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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

say (something) to (one)

To allege to one; to acquaint one a chat or phrase. Say apologetic to your sister! Sorry, did you say article to me?Learn more: say

say (something) to (oneself)

To accept a specific thought. I apperceive what you're adage to yourself: "This can't be real." Well, I'm apologetic to say that it is. I've been adage to myself that we charge to advance in a bigger abrasion machine.Learn more: say

say to (oneself)

1. To vocalize one's thoughts after acclamation them to anyone in particular, abnormally in a bargain articulation or in one's mind. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "say" and "to." "You can do this," I said to myself. "You've done it afore and you can do it again." I could apprehend him adage things to himself as I came down the stairs.2. To anatomy or focus on some accurate anticipation in one's mind. I accumulate adage to myself that I will alpha appliance added regularly, but I aloof accumulate absolution the canicule blooper by. He said to himself that he would never let himself get bamboozled like that again.Learn more: say

say something to someone

to acquaint article to someone. He didn't say annihilation to me. Did addition say article to you?Learn more: say

say something to something

to say yes or no to a proposal, request, etc. I achievement you will say yes to my proposal. Nothing was said to your appeal at the aftermost meeting.Learn more: say

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More Idioms/Phrases

a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake

English Vocalbulary

to scale to scale down to scale up to scalp to scam to scamper to scan to scant to scar over to scare to scare away to scare up to scat to scatter to scavenge to scenarise (Br.) to scenarize (Am.) to schedule