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  • 41see colour of someone's money —    If you want to see the colour of somebody s money, you want to be sure that the person in question has enough money to pay you before you accept to do something.     I want to see the colour of his money before shipping the goods …

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  • 42see the colour of money —    If you want to see the colour of somebody s money, you want to be sure that the person in question has enough money to pay you before you accept to do something.     I want to see the colour of his money before shipping the goods …

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  • 43see the last of somebody — hear/see the ˈlast of sb/sth idiom to hear/see sb/sth for the last time • That was the last I ever saw of her. • Unfortunately, I don t think we ve heard the last of this affair. Main entry: ↑lastidiom …

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  • 44somebody — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. one, someone; person, individual; bigwig, personage. See importance. II (Roget s IV) pron. Syn. someone, some person, a person, one, anybody, she, he, a certain person, this person, so and so, whoever …

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  • 45see you anon — (UK)    If somebody says this when leaving, they expect to see you again soon.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 46somebody — /sum bod ee, bud ee, beuh dee/, pron., n., pl. somebodies. pron. 1. some person. n. 2. a person of some note or importance. [1275 1325; ME; see SOME, BODY] * * * …

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  • 47somebody — pron 1. one, someone. n 2. personage, dignitary, notable, Inf. VIP; person of note or consequence, public figure, famous or well known person, household name, Inf. name, Inf. big name; celebrity, Sl. celeb, star, superstar; luminary, worthy,… …

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  • 48see the light — verb change for the better The lazy student promised to reform the habitual cheater finally saw the light • Syn: ↑reform, ↑straighten out • Derivationally related forms: ↑reformatory (for: ↑ …

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  • 49look at something through somebody's eyes — see, look at, etc. sth through sb s eyes idiom to think about or see sth the way that another person sees it • Try looking at it through her eyes for a change. • Events are seen through the eyes of a Polish refugee. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 50do somebody right — see sb ˈright idiom (NAmE also do sb ˈright) (informal) to make sure that sb has all they need or want • You needn t worry about money I ll see you right. Main entry: ↑right …

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