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• (have) got a thing going (with someone)
• (have) got something going (with someone)
• (something) will get (someone) nowhere
• (something) won't get (someone) anywhere
• a mystery to (one)
• abduct (someone) from
• abet (someone) in
• absolve (one) from
• absorb (something/someone) in(to)
• acclimate (someone/something) to
• accompany (one)
• accompany (one) with
• according to (someone/something)
• accredit (something) to (someone)
• accuse (one) of
• accustom (one) to
• acknowledge (one) as
• acknowledge (one) to be right
• acquaint (one) with
• acquainted with (someone/something)
• acquit (one) of
• addict (one) to
• address (one) as
• admire (one) for
• admit (one) to
• admit (someone/something) into
• admonish (one) for
• adopt (someone/something) as
• adore (one) for
• adorn (someone/something) with
• advise (one) about
• advise (one) against
• advise (one) of
• advise (one) on
• afflict (one) with
• aid (someone) in (something)
• alienate (one) from
• all eyes are on (someone or something)
• all over (someone)
• all right with (one)
• allow (one) free rein
• allow (one) up
• allow (someone or something) in(to)
• amuse (someone or something) with
• appoint (one) to
• apprentice (one) to
• apprise (one) of
• approach (one) about
• argue (one) into
• argue (someone/something) down
• arouse (one) from
• as the spirit moves (one)
• ask (one) in(to)
• ask (one) out
• ask (one) over
• assist (one) at
• assure (one) of
• astound (one) with
• attract to
• back into a corner
• badger into
• badger to death
• bail (one) out of jail
• bail out
• ball (someone) out
• bandage up
• bang around
• bathe in
• batter up
• be (all) for (someone or something)
• be all (the) one (to someone)
• be big of (one)
• be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
• be down on (someone or something)
• be down to (someone)
• be even (with someone)
• be hanging over (one)
• be hounded (by someone or something)
• be in bad with (someone)
• be just the same (to someone)
• be lost on (someone)
• be on to (someone)
• be one age with (someone)
• be over (someone or something)
• be shacked up with (someone)
• be taken to task (by someone)
• be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
• be the end of (one)
• be under the spell of (someone)
• be wise to (someone or something)
• bear the sight of (someone or something)
• beat (someone) at his or her own game
• beat (someone) to the draw
• beat the crap out of (someone)
• beat the stuffing out of (someone)
• become reconciled with (someone or something)
• beholden to (someone)
• Big Brother is watching you
• bite (someone) in the arse
• bite (someone) in the ass
• bore (someone) to tears
• bow down before (someone)
• bow down to (someone)
• bowl (someone) a googly
• box (someone) into a corner
• break (someone)
• bring (one) low
• bring (one) over
• bring (one) to the test
• bring (someone) down a notch (or two)
• bring (someone) in from the cold
• bring (someone) to task
• bring (someone) to terms
• buttonhole (someone)
• call (someone) to heel
• call upon (someone)
• can (someone)
• care to join us?
• carry (someone) off their feet
• carry the mail (for someone)
• carry the torch for (someone)
• carry water for (someone)
• catch (one) napping
• catch (someone) by surprise
• catch (someone) flat-footed
• catch (someone) off balance
• catch the eye of (someone)
• catch up to (something or someone)
• catch up with (someone)
• chalk (something or someone) off
• chance upon (someone or something)
• chat (someone) up
• chill (one) to the bone
• chill (one) to the marrow
• collar (someone)
• Come back and see us
• come down to us
• Conscience does make cowards of us all
• conspire against (something or someone)
• cost (someone) dearly
• Could you excuse us, please?
• cry (someone) a river
• curse (someone) under (one's) breath
• cut (someone) loose
• cut (someone) to pieces
• cut ice with (someone)
• dance attendance (up)on (someone)
• deal (one) in
• did everything he could 'cept eat us
• dig (someone or oneself) out of a hole
• dig (someone)
• dig (someone) an early grave
• ditch (someone)
• ditch (something)
• do (someone) a bad turn
• do (someone) a good turn
• do (someone) down
• do (someone) in
• do (someone) out of (something)
• do me a favour
• do right by (someone)
• Don’t call us, we’ll call you
• don't call us, we'll call you
• Don't call us, we'll call you.
