(one) has to draw a the line somewhere Idiom, Proverb
take up one's abode somewhere
Idiom(s): take up one's abode somewhereTheme: LIFESTYLE
to settle down and live somewhere. (Formal.)
• I took up my abode downtown near my office.
• We decided to take up our abode in a warmer climate.
somewhere to hang one's hat
Idiom(s): somewhere to hang (up) one's hatTheme: HOME
a place to live; a place to call one's home.
• What I need is somewhere to hang up my hat. I just can't stand all this traveling.
• A home is a lot more than a place to hang your hat.
set up shop somewhere
Idiom(s): set up shop somewhereTheme: ESTABLISHMENT
to establish one's place of work somewhere. (Informal.)
• Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street.
• The police officer said, "You cant set up shop right here on the sidewalk!"
set foot somewhere
Idiom(s): set foot somewhereTheme: ENTRANCE
to go or enter somewhere. (Often in the negative.)
• If I were you, I wouldn't set foot in that town.
• I wouldn't set foot in her house! Not after the way she spoke to me.
on the way somewhere
Idiom(s): on the way (somewhere) AND on someone's way (somewhere)Theme: DIRECTION
along the route to somewhere.
• She's now on the way to San Francisco.
• Yes, she's on the way.
not set foot somewhere
Idiom(s): not set foot somewhereTheme: AWAKEN
not to go somewhere.
• I wouldn't set foot in John's room. I'm very angry at him.
• He never set foot here.
make for somewhere
Idiom(s): make for somewhereTheme: MOVEMENT
to run or travel to somewhere. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)
• When I got out of class, I made for the gym.
• When he got out of jail, he made for Toledo.
make a break for sth or somewhere
Idiom(s): make a break for sth or somewhereTheme: ESCAPE
to move or run quickly to something or somewhere. (Informal.)
• Before we could stop her, she made a break for the door and got away.
• The mouse got frightened and made a break for a hole in the wall.
lay over somewhere
Idiom(s): lay over (somewhere)Theme: TRAVEL
to pause some place during one's journey.
• I had to lay over in San Antonio for a few hours before my plane left.
• I want a bus that goes straight through. I don't want to lay over.
land up somehow or somewhere
Idiom(s): land up somehow or somewhereTheme: COMPLETION
to finish somehow or somewhere; to come to be in a certain state or place at the end. (Usually in the wrong place or in a bad situation.)
• We set out for Denver but landed up in Salt Lake City.
• He's so extravagant that he landed up in debt.
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