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101at the invitation of someone — at someone’s invitation/at the invitation of someone/ phrase if you do something at someone’s invitation, you do it when they ask or invite you They came to Washington at the invitation of the president. Thesaurus: obedience and… …
102perhaps someone would care to do something? — perhaps someone would care to do something/would someone care to do something/? spoken phrase used for asking someone to do something, in a way that shows that you are angry or upset Perhaps one of you would care to explain this to me? Would… …
103would someone care to do something? — perhaps someone would care to do something/would someone care to do something/? spoken phrase used for asking someone to do something, in a way that shows that you are angry or upset Perhaps one of you would care to explain this to me? Would… …
104give someone pause — cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something public outrage has given him pause * * * give (someone) pause (also give (someone) pause for thought) : to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have… …
105under someone's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… …
106You may well ask! — humorous, humorous, formal something that you say when someone asks you about something which you think is strange, funny, or annoying. Why is Timothy sitting in the kitchen with a saucepan balanced on top of his head? You may well ask! What… …
107dance attendance on someone — british phrase to behave like someone’s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym Main entry: dance …
108might well ask — might well ask/wonder/ phrase used for saying that it would be reasonable to ask or think something You might well wonder why we need all these rules. Thesaurus: sensible and reasonablesynonym someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym …
109need you ask? — spoken phrase used for saying that there is an obvious answer to the question that someone has asked you ‘Who’s been complaining?’ ‘Need you ask? Jim’s mother, of course.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that something is obvious or knownsynonym… …
110have someone or something in mind — be thinking of ■ intend I had it in mind to ask you to work for me * * * have (someone or something) in mind : to be thinking of (someone or something): such as a : to be thinking of choosing (someone) for a job, position, etc. They have you in… …