• don't mind (someone)
• drag (someone) into (something)
• drag (someone) kicking and screaming
• drill (someone) (with questions)
• drive (someone) buggy
• drive (someone) mad
• drive (someone) potty
• drive (someone) to an early grave
• drive (someone) wild
• drop (one) a line
• ease someone into (something)
• ease up (on someone or something)
• extract the urine (out of someone or something)
• eye (someone) up
• fall under the spell of (someone)
• feed (someone) to the wolves
• feel sorry for (someone)
• fence with (someone)
• fetch and carry (for someone)
• fiddle (someone) out of (something)
• find (something) wanting
• fix (someone)
• follow (someone or something) in stride
• for the sake of (someone)
• fortune is smiling (up)on (someone)
• fortune smiles (up)on someone
• frighten the (living) daylights out of (someone)
• frighten the shit out of (someone)
• gain ground against (something)
• get (a lot of) grief (from someone)
• get (a lot of) stick (from someone)
• get (one) off the hook
• get (someone) by the balls
• get (someone) down
• get (someone) out of (something)
• get (someone) out of (somewhere)
• get (someone) out of a fix
• get (something) out of (someone)
• get a bead on (someone or something)
• get a crush on (someone)
• get a leg up on (someone)
• get a ribbing (from someone)
• get along famously (with someone)
• get back to (someone)
• get back to (someone) on (something)
• get burned (by someone)
• get in touch (with someone)
• get in with (someone)
• get involved (in or with someone or something)
• get miffed
• get off with (someone)
• get on the bad side of (someone)
• get on the good side of (someone)
• get on the wrong side of (someone)
• get out from under (someone or something)
• get rid of (someone or something)
• get right with (someone)
• get round (someone)
• get taken in (by someone or something)
• get taken to task (by someone)
• get taken to the cleaners (by someone)
• get the crap kicked out of (someone)
• get the lowdown (on someone or something)
• get the wrong idea (about someone or something)
• get to grips with (someone or something)
• get used to (someone or something)
• get what's coming (to one)
• get wise (to someone or something)
• get wise to (someone or something)
• give (one) (one's) walking papers
• give (one) a hand
• give (one) a hard time
• give (one) a run for (one's) money
• give (one) a taste of (one's) own medicine
• give (one) enough rope
• give (one) grief
• give (one) Hail Columbia
• give (one) Jesse
• give (one) running shoes
• give (one) the creeps
• give (one) the heave-ho
• give (one) the old heave-ho
• give (one) the pink slip
• give (one) the sack
• give (someone) (a bit of) curry
• give (someone) (a lot of) stick
• give (someone) (his or her) dues
• give (someone) (the) what for
• give (someone) a big head
• give (someone) a dingle
• give (someone) a fit
• give (someone) a minute
• give (someone) a nudge
• give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
• give (someone) a ribbing
• give (someone) a second
• give (someone) a second chance
• give (someone) an out
• give (someone) another chance
• give (someone) credit
• give (someone) face
• give (someone) fits
• give (someone) heart failure
• give (someone) no quarter
• give (someone) the air
• give (someone) the brush-off
• give (someone) the bum's rush
• give (someone) the business
• give (someone) the can
• give (someone) the chair
• give (someone) the elbow
• give (someone) the fright of (someone's) life
• give (someone) the go-ahead
• give (someone) the green light
• give (someone) the horn
• give (someone) the length of (one's) tongue
• give (someone) the lowdown (on something)
• give (someone) the royal treatment
• give (someone) the shake
• give (someone) the shakes
• give (someone) the stink eye
• give (someone) the third degree
• give (someone) the word
• give (someone) the works
• give (someone) what's coming (to him or her)
• give credit to (someone)
• give heed to (something)
• give in to (someone)
• give it to (someone)
• Give me a break!
• give rein to (someone or something)
• give someone (the) rundown
• give someone a bad time
• Give us the tools, and we will finish the job
• go against (someone or something)
• go at (someone)
• go down on (someone)
• go for (someone)
• go hard with (someone)
• go in with (someone)
• go light on (someone)
• go soft on (someone)
• gong (one)
• grab (a)hold of (someone)
• grill (someone) (about something)
• hand (one) (one's) head
• hand (something) to (someone) on a plate
• harp away at (someone or something)
• haul (someone) over the coals
• have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)
• have (sexual) relations (with someone)
• have (someone) by the short hairs
• have (someone) coming and going
• have (someone) going
• have (someone) laughing in the aisles
• have (someone) on a tight leash
• have (someone) under (one's) spell
• have (someone) under (one's) thumb
• have (someone) under (one's) wing
• have (something) going for (one)
• have (something) on (someone)
• have a crush on (someone)
• have a go (at someone)
• have a nodding acquaintance (with someone or something)
• have a thing for (someone)
• have done with (someone or something)
• have it in for (someone)
• have it off (with someone)
• have it out (with someone)
• have it out for (someone)
• have no time for (someone or something)
• have the better of (someone or something)
• have the goods on (someone)
• have two strikes against (one)
• Heaven help us!
