OIC Idiom, Proverb

at the top of his voice

as loud as he can, shouting loudly "Ben called for help at the top of his voice. ""Help!"" he shouted."

find your voice

discover your personal style Write, write, write until you find your voice - your own style.

give voice to

tell what one feels or thinks He has begun to give voice to his feelings about the new office building.

Hobson's choice

"accept what is offered or you get nothing; tight spot" If I don't agree to accept half the money, it will all go to charity. It's a Hobson's choice.

Sophie's choice

choosing between the death of you or your child He was facing a Sophie's choice: Lose his son or lose his own life.

choice

1. the best, excellent;"Your new boyfriend is a choice geezer"
2. extremely fine, nice or attractive, hot;"She's so choice!"

raise one's voice

Idiom(s): raise one's voice (to sb)

Theme: SHOUTING

to speak loudly or shout at someone in anger.
• Don't you dare raise your voice to me!
• I'm sorry. I didn't mean to raise my voice.

lower one's voice

Idiom(s): lower one's voice

Theme: LOUDNESS

to speak more softly.
• Please lower your voice, or you'll disturb the people who are working.
• He wouldn't lower his voice, so everyone heard what he said.

have a voice in

Idiom(s): have a voice (in something) AND have a say (in something)

Theme: INVOLVEMENT

to have a part in making a decision.
• I'd like to have a voice in choosing the carpet.
• John wanted to have a say in the issue also.
• He says he seldom gets to have a say.

by choice

Idiom(s): by choice

Theme: CHOICE

due to conscious choice; on purpose.
• I do this kind of thing by choice. No one makes me do it.
• I didn't go to this college by choice. It was the closest one to home.

at the top of one's voice

Idiom(s): at the top of one's voice AND at the top of one's lungs

Theme: LOUDNESS

with a very loud voice.
• Bill called to Mary at the top of his voice.
• How can I work when you're all talking at the top of your lungs?

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.

Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.

At the top of your voice

If you talk, shout or sing at the top of your voice, you do it as loudly as you can.

It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

One cannot be gloomy all the time.

at the top of one's voice|at the top of one's lung

adv. phr. As loud as you can; with the greatest possible sound; very loudly. He was singing at the top of his voice. He shouted at the top of his lungs.

by choice|choice

adv. phr. As a result of choosing because of wanting to; freely. John helped his father by choice. Mary ate a plum, but not by choice. Her mother told her she must eat it.

give voice|give|voice

v. phr., formal To tell what you feel or think; especially when you are angry or want to object.

Used with "to". The students gave voice to their pleasure over the new building. Little Willie gave voice to his pain when the dog bit him by crying loudly.
Compare: CRY OUT, SPEAK OUT.

have a say in|a voice in|have|say

v. phr. To have the right to express one's opinion or cast a vote in a pending matter. Our boss is friendly and democratic; he always encourages us to have a say in what we will do next.

raise one's voice|raise|voice

v. phr. To speak loudly, as if in anger or in protest. "I'm sorry, Mom," Peter said. "I didn't mean to raise my voice."

voice box|box|voice

n. The part of the throat where the sound of your voice is made; the larynx. Mr. Smith's voice box was taken out in an operation, and he could not talk after that.

voiceprint

n., technological, colloquial The graphic pattern derived from converting an individual's voice into a visible graph used by the police for identification purposes, much as fingerprints. They have succeeded in identifying the murderer by using a voiceprint.

Archeozoic

Archeozoic
the Archeozoic
the Archean (see phrase under Archean)

Cenozoic

Cenozoic
the Cenozoic
the Cenozoic Era or its rocks

Mesozoic

Mesozoic
1.
the Mesozoic
the Mesozoic Era or its rocks
2.
the Mesozoic
the Mesozoic Era or its rocks

of choice

of choice
Preferred above others, as in A strike is the union's weapon of choice. Used with other prepositions (by, for, with), all meaning “by preference,” this idiom dates from about 1300.

Paleozoic

Paleozoic
the Paleozoic
the Paleozoic Era or its rocks

pay your money and take your choice

pay your money and take your choice
Also, you pays your money and takes your choice. Since you're paying, it's your decision, as in We can take the train or the bus—you pays your money and takes your choice. This term first appeared in the English humor magazine Punch in the mid-1800s and has been repeated ever since.

Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic
the Phanerozoic
the Phanerozoic Eon or its rocks

Proterozoic

Proterozoic
the Proterozoic
the Proterozoic Eon or its rocks

rejoice in

rejoice in
Have or possess something highly desirable, as in He rejoices in a keen mind. [Late 1400s]

still small voice

still small voice
One's conscience, as in I'd love to go but a still small voice tells me I really have to stay home and work. The term comes from the Bible (I Kings 19:12), where Elijah hears his own inner voice: “And after the earthquake a fire ... and after the fire a still small voice.”

voice

voice
see at the top of one's lungs; give voice to; have a say in; raise one's voice; still small voice; with one voice.

with one voice

with one voice
Unanimously, in complete agreement, as in The board rejected the proposal with one voice. [Late 1300s] For synonyms, see as one; to a man.

More Idioms/Phrases

with flying colors, pass with with half a heart with interest with it, be with one arm tied behind one's back with one voice with one's pants down with reason with the best of them