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91(to) say nothing of something — to say nothing of (something) and also something else. It is difficult to escape the cold, to say nothing of the wind and rain. Usage notes: used to add emphasis to something you have just said Related vocabulary: not to mention someone/something …
92turn someone against something — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… …
93turn something against someone — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… …
94turn something against — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… …
95be tantamount to something — formal phrase to have the same bad qualities or effect as something else The new tax is tantamount to stealing from the poor. Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as, something or someonesynonym Main entry: tantamount …
96take something's place — take something’s place take the place of something phrase to be used instead of something else DVD systems are rapidly taking the place of videos. Thesaurus: to replace, or to be replacedsynonym Main entry: place * * * take sb s/sth s ˈplace …
97too busy doing something — phrase used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. Thesaurus: not paying… …
98make way for something — make way for (something) to create space for something else. Some fine old buildings have been torn down to make way for an ugly new parking garage …
99ride on something — ride on (something) to depend on the result of something else. Who could have predicted that the result of a presidential election would ride on a court s decision? …
100run rings around something — run rings around (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals …
