fire a shot across the bow Idiom, Proverb

bend your elbow

drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes look red and tired. Bend your elbow last night?

bow out

resign so someone else can serve, step down When Dad sees that I can manage the firm, he will bow out.

bowl me over

surprise me, blow me down Well, bowl me over! You've done your homework!

chasing rainbows

trying to achieve an impossible goal Many young actors are chasing rainbows - hoping for fame.

elbow grease

effort and strength to clean something We

elbow room

room to move among people, space in a crowd On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn't much elbow room.

life is just a bowl of cherries

life is just wonderful, life is grand "When Anne is happy, she says, ""Life is just a bowl of cherries!"""

over the rainbow

eccentric, weird, a bit off, spinny Aunt Freda? She's been over the rainbow for years, poor lady.

rub elbows

work beside, associate with Fran and I used to rub elbows when we worked at the fish plant.

rub elbows or shoulders with someone

be in the same place (with others), meet and mix with others We went to the party in order to rub shoulders with some interesting artists.

fire a attempt beyond the bow

To do article as a warning. The byword refers to a admonishing attempt from a ship. She accursed a attempt beyond the bow, absolution her admirer apperceive that she would not abide his bad attitude.Learn more: across, bow, fire, shot

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round robin (tournament or contest) round the clock round up row of beans royal pain royal treatment RSVP rub elbows rub elbows or shoulders with someone rub elbows/shoulders rub off rub out rub salt in the wound rub shoulders with rub someone the wrong way rub something in rub the wrong way fingertip fingertip search finish finish (something) on a high note finish off finish up finish with finish with (someone or something) finished finishing touch finishing touch(es) fink fink on fink on (someone) fink on someone fink out fink out on (someone or something) fink out on someone/something Finn fire fire (one) with (an emotion) fire (one's) pistol in the air fire (something) into (someone or something) fire (up)on (someone or something) fire a line fire a shot across the bow fire and brimstone fire at will fire away fire back fire back at (someone or something) fire back to (someone or something) fire blanks fire bug fire drill fire extinguisher fire from the hip fire hose fire in (one's)/the belly fire in the belly fire in your belly fire insults at (one) fire into fire is a good servant but a bad master fire off fire on fire on all cylinders fire on all four cylinders fire out fire over fire over (something)

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