rest with somebody

  • 1rest with somebody (to do something) — ˈrest with sb (to do sth) derived (formal) if it rests with sb to do sth, it is their responsibility to do it • It rests with management to justify their actions. • The final decision rests with the doctors …

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  • 2rest — [rest] verb rest with somebody phrasal verb [transitive] formal if a decision, responsibility etc rests with someone, they are in charge of it: • The committee is of an advisory nature, and authority rests with individual banks …

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  • 3rest — rest1 W1S1 [rest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 the rest 2¦(relaxing)¦ 3 put/set somebody s mind at rest 4 come to rest 5 give it a rest 6 give something a rest 7 at rest 8 and all the rest of it 9 and the rest 10 lay/put something …

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  • 4bring somebody into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …

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  • 5bring something into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …

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  • 6bring come into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …

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  • 7bring get into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …

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  • 8bring fall into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …

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  • 9Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) — Infobox Single Name = Somebody to Love Caption = Artist = Jefferson Airplane from Album = Surrealistic Pillow A side = B side = She Has Funny Cars Released = March, 1967 Format = Vinyl record (7 ) 45 RPM Recorded = 1966/1967 Genre = Rock,… …

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  • 10rest on — verb 1. rest on for support (Freq. 8) you can lean on me if you get tired • Syn: ↑lean on, ↑lean against • Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑adjoin, ↑meet, ↑ …

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