not be lost on (someone) Idiom, Proverb

bug (someone)

bother, irritate, get to me That scraping noise bugs me. It's quite annoying.

catch (someone) red-handed

catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.

cost (someone) an arm and a leg

" cost a lot; be very expensive."

cut (someone) off

stop someone from saying something We tried to outline our proposal but we were constantly cut off by our noisy opponents.

down on (someone)

be critical of someone, angry at She is really down on her friend but I don

draw (someone) out

make a person talk or tell something She was very quiet but we finally were able to draw her out so that she would join the party.

drop (someone) a line

write or mail a note or letter to someone She promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to Singapore.

egg (someone) on

urge or push someone to do something He is always egging his friend on when he is angry which makes him even angrier.

fill (someone) in

tell someone the details I will fill you in later about our plans for the weekend.

get hold of (someone)

find a person so you can speak with him or her I tried to get hold of him last week but he was out of town.

not be absent on (someone)

To accept a cogent or apparent appulse or aftereffect on someone; to be valued, appreciated, or accepted by someone. I assure you, Senator, the implications and accessible after-effects of the proposed law accept not been absent on me. I achievement all our efforts to advice your career accept not been absent on you, John.Learn more: lost, not, on

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get fingered get fresh get-go get going get good wood on get hell get high get him back get hold of (someone) get hold of (something) get home get in deeper get in my face get in on it get in on the ground floor get in the swing of things get in touch with someone not at any price not at the races not bad not bat an eye not bat an eyelash not bat an eyelid not be a barrel of laughs not be a bed of roses not be a patch on somebody/something not be able to do something for toffee not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other not be about to do something not be above not be above doing something not be all beer and skittles not be all day not be all morning not be all there not be cut out for something not be fussed not be getting any younger not be having any of it not be in the business of doing something not be in the same league/class/street not be long for this world not be lost on (someone) not be made of money not be much of a something not be much to look at not be somebody's cup of tea not be somebody's day not be someone's bag not be the end of the world not be the only pebble on the beach not be the word for it not be whistling Dixie not be your cup of tea not bear the sight of (someone or something) not beat about the bush not beat around the bush not before time not believe (one's) ears not believe (one's) eyes not believe a word of it not believe ears not believe eyes not believe your eyes/ears not bloody likely not born yesterday not bothered not break the bank