on doing sth
71with an eye to to doing something — with an eye to sth/to doing sth idiom with the intention of doing sth • He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …
72wriggle out of something of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …
73wriggle out of out of doing something — ˌwriggle ˈout of sth/out of doing sth derived (informal, disapproving) to avoid doing sth that you should do, especially by thinking of clever excuses • He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. Main entry: ↑ …
74caution against sth — UK US caution against sth Phrasal Verb with caution({{}}/ˈkɔːʃən/ verb [T] ► to tell someone that doing something is not a good idea: caution (sb) against sth/doing sth »Many economists caution against reading too much into one month s report …
75go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… …
76have an even chance (of doing something) — phrase to be equally likely to succeed or fail in doing something The Democrats probably have an even chance of holding on to that seat. Thesaurus: involving both successes and failuressynonym Main entry: even * * * have an even ˈchance (of doing …
77(be) employed in doing something — be employed in doing sth idiom if a person or their time is employed in doing sth, the person spends time doing that thing • She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done. Main entry: ↑employidiom …
78(be) in with a shout (of something doing something) — be ˌin with a ˈshout (of sth/of doing sth) idiom (informal) to have a good chance of winning sth or of achieving sth Main entry: ↑shoutidiom …
79(be) in with a shout (of of doing something) — be ˌin with a ˈshout (of sth/of doing sth) idiom (informal) to have a good chance of winning sth or of achieving sth Main entry: ↑shoutidiom …
80(be) set on something doing something — be ˈset on sth/on doing sth idiom to want to do or have sth very much; to be determined to do sth • She s set on a career in medicine. • He s set on getting a new car Main entry: ↑setidiom …