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51answer somebody back — ˌanswer ˈback | ˌanswer sb ˈback derived to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth • Don t answer back! • Stop answering your mother back! Main entry: ↑answerderived …
52at the mercy of somebody — at the mercy of sb/sth idiom not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you • I m not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank. • We were at the mercy of the weather. Main entry: ↑mercyidiom …
53break faith with somebody — break/keep faith with sb idiom to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb Main entry: ↑faithidiom …
54keep faith with somebody — break/keep faith with sb idiom to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb Main entry: ↑faithidiom …
55break somebody's fall — break sb s ˈfall idiom to stop sb from falling onto sth hard • Luckily, a bush broke his fall. Main entry: ↑fallidiom …
56burn somebody out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn yourself/sb ˈout derived to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time • If he doesn t stop working so hard, he ll burn himself out. • By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired… …
57butter somebody up — ˌbutter sbˈup derived (informal) to say nice things to sb so that they will help you or give you sth • Stop trying to butter me up! • He s always trying to butter up the boss. Main entry: ↑ …
58call somebody away — ˌcall sb aˈway derived to ask sb to stop what they are doing and to go somewhere else • She was called away from the meeting to take an urgent phone call. Main entry: ↑callderived …
59call somebody off — ˌcall sb/sthˈoff derived to order a dog or a person to stop attacking, searching, etc. Main entry: ↑callderived …
60cramp somebody's style — cramp sb s ˈstyle idiom (informal) to stop sb from behaving in the way they want to • She didn t want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style. Main entry: ↑crampidiom …
