to found something on something
101bound for something — 1) travelling towards a place The drugs were found on a container ship that was bound for Spain. a taxi bound for Heathrow airport 2) very likely to do something in the future Stan was doing a Master s at Harvard, and bound for a career in… …
102chow something down — tv. to eat something, probably quickly or without good manners. □ We can chow this pizza down in about two minutes! □ I found a box of cookies and chowed it down before anybody knew what I was doing …
103plant something on someone — 1. tv. to ide incriminating evidence on a person for later discovery and use in prosecution. (Drugs. Allegedly a police practice sed to entrap drug offenders. See also flake.) □ The cops planted snow on Bart and then arrested him for carrying it …
104wise to someone or something — mod. having found out about someone or something. (Underworld.) □ The cops are wise to the plan. □ I’m wise to Lefty. He’s a wire …
105clear something out — 1 we cleared out the junk room: EMPTY (OUT); tidy (up), clear up. 2 clear out the rubbish: GET RID OF, throw out/away, discard, dispose of, dump, bin, scrap, jettison; informal chuck …
106be slumped in something — be slumped in/over/etc something phrase to be sitting still in a position that is not upright I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. Thesaurus: in a sitting positionsynonym Main entry …
107be slumped over something — be slumped in/over/etc something phrase to be sitting still in a position that is not upright I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. Thesaurus: in a sitting positionsynonym Main entry …
108build something up — 1) he built up a huge business Syn: establish, set up, found, institute, start, create; develop, expand, enlarge 2) she built up her stamina Syn: boost, strengthen, increase …
109bring something out — Syn: launch, establish, begin, start, found, set up, market, publish, issue …
110set something up — 1) a monument was set up Syn: erect, put up, construct, build 2) she set up her own business Syn: establish, start, begin, institute, found, create 3) …