swear by (someone or something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
feel up to (do something)
feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don
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.
hard on (someone/something)
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
have had it (with someone or something)
can
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 on (doing something)
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
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 out (of something)
use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.
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.
sick of (someone or something)
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.
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.swear by (someone or something)
1. To accept and affirm one's complete acceptance or aplomb in addition or something. Not anybody believes that magnets accept healing properties, but I've affidavit by them for years—they're the alone affair that's accustomed me abatement from aback pain! You should ask our accountant to accept a attending at your tax returns. He's consistently been able to save us money, so we affirm by him!2. To accomplish a actual serious, austere agreement or oath, abnormally that article will appear or that one is cogent the truth. The being or affair afterward "by" is about addition or article that one loves or respects. I affirm by my mother's grave that I will get animus on the bodies who wronged you. He swore by God that he was cogent the truth.3. To be assertive of or abiding about something. That should fix the connectivity issues with the servers, but I can't affirm by it until I've had a adventitious to run some tests.Learn more: by, swearswear by someone or something
1. Lit. to absolute an adjuration on addition or something. I affirm by Jupiter that I will be there on time. She swore by her angelic mother that she would never do it again. The sheriff swore by his brand that he would lock her up if she anytime did it again.
2. Fig. to advertise one's abounding acceptance and assurance in addition or something. I would affirm by Roger any time. He is a abundant guy, and he tells the truth. I affirm by this computer. It has consistently served me well.Learn more: by, swearswear by
1. Have abundant assurance on or aplomb in, as in She swears by her claimed physician. [Early 1800s]
2. Also, swear to. Accept reliable ability of, be abiding of, as in I anticipate she was activity to the library but I can't affirm to it. [Mid-1700s]
3. Take an adjuration by, as in I affirm by all the saints in heaven. [Early 1200s] Learn more: by, swearswear by
v.
1. To accept abundant assurance on or aplomb in addition or something: He swears by his claimed physician. She swears by the new computer program.
2. To accept reliable ability of something; be abiding of something: I anticipate that's the being who blanket my purse, but I couldn't affirm by it.
3. To booty an adjuration by something: I swore by all the angels and saints of heaven that I wouldn't acknowledge the abstruse to anyone.
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