in the person of someone
1(the) apple of someone's eye — the apple of someone’s eye phrase the person that someone loves most of all and is very proud of Thesaurus: someone who is loved or lovessynonym Main entry: apple …
2(the) light of someone's life — the light of someone’s life phrase the person that someone loves most Thesaurus: someone who is loved or lovessynonym Main entry: light …
3(the) apple of someone's eye — the apple of (someone s) eye the person who someone loves most and is very proud of. His youngest son was the apple of his eye …
4the apple of someone's eye — the person that someone loves most of all and is very proud of …
5the light of someone's life — the person that someone loves most …
6the apple of someone's eye — a person or thing that someone loves very much His daughter is the apple of his eye. • • • Main Entry: ↑apple the apple of someone s eye see ↑apple • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …
7(the) jewel in someone's crown — the jewel in someone’s crown phrase the best or most valuable thing that someone owns or has achieved He described the laboratory as the jewel in the crown of British science. Thesaurus: best person or thing or the best examplesynonym Main entry …
8the light of someone's life — ► the light of someone s life a much loved person. Main Entry: ↑light …
9in the pay of someone — phrase working for someone, especially doing something secret and dishonest It emerged that some ministers were in the pay of the drug companies. Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: pay * * * …
10put the squeeze on someone — put the squeeze on (someone/something) 1. to try to influence a person or organization to make them act in the way you want. Human rights activists hope the US president will put the squeeze on the island s rulers. 2. to cause problems for… …
