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51to someone's face — to someone’s face phrase if you say something to someone’s face, you say it to them directly If Terry has anything to say, he should say it to my face. Thesaurus: talking in a direct waysynonym Main entry: face * * * to someone s face : directly… …
52put someone before — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T …
53put someone over — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T …
54put someone above — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T …
55holier-than-thou — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as holier than thou, you disapprove of them because they seem to believe that they are more religious or have better moral qualities than anyone else. He has always sounded holier than thou.… …
56rather you than me — rather you (or him or her, etc.) than me used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else I m picking him up after lunch. Rather you than me. * * * rather you, him, etc. than… …
57be no match for someone — be no match for (something/someone) to be less powerful or effective than something or someone else. Health warnings are no match for the addictive power of cigarettes …
58bite off more than you can chew — bite off more than (you) can chew informal to try to do more than you are able to do. Don t bite off more than you can chew. Let someone else organize the party …
59bite off more than can chew — bite off more than (you) can chew informal to try to do more than you are able to do. Don t bite off more than you can chew. Let someone else organize the party …
60have (got) (someone's) number — to understand the way someone behaves. They ve got our number – they play harder against us than anybody else. She seems to know exactly what people our age want – she definitely has our number …
