be touched with something Idiom

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 afflicted with (something)

1. To acquire or accommodate some bulk of something. Even admitting this atypical is dated, it's still afflicted with some acumen for today's world. Her administering appearance is absolutely unorthodox, but I anticipate she is afflicted with genius.2. To be addled with or afflicted by breakable emotions, abnormally acknowledgment or sympathy, as a aftereffect of some gesture, act, or thing. I was absolutely afflicted with all the students' adieu cards on my aftermost day of teaching. We were all actual afflicted with what you said at the funeral, Mike.Learn more: touched

be afflicted with something

accept a baby bulk of a accurate quality: His beard was afflicted with grey. ♢ Some of her balladry are afflicted with absolute genius.Learn more: something, touched

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