with someone or something to enter a speed contest with someone or something ᮀ I refuse to race with Carla She is much too fast for me ᮀ I can’t race with a horse! rack one’s brain(s) Fig to try very hard to think of something ᮀ I racked my brains all afternoon, but couldn’t remember where I put the book ᮀ Don’t waste any more time racking your brain Go borrow the book from the library rack out Sl to go to bed and to sleep ᮀ I’m really tired I’ve got to go rack out for a while ᮀ I racked out until nearly noon rack something up† Lit to place something onto or into its rack ᮀ You had better rack the billiard balls up when you finish this game ᮀ Please rack up the balls Fig to accumulate something; to collect or acquire something ᮀ They all racked a lot of profits up ᮀ We racked up twenty points in the game last Saturday Sl to wreck or damage something ᮀ Fred racked his new car up ᮀ He racked up his arm in the football game racked with pain suffering from severe pain ᮀ My body was racked with pain, and I nearly passed out ᮀ My head was racked with pain radiate from someone or something to spread out from someone or something, as with rays ᮀ Happiness radiated from Mary She was so proud! ᮀ The heat radiated from the wall next to the furnace room raffle something off† to give something away by a drawing or raffle ᮀ They will raff le a television set off ᮀ They are going to raff le off a television set this weekend at the school rag on someone and rake on someone Sl to bother someone; to irritate someone; to criticize and humiliate someone ᮀ I wish you would stop ragging on me I don’t know why you are so annoyed at me ᮀ Stop raking on me! rag out Sl to dress up ᮀ I like to rag out and go to parties ᮀ I hate to rag out I like comfortable clothes rag someone about someone or something to complain to someone about someone or something ᮀ Why are you always ragging me about Mary? ᮀ Stop ragging me about being late to tease someone about someone or something ᮀ I wish you would stop ragging me about my hat ᮀ Why you always rag me about my funny walk? I can’t help it rage against someone or something to vent one’s anger about someone or something; to criticize someone or something severely ᮀ She exhausted herself raging against Judy ᮀ Mary is raging about the office politics again rage at someone or something to direct one’s anger at someone or something ᮀ Why are you raging at me? What on earth did I do? ᮀ Nothing can be solved by raging at the police department 542 Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click here for terms of use raise hob with someone or something rage out of control to become uncontrollable ᮀ The fire raged out of control and threatened the residential area ᮀ If we didn’t something quickly, the fire would be raging out of control rage over someone or something to fight furiously over someone or something ᮀ The two managers both wanted to hire the same prospective employee They raged over her for nearly an hour ᮀ The bears raged over that one fish for a long time rage through something Lit [for a fire] to burn rapidly through an area or a building ᮀ The fire raged through the unoccupied building ᮀ When the fire began to rage through the forest, we knew we had better head for the river Fig [for someone] to move rapidly through some sequence or process, as if in a rage ᮀ Harry raged through the contract, looking for more errors ᮀ She raged through the book, angry with everything she read rail against someone or something to complain vehemently about someone or something ᮀ Why are you railing against me? What did I do? ᮀ Leonard is railing against the tax increase again rail at someone (about something ) to complain loudly or violently to someone about something ᮀ Jane railed at the payroll clerk about not having received her check ᮀ I am not responsible for your problems Don’t rail at me! railroad someone into something to force someone into doing something in great haste ᮀ The salesman tried to railroad me into signing the contract ᮀ You can’t railroad me into doing anything! railroad something through (something ) to force something through some legislative body without due consideration ᮀ The committee railroaded the new constitution through the ratification process ᮀ Mary felt she could railroad the legislation through rain cats and dogs Fig to rain very hard ᮀ It’s raining cats and dogs Look at it pour! ᮀ I’m not going out in that storm It’s raining cats and dogs a rain check (on something ) a piece of paper allowing one to see an event—which has been canceled—at a later time (Originally said of sporting events that had to be canceled because of rain *Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; take ~ ; give someone ~ ) ᮀ The game was canceled because of the storm, but we all got rain checks on it ᮀ I can’t use a rain check because I’m leaving town for a month a reissuance of an invitation at a later date (Said to someone who has invited you to something that you cannot attend now, but would like to attend at a later time *Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; take ~ ; give someone ~ ) ᮀ We would love to come to your house, but we are busy next Saturday Could we take a rain check on your kind invitation? ᮀ Oh, yes You have a rain check that’s good anytime you can come by and visit a piece of paper that allows one to purchase an item on sale at a later date (Stores issue these pieces of paper when they run out of specially priced sale merchandise *Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; take ~ ; give someone ~ ) ᮀ The store was all out of the shampoo they advertised, but I got a rain check ᮀ Yes, you should always take a rain check so you can get it at the sale price later when they have more rain down on someone or something to fall or drop down on someone or something like rain ᮀ The ashes from the incinerator rained down on us, getting our clothes dirty ᮀ The hail rained down on us—some of it quite large A rain in on someone or something [for rain] to enter a window or other opening and get someone or something wet ᮀ Carol left the window open, and it rained in on her in the night ᮀ The storm rained in on my carpet! B rain on someone’s parade and rain on someone or something Fig to spoil something for someone ᮀ I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong ᮀ She really rained on our plans rain or shine no matter whether it rains or the sun shines (See also come rain or shine.) ᮀ Don’t worry I’ll be there rain or shine ᮀ We’ll hold the picnic—rain or shine rain something down† (on someone or something ) to pour something, such as criticism or praise, onto someone or something (Based on rain down on someone or something ) ᮀ The employees rained criticism down on the personnel manager for the new policy on sick leave ᮀ The audience rained down compliments on the performers rain something out† [for the weather] to spoil something by raining ᮀ Oh, the weather looks awful I hope it doesn’t rain the picnic out ᮀ It’s starting to sprinkle now Do you think it will rain out the ball game? rain (up)on someone or something [for rain, or something similar] to fall on someone or something (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) ᮀ The ashes from the erupting volcano rained on all the people f leeing the village ᮀ It rained on the fields until they were f looded raise a (big) stink (about someone or something ) Go to make a (big) stink (about someone or something ) C D E F G H I J K L M raise a few eyebrows Go to raise some eyebrows N raise a hand (against someone or something ) Go to lift a hand (against someone or something ) O raise a hue and cry (about something ) Fig to make an issue about something; to alert people to a problem or difficulty (See also hue and cry.) ᮀ The city council raised a hue and cry about the mayor’s proposed budget raise a stink (about something ) Go to create a stink (about something ) raise (an) objection (to someone or something ) to mention an objection about someone or something ᮀ I hope your family won’t raise an objection to my staying for dinner ᮀ I’m certain no one will raise an objection We are delighted to have you raise Cain to make a lot of trouble; to raise hell (A Biblical reference, from Genesis 4.) ᮀ Fred was really raising Cain about the whole matter ᮀ Let’s stop raising Cain P Q R S T U raise havoc with someone or something and play havoc with someone or something to create confusion or disruption for or among someone or something ᮀ Your announcement raised havoc with the students ᮀ I didn’t mean to play havoc with them V raise hell (with something ) Go to raise the devil (with something ) X raise hob with someone or something and play hob with someone or something to something devilish to someone or something; to cause trouble for someone or something (A hob is a hobgoblin, a wicked little elf.) ᮀ Your sudden Y 543 W Z raise money for someone or something A arrival is going to play hob with my dinner plans ᮀ Sorry, I didn’t mean to raise hob with you B raise money for someone or something and raise money to something to work to earn money or encourage donations for the benefit of someone, something, or doing something ᮀ I worked hard to raise money for college, and then decided not to go C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z raise one’s glass to someone or something to propose a drinking toast in salute to someone or something ᮀ Let us all raise our glasses to George Wilson! ᮀ They raised their glasses to the successful campaign raise one’s sights Fig to set higher goals for oneself (Alludes to someone lifting the sights of a gun in order to fire farther.) ᮀ When you’re young, you tend to raise your sights too high ᮀ On the other hand, some people need to raise their sights raise one’s voice against someone or something Fig to speak out loudly or angrily against someone or something; to complain about someone or something ᮀ Tony was very polite and did not raise his voice against Roger ᮀ I was too timid to raise my voice against the injustices of the day raise one’s voice (to someone ) Fig to speak loudly or shout at someone in anger ᮀ Don’t you dare raise your voice to me! ᮀ I’m sorry I didn’t mean to raise my voice raise some eyebrows and raise a few eyebrows Fig to shock or surprise people mildly (by doing or saying something) (Some can be replaced with a few, someone’s, a lot of, etc.) ᮀ What you just said may raise some eyebrows, but it shouldn’t make anyone really angry ᮀ John’s sudden marriage to Ann raised a few eyebrows raise someone from something to help someone up from a lowly state ᮀ They hoped for some windfall to raise them from their poverty ᮀ They raised me from the depressed state I was in raise someone from the dead Fig to bring a dead person back to life (When used figuratively, usually refers to something very bad or offensive.) ᮀ How great are your magic powers? Can you raise people from the dead? ᮀ They say her singing could raise people from the dead raise someone or an animal from something Fig to bring up someone or an animal from a young state ᮀ My grandmother raised me from a baby ᮀ We raised all these rabbits from babies raise someone or something to something to elevate someone or something to something at a higher level ᮀ Dan raised Alice up to the window ᮀ I helped raise the ladder to the top of the roof raise someone or something to the surface (of something) to bring someone or something up to the surface of a body of water ᮀ The pull of the inf latable life vest raised Tom to the surface of the water ᮀ The divers were able to raise the sunken ship to the surface raise someone or something up† to lift someone or something up ᮀ The aides raised the patient up while the nurse spread clean linen beneath him ᮀ Jane raised up the lid raise someone’s spirits Go to someone’s spirits raise someone to something to promote or advance someone to a higher rank ᮀ The boss raised her to vice president after one year ᮀ I hope she raises me to head clerk 544 raise something with someone to bring up a matter with someone ᮀ I will raise that question with Mary when she comes in ᮀ Please raise the question with the boss raise the ante Go to up the ante raise the bar Fig to make a task a little more difficult (As with raising the bar in high jumping or pole vaulting.) ᮀ Just as I was getting accustomed to my job, the manager raised the bar and I had to perform even better raise the devil (with someone) to severely chastise someone or a group ᮀ The coach came in and raised the devil with Sally for her error in the first quarter of the game ᮀ I’m going to raise the devil with him! raise the devil (with something ) and raise hell (with something ) to cause trouble with something ᮀ That idea raises hell with my plan ᮀ The onions raised the devil with my stomach raise the dickens (with someone or something ) to act in some extreme manner; to make trouble; to behave wildly; to be very angry ᮀ John was out all night raising the dickens ᮀ That cheap gas I bought really raised the dickens with my car’s engine raise up to lift oneself up; to get up or begin to get up ᮀ She raised up and then fell back onto her bed She was too weak to get up ᮀ I could not raise up enough to see out the window raised in a barn brought up to behave like a barnyard animal; having crude behavior ᮀ Close the door behind you! Were you raised in a barn? ᮀ Don’t wipe your nose on your sleeve Were you raised in a barn? rake on someone Go to rag on someone rake someone over the coals and haul someone over the coals Fig to give someone a severe scolding ᮀ My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night ᮀ The manager raked me over the coals for being late again rake something around† to spread something around with a rake ᮀ She raked the leaves around, spreading them over the f lower beds as natural fertilizer ᮀ I need to rake around the soil and stir it up rake something in† Lit to draw or pull something inward with a rake ᮀ Jane is raking in