to say something to somebody
21Love means never having to say you're sorry — Actor Ali MacGraw Created by Erich Segal First used in …
22put words in somebody's mouth — verb To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something. I hope Im not putting words in your mouth. Did you just tell me to go home early? …
23drag something out of somebody — ˌdrag sth ˈout of sb derived to make sb say sth they do not want to say • We dragged a confession out of him. Main entry: ↑dragderived …
24pin somebody down to something something — ˌpin sbˈdown (to sth/doing sth) derived to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do • It s difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting. Main entry: ↑pinderived …
25lick somebody's boots — To say that one person licks another person s boots means that they are trying to please that person, often in order to obtain something. There s no need to lick the manager s boots. Just do your job! …
26(a) shot across somebody's bows — a shot across the/sb s ˈbows idiom something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc. Main entry: ↑shotidiom …
27(be) with somebody (on something) — be ˈwith sb (on sth) idiom to support sb and agree with what they say • We re all with you on this one. Main entry: ↑withidiom …
28all very well (for somebody) (to do something) — ˌall very ˈwell (for sb) (to do sth) idiom (informal) used to criticize or reject a remark that sb has made, especially when they were trying to make you feel happier about sth • It s all very well for you to say it doesn t matter, but I ve put a …
29can't be doing with somebody doing something — can t be doing with sb/sth/sb doing sth idiom (informal) used to say that you do not like sth and are unwilling to accept it • I can t be doing with people who complain all the time. • I can t be doing with you moaning all the time …
30good luck to somebody — good ˈluck to sb idiom (informal) used to say that you do not mind what sb does as it does not affect you, but you hope they will be successful • It s not something I would care to try myself but if she wants to, good luck to her. Main entry:… …
