reference to someone
41for future reference — 1) so that you can find some information in the future Keep this document with your insurance policy for future reference. 2) used for telling someone something that you feel they should know, often when you are slightly annoyed with them For… …
42use someone's name — cite someone as an authority or reference. → use …
43pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire — succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else s benefit Origin: with reference to the fable of a monkey using a cat s paw to extract roasting chestnuts from a fire …
44read someone out of — formally expel someone from (an organization or body) Origin: with reference to the reading of the formal sentence of expulsion …
45throw someone to the lions — cause someone to be in an extremely dangerous or unpleasant situation Origin: with reference to the throwing of Christians to the lions in Roman times …
46use someone's name — quote someone as an authority or reference …
47when the spirit moves someone — when someone feels inclined to do something he can be quite candid when the spirit moves him Origin: a phrase originally in Quaker use, with reference to the Holy Spirit …
48terms of reference — noun plural MAINLY BRITISH the instructions that someone must follow when they study or examine something …
49character reference — noun A statement, concerning the character of a person, furnished for someone applying for a post …
50frame of reference — noun (countable usually singular) the knowledge, experiences, or beliefs that someone uses to understand something …