the leaves into a big pile Fig to take in a lot of something, usually money ᮀ Our candidate will rake votes in by the thousand ᮀ They were raking in money by the bushel rake something off† to steal or embezzle a portion of a payment or an account ᮀ They claimed that no one was raking anything off and that the money was only mislaid ᮀ The county treasurer was caught raking off some of the tax money Go to next rake something off (of ) something and rake something off† to remove something from something by raking (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) ᮀ Please rake the leaves off the lawn ᮀ Rake off the leaves rake something out of something and rake something out† to clean something out of something by raking ᮀ You ought to rake the leaves out of the gutter so the water will f low ᮀ Please rake out the leaves rake something up† Lit to gather and clean up something with a rake ᮀ Would you please rake these leaves up before it rains? ᮀ Please rake up the leaves to clean rant (at someone) about someone or something something up by raking ᮀ Would you rake the yard up? ᮀ I will rake up the yard Fig to find some unpleasant information ᮀ His opposition raked an old scandal up and made it public ᮀ That is ancient history Why did you have to rake up that old story? rake through something Fig [for someone] to rummage through something, as if with a rake ᮀ She quickly raked through the mass of loose papers, looking for the right one ᮀ I will have to rake through everything in this drawer to find a red pencil rible in this part of the north ᮀ The appraisals of the property ranged from high to low A range over something to cover an area; to travel about in one area ᮀ The buffalo ranged over vast areas of prairie, grazing and breeding ᮀ These animals range over a very large territory B rank above someone to outrank someone; to rank higher than someone ᮀ I think that I rank above you, so I will sit by the window ᮀ The boss ranks above everyone and demands that everyone recognize the fact rally around someone or something Fig to unite or assemble in support of someone or something ᮀ All the other workers rallied around Fred in his fight with management ᮀ They rallied around the principle that Fred stood for rank among something to be included in a particular group ᮀ In my opinion, Kelly ranks among the very best ᮀ Tom ranks among the most widely known of the contemporary writers rally to someone or something to unite in support of someone or something ᮀ The students rallied to Betty, their elected president ᮀ We all rallied to the cause rank and file Lit regular soldiers, not the officers ᮀ I think there is low morale among the rank and file, sir ᮀ The rank and file usually exactly as they are told Fig the ordinary members of a group, not the leaders ᮀ The rank and file will vote on the proposed contract tomorrow ᮀ The last contract was turned down by the rank and file last year ralph something up† Sl to vomit something (Teens and collegiate.) ᮀ The doctor gave him some stuff that made him ralph it up ᮀ He ralphed up his dinner ram into someone or something to crash into someone or something ᮀ Mary accidentally rammed into a fence as she rode along ᮀ The car rammed into the tree and was totally wrecked ram someone or something down someone’s throat Go to shove someone or something down someone’s throat ram something down to pack something down by pounding, as with a ram ᮀ The worker used a pole to ram the earth down and pack it tight ᮀ The worker rammed down the earth † ram something into someone or something and ram something in† to pound something into someone or something ᮀ He rammed his fist into Bill’s side and shouted something angry at him ᮀ He rammed in his fist ram something through (something ) to force something through something ᮀ He rammed his fist through the window, cutting himself in the process ᮀ Harry put the brick up to the window glass and rammed it through Next time he would remember his key to force something through a deliberative body, usually not allowing due consideration ᮀ They rammed the bill through the city council ᮀ The President was unable to ram the measure through Congress ram through something to crash or pound through something ᮀ The car rammed through the back of the garage ᮀ I was afraid that the truck would ram through the fence ramble on to wander about aimlessly (As with a traveler or a winding path.) ᮀ The road rambled on through mile after mile of wilderness [for a structure] to spread out over a large area, perhaps in a random way ᮀ This old house rambles on, way back into the woods ramble on (about someone or something ) Fig [for someone] to talk endlessly and aimlessly about someone or something (Based on ramble on.) ᮀ I wish you wouldn’t ramble on about your first husband all the time ᮀ Must you ramble on so? range from something to something to vary from one thing to another ᮀ The winter weather ranges from bad to ter- rank as something to have a particular rank; to serve in a particular rank ᮀ She ranks as a fine pianist in my book ᮀ Don ranks as the top economist of the day C D E F G H I J K rank on someone Sl to attack someone verbally; to gossip about someone ᮀ Please stop ranking on my family! ᮀ Tom keeps ranking on Jennifer, and she is really mad about it L rank someone among something to judge someone to be essentially equal to a specific group of people ᮀ I don’t rank Kelly among the best drivers in the world ᮀ Our committee ranked Fred among the best of the current applicants N M rank someone or something as something to assign a particular rank to someone or something ᮀ I have to rank Sally as number one She’s the best ᮀ Mary ranked the chocolate as the best she had ever eaten O rank someone (out†) Sl to annoy someone ᮀ He really ranks me out What a pest! Sl to chastise someone ᮀ She ranked him out for being a coward ᮀ I ranked out the whole gang, but good! Q rank someone with someone to judge someone to be equal with someone ᮀ Would you rank Tom with Donna? ᮀ Fred ranked himself with Tom when it came to diving rank with someone or something to be equal to someone or something ᮀ Do you think Sarah ranks with Albert? ᮀ No one ranks with Albert ᮀ The food at that restaurant ranks with that of the best places in New York rant against someone or something to rave and yell against someone or something ᮀ She spent most of the morning ranting against her mother-in-law ᮀ Leonard spent the entire morning ranting against the government rant and rave (about someone or something ) to shout angrily and wildly about someone or something ᮀ Barbara rants and raves when her children don’t obey her ᮀ Bob rants and raves about anything that displeases him rant (at someone ) about someone or something to talk in a loud, violent way, about someone or something ᮀ Anne ranted about the bad service she had received at the store 545 P R S T U V W X Y Z rant at someone or something A ᮀ On the bus, someone was ranting at me about the end of the world B rant at someone or something to rave and yell at someone or something ᮀ Stop ranting at me! ᮀ The boss would never rant at the office staff C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z rate someone or something below someone or something else to judge someone to rank lower than someone else; to judge something to rank lower than something else ᮀ I have to rate Carol below Donna in this regard ᮀ We all rate plain chocolate ice cream below rocky road ice cream rap at something and rap on something to tap on something to attract someone’s attention ᮀ Who is that rapping at my door? ᮀ Someone is rapping at the window, trying to get my attention ᮀ I will rap on her window and try to wake her rate someone or something with someone or something else to judge someone or something to be equal to someone or something else ᮀ I rate Fred with Don They are equally good ᮀ Vanilla is very nice, but I don’t rate it with chocolate ice cream rap on something Go to previous rate something at something to assign a particular level of rating to something ᮀ I rate this brand at about a B- ᮀ The broker rated this stock at a buy rap someone across the knuckles and rap someone on the knuckles; rap someone’s knuckles to strike someone on the knuckles ᮀ As punishment, she rapped him across the knuckles ᮀ The teacher rapped the student on the knuckles rap something out† (on something ) to tap out the rhythm of something on something ᮀ Try to rap the rhythm out on the table ᮀ He rapped out the rhythm on the table rap with someone Sl to have a chat with someone or a group of people (Old.) ᮀ Come in, sit down, and rap with me for a while ᮀ Let’s get together and rap with one another sometime rarin’ to go extremely keen to act or something ᮀ Jane can’t wait to start her job She’s rarin’ to go ᮀ Mary is rarin’ to go and can’t wait for her university term to start rasp something out† to carve or smooth something out with a rasp ᮀ You should use this tool to rasp the inside of the bowl out Use sandpaper to make the inside smoother ᮀ Rasp out the inside carefully rat around Sl to waste time loafing around; to kick around (Collegiate.) ᮀ I didn’t anything but rat around all summer ᮀ If kids don’t have jobs, they just rat around rat on someone Inf to report someone’s bad behavior to someone in authority; to tattle on someone ᮀ John ratted on me, and I got in trouble ᮀ If he rats on me, I’ll hit him! rat out Sl to quit; to fink out (on someone or something ) ᮀ It’s too late to rat out ᮀ He tried to rat out at the last minute rat race Fig a fierce struggle for success, especially in one’s career or business ᮀ Bob got tired of the rat race He’s retired and gone to the country ᮀ The money market is a rat race, and many people who work in it get out quickly because of the stress rate someone or something above someone or something else to judge someone to rank higher than someone else; to judge something to rank higher than something else ᮀ Do you rate Alice above Valerie? ᮀ I rate chocolate ice cream above vanilla rate something below something else Go to rate someone or something below someone or something else rate with someone to be in someone’s favor; to be thought of highly by someone ᮀ Ann is great She really rates with me ᮀ She doesn’t rate with me at all ration something out† (among someone ) to give people limited shares of something, attempting to make it last as long as possible ᮀ The captain rationed the water out among all the crew, trying to make it last as long as possible ᮀ Jane rationed out the cookies among the kids Rats abandon a sinking ship and like rats abandoning a sinking ship Prov You can tell when something is about to fail because large numbers of people begin to leave it (Can imply that the people who leave are “rats,” that is, selfish and disloyal.) ᮀ Jill: The company next door must be going bankrupt Jane: How you know? Jill: All its employees are resigning Rats abandon a sinking ship rattle around in something Lit to make a rattling noise inside something ᮀ What is rattling around in this package? ᮀ There is something rattling around in my glove compartment Fig to ride about in a vehicle with a rattle ᮀ I am perfectly happy to rattle around in my ten-year-old car ᮀ Todd rattles around in his grandfather’s old car Fig to live in a place that is much too big ᮀ We have been rattling around in this big old house for long enough Let’s move to a smaller place ᮀ I can’t afford to rattle around in a three-story house any longer rattle away to chatter endlessly and aimlessly ᮀ The two old men sat there and rattled away at one another ᮀ Tom rattled away at Jane for a few minutes and then left the house rattle its saber Go to rattle one’s saber rattle on (about someone or something ) Fig to talk endlessly about someone or something ᮀ Martin talked incessantly He would rattle on about any topic whenever he could trap an unfortunate listener rate someone or something among something to judge someone or something to be essentially equal to something ᮀ I rate Polly among the best of this year’s class ᮀ We rate these contestants among the best ever rattle one’s saber and rattle its saber Fig to make threatening statements or actions ᮀ The president is just rattling his saber He would never attack such a small country! rate someone or something as something to assign a particular rating to someone or something ᮀ I rate her as a number four ᮀ The judge rated my cake as second place rattle something off† and reel something off† to recite something quickly and accurately ᮀ She can really reel song lyrics off ᮀ Listen to Mary rattle off those numbers 546 reach someone raunch someone out† Sl to disgust someone ᮀ These dirty socks absolutely raunch me out! ᮀ Sam and Beavis enjoy raunching out everyone in the room rave about someone or something to rage in anger about someone or something ᮀ Gale was raving about Sarah and what she did ᮀ Sarah raved and raved about Gale’s insufferable rudeness to sing the praises of someone or something ᮀ Even the harshest critic raved about Larry’s stage success ᮀ Everyone was raving about your excellent performance rave over someone or something to recite praises for someone or something ᮀ The students were just raving over the new professor ᮀ Donald raved over the cake I baked But he’ll eat anything ravished with delight Fig happy or delighted; overcome with happiness or delight ᮀ Mary was ravished with delight by the dozen roses ᮀ My parents were ravished with delight when I graduated from college *a raw deal an instance of unfair or bad treatment (*Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; give someone ~ ) ᮀ Mary got a raw deal on her traffic ticket She was innocent, but she had to pay a big fine ᮀ I bought a used TV that worked for two days and then quit I sure got a raw deal ᮀ You sure had a raw deal raw recruit a new, inexperienced, or fresh recruit, such as someone just entering the army, navy, police, etc ᮀ These boys are nothing but raw recruits They’ve never seen a