one's Idiom
a stone's throw
a short distance, 25 metres A deer came into the yard, just a stone's throw from our door.
back on one's feet
physically healthy again My mother is back on her feet again after being sick with the flu for two weeks.
ball is in someone's court
be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.
beat one's brains out
try very hard to understand or do something.
blow one's top
become extremely angry.
break someone's heart
make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.
breathe one's last
to die The man finally breathed his last after a long illness.
by the skin of one's teeth
barely succeed in doing something.
card up one's sleeve
another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
catch one's death of cold
become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.
catch one's eye
attract one's attention/interest.
change one's mind
decide to do something different from what had been decided
cut one's losses
do something to stop losing money or something We should sell the old machinery as soon as possible and try and cut our losses.
dose/taste of one's own medicine
being treated in the same way as one treats others (usually a negative meaning) Our boss got a taste of his own medicine when people began to ignore him as he had always done to them.
drag one's feet
" delay; take longer than necessary to do something."
drag one's heels
act slowly or reluctantly The government has been dragging their heels in talks with the union about their new contract.
force one's hand
make someone do something or tell what one will do sooner than planned We decided to force the hand of the opposing side at the bargaining sessions as we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.
get on one's nerves
" irritate someone; make someone upset. "
get one's wires crossed
be confused or mistaken about something.
go to one's head
make one dizzy The alcohol quickly went to his head and he had to sit down for awhile.
hang out one's shingle
give public notice of the opening of a doctor's office etc The doctor decided to hang up his shingle as soon as he finished medical school.
have one's nose in something
unwelcome interest in something, impolite curiosity My boss always has his nose in other peoples' business so he is not very well-liked.
in over one's head
in a situation that is too much / too difficult for one to
keep one's finger's crossed
wish for good luck I will keep my fingers crossed that you are able to get the new job that you have applied for.
land on one's feet
come out of a bad situation successfully I was able to land on my feet even though our company had recently gone bankrupt.
lay one's cards on the table
let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.
lay one's hands on
get hold of, find, catch If I can lay my hands on a barbecue I will barbecue some chicken for dinner.
make up one's mind
decide what to do.
on one's shoulders
one's responsibility I don't want to have the failure of the project on my shoulders.
one's lucky number comes up
someone is lucky or has good fortune My lucky number finally came up when I was chosen to go to Los Angeles in order to represent our company at the conference.
one's number is up
something bad will happen to someone I think that the manager's number is up and he will soon be fired from his job.
one's opposite number
someone who has the same position as oneself in another company or organization I spoke with my opposite number in the other company but he didn't agree with me about the new sales policy.
over one's head
too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.
play into one's hands
be or do something that another person can use against you By losing his temper our manager played into the hands of the other side during the meeting.
pull someone's leg
tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something
put one's cards on the table
let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly It looked as if the meeting was going to fail so we put our cards on the table to give it one last try.
put one's fingers on something
locate precisely, remember exactly I was finally able to put my fingers on the problem and find someone to help me fix it.
put one's foot down
object strongly, take firm action My sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.
put one's foot in one's mouth
say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation I put my foot in my mouth when I said that I didn't like fish just before my friends served fish at their dinner party.
put (something or someone) out of one's head/mind
try to forget someone or something I was forced to put my holidays out of my head when we had the emergency problems at our company.
ram (something) down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
read someone's mind
know what someone is thinking.
Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her li
Someone has caused
stand on one's own two feet
be independent My sister needs to do something to make her daughter stand on her own two feet.
stand one's ground
maintain and defend one's position Although our opponents during the negotiations were very agressive we stood our ground and bargained very hard.
stick to one's guns
defend an action or opinion despite an unfavorable reaction We stuck to our guns during the meeting and asked for more time to consider the proposal.
stone's throw
(See a stone's throw)
take someone's temperature
measure someone's body temperature The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
wear out one's welcome
make someone uncomfortable by visiting too long.
chunk one's cookies
to vomit
An one's idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with one's, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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