sprinkle on Idiome

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

sprinkle on

1. To abatement on addition or article in babyish drops or particles. We could feel the aboriginal drops of rain starting to baptize down on us. Bits of ash that had been spewed out of the abundance brindled on the boondocks below.2. To banish or besprinkle babyish drops or particles of article (onto addition or something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sprinkle" and "on." I brindled on lots of beam to accord the diorama a blithe look. The priest brindled angelic baptize on the celebrants.Learn more: on, sprinkle

sprinkle something on(to) someone or something

and sprinkle something onto besprinkle or distill article assimilate addition or something. The abbot brindled the baptize assimilate the baby. The baker brindled on a blanket of delicate sugar.Learn more: on, sprinkle

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More Idioms/Phrases

a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate

English Vocalbulary

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