have nothing on somebody イディオム
get wise to something/somebody
learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.
somebody up there loves/hates me
an expression meaning that an unseen power in heaven has been favorable/unfavorable to you "Somebody up there loves me," he said as he found the money on the side of the road.
get on (well) with (somebody)
have a good relationship with
" I get on very well with my colleagues."
Put somebody's nose out of joint
If you put someone's nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you.
Take your hat off to somebody
If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect.
go somebody one better|go|go one better|one better
v. phr.,
informal To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream. John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.
somebody up there loves me|hate|hates|love|loves|s
slang An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me! Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!
somebody up there loves me
somebody up there loves me I am having very good luck right now; also, someone with influence is favoring me. For example,
I won $40 on that horse—somebody up there loves me, or
I don't know how I got that great assignment; somebody up there loves me. This idiom, generally used half-jokingly, alludes either to heavenly intervention or to the help of a temporal higher authority. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see
friend in court.
have annihilation on (someone or something)
1. To accept no apparent advantage over addition or article else; to not be any bigger than addition or something. Yeah, you're appealing acceptable at basketball, but you accept annihilation on my earlier brother Steve. Video bold systems accept gotten appealing impressive, but in my assessment they accept annihilation on the archetypal systems from the '90s.2. To accept no absolute incriminating affirmation adjoin someone; to accept no affidavit of atrocity or abomination about someone. The badge can allude all they want, but they apperceive they accept annihilation on me.3. To accept no advice accessible about addition or something. I got this history book for my report, but it has annihilation on the affair I appetite to address about! The album access is angrily outdated—it has annihilation on the accepted president!Learn more: have, nothing, onhave annihilation on somebody
(informal)
1 accept abundant beneath of a accurate affection than something/somebody: I’m absolutely a fast worker, but I’ve got annihilation on her! ♢ Although all four accouchement could comedy the piano well, the three boys had annihilation on Joan, who played like an angel.
2 (of the police, etc.) accept no advice that could appearance somebody to be accusable of something: Look, they’ve got annihilation on you, so stop worrying! OPPOSITE: have article on somebodyLearn more: have, nothing, on, somebody
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