gun up close! raze something to the ground to tear down something, usually a building, to ground level ᮀ The council decided to raze the old city hall to the ground ᮀ This building is to be razed to the ground reach a compromise to achieve a compromise; to negotiate an agreement ᮀ After many hours of discussion, we finally reached a compromise ᮀ We were unable to reach a compromise and quit trying reach a conclusion to complete discussion and decide an issue ᮀ It took three days of talks to reach a conclusion ᮀ When we reach a conclusion, we will notify you of the results reach a dead end Go to come to a dead end reach a decision Go to arrive at a decision reach a turning point Go to a turning point reach an accord (with someone ) and reach an agreement (with someone ) to come to an agreement with someone ᮀ I hope that we can reach an accord with the union so work can start again ᮀ We will try one more time to reach an agreement with you ᮀ We reached an agreement and signed a contract reach an agreement (with someone ) Go to previous reach an impasse to progress to the point that a barrier stops further progress ᮀ When negotiations with management reached an impasse, the union went on strike ᮀ The discussion reached an impasse and no one was able to propose a compromise reach an understanding with someone and come to an understanding (with someone ) to achieve a settlement or an agreement with someone ᮀ I hope we are able to reach an understanding with the commissioners ᮀ We were able to reach an understanding with Tony A reach back (in)to something to extend back into a particular period in time ᮀ This policy reaches back into the last century ᮀ Our way of making fine candies reaches back to the recipes used by the founder of the company B reach down to extend downward ᮀ The stems of the plant reached down almost to the f loor ᮀ The drapes don’t quite reach down to the f loor C D reach first base (with someone or something ) Go to get to first base (with someone or something ) E reach for someone or something to extend one’s grasp to someone or something ᮀ I reached for my father, but he wasn’t there ᮀ I reached for a pen, but I only had a pencil F reach for the sky and aim for the sky; shoot for the sky Fig to set one’s sights high ᮀ Reach for the sky! Go for it! ᮀ You should always reach for the sky, but be prepared for not attaining your goals every time Fig Inf to put one’s hands up, as in a burglary ᮀ The gunman told the bank teller to reach for the sky ᮀ Reach for the sky and give me all your money! Reach for the stars! Go to Aim for the stars! reach in(to something ) to stick one’s hand into something to grasp something ᮀ Bob reached into the cookie jar and found it empty ᮀ Bob went to the cookie jar and reached in reach one’s stride and hit one’s stride to something at one’s best level of ability ᮀ When I reach my stride, things will go faster, and I’ll be more efficient ᮀ Now that I’ve hit my stride, I can work more efficiently reach out Lit to extend one’s grasp outward ᮀ He reached out, but there was no one to take hold of ᮀ I reached out and grabbed onto the first thing I could get hold of Fig to enlarge one’s circle of friends and experiences ᮀ If you are that lonely, you ought to reach out Get to know some new friends ᮀ I need to reach out more and meet people reach out (after someone or something ) and reach out (for something) to extend one’s grasp to someone or something ᮀ Don reached out after Doris, but she slipped away before he could get a good hold on her ᮀ Doris reached out for the door, but it slammed closed reach out into something to extend one’s grasp out into something, such as the darkness ᮀ Laura reached out into the darkness, looking for the light switch ᮀ Jane reached out into the unlit room, hoping to find a lamp or even a candle reach out to someone Fig to offer someone a helping hand ᮀ You reached out to me just when I needed help the most ᮀ I reach out to other people in trouble because I would want someone to that for me Fig to seek someone’s help and support ᮀ When I reached out to Don for help, he turned me down ᮀ Jane reached out to her friends for the help and support that she needed reach (rock) bottom Go to (rock) bottom reach someone Lit to travel up to or as far as someone ᮀ I ran until I reached her just in time to save her from going over the cliff Fig to manage to be understood by someone; to have one’s message appreciated by someone ᮀ If 547 G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z reach some place in a body A we could only reach them with our message, we might be able to convince them to stay in school have read of you in the papers ᮀ Mary read of the job opening in the newspaper B reach some place in a body Go to in a body reach something down† Inf to hand something down ᮀ Please reach the hammer down to me ᮀ Would you reach down the hammer to Jane? reach something in the (very) nick of time Go to in read on to continue to read ᮀ Please read on Don’t stop ᮀ She read on until she had come to the end of the story C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z the (very) nick of time reach something up to someone Inf to hand something up to someone ᮀ I reached the hammer up to Jack, who was fixing a loose shingle on the roof ᮀ Please reach this cold drink up to your brother reach speeds of some amount Go to speeds of some amount reach to something to extend all the way to something ᮀ Our property reaches to the bank of the river ᮀ The grounds reach all the way to the banks of the river reach toward someone or something to aim one’s reach to someone or something ᮀ Sam reached toward Walter and took hold of his shoulder ᮀ He reached toward the apple but withdrew his hand when he saw it was rotten react against someone or something to respond negatively to someone or something ᮀ Why did she react against me so strongly? ᮀ There is no need to react against the plan with such force react to someone or something to act in response to someone or something ᮀ You made some very good points I would like to take some time to react to you ᮀ How did Mary react to the news? read about someone or something to read information concerning someone or something ᮀ Did you read about John in the newspaper? ᮀ I read about bonds, and learned a lot about finance read between the lines Fig to infer something (from something else); to try to understand what is meant by something that is not written explicitly or openly ᮀ After listening to what she said, if you read between the lines, you can begin to see what she really means ᮀ Don’t believe everything you read literally Learn to read between the lines read for something to read, looking especially for something, such as errors, clarity, etc ᮀ Please read this manuscript for spelling and grammar errors ᮀ Read this book for entertainment and nothing more read from something to read [aloud] from something in particular ᮀ I will now read from a book of poetry that I like very much ᮀ I like that poem very much What are you reading from? read from the same page and sing from the same hymnbook Cliché share the same understanding of something ᮀ Okay, I think we are reading from the same page now We can discuss the future of this project more productively read it and weep Fig read the bad news; hear the bad news ᮀ I’m sorry to bring you the bad news Read it and weep Read my lips! Go to Watch my lips! read of someone or something (somewhere ) to read news about someone or something in something ᮀ I think I 548 read one one’s rights to make the required statement of legal rights to a person who has been arrested ᮀ All right, read this guy his rights and book him on a charge of theft ᮀ You have to read them their rights before questioning them read oneself to sleep to read something in preparation for falling asleep ᮀ I need a really dull book so I can read myself to sleep ᮀ That’s the kind of book I use to read myself to sleep read someone like a book Fig to understand someone very well ᮀ I’ve got John figured out I can read him like a book ᮀ Of course I understand you I read you like a book read someone or something as something to interpret someone or something as something ᮀ I read you as a quiet guy who wants to settle down and have kids ᮀ Mary read the problem as one that did not require a lot of understanding read someone out† (for something ) to chastise someone verbally for doing something wrong ᮀ The coach read the player out for making a silly error ᮀ She really read out the lazy players read someone out of something to expel someone from an organization, such as a political party ᮀ Because of her statement, they read her out of the party ᮀ The officers tried to read me out of the society, but they didn’t succeed read someone’s lips to manage to understand speech by watching and interpreting the movements of the speaker’s lips ᮀ I couldn’t hear her but I could read her lips read someone’s mind Fig to guess what someone is thinking ᮀ You’ll have to tell me what you want I can’t read your mind, you know ᮀ If I could read your mind, I’d know what you expect of me read (someone ) something out of something to read something [aloud] from something ᮀ He read us a story out of the book ᮀ Mary read the story out of the magazine read someone the riot act Fig to give someone a severe scolding ᮀ The manager read me the riot act for coming in late ᮀ The teacher read the students the riot act for their failure to their assignments read something back† (to someone ) to read back some information to the person who has just given it ᮀ Yes, I have written the telephone number down Let me read it back to you to make sure I have it right ᮀ Please read back the letter to me read something in something to read something in particular in a some publication or document ᮀ I read an interesting article about moose in today’s newspaper ᮀ Did you read that in today’s newspaper? read something into something Fig to attach or attribute a new or different meaning to something; to presume inferences as one reads something ᮀ This statement means exactly what it says Don’t try to read anything else into it ᮀ Am I reading too much into your comments? reassure someone about something read something off† to read aloud from a list ᮀ Nick read the list of the names off, and I wasn’t on the list ᮀ Jane read off the names read something out† to read something aloud ᮀ Please read it out so everyone can hear you ᮀ Read out the names loudly read something over to read something ᮀ When you have a chance, read this over ᮀ Also, read over this report † read something through to read all of something ᮀ Take this home and read it through ᮀ Read through this report and see if you can find any errors † read (something ) to someone to read something aloud to someone ᮀ Please read a story to me ᮀ Grandpa read to Timmy all afternoon read the handwriting on the wall Fig to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues (See also see the (hand)writing on the wall.) ᮀ I know I am going to be fired I can read the handwriting on the wall ᮀ Can’t you read the handwriting on the wall? Can’t you see what they are planning? read up (on someone or something ) to find and read some information about someone or something ᮀ Please go to the library and read up on George Washington ᮀ I don’t know anything about that I guess I need to read up readjust to someone or something to make a new adjustment to someone or something ᮀ Please make an attempt to readjust your work schedule for the next two weeks ᮀ I don’t think I can readjust to this climate ready, set, go Go to on your mark, get set, go *ready (to something) prepared to something (*Typically: be ~ ; get ~ ) ᮀ Get ready to jump! ᮀ It’s time to get ready to go to work ready, willing, and able Cliché eager or at least willing [to something] ᮀ If you need someone to help you move furniture, I’m ready, willing, and able ᮀ Fred is ready, willing, and able to anything you ask him a (real) go-getter an active, energetic, and aggressive person ᮀ Mary is very aggressive in business A real go-getter the real McCoy an authentic thing or person ᮀ Of course it’s authentic It’s the real McCoy the real thing something that is genuine and not an imitation ᮀ I don’t want frozen yogurt, I want the real thing! Yes, ice cream! ᮀ She hates plastic that looks like wood She wants the real thing the reality of the situation the truth or actuality of the situation; the way the situation really is ᮀ The reality of the situation is that we must act right now ᮀ Let’s face the reality of the situation and go out and get jobs so we can pay our bills realize one’s potential to fulfill one’s potential; to as well as one possibly can ᮀ I hope I can get a good education so I can realize my potential realize something from something to perceive something from some kind of evidence ᮀ I just now realized something from what you’ve been saying ᮀ Tom realized how wrong he had been from what Mary told him to reap a profit by selling an asset that has increased in value ᮀ He realized a large profit from the sale of the house ᮀ We hoped to realize a lot of money from the sale of stock A ream someone out† Sl to scold someone severely ᮀ The teacher really reamed him out ᮀ The coach reamed out the whole team ream something out† to widen or clean an interior cavity or channel by scraping, grinding, or drilling ᮀ Ream the opening out so the f low will be faster ᮀ We had to ream out the pipes so the fuel would f low to the engine reap something from something Lit to harvest something from something ᮀ We reaped a fine harvest from our cornfields this year ᮀ They will reap nothing from their f looded fields Fig to gain something from something ᮀ The students reaped a lot of information from their interview with the police chief ᮀ I hope to reap some good advice from the discussion reappoint someone as something to select or appoint someone to serve again in the same office ᮀ Are they going to reappoint Alan as the chairman again? ᮀ Alan was reappointed as the head of the committee rear back Lit [for a horse] to pull back and up onto its hind legs in an effort to move backwards rapidly or throw a rider (See also rear up.) ᮀ The animal reared back in terror ᮀ The horse reared back and almost threw its rider Fig [for a person] to pull back and stand up or sit up straighter ᮀ He reared back in his chair and looked perturbed ᮀ Tom reared back in his chair, waiting for something else to happen rear its ugly head Fig [for something unpleasant] to appear or become obvious after lying hidden ᮀ Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their marriage ᮀ The question of money always rears its ugly head in matters of business rear up Lit [for a horse] to lean back on its hind legs and raise its front legs, assuming a threatening posture or avoiding something on the ground such as a snake (See also rear back.) ᮀ The horse reared up suddenly, throwing the rider onto the ground ᮀ When the horse reared up, I almost fell off Fig [for something, especially a problem] to raise up suddenly ᮀ A new problem reared up and cost us a lot of time ᮀ A lot of new costs reared up toward the end of the month reason against something to argue against something, using reason ᮀ I can hardly be expected to reason against a silly argument like that! ᮀ I reasoned against it, but they paid no attention to me reason something out† to figure something out; to plan a reasonable course of action ᮀ Now let’s be calm and try to reason this out ᮀ Let us reason out our difficulties reason with someone to discuss something with someone, seeking a reasonable solution to a problem ᮀ Try to reason with Jill If she won’t listen, forget her ᮀ You cannot reason with someone who is so narrow-minded reassign someone to something to change someone’s assignment to something else ᮀ I will reassign Jill to a different department ᮀ I was reassigned to the accounting department reassure someone about something to give someone confidence about something ᮀ Nancy reassured Betty about her promotion ᮀ Betty was reassured about her promotion B 549 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Phrase-Finder Index window When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window window When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window window window of opportunity window You make a better door than you a window wine wine and dine so wine You cannot put new wine in old bottles wing arrive on a wing and a prayer wing candidate for a pair of wings wing clip so’s wings wing come (in) on a wing and a prayer wing have so under so’s wing(s) wing If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn’t bump his ass wing look like a candidate for a pair of wings wing on a wing and a prayer wing on the wing wing sprout wings wing take so under so’s wing(s) wing try one’s wings (out) wing under so’s wing(s) wing waiting in the wings wing wing it wink catch forty winks wink forty winks wink hoodwink so into sth wink hoodwink so out of sth wink in the wink of an eye wink nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse wink not sleep a wink wink quick as a wink wink take forty winks wink wink at so wink wink at sth wink wink sth away winner winner take all winter winter over (some place) wipe Wipe it off! wipe wipe out wipe wipe so/sth off wipe wipe so/sth (off) (with sth) wipe wipe so out wipe wipe so’s slate clean wipe wipe sth away wipe wipe sth down wipe wipe sth off wipe wipe sth (off) (on sth) wipe wipe sth out wipe wipe sth up wipe wipe the floor up with so wipe wipe the slate clean wire down-to-the-wire wire have one’s wires crossed wire Hold the wire(, please) wire under the wire wire wire ahead (for sth) wire wire for sth wire wire so/sth for sth wire wire sth back to so wire wire sth in wire wire sth together wire wire sth up wire wired into so/sth wisdom Experience is the father of wisdom wisdom Experience is the mother of wisdom 1066 wise Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise wise It is a wise child that knows its own father wise It is easy to be wise after the event wise none the wiser wise One cannot love and be wise wise penny-wise and pound-foolish wise put so wise to so/sth wise sadder but wiser wise still tongue makes a wise head wise Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise wise wise as an owl wise wise as Solomon wise wise so up (about so/sth) wise wise to so/sth wise wise up (to so/sth) wise word to the wise wish Don’t you wish! wish have a death wish wish I wish I’d said that wish I wouldn’t wish that on a dog wish I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy wish If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride wish (I’m) having a wonderful time; wish you were here wish wish for so/sth wish wish is father to the thought wish wish list wish wish so/sth away wish wish so/sth (off) on so wish With whom you wish to speak? wishful wishful thinking wit at one’s wit’s end wit Brevity is the soul of wit wit frighten one out of one’s wits wit get one’s wits about one wit keep one’s wits about one wit live by one’s wits wit match wits (with so) wit ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit wit scare one out of one’s wits wit scare the wits out of so wit sharp wit wit to wit witch cold as a witch’s tit with abide with so with able to sth with one’s eyes closed with abound with so/sth with abscond with so/sth with absorb sth with sth with accommodate so with sth with accompany so with sth with accord with sth with acquaint so with sth with acquainted with so with acquainted with sth with adorn so/sth with sth with adulterate sth with sth with affiliate (so/sth) with so/sth with afflict so with so with afflict so with sth with agree with so with agree (with so) (about so/sth) with agree with sth with agree (with sth) (in sth) with ain’t fittin’ to roll with a pig with align oneself with so/sth with align sth with sth with alive with people or things with all right with so with alloy sth with sth with ally (oneself) (with so) (against so/sth) with along with so/sth with alternate with sth with amalgamate sth with sth with amalgamate with sth with amuse so with sth with anoint so with sth with argue (with so) (over so/sth) with argue with sth with arm (so against so/sth) (with sth) with arrange sth with so/sth with assail so with sth with assimilate with some people with assist so with so/sth with associate oneself with so/sth with associate so/sth with so/sth with associate with so with astound so with sth with at home with so/sth with at loggerheads (with so) with at odds (with so) with balance sth with sth else with bandy with so with bargain (for so/sth) (with so) with bargain (over so/sth) (with so) with barter with so with battle (with so) (over so/sth) with bear with so/sth with bedeck so/sth with sth with beg to differ (with so) with begin with so/sth with beguile so with sth with beset so with sth with beside oneself (with sth) with besiege so/sth with sth with besmirch so/sth with sth with bet with so with bicker (with so) (about so/sth) with big with so with bind so/sth up (with sth) with blanch with sth with blanket so/sth with sth with blaze with sth with blend in (with so/sth) with blend sth together (with sth) with bless so/sth with sth with blush with sth with board with so 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with consult (with) so (about so/sth) with contact with so with contaminate so/sth with sth with contend with a problem with contend with so (for sth) with content oneself with so/sth with continue with sth with contract with so (for sth) with contrast so/sth with so/sth else with contrast with so/sth with converse with so (about so/sth) with convulse so with sth with cook sth up (with so) with cooking with gas with cooperate with so (on sth) with coordinate sth with sth with cope with so/sth with copulate with so with correlate sth with sth with correlate with sth with correspond with so (about so/sth) with could with so/sth with Could I have a word with you? with couldn’t hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle with count with so with counter so/sth with sth with counter with sth with couple so with so with couple sth with sth with couple up (with so) with couple with so with couple with sth with cram so/sth with so/sth with crash with so with crawling with some kind of creature with crawling with so with credit so/sth with sth with cross paths (with so) with cross so’s palm with silver with cross sth with sth with cross swords (with so) with crowd sth with so/sth with crown so with sth with crown sth with sth with cuddle up with a (good) book with cuddle up (with so) with curl up (with a (good) book) with curl up with so or an animal with curry favor with so with curse so/sth with sth with cut in (with sth) with cut loose (with sth) with cut no ice (with so) with cut so/sth with sth with cut sth with sth with dally with so with damn so/sth with faint praise with damn so with sth with dance out of step (with so/sth) with dance out of time (with so/sth) with dance with death with dance with so with daub sth with sth with deaden sth with sth with deal with so with debate (with so) about sth with debit sth with sth with deceive so with sth with decorate sth with sth with deface sth with sth with defend so with sth with delight so with sth with delude so with sth with deluge so/sth with sth with dialogue with so with dicker with so (for sth) with diddle with sth with didn’t exchange more than three words with so with die with one’s boots on with differ (with so) about sth with dilly-dally (around) with so/sth with disagree with so with disagree (with so) (about so/sth) with disappoint so with so/sth with discuss so/sth with so with disgusted with so/sth with dispense with so/sth with dispute sth with so 1067 Phrase-Finder Index with dissatisfied with so/sth with dive in with both feet with divide sth with so with away with oneself with away with so or an animal with away with sth with business with so with sth with a vengeance with sth with so/sth with with so/sth with (Do) you eat with that mouth? with (Do) you kiss your momma with that mouth? with done with mirrors with done with so/sth with Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater with dose so or an animal with sth with dot sth with sth with double up (with laughter) with double up (with pain) with double up (with so) with douse so/sth with sth with dovetail with sth with down with a disease with down (with so) with Down with so/sth! with drape so/sth with sth with drift with sth with drip with sth with eat(en) up with sth with echo with sth with economical with the truth with edge sth with sth with elope with so with embarrass so with sth with embellish sth with sth with emblazon sth with sth with empathize with so/sth with enchant so with sth with encumber so/sth with so/sth with end up with all the marbles with end up with so/sth with end up with the short end of the stick with end with sth with endow so/sth with sth with engorge (itself) with sth with engrave sth with sth with enrich so/sth with sth with entangle so/sth with sth with entertain so with sth with enthrall so with sth with entice so or an animal with sth with entrap so (in sth) (with sth) with entrust so with so/sth with equate so/sth with so/sth with equip so/sth (with sth) (for sth) with equip sth with sth with even (with so) with exchange no more than some number of words with so with exchange sth with so with experiment with so/sth with explode with sth with face so with sth with face sth with sth with fall behind (with sth) with fall head over heels in love (with so) with fall in love (with each other) with fall in love (with so) with fall in love (with sth) 1068 with fall in with so/sth with fall in with sth with fall out of favor (with so) with fall out of love (with so) with fall out (with so) (about sth) with fall out (with so) (over sth) with familiar with so/sth with familiarize so with sth with fatten so or an animal up (with sth) with favor so/sth with sth with fed up (to some degree) (with so/sth) with feed so/sth or an animal with sth with feel sth with sth with festoon so/sth with sth with feud (with so) (over so/sth) with fiddle around (with so) with fiddle around (with sth) with fiddle with so/sth with fidget with sth with Fight fire with fire with fight so/sth with sth with fight (with) so or some creature (over so/sth) with fight (with) so/sth (about so/sth) with file sth with so/sth with fill so/sth up (with sth) with fill so’s head with sth with find fault (with so/sth) with find favor with so with find oneself with so/sth with finish (sth) off with sth with finish sth with a lick and a promise with finish with sth with fire so with anger with fire so with enthusiasm with fire so with expectations with firstest with the mostest with fit in (somehow) (with sth) with fit in (with so/sth) with fit so/sth out (with sth) with fit so/sth up (with sth) with fit with sth with fix so up (with so) with fix so up (with sth) with fix sth with so with flame with anger with flame with lust with flame with resentment with flame with vengeance with flash with anger with flash with recognition with flavor food with sth with fleck sth with sth with flesh sth out (with sth) with flick sth with sth with flirt with so with flirt with the idea of doing sth with flood so/sth with sth with flow with sth with fluctuate with sth with flush with sth with fly off with so/sth with follow through (with sth) with fool (around) with so/sth with force to be reckoned with with fortify so or an animal (against sth) (with sth) with fraternize with so/sth with fraught with danger with free hand (with so/sth) with fresh (with so) with friends with so with fuse sth with sth with fuse with sth with fuss (around) with so/sth with garnish sth with sth with Get along with you! with get away with murder with get away with so/sth with get away with sth with get by (with sth) with get into an