• help (someone) out of a fix
• henpeck (someone)
• hit (someone) for six
• hit (someone) when (he or she) is down
• hit it up (with someone)
• hit me (right) in the feels
• hold (someone) in good stead
• hold (someone) in high esteem
• hold (someone) in high regard
• hound someone
• in favor (with someone)
• incumbent (up)on (someone)
• it does no harm (for someone) to do (something)
• it wouldn't do (someone) any harm (to do something)
• jolly (someone) along
• jolly (someone) into (doing) (something)
• jolly (someone) up
• keep (one) dangling
• keep (one) on (one's) toes
• keep (one's) paws off (something or someone)
• keep (someone) in the loop
• keep (someone) in the picture
• keep (someone) on a short leash
• keep (someone) on ice
• keep (someone) under (one's) thumb
• keep a sharp lookout (for something or someone)
• keep an eye peeled (for something or someone)
• keep in with (someone)
• keep something from (someone)
• kick (someone or something) to the curb
• kick the crap out of (someone)
• knock (someone) down a notch (or two)
• knock (someone) down a peg (or two)
• knock (someone) down with a feather
• knock (someone) out of the box
• knock (someone) over with a feather
• know (someone)
• know (someone) in the biblical sense
• lay store by (something or someone)
• lay store in (something or someone)
• lay the pipe
• lead (one) around by the nose
• lead (one) to the altar
• leave (someone) holding the baby
• leave (someone) in the dark (about something)
• let (one) down gently
• let (someone) loose (on something)
• let (someone) off the hook
• Let us do
• let's get one thing straight
• let's get something straight
• lick the pants off (someone)
• lie before (someone or something)
• lock (someone) up and throw away the key
• look (someone) off
• look askance upon (someone or something)
• lose (one's) faith (in something or someone)
• make (one) hot under the collar
• make (one) pay through the nose
• make (one) see stars
• make (one) turn over in (one's) grave
• make (oneself or something) ready (for someone or something)
• make a clean break (from/with someone or something)
• make a run for (someone or something)
• make advances at (someone)
• make fast work of (someone or something)
• make game of (someone or something)
• make ground against (something)
• make ground on (someone or something)
• make quick work of (someone or something)
• make sport of (someone or something)
• marry (someone) for (his or her) money
• mean the world to (someone)
• mooch off (of) (someone or something)
• not a peep from/out of (someone)
• not be lost on (someone)
• not bear the sight of (someone or something)
• not care a hang (about something)
• not care two pins (about something)
• not give a hang (about something)
• not give a rat's arse (about something)
• not give a shite (about something)
• not give two pins (about something)
• not have anything on (someone or something)
• not know (someone) from a bar of soap
• not touch (someone or something) with a barge pole
• nudge (someone or something) (somewhere)
• nudge (someone) into (doing) (something)
• nut (someone)
• nuzzle up (to someone or something)
• offer (someone) (one's) condolences
• offer an olive branch (to someone)
• offer the olive branch (to someone)
• one age with (someone)
• one-up (someone)
• open (up) a can of whoop ass (on someone)
• out of time (with someone or something)
• paint a black picture (of someone or something)
• pay (one) back in kind
• pay (someone) on the nail
• pay (someone) peanuts
• pester (someone) for (something)
• pick (someone or something) out of a hat
• pick a bone with (someone)
• pip (someone) at the post
• pip (someone) to the post
• place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
• play (someone) like a fiddle
• pounce at
• pull (someone or something) out of a hat
• pull (someone) down a notch (or two)
• pull (someone) down a peg (or two)
• pull a face (at someone)
• pull a hoax (on someone)
• pull a prank (on someone)
• pull a trick (on someone)
• pull faces (at someone)
• put (one) down for
• put (one) on the griddle
• put (one) on the hot seat
• put (one) through (one's) facings
• put (one) to work
• put (one) under
• put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
• put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
• put (someone or something) out of business
• put (someone or something) under a microscope
• put (someone) behind bars
• put (someone) out of humour
• put (someone) out of sorts
• put (someone) right
• put (someone) straight
• put (someone) through the hoop
• put (someone) through the mangle
• put (someone) to the sword
• put (someone) under the cosh
• put (someone) under the pump
• put one past (someone)
• put out the red carpet (for someone)
• put out the welcome mat (for someone)
• put store by (something or someone)
• put store in (something or someone)
• put the acid on (someone)
• put the bee on (someone)
• put the screws to (someone)
• put the touch on (someone)
• put the wind up (someone)
• puts (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
• ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
• rip (someone or something) to shreds
• roll out the welcome mat (for someone)
• run (someone) off his or her feet
• run foul of (someone or something)
• run roughshod over (someone or something)
• rush (someone) off his/her feet
• scare (someone) silly
• scare (someone) straight
• scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)
• scare the bejabbers out of (someone)
• scare the bejabers out of (someone)
• scare the bejeebers out of (someone)