mcgrawhills dictionary of american idioms and phrasal verbs pdf

... Use This Dictionary xii of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here are examples of the sets of limited sets of verbs. be ahead of Tom get ahead of Tom keep ahead of Tom remain ahead of Tom stay ... collocations, idioms, idiomatic expressions, clichés, proverbs, set phrases, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, common phrases, prepositional verbs, and phrasal/ prepositional verbs. They all offer the ... fairly commonly known idioms. GOALS OF THE DICTIONARY A major goal of this dictionary is to make certain that each definition of a phrase illustrates the meaning of the phrase and matches it in syntax. The...

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... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk-english.com Page 20 Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... possibility of success. Find your feet When you are finding your feet, you are in the process of gaining confidence and experience in something. Fine and dandy (UK) If thing's are fine and dandy, ... trouble. Land of nod If someone has gone to the land of nod, they have fallen asleep or gone to bed. Lap of the gods If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate...

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... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... expert in the arts and literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas ... Go hand in hand If things go hand in hand, they are associated and go together. Go off on a tangent If someone goes off on a tangent, they change the subject completely in the middle of a...

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... she was standing in front of the computer. black sheep of the family - the worst member of a family The boy was the black sheep of the family and nobody liked him. blast off - to ... with lots of energy The man stood up and belted out several old songs. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then ... friend at the top of my lungs. at the top of the hour - at the beginning of the hour - 12:00, 1:00 etc. (like the top of a clock) The radio news always starts at the top of the hour. at...

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... into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more. vim and vigor - energy and enthusiasm Our great aunt is always full of vim and vigor when we see ... on Saturday. weave in and out (of something) - move, drive, or walk in and out of something such as traffic The man was driving very fast and was weaving in and out of the traffic. weed out ... or not. ways and means - the raising of money to pay for something The woman doesn't have the ways and means to give her children a good education. wear Idioms wear and tear - damage...

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... degree of something As far as I know the movie will start next week. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 1 Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs What is the meaning of idioms? ... Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", did you ever seen cats and dogs falling off from the sky?! Of course not, but it ... a matter of fact - actually “As a matter of fact, we have been to the art gallery many times.” as a result of (something) - because of something that has happened As a result of a car...

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... the candidate. black out - to faint or pass out Suddenly the young woman blacked out while she was standing in front of the computer. black sheep of the family - the worst member of ... spent several days trying to balance the books of his company. ball of fire - an active and energetic person The woman is a ball of fire and is always busy doing something. bang/beat ... the habit of bad-mouthing her boss. bag of tricks - a collection of special techniques or methods The teacher has a bag of tricks to keep her students occupied. bail out (of something) ...

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... account. cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal. close Idioms close at hand - to be within ... for the trees - to be unable to understand the whole picture of something because you are only looking at small parts of it He has no understanding of most problems because he can't see ... carry Idioms carry a lot of weight with (someone or something) - to be very influential with someone or a group of people The man's education and experience carry a lot of weight...

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... . deaf and dumb - to be unable to hear or speak The man was deaf and dumb and could not communicate with the woman on the train. deal in (something) - to buy and sell something ... your health. . dog and pony show - a display or demonstration of something The politicians put on a dog and pony show to make everyone forget about the scandal. dog-eat-dog - ... the bookcase that we were trying to move. do a land-office business - to do much business in a short time The children are doing a land-office business by selling the cold drinks next to...

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... eat out of (someone's) hand - to do what someone else wants The secretary had her boss eating out of her hand and she could do whatever she wanted. eat (someone) out of house and home ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 162 ebb and flow - the decrease and increase of something like the tide The ebb and flow of the singer's popularity was always a topic of conversation. edge (someone) ... because of extenuating circumstances. eye of the storm - the center of a problem The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal. eyeball-to-eyeball - face to...

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... off on the wrong foot with my boss and our relationship is not good. get off one`s butt - to get busy, to start working My friend should get off his butt and try to find a job. get off ... forced to get off his high horse and act better toward the employees. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 248 get-up -and- go - energy, enthusiasm, drive The man has lots of get-up -and- go and it is ... "Get a load of that man over there with the four dogs." get a load off one's feet - to sit down and relax I sat down and tried to get a load off my feet. get a load off one's...

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... be careful of her. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 297 hang out one`s shingle - notify the public of the opening of an office - especially an office of a doctor, lawyer or other professional ... because of shame or embarrassment The man wanted to hide his face in shame after he lost his job. high Idioms high and dry - stranded, abandoned They left the manager high and dry when ... woman had a hand in getting her friend fired from her job. have a handle on (something) - have control or an understanding of something I finally have a handle on my work and it is going...

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... schools joined forces to try and raise money for the city library expansion. join hands - hold hands with other people Everybody in the group joined hands at the end of the meeting. Join ... schedules. jump/climb/get on the bandwagon - join a popular activity/campaign Everybody jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace. jump out of one`s skin - be badly frightened ... broke the computer." jumping-off place/point - the starting place of a long trip, start of something We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our hike to the mountains....

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... situation is at hand The gang arrived at the hotel and were ready to come in and fight. "Katie bar the door." keel over - fall over and faint Three of the members of the band keeled ... his hand in some of its operations. keep one's hands off (someone or something) - refrain from touching or handling someone or something My aunt asked her nephew to keep his hands off ... amount, everything I brought the whole kit and caboodle of my fishing supplies when I went fishing. kith and kin - friends and relatives All of our kith and kin attended the anniversary for my...

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