argument (with so) (about so/sth) with get into bed with so with get it off with so with get off (with sth) with get on (with so) with get on with sth with get out of time (with so/sth) with Get out with it! with get out with one’s life with get smart (with so) with get sth going with so with get through (with so/sth) with get to first base (with so/sth) with get together (with so) (on so/sth) with get tough (with so) with get with it with get with sth with get with the program with give forth with sth with give (out) with sth with give sth back (to so) (with interest) with give with sth with gleam with sth with glint with sth with glisten with sth with glitter with sth with glow with sth with glut so/sth with sth with go about with so/sth with go ahead (with sth) with go all the way (with so) with go along (with so) for the ride with go along with so/sth with go around (with so) with go around with so/sth with go away with so/sth with go badly with so/sth with go down with sth with go forward with sth with go in with so (on sth) with go off (to the side) with so with go off (with so) with go on with sth with Go on (with you)! with go out of favor (with so) with go out (with so) with go out with sth with go over big (with so) with go over sth with a fine-tooth comb with go over sth (with so) with go over with a bang with go public (with sth) with go steady with so with go through sth with a fine-tooth comb with go through with sth with go to bed (with so) with go to bed with the chickens with go to bed with the sun with go to press with sth with go well with so/sth with go with it with go with so with go with (so/sth) Phrase-Finder Index with go with sth with go with the flow with go with the territory with go with the tide with God’s in his heaven; all’s right with the world with gone with the wind with gorge so/sth with sth with grace so/sth with one’s presence with grace sth with sth with graced with sth with graduate (in sth) (with sth) with grapple (with so) (for sth) with grapple with sth with green with envy with greet so/sth with sth with groan with sth with grow disgusted with so/sth with grow dissatisfied with so/sth with gush with sth with haggle (with so) over so/sth with hand in glove (with so) with hand with sth with handle so with kid gloves with hang around (with so) with hang out (with so/sth) with hang so/sth with sth with hang with so with hardly exchange more than some number of words with so with harmonize with so/sth with has the world by the tail (with a downhill drag) with hash sth over (with so) with have a bone to pick (with so) with have a brush with sth with have a run-in (with so/sth) with have a score to settle (with so) with have a scrape (with so/sth) with have a set-to (with so) with have a thing going (with so) with have a way with so/sth with have a way with words with have an affair (with so) with have an argument (with so) with have intimate relations with so with have no truck with sth with have nothing to with so/sth with have one’s hands full (with so/sth) with have one’s way with so with have pull with so with have relations with so with have something going (with so) with have sth in common (with so/sth) with have sth out (with so) with have sth to with sth with have to with sth with have to live with sth with have words with so (over so/sth) with He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin with He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon with head over heels in love (with so) with heap sth with sth with help out (with sth) with help so off with sth with help so on with sth with help so/sth out with so/sth with help so/sth with so/sth with hit it off (with so) with hit so with sth with hobnob with so/sth with hoist with one’s own petard with honor so with sth with hook so up (with so) with hook up with so with horse around (with so/sth) with How goes it (with you)? with How’s (it) with you? with howl with sth with How’re things (with you)? with hum with activity with I can live with that with (I) can’t argue with that with (I have) no problem with that with I was up all night with a sick friend with I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole with I’d like (to have) a word with you with identify (oneself) with so/sth with identify so/sth with so/sth with If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas with If you play with fire, you get burned with (I’ll) be right with you with illuminate sth with sth with illustrate sth with sth with I’m not finished with you with I’m (really) fed up (with so/sth) with I’m with you with imbue so with sth with impregnate sth with sth with impress so with so/sth with imprint sth with sth with in accord (with so/sth) (about so/sth) with in accordance with sth with in agreement (with so/sth) with in bad (with so) with in cahoots (with so) with in concert (with so) with in contact (with so/sth) with in Dutch (with so) with in (good) (with so) with in harmony (with so/sth) with in hot water (with so) (about so/sth) with in keeping (with sth) with in league (with so) with in line with sth with in love (with so/sth) with in over one’s head (with so/sth) with in step (with so) with in step (with so/sth) with in step (with sth) with in time (with sth) with in touch (with so) with in touch with so/sth with in tune with so/sth with in tune with the times with in with so with in (with so) with inculcate so with sth with indoctrinate so with sth with indulge so with sth with infatuated with so/sth with infect so with sth with infested with sth with inflate sth with sth with infuse so with sth with infuse sth with sth with ingratiate oneself with so with inlay sth with sth with inoculate so with sth with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with with inscribe sth with sth inspire so with sth instill so with sth insure so/sth with sth integrate so with so integrate sth with sth interact with so interact with sth intercede (for so) (with so/sth) interchange so with so else interchange sth with sth interface so/sth with so/sth interface with so/sth interfere with so/sth interlace sth with sth intermarry with so intermingle sth with sth intermingle with so intersperse sth with sth intertwine sth with sth intertwine with sth intervene with so/sth interview with so for sth intimate with so intimidate so with sth intoxicate so with so/sth intoxicate so with sth intrigue so with so/sth intrigue (with so) (against so) inundate so/sth with sth invest so with sth involve so with so/sth involved (with so) involved with sth issue so with sth (It) don’t cut no ice (with so) (It) don’t cut no squares (with so) It is all over with so I’ve had it up to here (with so/sth) jab so with sth jam sth (up) with sth jam with so jest with so jibe with sth join forces (with so) join in (with so) join in (with) sth) join so with so else join sth with sth else join (up) with so/sth join with so joke (with so) (about so/sth) jostle with so jump in with both feet jump with sth keep company (with so) keep faith with so keep in good with so keep in step (with so) keep in touch (with so) keep in touch (with so/sth) keep on with sth keep pace (with so/sth) keep so/sth in with so/sth keep sth with so keep up (with so/sth) keep up with the Joneses keep up with the times kid around (with so) kill so with kindness kill two birds with one stone knock about (some place) (with so) knock around (some place) (with so) 1069 Phrase-Finder Index with knock so over (with a feather) with label so/sth with sth with lace sth with sth with Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone with laugh with sth with lay it on with a trowel with lead off (with so/sth) with lead with so/sth with lead with sth with learn to live with sth with leave so/sth with so/sth with leave so with an impression with leave with so with leave word (with so) with lend so a hand with sth with let fly with sth with let go (with sth) with let loose (with sth) with let out (with) sth with let so get by with sth with let so get on with sth with let so have it (with both barrels) with level with so (about so/sth) with lie with so with light sth with sth with like a kid with a new toy with like tryin’ to scratch your ear with your elbow with line so/sth up with so/sth with line so/sth up with sth with line so up (with so) with line sth with sth with line up with so with link so/sth with so/sth with live in (with so) with live (together) with so with live under the same roof (with so) with live with so with live with sth with load so/sth down (with so/sth) with load so/sth up (with so/sth) with load sth with sth with load up (with sth) with lock horns (with so) with lodge so with so with lodge with so with look on (with so) with look (up)on so/sth with sth with lose contact with so/sth with lose favor (with so) with lose one’s touch (with so/sth) with lose patience (with so/sth) with lose touch with reality with lose touch with so/sth with lousy with so/sth with make a deal with so with make a hit with so with make an appointment (with so) with make 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cannot grind with water that is past with mingle in (with so) with mingle so with so else with mingle with so with mix in (with so/sth) with mix it up (with so) with mix so up with so else with mix sth up (with sth) with mix sth up with sth else with mix with so/sth with mix with sth with mixed up with so else with moan with sth with monkey with so/sth with mop sth up with sth with mop the floor up with so with move forward with sth with move in with so with move off (to the side) with so with neck with so with negotiate (with so/sth) (over so/sth) with niggle (over sth) (with so) with not agree with so with not exchange more than some number of words with so with not have anything to with so/sth with not have anything to with sth with not hold with sth with not in the same league with so/sth with not playing with a full deck with not touch so/sth with a ten-foot pole with not with it with Now you’re cooking (with gas)! with number so with sth with oblige so with sth with obsessed with 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sth with sth with salute so with sth with satiate so or an animal with sth with satisfy so or an animal with sth with saturate so/sth with sth with scarcely exchange more than some number of words with so with score with so or a group with scrape by (with sth) with scream with sth with screw around with so/sth with scuffle with so with seal sth (up) (with sth) with sealed with a kiss with seam sth with sth with search sth with a fine-tooth comb with season sth with sth with see eye to eye (about so/sth) (with so) with see with the naked eye with seethe with so/sth with seethe with sth with seize so/sth with sth with seized with sth with send so away with sth with serve so with sth with serve with so with set sth up (with so) with settle a score with so with settle the score (with so) with settle up with so with sever ties with so with shack up (with so) with shackle so with sth with shake hands (with so) with short with so with shot through with sth with shower so/sth with sth with 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squabble with sth with square accounts (with so) with square sth with so with square up with so with square with so with square with sth with squeal with sth with squirm with sth with stain sth with sth with stamp so/sth with sth with stand there with one’s bare face hanging out with stand up with so with stand well with so with stand with so with start (off) with a bang with start (off) with a clean slate with start (off) with so/sth with start out with so/sth with start (over) with a clean slate with start sth up with sth with start up with so/sth with stay in touch (with so/sth) with stay with so/sth with step off (to the side) with so with stick so with so/sth with Stick with it with stick with so/sth with sting so with sth with stink with sth with stinking with sth with stock sth (up) with sth with stock up (with sth) with stop sth up (with sth) with strew sth with sth with stricken with sth with strike a chord (with so) with strike home with so with strike so/sth with sth 1071 Phrase-Finder Index with string along (with so) with struggle along (with so/sth) with struggle on with sth with struggle with so for sth with struggle with so/sth with stuck with so/sth with stuff so/sth with sth with stuff so’s head with sth with suffuse sth with sth with supply so/sth with sth with surprise so with sth with surround so/sth with so/sth with swamp so/sth with sth with swap so/sth with so with swap with so with swarm with so/sth with swathe so/sth with sth with swell with sth with swim with sth with swimming with so/sth with swing with so/sth with switch (around) (with so/sth) with sympathize with so (about so/sth) with synchronize sth with sth else with taint sth with sth with take a hard line (with so) with take issue with so with take issue with sth with take it with one with take liberties with so/sth with take pains with so/sth with take so/sth with one with take sth home (with oneself) with take sth up (with so) with take sth with a pinch of salt with take sth 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sth off (with sth) with top sth with sth with touch base (with so) with touch so/sth with sth with toy with so with toy with sth with trade insults (with so) with trade sth with so with trade with so/sth with travel with so with travel with sth with treat so (for sth) (with sth) with tremble with sth with trifle with so/sth with trim sth with sth with trouble so with sth with trust so with so/sth with try sth on with so with tussle with so/sth with twiddle with sth with twinkle with sth with unite so/sth with so/sth with unite with so with up to here (with sth) with up with so with use sth with sth with vaccinate so or an animal with sth with vary with sth with verify sth with so with vest so with sth with vie (with so) (for so/sth) with visit with so with