something or someone

  • 101leave something to someone's imagination — to show or describe some but not all of something, because people can easily imagine what the rest is like He saw his wife with another man... I ll leave the rest to your imagination! …

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  • 102someone's strong suit — something that someone does well Tact has never been his strong suit …

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  • 103pin something on someone — idi Informal. to ascribe the blame or guilt for something to a person …

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  • 104something else — phrasal 1. : something or someone special or extraordinary the solos … were something else Thomas Pynchon this guy is something else Claude Brown 2. : something or someone mystifying, bewildering, or overwhelming supporting six children … got to… …

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  • 105something puts years on someone — informal used for saying that something makes someone seem or feel much older This job puts years on you …

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  • 106something else — n something or someone outstanding, excellent, exceptional. An enduring phrase from the hip lexicon of the 1950s. She goes with all the guys from out of my class But that can t stop me from thinking to myself, She s sure fine looking, man, she s… …

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  • 107something else — phrasal something or someone special or extraordinary …

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  • 108someone can't stand something — someone can’t stand someone/something/ phrase used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much I can’t stand milk. James just can’t stand his mother in law. can’t stand doing something: I can’t stand waiting for buses. can’t… …

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  • 109someone won't have something — someone won’t have something someone can’t have something someone isn’t having something spoken phrase used for saying that someone does not allow something I’m not having that kind of behaviour in my class. someone won’t/​can’t have someone… …

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  • 110someone can't stand someone — someone can’t stand someone/something/ phrase used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much I can’t stand milk. James just can’t stand his mother in law. can’t stand doing something: I can’t stand waiting for buses. can’t… …

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