to part with something
111cough something up — PAY (UP), come up with, hand over, dish out, part with; informal fork out, shell out, lay out; Brit. informal stump up; N. Amer …
112go over with a fine-tooth comb — go over (something) with a fine tooth comb to examine every part of something very carefully. My accountant is going over my tax return with a fine tooth comb. Usage notes: also used in the form fine toothed comb …
113chip in something — chip in (something) to pay for part of something with other people. They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner at a fine restaurant …
114hand something on — GIVE, pass, hand, transfer, grant, cede, surrender, relinquish, yield; part with, let go of; bequeath, will, leave. → hand * * * pass something to the next person in a series or succession he had handed on the family farm to his son ■ pass… …
115(the) flat of something — the flat of something phrase a flat surface or part of something She hit the table with the flat of her hand. Thesaurus: outer parts of objects or spaceshyponym central parts of objects or spacessynonym Main entry: flat …
116the flat of something — a flat surface or part of something She hit the table with the flat of her hand …
117throw in one's lot with — join, take part in something He decided to throw in his lot with the members of the company who were on strike …
118keep something back — 1) she kept back some of the money Syn: reserve, keep in reserve, put aside/by, set aside; retain, hold back, hold on to, not part with; informal stash away 2) she kept back the details Syn: withhold, keep secret, keep hidden …
119keep something back — 1 she kept back some of the money: (KEEP IN) RESERVE, put by/aside, set aside; retain, hold back, keep, hold on to, not part with; N. Amer. set by; informal stash away. 2 she kept back the details …
120pay something out — SPEND, expend, pay, dish out, put up, part with, hand over; informal shell out, fork out/up, lay out, cough up. → pay …