vote with one’s feet with walk away with so or an animal with walk away with sth with walk off with sth with walk out with so with walk with so with walk with sth with wall-to-wall (with) sth with waltz off (with sth) with war with so with wash sth down (with sth) with weary so with sth with weight so/sth down (with sth) with welcome so with open arms with welcome so with sth with well up with sth with welsh on sth (with so) with What’s new with you? with What’s the matter (with you)? with What’s with so/sth? with what with sth with wind up with so/sth with wipe so/sth (off) (with sth) with wipe the floor up with so with with a heavy heart with with a vengeance with with a view to doing sth with with a will with with advance notice with with all one’s heart (and soul) with with all the fixin(g)s with with all the trimmings with with an eye to doing sth with with bated breath with with bells on (one’s toes) with with both hands tied behind one’s back with with child with with each passing day with with ease with with every (other) breath with with everything (on it) with with fits and starts with with flying colors with (with) hat in hand with with impunity with with it with with my blessing with with no strings 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away with it with Your secret is safe with me withdraw withdraw from sth withdraw withdraw into oneself withdraw withdraw into sth withdraw withdraw so from sth withdraw withdraw sth from so/sth withdraw withdraw sth into sth wither wither away wither wither on the vine wither wither up withhold withhold sth from so or an animal within act within one’s rights within apply within within bring so/sth within range (of so/sth) within bring sth within a range within come within a hair(’s breadth) of so/sth within come within an ace of sth within come within an inch of doing sth within come within an inch of so/sth within come within earshot (of sth) within come within range within come within sth within confine so or an animal within sth within enclose so/sth (with)in sth within encompass so/sth (with)in sth within fall within sth Phrase-Finder Index within inquire within within keep (so/sth) within bounds within keep within sth within lie within sth within live within one’s means within live within sth within move within earshot (of sth) within move within range within remain within (sth) within stay within sth within within a hair(’s breadth) of sth within within a stone’s throw (of sth) within within an ace of (doing) sth within within an inch of one’s life within within bounds within within calling distance within within earshot (of sth) within within hailing distance within within limits within within one’s grasp within within one’s rights within within range within within reason within within shouting distance within within so’s grasp within within so’s reach within within walking distance without absent without leave without carry on without so/sth without cut so off without a penny without without without Don’t give up without a fight! without find oneself without so/sth without get along without (so/sth) without get by (without so/sth) without get on (without so/sth) without go absent without leave without go without without I won’t give up without a fight without (It) (just) goes without saying without live without sth without lost without so/sth without manage without so/sth without prophet is not without honor save in his own country without reckon without so without There is no pleasure without pain without There’s no rose without a thorn without (There’s) no smoke without fire without up the creek (without a paddle) without With or without? without without a doubt without without a hitch without without a moment to spare without without a shadow of a doubt without without any strings attached without without batting an eye without without fail without without further ado without without half trying without without missing a beat without without question without without rhyme or reason without without (so much as) a (for or) by your leave without without so much as doing sth without You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs without You cannot make bricks without straw witness on the (witness) stand witness witness for so/sth witness witness to sth wives old wives’ tale wobble wobble about woe tale of woe woe Woe is me! wolf buy so’s wolf ticket wolf cry wolf wolf cut one’s wolf loose wolf growing youth has a wolf in his belly wolf keep the wolf from the door wolf The wolf is at the door wolf throw so to the wolves wolf When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window wolf wolf in sheep’s clothing wolf wolf sth down woman God’s gift (to women) woman Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned woman make an honest woman of so woman Men make houses, women make homes woman woman of ill repute woman woman’s place is in the home woman woman’s work is never done woman woman to woman women God’s gift (to women) women Men make houses, women make homes won Faint heart never won fair lady wonder I don’t wonder wonder (I was) just wondering wonder (I) wonder if wonder nine days’ wonder wonder no wonder wonder seven-day wonder wonder Time works wonders wonder wonder about so/sth wonder wonder at so/sth wonder Wonders never cease! wonder work wonders (with so/sth) wonderful (I’m) having a wonderful time; wish you were here woo pitch (the) woo woo woo so away (from so/sth) wood babe in the woods wood cannot see the wood for the trees wood cut the deadwood out wood Fields have eyes, and woods have ears wood I wasn’t brought up in the woods to be scared by owls wood in some neck of the woods wood knock on wood wood Never halloo till you are out of the woods wood out of the woods wood woods are full of so/sth wooden Don’t take any wooden nickels woodwork bring so/sth out of the woodwork woodwork come out of the woodwork woodwork creep out of the woodwork woodwork out of the woodwork wool all wool and a yard wide wool all wool and no shoddy wool dyed-in-the-wool wool pull the wool over so’s eyes wool slut’s wool woolly wild and woolly word Actions speak louder than words word as good as one’s word word at a loss (for words) word beyond words word break one’s word word by word of mouth word Could I have a word with you? word didn’t exchange more than three words with so word dirty word word Don’t breathe a word of this to anyone word eat one’s words word exchange no more than some number of words with so word famous last words word final word word Fine words butter no parsnips word from the word go word get a word in edgewise word get the final word word get the word word go back on one’s word word hang on (so’s) every word word Hard words break no bones word hardly exchange more than some number of words with so word have a way with words word have one’s words stick in one’s throat word have words word hear word (from so/sth) word household word word (I) won’t breathe a word (of it) word I’d like (to have) a word with you word in a word word in other words word in so many words word keep one’s word word last word word leave word for so to sth word leave word (with so) word man of few words word Many a true word is spoken in jest word mark my word(s) word mince (one’s) words word Mum’s the word word not breathe a word (about so/sth) word not breathe a word of it word not exchange more than some number of words with so word not utter a word word one final word word one’s word is one’s bond word or words to that effect word picture is worth a thousand words word put in a good word (for so) word put sth into words word put the hard word on so word put words in(to) so’s mouth word receive word (from so/sth) word say the word word scarcely exchange more than some number of words with so word send word to so word so’s word is good 1073 Phrase-Finder Index word so’s word of honor word spread the word word Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me word suit one’s actions to one’s words word Take my word for it word take one at one’s word word take so’s word for sth word take so’s word on sth word take the words out of so’s mouth word Them’s fighting words! word There’s many a true word spoken in jest word too funny for words word true to one’s word word twist so’s words (around) word weigh so’s words word What’s the (good) word? word word by word word word for word word word (from so/sth) word word (once) spoken is past recalling word word to the wise word word with so (about sth) word words to live by word (You) took the words right out of my mouth work all in a day ’s work work All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy work at work work close enough for government work work devil finds work for idle hands to work dirty work work Does it work for you? work dog ate my homework work Don’t work too hard work Everything will work out (all right) work Everything will work out for the best work fancy footwork work get down to work work go like clockwork work go to work (on so/sth) work good enough for government work work (good) working over work grunt work work have a (good) working over work have one’s work cut out for one work If ifs and ands were pots and pans (there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands) work *in an ivory tower work in the works work It is not work that kills, but worry work (It) works for me work I’ve got work to work Keep up the good work work knock off (work) work lick of work work little (hard) work never hurt anyone work make fast work of so/sth work make short work of so/sth work Many hands make light work work off (work) work one’s work is cut out for one 1074 work out of work work pile the work on (so) work put in a hard day at work work regular as clockwork work run like clockwork work set so/sth to work work set to work (on so/sth) work shoot the works work spill the works work take off from work work take ((some) time) off from work work Things will work out (all right) work throw a monkey wrench in the works work Time works wonders work whole works work woman’s work is never done work work against so/sth work work among so/sth work work around so/sth work work around to so/sth work work as sth work work at sth work work away (at sth) work work down (the line) (to so/sth) work work for so work work for sth work work in an ivory tower work work itself out work work like a beaver work work of art work work on so work work on sth work work one’s ass off work work one’s fingers to the bone work work one’s tail off work work one’s way along sth work work (one’s way) into sth work work (one’s way) through sth work work one’s way up (to sth) work work oneself up work work oneself (up) into a lather work work out work work some fat off work work some weight off work work so/sth into sth work work so/sth over work work so/sth to so/sth work work so over work work so up work work sth down work work sth into sth work work sth off work work sth out of sth work work sth out (with so) work work sth over work work sth through (sth) work work sth under sth work work sth up work work things out work work through channels work work together work work toward sth work work under so work work under sth work work up a sweat work work up a thirst work work up to sth work work (up)on sth work work with so/sth work work wonders (with so/sth) work worked up (over sth) work working stiff work works workshop idle brain is the devil’s workshop world all over the world world best of both worlds world bring so into the world world carry the weight of the world on one’s shoulders world come down in the world world come into the world world come up in the world world dead to the world world enjoy the best of both worlds world feel on top of the world world for all the world world from all corners of the world world God’s in his heaven; all’s right with the world world grow worlds apart world Half the world knows not how the other half lives world hand that rocks the cradle rules the world world has the world by the tail (with a downhill drag) world How’s the world (been) treating you? world in a world of one’s own world in the world world It takes all kinds (to make a world) world Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone world live in a world of one’s own world live in the best of both worlds world live worlds apart world Love makes the world go round world make one’s way in the world world move up in the world world next world world not for (anything in) the world world not have a care in the world world not long for this world world not miss sth for the world world on top of the world world out of this world world set the world on fire world (sitting) on top of the world world tell the (whole) world world think the world of so/sth world think worlds apart world Today here, tomorrow the world world Where in the world ? world whole wide world world with the best will in the world world world is one’s oyster world worlds apart worm can of worms worm early bird catches the worm worm Even a worm will turn worm open a can of worms worm worm (has) turned worm worm (one’s way) in(to sth) worm worm (one’s way) out (of sth) worm worm sth out of so worry Don’t worry (about a thing) worry Don’t worry your (pretty little) head about it worry It is not work that kills, but worry worry Not to worry worry worried sick (about so/sth) worry worry about so/sth Phrase-Finder Index worry worry an animal out of sth worry worry oneself about so/sth worry worry over so/sth worry worry sth out of so worry worry through sth worry worrywart worse fate worse than death worse for better or for worse worse go from bad to worse worse (I) could be worse worse (I’ve) seen worse worse look none the worse for wear worse none the worse for wear worse Nothing so bad but (it) might have been worse worse One’s bark is worse than one’s bite worse take a turn for the worse worse (Things) could be worse worse worse for wear worship worship so as sth worship worship the ground so