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31drink someone under the table — informal to drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming as drunk as they do She could drink all the men under the table …
32play second fiddle to someone — to be less important or less powerful than someone else We played second fiddle to Portadown the entire match …
33run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class …
34Somebody 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 …
35somebody, 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… …
36Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT — infobox Book | name = Five Point Someone What not to do at IIT title orig = translator = image caption = The cover of Five Point Someone What not to do at IIT by Chetan Bhagat. author = Chetan Bhagat illustrator = cover artist = country = India… …
37more to someone than meets the eye — more (to (someone/something)) than meets the eye more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first. There is more to her death than meets the eye she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or …
38do one better than something — do one better (than (someone/something)) to do more or be better than someone or something else. Several companies developed similar software, but ours did one better than the rest by making it user friendly. Usage notes: sometimes used in the… …
39do one better than — do one better (than (someone/something)) to do more or be better than someone or something else. Several companies developed similar software, but ours did one better than the rest by making it user friendly. Usage notes: sometimes used in the… …
40there is more to someone than meets the eye — phrase used for saying that someone has qualities or experience that someone else does not know about Steve needs to prove that there is more to him than meets the eye. Thesaurus: not known or difficult to knowsynonym Main entry: eye …
