be the talk of something Idiom, Proverb

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

be the allocution of the town

To be a being or affair that abounding bodies are currently talking about in a assertive breadth (typically a baby town), best generally due to their captivation in some contempo event. My brother was the allocution of the boondocks afterwards arch the aggregation to a accompaniment championship. How did you not apprehend about the blaze at burghal anteroom aftermost night? It's the allocution of the town!Learn more: of, talk, town

be the allocution of something

(informal) be article that anybody is absorbed in and talking about: His accumulating is the allocution of the Milan appearance shows. ♢ Overnight, she became the allocution of the boondocks (= famous).Learn more: of, something, talk

Learn more:

Dictionary

More Idioms/Phrases

dead heat dead in the water dead last dead loss dead meat dead on dead ringer dead set against dead set against something dead tired dead to the world dead wrong deadbeat deadhead deadpan deal me in death row be the life and soul of the party be the light of (one's) life be the limit be the living end be the making of be the making of (one) be the making of (someone or something) be the making of somebody/something be the making of someone be the making of someone/something be the matter be the matter (with someone or something) be the picture of (something) be the picture of health, happiness, etc. be the pits be the power behind the throne be the shape of things to come be the soul of (something) be the soul of something be the spice of life be the spit and image of (someone) be the spit of be the spit of (one) be the spitten image of (one) be the spitting image of (one) be the talk of something be the talk of the town be the tip of the iceberg be the toast of (some place) be the toast of (the town) be the toast of... be the way to go be the world to (one) be there (for one) be there for (one) be there for somebody be there for someone be there for the taking be there or be square be there with bells on be thin on top be thrilled to bits be thrilled to death be thrilled to pieces be thrilled with (someone or something) be through be thrown in the deep end be thrown into the scale (of something) be thrown off balance be tickets be tickets (for someone or something)