something or someone
121something won't bite — (someone/something) won t bite humorous something that you say in order to tell someone not to be frightened of someone or something. I think you should talk to your uncle about this. Go on, he won t bite …
122someone's answer something — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …
123someone can't stand to do something — someone can’t stand to do something phrase used for saying that someone dislikes something so much that they cannot allow it to happen She couldn’t stand to see him leave. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry:… …
124someone cannot compete (with) — someone/something/cannot compete (with) phrase someone or something can never be as good or successful as someone or something else Companies as small as ours just can’t compete with multinationals. Thesaurus: worsesynonym …
125something cannot compete (with) — someone/something/cannot compete (with) phrase someone or something can never be as good or successful as someone or something else Companies as small as ours just can’t compete with multinationals. Thesaurus: worsesynonym …
126someone or other — someone/something/somewhere/etc or other phrase used when you are not saying exactly which person thing place etc you mean He’s always complaining about something or other. We all make mistakes at some time or other. Thesaurus: determiners …
127someone's chances — someone’s chances phrase the degree to which someone is likely to achieve something If I wanted to get a job in advertising, what do you think my chances would be? someone’s chances of (doing) something: What are their chances of taking the… …
128someone's (or something's) days are numbered — someone or something will not survive or remain in power for much longer. → number …
