Meaning: accrues

ə'kruːv.
grow by additioncome into the possession of

UEs Idiom, Proverb

a question of

the important factor, the issue For them, it's a question of faith. They believe in the Bible.

baby blues

feeling sad when you are pregnant After seven months, Karly had the baby blues. She was feeling sad.

be my guest

have this chair, have that drink, help yourself Be my guest. Sit here. I can find another chair.

burning question

(See the burning question)

by guess or by gosh

any way that is possible, by chance How did I learn to speak French? By guess or by gosh, that's how.

cry the blues

complain because your friend or lover has gone Lan is crying the blues because Bing left her for another woman.

got the blues

feel sad, feel blue Zora's got the blues because her lover was untrue.

hazard a guess

guess at the answer, take a a shot in the dark How many beans are in the jar? Do you want to hazard a guess?

it's not a question of

it is not a factor, it is not important It's not a question of money. We can afford to buy a TV.

no question

it is certain, no doubt """No question of its quality,"" he said, examining the watch."

no questions asked

you will not be asked to explain or pay If he returns the stolen car, there will be no questions asked.

not a question of

(See it's not a question of)

open to question

not clearly correct, debatable Your decision to allow liquor at the party is open to question.

out of the question

impossible You have no money so going to Hong Kong for your holiday is out of the question.

pay your dues

work hard and learn, be loyal for years In the sport of rodeo, you have to pay your dues to get respect.

pop the question

ask an important question, ask someone to marry you In the old days, a man would buy the ring and then pop the question.

question of

(See a question of)

rough guess

an approximate estimate He made a rough guess as to how many people would come to the party.

second guess

guess what people think or what they will do Don't try to second guess people. Ask them what you need to know.

second-guess someone

guess what someone else intends to do or would have done You should never try to second-guess the firefighters in a dangerous situation.

take a guess

guess, try to answer, hazard a guess """How old are you?"" ""Take a guess."""

the burning question

the main question, what we all want to know Who drove the car into the lake? That's the burning question.

without question

certain, no doubt Lee sang best, without question. She has an excellent voice.

county blues

prison-issue clothes

issues

disagreements:"We have issues" means we don't agree on something

beside the point/mark/question

having nothing to do with离题；与本题无关
That question was beside the mark and need not be answered．那个问题与本题无关，没有必要回答。
What you have said is beside the point．你所说的与题无关。

beside the question

beyond question

not to be doubted or disputed毫无疑问；没有争论的余地
This university is beyond question one of the best in China．这所大学无疑是中国最好的大学之一。
His drawing is without question the best in the class．他的画无疑是班上最好的。

beyond/without question

call…in/into question

declare that one has doubt about对…提出怀疑
Several people called in question the truth of his story．一些人对他的话持怀疑态度。
This soldier's courage has never been called into question．这位士兵的勇气从未受到过怀疑。

call…in question

call…into question

in question

under consideration or discussion 正被谈论或考虑的
Where is the man in question？刚刚谈到的这个人在哪儿？
Here are the two students in question．这就是我们所谈到的两个学生。
The book in question was published in 1990．该书是1990年出版的。

out of question

undoubtedly无疑
It is out of question that he will work his way through college．毫无疑问，他会完成大学学业的。

Your guess is as good as mine

Idiom(s): Your guess is as good as mine.

Theme: CERTAINTY - LACKING

Your answer is likely to be as correct as mine. (Informal.)
• I don't know where the scissors are. Your guess is as good as mine.
• Your guess is as good as mine as to when the train will arrive.

set tongues awagging

Idiom(s): set tongues (a)wagging

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to start gossiping.
• The affair between the boss and her accountant set tongues awagging.
• If you don’t get the lawn mowed soon, you will set tongues wagging in the neighborhood.

pay one's dues

Idiom(s): pay one's dues

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to have earned one's right to something through hard work or suffering. (Informal.)
• He worked hard to get to where he is today. He paid his dues and did what he was told.
• I have every right to be here. I paid my dues!

outguess

Idiom(s): outguess sb

Theme: THOUGHT

to guess what someone else might do; to predict what someone might do.
• I cant outguess Bill. I just have to wait and see what happens.
• Don't try to outguess John. He's too sharp and tricky.

in quest of

Idiom(s): in quest of someone or something AND in search of someone or something

Theme: SEARCHING

seeking or hunting something; trying to find something.
• They went into town in quest of a reasonably priced restaurant.
• Monday morning I'll go out in search of a job.

get the blues

Idiom(s): get the blues

Theme: SORROW

to become sad or depressed.
• You'll have to excuse Bill. He has the blues tonight.
• I get the blues every time I hear that song.

cause some tongues to wag

Idiom(s): cause (some) tongues to wag

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to gossip; to give people something to gossip about.
• The way John was looking at Mary will surely cause some tongues to wag.
• The way Mary was dressed will also cause tongues to wag.

call into question

Idiom(s): call sb or sth into question

Theme: EVALUATION

to cause someone or something to be evaluated; to examine or reexamine the qualifications or value of someone or something.
• Because of her poor record, we were forced to call Dr. Jones into question.
• We called Dr. Jones's qualifications into question.
• They called the whole project into question.
• I cannot call into question the entire medical profession.

by guess and by golly

Idiom(s): by guess and by golly

Theme: AWKWARDNESS

by luck; with the help of God. (Folksy. Golly is a disguise of God. Fixed order.)
• They managed to get the shed built by guess and by golly.
• I lost my ruler and had to install the new floor tile by guess and by golly.

bring sth into question

Idiom(s): bring sth into question

Theme: SUSPICION

to question something; to express suspicion about something.
• It was necessary to bring your part in this matter into question.
• The city council brought the building project into question.

at one's request

Idiom(s): at one's request

Theme: REQUESTING

due to someone's request; on being asked by someone.
• At his mother's request, Tom stopped playing the saxophone.
• At the request of the police officer, Bill pulled his car over to the side of the road.

get another guess coming

Idiom(s): get another think coming AND get another guess coming

Theme: ERROR

to have to rethink something because one was wrong the first time. (Folksy. Think is a noun here.)
• She's quite wrong. She's got another think coming if she wants to walk in here like that.
• You have another guess coming if you think you can treat me like that!

Beg the question

In philosophy "to beg the question" is to assume something to be true that has not yet been proved. I have seen the idiom also to mean that a question is crying out to be asked.

Explore all avenues

If all avenues are being explored, then every conceivable approach is being tried that could possibly get the desired result.

Make a request

If you request something, or make a request, you are asking for something you want or need.

Question of time

If something's a question of time, it's certain to happen, though we don't know exactly when.