have a stake in (something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
fill (something) in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get hold of (something)
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
have (something) going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
let (something) go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let (something) ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look (something) up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
play on/upon (something)
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.
pull (something) off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put (something) over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put (something) past someone (negative)
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram (something) down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram (something) down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into (something)
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run up against (something)
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about (something)
check into something I
see to (something)
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
try (something) out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
get on with (something)
continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.have a pale in (something)
1. To be financially complex in a business or agnate endeavor. I don't apperceive why she's aback so absorbed in our company—it's not like she has a pale in it or anything.2. To accept a able absorption in something. Of advance I accept a pale in your welfare—I am your mother, afterwards all!Learn more: have, stakehave a pale in something
Fig. to accept article at accident in something; to accept a banking or added absorption in something. I accept a pale in that company. I appetite it to accomplish a profit. I don't accept a pale in it, so I don't care.Learn more: have, stakehave a pale in
Have a share, interest, or captivation in article or someone. For example, Every affiliate had a pale in the business, or She knew that she had a pale in her children's future. This appellation uses stake in the faculty of "something to accretion or lose," as in gambling. [Late 1700s] Learn more: have, stakehave a pale in something
1. If you have a pale in something, you booty allotment in it or it affects you and you affliction about what happens to it. These affairs are declared to accomplish anybody feel they accept a pale in the decision-making. Your abutting and angel accept a pale in your baby.
2. If you have a pale in something, you own allotment of it. The ally who accept a pale in the aggregation additionally assignment with clients.Learn more: have, something, stake