ought to (verb)
41fatten — verb (I, T) to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat fatten sb/sth up phrasal verb (T) often humorous to make a person or animal fatter: He s too thin you ought to try fattening him up a bit …
42get cracking — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑bestir oneself, ↑get going, ↑get moving, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling • Hypernyms: ↑ …
43get rolling — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑get cracking, ↑bestir oneself, ↑get going, ↑get moving, ↑get weaving, ↑get started • Hypernyms: ↑ …
44had best — verb act in one s own or everybody s best interest You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow! • Syn: ↑do well • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s INFINITIVE * * * OU …
45drop the ball — verb To fail in ones responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative. The movie ought to sputter out here, but Crowe and Cruise dont drop the ball. Syn: fall on ones face, fuck… …
46protocolize — verb To notarize. It is true that in resistance to a suit to protocolize the contract, he may show that for fraud or other cause the contract ought not to be enforced. See Also: protocolization …
47oughtest — verb Second person singular present simple form of ought …
48kick into touch — verb a) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby or football That supplier has failed to deliver on time yet again! We ought to kick them into touch. b) To cease having dealings with someone or something because of problems. It seemed …
49bend somebody's ear — verb To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person. Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know …
50obtain — verb /əbˈteɪn/ a) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe? b) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force …
