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See:- (boy,) am I glad to see you!
- (do) you read me?
- (have) got a thing going (with someone)
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (one) ain't particular
- (one) can hardly believe his or her eyes
- (one) can scarcely believe his or her eyes
- (one) can't win for losing
- (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
- (one) figures (that)
- (one) would do well to (do something)
- (one's) little finger told (one) that
- (someone) (just) doesn't know when to quit
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
- (someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
- (something) will get (someone) nowhere
- (something) won't get (someone) anywhere
- (the) next thing (one) knows
- (you) can't take it with you (when you go)
- (you) silly goose
- a mystery to (one)
- abduct (someone) from
- abet (someone) in
- absolve (one) from
- absolve (one) of
- absorb (something/someone) in(to)
- acclimate (someone/something) to
- accommodate (one) with
- 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
- After you
- after you, my dear Alphonse
- aid (someone) in (something)
- alienate (one) from
- all eyes are on (someone or something)
- all over (someone)
- all right for you
- All right for you!
- all right with (one)
- allow (one) free rein
- allow (one) up
- allow (someone or something) in(to)
- allow me
- Am I glad to see you!
- amuse (someone or something) with
- an offer one can't refuse
- and there you have it
- and what have you
- And you?
- angle at (something)
- another peep out of you
- any way you slice it
- Anything you say
- Anytime you are ready
- anytime you're ready
- appoint (one) to
- apprentice (one) to
- apprise (one) of
- approach (one) about
- Are you a man or a mouse?
- are you blind
- are you deaf?
- Are you having a laugh?
- Are you ready for this?
- argue (one) into
- argue (someone/something) down
- arouse (one) from
- as (one) pleases
- as far as (one) knows
- as far as (someone/something) is concerned
- as if (one) owns the place
- as the spirit moves (one)
- as you know
- as you make your bed, so you must lie on it
- as you please
- as you sow, so shall you reap
- ask (one) in(to)
- ask (one) out
- ask (one) over
- ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
- ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer
- Ask no questions and hear no lies
- assist (one) at
- assure (one) of
- astound (one) with
- attract to
- back at you
- back into a corner
- badger into
- badger to death
- bail (one) out of jail
- bail out
- ball (someone) out
- bandage up
- bang around
- bare (one's) teeth
- bathe in
- batter up
- be (all) for (someone or something)
- be (not) as black as (someone/something) is painted
- be all (the) one (to someone)
- be all in
- 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 half the (something) (one) used to be
- be hanging over (one)
- be hounded (by someone or something)
- be in bad with (someone)
- be just before you're generous
- 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 right with you
- be seeing you
- 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)
- beats me
- become reconciled with (someone or something)
- been keeping busy?
- been keeping cool?
- been keeping out of trouble?
- been okay?
- before you can say
- before you can say "knife"
- before you can say Jack Robinson
- before you know it
- Behind you!
- beholden to (someone)
- Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
- Believe you me!
- better the devil you know
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't
- Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
- better the devil you know than the one you don't know
- better you than me
- between you and me
- between you me and the bedpost
- between you, me, and the bedpost
- between you, me, and the lamppost
- Big Brother is watching you
- bite (someone) in the arse
- bite (someone) in the ass
- bite the hand that feeds you
- bless you
- blink-and-you-miss-it
- bore (someone) to tears
- Bottoms up!
- 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
- Bully for you!
- buttonhole (someone)
- buy you a drink?
- call (someone) to heel
- call upon (someone)
- can (someone)
- can barely hear (oneself) think
- can hardly hear (oneself) think
- Can you imagine?
- can't take it with you
- can't thank you enough
- Captain Obvious
- 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)
- catch you later
- chalk (something or someone) off
- chance upon (someone or something)
- changed your mind?
- chat (someone) up
- chill (one) to the bone
- chill (one) to the marrow
- cold enough for you?
- collar (someone)
- come back to bite you
- Come back when you can stay longer
- conspire against (something or someone)
- cost (someone) dearly
- Could I call you?
- Could I have call you?
- Could I help you?
- Could I join you?
- Could I see you again?
- Could I see you in my office?
- Could you excuse us, please?
- Could you hold?
- Could you keep a secret?
- cross a bridge when one comes to it
- cry (someone) a river
- curse (someone) under (one's) breath
- curse the day (one) was born
- cut (someone) loose
- cut (someone) to pieces
- cut ice with (someone)
- damned if (one) does and damned if (one) doesn't
- Damned if you do, damned if you don't
- dance attendance (up)on (someone)
- deal (one) in
- delighted to have you
- 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 I have to draw you a picture?
- Do I have to paint you a picture?
- Do I have to spell it out?
- do right by (someone)
- do unto others as you would have them do unto you
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
- Do you eat with that mouth?
- Do you get my drift?
- do you have the time
- Do you kiss your momma with that mouth?
- do you know Dr. Wright of Norwich
- do you mind
- Do you mind!
- do you read me
- Do you want to make something of it?
- doing okay?
- Don’t call us, we’ll call you
- Don’t you wish!
- don't bite the hand that feeds (you)
- don't call us, we'll call you
- Don't call us, we'll call you.
- don't crap where you eat
- Don't cross that bridge till you come to it.
- Don't cry before you are hurt
- don't let get you down
- don't let the door hit you on the way out
- Don't make me say it again!
- don't see you much around here anymore
- don't shit where you eat
- don't you dare
- Don't you wish!
- drag (someone) into (something)
- drag (someone) kicking and screaming
- Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
- 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
- Drop you!
- 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)
- Fancy meeting you here!
- faster than you can say Jack Robinson
- feed (someone) to the wolves
- feel for
- feel like a million dollars
- feel sorry for (someone)
- fence with (someone)
- fetch and carry (for someone)
- fiddle (someone) out of (something)
- find (something) wanting
- fine how do you do
- five will get you ten
- fix (someone)
- Flattery will get you nowhere
- follow (someone or something) in stride
- Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
- for all (one) is worth
- for shame
- for the sake of (someone)
- Forget you!
- Fork you!
- fortune is smiling (up)on (someone)
- fortune smiles (up)on someone
- frighten the (living) daylights out of (someone)
- frighten the shit out of (someone)
- from Missouri, I'm
- fuck you
- Fuck you!
- gain ground against (something)
- get (a lot of) grief (from someone)
- get (a lot of) stick (from someone)
- get (one) off the hook
- get (one's) hands on (someone)
- 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
- get along famously (with someone)
- Get along with you!
- Get away with you!
- get back on the horse (that bucked you)
- 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 it
- get miffed
- get more than (one) bargained for
- 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)
- get you?
- give (one) (one's) head
- give (one) (one's) walking papers
- give (one) a bloody nose
- 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 (one's) tuppence (worth)
- give (one's) two cents
- give (one's) two cents' worth
- give (one's) two pennies (worth)
- give (one's) two penn'orth
- give (one's) twopence (worth)
- 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 all you've got!
- give it to (someone)
- give rein to (someone or something)
- give someone (the) rundown
- give you a lift?
- glad to meet you
- glad you could come
- glad you could drop by
- go abroad and you'll hear news of home
- 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)
- go you one better
- gong (one)
- good for what ails you
- Good for you!
- good luck
- good talking to you
- good to have you here
- good to see you
- grab (a)hold of (someone)
- grill (someone) (about something)
- hair of the dog that bit you
- 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 (one's) druthers
- 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)
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mitsuko | | mee-tsoo-ko | Japanese |
| Wyatt | | ['waiət] | |
| Joktan | | - | Biblical |
| Oda | | O-dah (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Yoel | | yo-EL (Jewish) | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Blejan | | - | Cornish |