walks on worst at (the) worst worst Hope for the best and prepare for the worst worst Hope for the best but expect the worst worst I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy worst if (the) worst comes to (the) worst worst in the worst way worst one’s own worst enemy 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name worthy worthy of the name would as luck would have it would Do as you would be done by would Do unto others as you would have them unto you would He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut would He that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime would He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens would He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin would He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom would (I) would if I could(, but I can’t) would I would like you to meet so would If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him would If it was a snake it woulda bit you would If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride would If you would be well served, serve yourself would if you would(, please) would It would take an act of Congress to sth would language that would fry bacon would never would have guessed would rose by any other name would smell as sweet would What would you like to drink? would What would you say if ? would Who would have thought? would would as soon sth as look at you would would (just) as soon sth would would like (to have) so/sth would would not be caught dead (doing sth) would would not be seen dead (doing sth) would would rather would Would you believe! would (Would you) care for another (one)? would (Would you) care to ? would (Would you) care to dance? would (Would you) care to join us? would Would you excuse me? would Would you excuse us, please? would Would you please? wouldn’t Butter wouldn’t melt (in so’s mouth) wouldn’t Don’t anything I wouldn’t wouldn’t (I) wouldn’t bet on it wouldn’t (I) wouldn’t count on it wouldn’t (I) wouldn’t if I were you wouldn’t (I) wouldn’t know wouldn’t I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole wouldn’t I wouldn’t wish that on a dog wouldn’t I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy wouldn’t If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn’t bump his ass wouldn’t If frogs had wheels, they wouldn’t bump their butts wouldn’t land so poor it wouldn’t even raise a fuss wouldn’t look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth wouldn’t wouldn’t dream of doing sth wouldn’t wouldn’t touch so/sth with a ten-foot pole wouldn’t wouldn’t want to be in so’s shoes wouldn’t Yesterday wouldn’t be too soon wouldn’t You wouldn’t dare (to sth)! wouldn’t You wouldn’t (do that)! wound lick one’s wounds wound rub salt in a wound wrack go to wrack and ruin wrack wrack and ruin wrangle wrangle (with so) (about so/sth) wrangle wrangle (with so) (over so/sth) wrap get sth wrapped up wrap have sth wrapped up wrap hold under wraps wrap keep sth under wraps wrap keep under wraps wrap under wraps wrap wrap around so/sth wrap wrap one’s car around sth wrap wrap so/sth around sth wrap wrap so/sth (up) (in sth) wrap wrap so/sth (up) (with sth) wrap wrap sth around so wrap wrap sth up wrap wrapped up wrath Do not let the sun go down on your wrath wrath soft answer turneth away wrath wreak wreak havoc (with sth) wreak wreak sth (up)on so/sth wreak wreak vengeance (up)on so/sth wreathe wreathe (itself) around so/sth wreathe wreathe so/sth in sth wreathe wreathe sth around so/sth wreck go under the wrecking ball wrench throw a monkey wrench in the works wrench wrench sth from so wrench wrench sth off (of) so/sth wrench wrench sth out of sth wrest wrest so/sth (away) from so/sth wrest wrest sth off (of) sth wrestle wrestle sth from so wrestle wrestle sth into sth wrestle wrestle with so wrestle wrestle with sth wriggle wriggle in(to sth) wriggle wriggle out (of sth) wring wring sth from sth wring wring sth out wringer put so through the wringer wrinkle get the wrinkles out (of sth) wrinkle wrinkle sth up wrinkle wrinkle up wrist slap on the wrist wrist slap so on the wrist write Don’t forget to write write *in plain language write in writing write It’s written all over one’s face write not worth the paper it’s written on write nothing to write home about write put so in writing write read the handwriting on the wall 1075 Phrase-Finder Index write Remember to write write see the (hand)writing on the wall write That’s all she wrote write That’s what she wrote write write about so/sth write write against so/sth write write away write write back to so write write down to so write write for sth write write in(to sth) (for sth) write write of so/sth write write off (to so) (for sth) write write on and on write write so down as sth write write so for sth write write so in (on sth) write write so/sth about sth write write so/sth off write write so/sth up write write sth against so/sth write write sth back to so write write sth down write write sth in write write sth into sth write write sth off write write sth out write write sth to so write write sth to sth write write sth up write write to so write write (up)on so/sth write writer’s block write written in stone write wrote the book on sth writhe writhe in sth writhe writhe under sth writhe writhe with sth written It’s written all over one’s face written not worth the paper it’s written on written written in stone wrong back the wrong horse wrong bark up the wrong tree wrong born on the wrong side of the blanket wrong dead wrong wrong dial the wrong number wrong fall into the wrong hands wrong get it wrong wrong get so (all) wrong wrong get up on the wrong side of bed wrong go wrong wrong If anything can go wrong, it will wrong in the wrong wrong off on the wrong foot wrong on so’s wrong side wrong on the wrong side of so wrong on the wrong track wrong rub so(’s fur) the wrong way wrong start off on the wrong foot wrong step off on the wrong foot wrong take so/sth wrong wrong take sth the wrong way wrong Two wrongs not make a right wrong What’s wrong? wrong wrong number wrong wrong side of the tracks wrote That’s all she wrote wrote That’s what she wrote 1076 wrote wrote the book on sth wroth wax wroth wrought wrought up X Generation X X X marks the spot X X so/sth out X X’d out ya See ya ya See ya, bye-bye yack yack one’s head off yack yack sth up yammer yammer (away) about so/sth yank yank at so/sth yank yank on sth yank yank so around yank yank so/sth yank yank so’s chain yank yank sth off yank yank sth up yap yap about so/sth yap yap at so yard all wool and a yard wide yard Give so an inch and he’ll take a yard yard meaner than a junkyard dog (with fourteen sucking pups) yard whole nine yards yarn spin a yarn ye Abandon hope, all ye who enter here ye Gather ye rosebuds while ye may ye Judge not, lest ye be judged ye Judge not, that ye be not judged ye Oh, ye of little faith ye Seek and ye shall find ye Ye gods (and little fishes)! yeah Oh, yeah? year advanced in years year all year round year along in years year by the year year Christmas comes but once a year year first hundred years are the hardest year for (some) years running year frighten so out of a year’s growth year get on (in years) year (I’ll) see you next year year in an age of years year Keep a thing seven years and you’ll (always) find a use for it year Never in a thousand years! year Not in a thousand years! year of mature years year on in years year one’s sunset years year put (some) years on so/sth year ring in the new year year seven-year itch year take years off (of) so/sth year twilight years year up in years year well up in years year year after year year year in, year out year years running yearn yearn for so/sth yell yell at so/sth yell yell bloody murder yell yell one’s guts out yell yell one’s head off yell yell out yell yell sth at so/sth yell yell sth out (at so/sth) yellow have a yellow belly yellow have a yellow streak down one’s back yellow yellow streak (down so’s back) yen yen for so/sth yes Yes indeed(y (do))! yes Yes siree(, Bob)! yesterday I need it yesterday yesterday need sth yesterday yesterday not born yesterday yesterday Yesterday wouldn’t be too soon yet mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small yet will be the death of so/sth (yet) yet You ain’t seen nothing yet! yield *right-of-way yield yield so/sth (over) (to so/sth) yield yield so/sth up (to so) yield yield sth to so yield yield to so yoke yoke around so’s neck yoke yoke people or things together yokel local yokel yon hither, thither, and yon yon thither and yon you After you you All right for you! you Am I glad to see you! you and what have you you And you? you Anything you say you Anytime you are ready you (Are) things getting you down? you (Are you) doing okay? you (Are you) feeling okay? you (Are you) going my way? you (Are you) leaving so soon? you (Are you) ready for this? you (Are you) ready to order? you (Are you) sorry you asked? you As you make your bed, so you must lie (up)on it you As you sow, so shall you reap you Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies you Be just before you’re generous you before you can say Jack Robinson you before you know it you Behind you! you Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see you Believe you me! you Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know you between you (and) me and the bedpost you between you and me and these four walls you Bully for you! you Can I help you? you Can I see you again? you Can I see you in my office? you Can you excuse us, please? you Can you hold? you Can you imagine? you Can you keep a secret? you Come back when you can stay longer you (Could I) buy you a drink? you Could I call you? Phrase-Finder Index you (Could I) get you something (to drink)? you (Could I) give you a lift? you Could I have a word with you? you Could I have so call you? you Could I help you? you Could I join you? you Could I see you again? you Could I see you in my office? you Could you excuse us, please? you Could you hold? you Could you keep a secret? you Damned if you do, damned if you don’t you Did you hear? you Do as you would be done by you Do I have to paint (you) a picture? you Do I have to spell it out (for you)? you Do I need to paint you a picture? you Do unto others as you would have them unto you you (Do you) care if I join you? you (Do) you eat with that mouth? you Do you expect me to believe that? you Do you follow? you (Do you) get my drift? you (Do you) get the picture? you (Do) you hear? you (Do) you kiss your momma with that mouth? you (Do you) know what? you (Do you) know what I mean? you (Do you) know what I’m saying? you (Do) you mean to say sth? you (Do) you mean to tell me sth? you Do you mind? you (Do you) mind if ? you (Do you) mind if I join you? you Do you read me? you (Do you) want to know something? you (Do you) want to make something of it? you (Do) you want to step outside? you Does it work for you? you done told you you Don’t bite off more than you can chew you Don’t call us, we’ll call you you Don’t cry before you are hurt you Don’t I know you from somewhere? you Don’t let so/sth get you down you Don’t let the bastards wear you down you Don’t make me tell you again! you Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can today you Don’t you know it! you Don’t you wish! you Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage you Dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding you Fancy meeting you here! you fine how you you Flattery will get you nowhere you Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me you Forget you! you Fuck you! you Get along with you! you Give it all you’ve got! you Go on (with you)! you good for what ails you you Good for you! you Have I got something for you! you (Have you) been keeping busy? you (Have you) been keeping cool? you (Have you) been keeping out of trouble? you (Have you) been okay? you (Have you) changed your mind? you Have you heard? you Have you met so? you Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? you Here’s looking at you you Here’s to you you Here you go you How about you? you How (are) you doing? you How (are) you feeling? you How are you getting on? you How can I serve you? you How could you (do sth)? you How you you How you know? you How you like school? you How you like that? you How you like them apples? you How you like this weather? you How does that grab you? you How dumb you think I am? you How goes it (with you)? you How (have) you been? you How many times I have to tell you? you How may I help you? you How’s by you? you How’s (it) with you? you How’s the world (been) treating you? you How will I know you? you How will I recognize you? you How’re things (with you)? you (I) can’t thank you enough you I couldn’t ask you to that you I didn’t hear you you I don’t mind telling you (sth) you I don’t want to alarm you, but you I don’t want to upset you, but you (I) haven’t seen you in a long time you (I) haven’t seen you in a month of Sundays you I hear what you’re saying you I hear you you (I) hope to see you again (sometime) you I kid you not you I know (just) what you mean you (I) never thought I’d see you here! you I owe you one you I promise you! you (I) read you loud and clear you I would like you to meet so you (I) wouldn’t if I were you you I’d like (for) you to meet so you I’d like (to have) a word with you you If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again you if I were you you If it was a snake it woulda bit you you if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times you If there’s anything you need, don’t hesitate to ask you If you can’t be good, be careful you If you can’t beat them, join them you If you can’t lick ’em, join ’em you If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen you If you don’t like it, (you can) lump it you If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything you If you don’t mind! you If you don’t see what you