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71someone likes the sound of their own voice — spoken used for saying that someone thinks their opinions are more important than anyone else s …
72someone's dream — what a particular type of person wants more than anything else It s every schoolboy s dream to play football for his country. He was a cute kid – an advertiser s dream …
73Somebody Else's Problem — (also known as Someone else s problem or SEP ) is an effect that causes people to ignore matters which are generally important to a group but may not seem specifically important to the individual. Author Douglas Adams s description of the effect …
74somebody, someone — These terms are interchangeable, although someone is considered more refined and cultured than somebody. Both words are standard. Each requires a singular verb: Somebody (or someone) is in the house. Proper forms of the possessive are somebody… …
75beat someone to it — To manage to do something before someone else can • • • Main Entry: ↑beat * * * beat someone to it phrase to do something before someone else When I went to take the keys I found that someone had beaten me to it. Thesaurus: to do something before …
76Somebody Else, Not Me (Dave Van Ronk album) — Infobox Album | Name = Somebody Else, Not Me Type = studio album Artist = Dave Van Ronk Caption = Original LP album cover. Released = 1980 Recorded = Genre = Folk Length = Label = Philo Producer = Mitch Greenhill, Charles Eller Reviews = *… …
77steal someone's thunder — 1. To make use of another s invention against him or her (as when John Dennis s stage thunder was used in a rival s play) 2. To rob someone of the opportunity of achieving a sensational effect by forestalling him or her • • • Main Entry: ↑steal… …
78be one jump ahead (of someone) — be/stay/one jump ahead (of someone) phrase to do something before someone else or more successfully than someone else He always seems to be one jump ahead of me. Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: jump …
79stay one jump ahead (of someone) — be/stay/one jump ahead (of someone) phrase to do something before someone else or more successfully than someone else He always seems to be one jump ahead of me. Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: jump …
80cheat on someone — cheat on (someone) to have a sexual relationship with a person while you are married to someone else or are having a relationship with someone else. It s hard to believe that he cheated on you …
