a good report from the doctor, a good checkup You'll never get a clean bill of health if you eat fat meat!
billy dog
(See a billy dog)
clean bill of health
(See a clean bill of health)
fill the bill
be suitable for what is required I think that the new equipment should fill the bill for us.
foot the bill
pay The company will foot the bill for his move to Chicago.
pad the bill
add false expenses He always pads the bill when he goes on a business trip.
put it on the bill
charge a purchase, charge it, run a tab When I buy something at the grocery store, I put it on the bill.
Bill
1. a one hundred dollar banknote 2. [+the] police
bill collecta
drug dealer
billy
Amphetamine Sulphate. Abb. of "Billy Whizz", a cartoon character from the children's magazine Beano; Billy Whizz does everything with exceptional speed and energy
Billy Big Willy
US ex-President Clinton:"Billy Big Willy got himself in some shit now!"
Billy no mates
derogatory term for a person who appears to have no friends
to the best of one's ability
Idiom(s): to the best of one's ability
Theme: ABILITY
as well as one is able. • I did the work to the best of my ability. • You should always work to the best of your ability.
sell sb a bill of goods
Idiom(s): sell sb a bill of goods
Theme: DECEPTION
to get someone to believe something that isn't true; to deceive someone. (Informal.) • Don't pay any attention to what John says. He's just trying to sell you a bill of goods. • I'm not selling you a bill of goods. What I say is true.
in all probability
Idiom(s): in all probability
Theme: CERTAINTY
very likely; almost certainly. • He'll be here on time in all probability. • In all probability, they'll finish the work today.
give sb a clean bill of health
Idiom(s): give sb a clean bill of health
Theme: MEDICAL
[for a doctor] to pronounce someone well and healthy. • The doctor gave Sally a clean bill of health. • I had hoped to be given a clean bill of health, but there was something wrong with my blood test results.
get a clean bill of health
Idiom(s): get a clean bill of health
Theme: MEDICAL
[for someone] to be pronounced healthy by a physician. • Sally got a clean bill of health from the doctor. • Now that Sally has a clean bill of health, she can go back to work.
Fit the bill
If something fits the bill, it is what is required for the task.
Billy no-mates
(UK slang) a man with no friends: "He doesn't want to go alone to the restaurant and look like Billy no-mates."
face up to responsibilities
accept responsibilities: "You need to face up to your responsibilities - it's time you got a job and started to save money."
clean bill of health|bill|clean|health
n. phr. 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country. 2. informal A report that a person is free of guilt or fault. The stranger was suspected in the bank robbery, but the police gave him a clean bill of health.
credibility gap|credibility|gap
n., hackneyed phrase, politics An apparent discrepancy between what the government says and what one can observe for oneself. There was a tremendous credibility gap in the USA during the Watergate years.
fill the bill|bill|fill
v. phr., informal To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill.I thought I would need a special tool, but this wrench fills the bill.
foot the bill|bill|foot
v. phr. To cover the expenses of; pay for something. The bride's father footed two-thirds of the bill for hix daughter's wedding. Compare: PICK UP THE TAB.
sell one a bill of goods|bill|goods|sell
v. phr. To persuade another to acquire something useless; defraud. We were sure sold a bill of goods when Alfred persuaded us to buy his custom-built car for which replacement parts weren't available anywhere.
bill of goods
bill of goods sell someone a bill of goods â Informal to persuade someone by deception or misrepresentation to accept, believe, or do something
bill of health
bill of health clean bill of health 1) a bill of health certifying the absence of infectious disease 2) Informal a good record; favorable report, as after an investigation
credibility gap
credibility gap Distrust of a public statement or position, as in The current credibility gap at City Hall is the result of miscommunication between the mayor's office and the press. This term originated about 1960 in connection with the American public's disinclination to believe government statements about the Vietnam War. It soon was extended to individuals and corporations as well as government agencies to express a lack of confidence in the truth of their statements, or perception of a discrepancy between words and actions.
sell a bill of goods Deceive, swindle, take unfair advantage of, as in He was just selling you a bill of goods when he said he worked as a secret agent, or Watch out if anyone says he wants to trade bikes with you; he's apt to be selling you a bill of goods. The bill of goods here means “a dishonest offer.” [c. 1920]
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