want, please ask (for it) you if you get my drift you if you know what’s good for you you If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas you if you must you If you play with fire, you get burned you if you please you If you run after two hares, you will catch neither you If you want a thing done well, it yourself you If you want peace, (you must) prepare for war you If you would be well served, serve yourself you if you would(, please) you if you’ll pardon the expression you If you’re born to be hanged, then you’ll never be drowned you if you’ve a mind to sth you (I’ll) be right with you you (I’ll) be seeing you you (I’ll) catch you later you I’ll get back to you (on that) you I’ll (have to) let you go you I’ll look you up when I’m in town you (I’ll) see you in a little while you I’ll see you later you (I’ll) see you next year you (I’ll) see you (real) soon you (I’ll) see you then you (I’ll) see you tomorrow you (I’ll) talk to you soon you I’ll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself you I’ll thank you to mind your own business you (I’ll) try to catch you later you (I’ll) try to catch you some other time you (I’m) delighted to have you (here) you (I’m) glad you could come you (I’m) glad you could drop by you (I’m) having a wonderful time; wish you were here you I’m like you you I’m not finished with you you (I’m) pleased to meet you you (I’m) sorry you asked (that) you (I’m) (very) glad to meet you you I’m with you you (Is it) cold enough for you? you (Is it) hot enough for you? you (It) just goes to show (you) (sth) you (It’s been) good talking to you you It’s for you you (It’s) good to have you here you (It’s) good to see you (again) 1077 Phrase-Finder Index you (It’s) just what you need you (It’s) nice to have you here you (It’s) nice to meet you you (It’s) nice to see you you It’s you! you I’ve heard so much about you you Just (you) wait (and see)! you Keep a thing seven years and you’ll (always) find a use for it you Keep your shop and your shop will keep you you Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone you Let me get back to you (on that) you like, you know you Look before you leap you Look me up when you’re in town you Love you! you lucky for you you May I help you? you May I see you again? you mind you you More power to you! you more than you(’ll ever) know you more you get, the more you want you more you have, the more you want you need I remind you that you Never ask pardon before you are accused you Never halloo till you are out of the woods you Never make a threat you cannot carry out you Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you you Nice meeting you you Nice place you have here you no matter how you slice it you No, thank you you no thanks to you you Not if I see you first you Not if I see you sooner you Now you’re cooking (with gas)! you Now you’re talking! you Nuts to you! you Off with you! you pay as you go you Practice what you preach you quicker than you can say Jack Robinson you same to you you Says you! you See ya you See ya, bye-bye you See you you See you around you (See you) later you See you later, alligator you Shame on you! you Sing before breakfast, you’ll cry before night you Smile when you say that you so clean you could eat off the floor you so cold you could hang meat you so quiet you could hear a pin drop you so still you could hear a pin drop you So will be with you in a minute you Sooner than you think you sure as you live you Thank you you Thank you a lot you Thank you for a lovely evening 1078 you Thank you for a lovely time you Thank you for calling you Thank you for having me you Thank you for inviting me you Thank you for sharing you Thank you kindly you Thank you so much you Thank you very much you That’s a fine how-do-you-do you That’s easy for you to say you That’s just what you need you That’s show business (for you) you The hell you say! you There you are you There you go you They must have seen you coming you thing you don’t want is dear at any price you Three strikes and you are out you time flies (when you’re having fun) you (We) don’t see you much around here anymore you We were just talking about you you (Well,) what you know! you (We’re) delighted to have you (here) you (We’re) glad you could come you Were you born in a barn? you wham bam thank you ma’am you What about you? you What are you drinking? you What are you driving at? you What are you having? you What brings you here? you What can I for you? you What can I tell you? you What you know? you What you know (about that)? you What you know for sure? you What you say? you What you think? you What you think of that? you What you think of this weather? you What you think you are doing here? you What you want me to say? you What else can I for you? you What have you been up to? you What makes you think so? you What number are you calling? you What’s it to you? you What’s new with you? you What’s the matter (with you)? you What would you like to drink? you What would you say if ? you What you don’t know won’t hurt you you What you see is what you get you Whatever turns you on you when you get a chance you when you get a minute you Where (you think) you get off? you Where have you been all my life? you Where (have) you been hiding (yourself)? you Where (have) you been keeping yourself? you Where will I find you? you Who you think you are? you Who you think you’re kidding? you Who you think you’re talking to? you Who you want to speak to? you Who you want (to talk to)? you Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free? you why don’t you? you Will I see you again? you Will you excuse us, please? you Will you hold? you With whom you wish to speak? you With you in a minute you Won’t you come in? you would as soon sth as look at you you Would you believe! you (Would you) care for another (one)? you (Would you) care to ? you (Would you) care to dance? you (Would you) care to join us? you Would you excuse me? you Would you excuse us, please? you Would you please? you You ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie you You ain’t seen nothing yet! you You (always) give up too eas(il)y you You and what army? you You and who else? you You are more than welcome you You are never too old to learn you You are something else (again)! you You are welcome you You asked for it! you You been keeping busy? you You been keeping cool? you You been keeping out of trouble? you You been okay? you You bet! you You bet your boots! you You bet your (sweet) life! you You betcha! you You called? you You can bet the farm (on so/sth) you You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar you You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink you You can say that again! you You cannot get a quart into a pint pot you You cannot get blood from a stone you You cannot get blood from a turnip you You cannot have your cake and eat it (too) you You cannot lose what you never had you You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear you You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs you You cannot make bricks without straw you You cannot please everyone you You cannot put new wine in old bottles you You cannot serve God and mammon you You cannot teach an old dog new tricks you (You) can’t beat that you You can’t expect me to believe that you (You) can’t fight city hall Phrase-Finder Index you (You) can’t get there from here you You can’t mean that! you (You) can’t take it with you you You can’t tell a book by its cover you (You) can’t top that you (You) can’t win them all you You changed your mind? you (You) could have fooled me you You could have knocked me over with a feather you You couldn’t (do that)! you You doing okay? you You don’t expect me to believe that you You don’t get something for nothing you You don’t know the half of it you You don’t know where it’s been you You don’t say you You first you You get what you pay for you You got it! you You got me beat you You got me there you You got to what you got to you You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die you You hear? you You heard so you You just don’t get it! you You (just) wait (and see)! you (You) (just) watch! you you know you You leaving so soon? you You make a better door than you a window you You make me laugh! you You mean to tell me sth? you You must lose a fly to catch a trout you You never know (what you can do) till you try you You never miss the water till the well runs dry you You pays your money and you takes your chance(s) you You (really) said a mouthful you You said it! you You scared the crap out of me you You scared the devil out of me you You scared the hell out of me you You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours you You think you’re so smart! you (You) took the words right out of my mouth you (You) want a piece of me? you (You want to) know something? you You want to make something of it? you You win some, you lose some you You wouldn’t dare (to sth)! you You wouldn’t (do that)! you You(’d) better believe it! you (You’d) better get moving you You’ll be sorry you asked you You’ll get onto it you You’ll get the hang of it you You’ll never get away with it you You’re dern tootin’! you You’re excused you You’re (just) wasting my time you You’re out of your mind! you You’re telling me! you You’re the doctor you You’re too much! you You’re welcome you You’ve got another think coming you (You’ve) got me stumped you You’ve got to be kidding! you You’ve got to be out of your mind! young act young at heart young Better be an old man’s darling than a young man’s slave young good die young young keep so young at heart young not as young as one used to be young stay young at heart young Whom the gods love die young young young at heart young Young men may die, but old men must die your Act your age! your Anything new down your way? your As you make your bed, so you must lie (up)on it your Bag your face! your Bite your tongue! your Blow it out your ear! your Burn not your house to fright the mouse away your Can I take your order (now)? your Can I use your powder room? your Could I take your order (now)? your Could I use your powder room? your cut your peaches your Do not let the sun go down on your anger your Do not let the sun go down on your wrath your Do not wash your dirty linen in public your (Do) you kiss your momma with that mouth? your Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched your Don’t get your bowels in an uproar! your Don’t give me any of your lip! your Don’t give up your day job your Don’t hold your breath your Don’t put all your eggs in one basket your Don’t quit your day job your Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs your Don’t waste your breath your Don’t waste your time your Don’t worry your (pretty little) head about it your Enjoy your meal your First catch your hare your for your information your Get your ass over here! your Get your buns over here! your Get your head out of the clouds! your Get your nose out of my business your Go to your room! your Hang on to your hat! your (Has the) cat got your tongue? 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your May I use your powder room? your Mind your own beeswax your Mind your own business your My house is your house your Name your poison your None of your lip! your On your bike! your on your mark, get set, go your Our house is your house your penny for your thoughts! your pick on somebody your own size your pick on someone your own size your Put that in your pipe and smoke it! your Put your money where your mouth is! your Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry your Shut your cake hole! your So’s your old man! your Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach your Take your seat your use your head for more than a hatrack your use your head for more than something to keep your ears apart your Watch your mouth! your What’s your age? your What’s yours? your What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine your Who’s your friend? 1079 Phrase-Finder Index your without (so much as) a (for or) by your leave your You bet your boots! your You bet your (sweet) life! your You cannot have your cake and eat it (too) your You changed your mind? your You pays your money and you takes your chance(s) your You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours your Your guess is as good as mine your Your place or mine? your Your secret is safe with me your You’re out of your mind! your yours truly your You’ve got to be out of your mind! your Zip (up) your lip! yourself by yourself yourself Come in and make yourself at home yourself Go chase yourself! yourself Help yourself yourself If you want a thing done well, it yourself yourself If you would be well served, serve yourself 1080 yourself I’ll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself yourself Keep this to yourself yourself Keep your opinions to yourself! yourself Make yourself at home yourself Suit yourself yourself Take care (of yourself) yourself Where (have) you been hiding (yourself)? yourself Where (have) you been keeping yourself? yourself Why keep a dog and bark yourself? yourself Yourself? yourselves by yourselves youth growing youth has a wolf in his belly youth Youth must be served Z catch some Zs Z cop some Zs Z cut some Zs Z everything from A to Z Z from A to Z zagged zigged when one should’ve zagged zeek zeek out zenith at the zenith of sth zerked zerked (out) zero zero in (on so/sth) zero zero tolerance zigged zigged when one should’ve zagged ziggety Hot ziggety! zip zip along zip Zip it up! zip zip past so/sth zip zip sth on zip zip sth up zip Zip (up) your lip! zone zone sth as sth zone zone sth for sth zone zone sth off zonk zonk out zonk zonk so out zonk zonked (out) zoom zoom across (sth) zoom zoom along zoom zoom in (on so/sth) zoom zoom off zoom zoom out zoom zoom over so/sth zoom zoom past so/sth zoom zoom so/sth (over) to so zoom zoom through (sth) zoom zoom up zounk zounked (out)