on doing sth
41it's no use (doing something) — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …
42what's the use of doing something? — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …
43short of (doing) something — short of (doing) sth idiom without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens • Short of a miracle, we re certain to lose. • Short of asking her to leave (= and we don t want to do that) there s not a lot we can do about the situation. Main entry …
44within an inch of something doing something — within an ˈinch of sth/of doing sth idiom very close to sth/doing sth • She was within an inch of being killed. • They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely). Main entry: ↑inch …
45within an inch of of doing something — within an ˈinch of sth/of doing sth idiom very close to sth/doing sth • She was within an inch of being killed. • They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely). Main entry: ↑inch …
46figure on (somebody) doing something — ˈfigure on sth | ˈfigure on (sb/sth) doing sth derived to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen) Syn: plan on • I hadn t figured on getting home so late. Main entry: ↑figure …
47figure on (something) doing something — ˈfigure on sth | ˈfigure on (sb/sth) doing sth derived to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen) Syn: plan on • I hadn t figured on getting home so late. Main entry: ↑figure …
48at the risk of doing something — phrase used for saying that you realize something bad or unpleasant may happen as a result of what you are going to say At the risk of seeming boring, I don’t think we should try it. Thesaurus: involving a risk or riskssynonym Main entry: risk *… …
49have no business doing something — phrase to do something you should not do, because it does not affect or involve you at all You had no business going through my private papers. Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry: business * * * have no business… …
50(be) in the middle of something doing something — be in the middle of sth/of doing sth idiom to be busy doing sth • They were in the middle of dinner when I called. • I m in the middle of writing a difficult letter. Main entry: ↑middleidiom …