to say something to somebody
1say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… …
2impute something to somebody — imˈpute sth to sb/sth derived (formal) to say, often unfairly, that sb is responsible for sth or has a particular quality Syn: ↑attribute • I denied the motives that my employer was imputing to me. Main entry: ↑ …
3lay something at somebody's door — lay sth at sb s ˈdoor idiom (formal) to say that sb is responsible for sth that has gone wrong • The blame for the disaster has been laid firmly at the government s door. Main entry: ↑dooridiom …
4level something against somebody — ˈlevel sth against/at sb derived to say publicly that sb is to blame for sth, especially a crime or a mistake • The speech was intended to answer the charges levelled against him by his opponents. Main entry: ↑levelderived …
5level something at somebody — ˈlevel sth against/at sb derived to say publicly that sb is to blame for sth, especially a crime or a mistake • The speech was intended to answer the charges levelled against him by his opponents. Main entry: ↑levelderived …
6liken something to somebody — ˈliken sth/sb to sth/sb derived (formal) to compare one thing or person to another and say they are similar • Life is often likened to a journey. Main entry: ↑likenderived …
7something — n., pronoun 1) an indefinable, indescribable, intangible something 2) something for (she has something for you) 3) something to + inf. (we have something to say) 4) (misc.) to make something of oneself ( to have success in life ); ( slang ) I don …
8Somebody in the Snow — Infobox Album Name = Somebody in the Snow Type = Album Artist = Jandek Released = 1990 Recorded = Unknown Genre = Blues Rock/ Lounge/Avant garde Length = 40:30 Label = Corwood Industries Producer = Corwood Industries Last album = The Living End… …
9somebody can (not) help (doing) something — sb can (not) help (doing) sth | sb can not help but do sth idiom used to say that it is impossible to prevent or avoid sth • I can t help thinking he knows more than he has told us. • He can t help being ugly. • …
10somebody can not help but do something — sb can (not) help (doing) sth | sb can not help but do sth idiom used to say that it is impossible to prevent or avoid sth • I can t help thinking he knows more than he has told us. • He can t help being ugly. • …
