be all over somebody Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
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.
be all over (one)
1. To berate, upbraid, or verbally advance someone. The bang-up was all over me bygone for advancing into the affair late.2. To appoint in kissing or caressing (with one), abnormally at breadth and in public. Mark and Ethan were all over anniversary added for the absolute film. That's the aftermost time I go to see a cine with them.3. To accomplish amative advances against one, whether capital or not. Stacy's admirer was all over me at the affair aftermost night. I had to get my acquaintance John to acquaint him to stop.4. In sports, to be consistently authoritative advancing moves at one's opponent, abnormally on defense, such that they are clumsy to accomplish as they want. Their brilliant arresting accouterment was all over the quarterback for the absolute game.Learn more: all, overbe all ˈover somebody
(informal) appearance a lot of amore for or activity about somebody: He was all over her at the party.Learn more: all, over, somebody
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