- Home
- Idioms
- million
million
like a million bucks
Very well; exquisitely. "Bucks" here is an American slang term for dollars. (Usually used with the verbs "look," "feel," or, of an object, some variation of "function.") Primarily heard in US, South Africa. After a delicious meal, a hot shower, and a good night's sleep, I feel like a million bucks today! You look like a million bucks! Have you been working out lately? After we replaced the motor, we had Dad's old mustang running like a million bucks.
look like a million bucks
To look exceptionally attractive or in very robust health. Wow, George looks like a million bucks in that new suit! You see? Fluids and rest were all you needed to beat that cold. You're already looking like a million bucks compared to yesterday!
feel like a million bucks
To feel exceptionally attractive or in very robust health. Wow, I feel like a million bucks in this new suit! I guess fluids and rest were all I needed to beat that cold. I'm already feeling like a million bucks compared to yesterday!
feel like a million dollars
To feel exceptionally attractive or in very robust health. Wow, I feel like a million dollars in this new suit! I guess fluids and rest were all I needed to beat that cold. I'm already feeling like a million dollars compared to yesterday!
not in a million years
Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Not in a million years did I think that I would actually win the lottery! John: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" Tony: "Not in a million years!"
never in a million years
Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Never in a million years did I think that I would actually win the lottery! John: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" Tony: "Never in a million years!"
you look like a million
You look great! A shortening of the more common phrase "you look like a million bucks." Look at you in that fancy cocktail dress! You look like a million!
be one in a million
To be regarded as very rare and excellent or spectacular. Your new boyfriend is one in a million. I can't believe he spent the weekend with your entire family and actually enjoyed himself. This opportunity is one in a million—you have to take it!
feel like a million (dollars)
Fig. to feel well and healthy, both physically and mentally. A quick swim in the morning makes me feel like a million dollars. What a beautiful day! It makes you feel like a million.
like a million (dollars)
Fig. very good or well. (Usually with verbs such as feel, look, run, etc.) This old buggy runs like a million dollars. Man, I feel like a million. Your new hairdo looks like a million dollars.
*million miles away
Fig. lost in thought; [of someone] daydreaming and not paying attention. (Only one's mind is far away. *Typically: be ~; look to be ~; seem ~.) He was a million miles away during the entire lecture. Look at her. She is a million miles away, not paying any attention to what she is doing.
one in a thousand
and one in a hundred; one in a millionFig. nearly unique; one of a very few. He's a great guy. He's one in million. Mary's one in a hundred—such a hard worker.
Thanks a million.
Inf. Thank you a lot. Bill: Oh, thanks a million. You were very helpful. Bob: Just glad I could help. John: Here's your book. Jane: Thanks a million. Sorry I needed it back in such a rush.
like a million dollars
extremely good All I need is a shower and a good night's sleep and I'll feel like a million dollars. She turned around, still smiling, and looking like a million dollars.
thanks a million
(spoken) thank you very much It was a really good piece of advice – thanks a million!
look/feel (like) a million dollars
(British, American & Australian) also look/feel (like) a million bucks (American) to look or feel extremely attractive You look like a million dollars in that dress!
See Thanks a million!, be one in a millionbe one in a million
if you say that someone is one in a million, you mean that they are very special because they have such good qualities She's the sweetest, most generous person I know - she's one in a million.
the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question
(informal) also the million-dollar question (informal) an important or difficult question which people do not know the answer to So will she marry him or not? - that's the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question.
See beg the question, call into question, pop the questionThanks a million!
(informal) something that you say to thank someone for something they have done for you
Usage notes: This phrase is often used humorously or angrily to mean the opposite.
It was a really good piece of advice - thanks a million. So you didn't bother to call me and tell me you'd be late? Thanks a million! feel like oneself
1. Also,
feel oneself. Sense oneself as being in a normal state of health or spirits. For example,
I'm finally over the flu and feel like myself again, or
He doesn't know what's wrong but he doesn't feel himself. The antonym is
not feel oneself, that is, "feel unwell." [Mid-1800s] Also see
feel up to.
2. feel like new. Also, feel like a new person. Have a renewed sense of well-being, especially after something has happened, such as recovery from illness or receiving good news. For example, The surgery went very well, and he now feels like new, or I am so relieved at the news, I feel like a new person.
look like a million dollars
Appear attractive or prosperous. For example, The painter did a good job-the house looks like a million dollars. The related feel like a million dollars means "feel healthy," as in Helen came back from her winter vacation feeling like a million dollars. [c. 1920]
one in a million
Also, one in a thousand or billion . Extraordinary, rare, as in She's the kindest soul-she's one in a million, or This ring is one in a thousand. All these terms are hyperbolic.
like a million (dollars)
mod. very good or well. (Usually with feel.) This old buggy runs like a million dollars.
like a million
verb