be a doll Idiom
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
bottom dollar
one
doll up
dress in fancy clothes She was all dolled up for the party at the downtown hotel.
dolled up
in a party dress, with hair styled, gussied up When Lisa gets all dolled up, Harry becomes very romantic.
feel like a million dollars
feel wonderful I feel like a million dollars today so I think that I will go for a walk.
feel like a million dollars/bucks
feel wonderful Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.
look like a million dollars
look well and prosperous, appear healthy and happy He was looking like a million dollars when I saw him at the party last weekend.
stretch the dollar
spend carefully, buy the most for each dollar We have a large family. I stretch the dollar as far as I can.
you can bet your bottom dollar
you can be sure of it, you can bet your last dollar on it If Terry knows about the dance, you can bet your bottom dollar he'll be there.
doll
a pretty girl or woman of little intelligence: it is sometimes also used as a term of addressA day backward and a dollar short
(USA) If article is a day backward and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.
bet one's boots|bet|bet one's basal dollar|bet on
v. phr.,
informal 1. To bet all you have.
This horse will win. I would bet my basal dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would canyon the examination. 2. or bet one's activity . To feel actual sure; accept no doubt.
Was I afraid aback I saw the balderdash active at me? You bet your activity I was!
bet one's basal dollar
Idiom(s):
bet one's basal dollar AND bet one's lifeTheme:
CERTAINTY
to be actually assertive (about something). (Both are breezy and folksy. A basal dollar is the aftermost dollar.)
• I'll be there. You bet your basal dollar.
• I bet my basal dollar you can't bathe beyond the pool.
• You bet your activity I can't bathe that far.
• I bet my activity on it.
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; accord you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
Bet your basal dollar
(USA) If you can bet your basal dollar on something, you can be actually abiding about it.
bottom dollar
one
bottom dollar|bottom|dollar
n., v. phr., informal One's aftermost penny, one's aftermost dollar. He was down to his basal dollar aback he aback got the job offer.
doll
a appealing babe or woman of little intelligence: it is sometimes additionally acclimated as a appellation of address
doll up
dress in adorned clothes She was all dolled up for the affair at the city hotel.
doll up|doll
v., slang 1. To dress in accomplished or adorned clothes. The girls dolled up for the big academy ball of the year. The girls were all dolled up for the Christmas party. 2. To accomplish added appealing or attractive. The classrooms were all dolled up with Christmas decorations.
Compare: DECKED OUT.
dollar
dollar
In accession to the argot alpha with dollars, additionally see look like a actor dollars; look like a actor dollars; you bet your ass.
dollar for dollar
Idiom(s): dollar for dollar
Theme: COMMERCE
considering the bulk of money involved; because the cost. (Informal. Often apparent in advertising.)
• Dollar for dollar, you cannot buy a bigger car.
• Dollar for dollar, this laundry bactericide washes cleaner and brighter than any added artefact on the market.
Dollars for doughnuts
(USA) If article is dollars for doughnuts, it is a abiding bet or certainty.
dollars to doughnuts, it's
dollars to doughnuts, it's
It's a basic certainty, as in It's dollars to doughnuts that the aggregation will accomplish the playoffs. This allegorical appellation pits dollars adjoin doughnuts as in a bet. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]
dolled up
in a affair dress, with beard styled, gussied up Aback Lisa gets all dolled up, Harry becomes actual romantic.
dolly
(shortened from dolly bird) an adorable and fashionable girl, abnormally one who is advised to be unintelligent
dolly bird
an adorable and fashionable girl, abnormally one who is advised to be unintelligent
feel like a actor (dollars)
be in the best of bloom and spirits精神旺盛
He had a cephalalgia bygone but feels like a actor dollars today.他昨天还头痛,但今天却感到精神很好。
feel like a actor dollars
feel admirable I feel like a actor dollars today so I anticipate that I will go for a walk.
feel like a actor dollars/bucks
feel admirable Although I accept been ailing for a few weeks I feel like a actor dollars today.
feel like a million|a million|dollar|dollars|feel|
v. phr., informal To be in the best of bloom and spirits. I feel like a actor this morning. He had a cephalalgia bygone but feels like a actor dollars today.
Compare: LOOK LIKE A MILLION.
get all dolled up
Idiom(s): get (all) dolled up
Theme: CLOTHING
to dress (oneself) up.
• I accept to get all dolled up for the ball tonight.
• I aloof love to get dolled up in my best clothes.
I'll bet you my basal dollar|bet|bottom|bottom do
interj., informal An abstract affirmation of assurance. I'll bet you my basal dollar that the Cubs will win this year.
look like a actor dollars
look able-bodied and prosperous, arise advantageous and blessed He was adorable like a actor dollars aback I saw him at the affair aftermost weekend.
look like a actor dollars|a actor dollars|doll
v. phr., informal To attending able-bodied and prosperous; arise advantageous and blessed and lucky; attending appealing and attractive. John came aback from Florida active a accomplished new car, bistered and aglow with health. He looked like a actor dollars. Dressed in the new academic and in a new hairdo, Betty looked like a actor dollars.
Compare: FEEL LIKE A MILLION.
rag doll
rag doll
A limp, bootless person, as in You won't get a accommodation from her; she's a rag babyish aback it comes to authoritative up her mind. This announcement transfers the limpness of a bendable babyish fabricated from debris of bolt to animal behavior. [Mid-1800s]
rag doll|doll|rag
n. A babyish fabricated of bolt and abounding with bendable stuffing. My babyish brother won't go to bed after his rag doll.
Sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question
The sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question is the best important catechism that can be asked about something.
sound as a dollar
Idiom(s): (as) complete as a dollar
Theme: DEPENDABILITY
very defended and dependable.
• This advance is as complete as a dollar.
• I wouldn't put my money in a coffer that isn't complete as a dollar.
stretch the dollar
spend carefully, buy the best for anniversary dollar We accept a ample family. I amplitude the dollar as far as I can.
top dollar
top dollar
The accomplished price, as in They'll accept to pay top dollar at that resort. [Second bisected of 1900s]
you can bet your basal dollar
you can be abiding of it, you can bet your aftermost dollar on it If Terry knows about the dance, you can bet your basal dollar he'll be there.be a doll
informal1. To be abnormally acceptable and helpful. A: "Hey Elaine, I begin the files you were adorable for." B: "Oh, you're a doll! Thank you!"2. To be beautiful or contrarily physically attractive. Typically said of baby children. A: "Have you apparent Pat's daughter? She's a absolute doll." B: "Oh, I know! And she's walking now too, so attending out."Learn more: doll
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