rou Idiom
a rough time
a lot of teasing, a lot of bugging Did your friends give you a rough time about your funny haircut?
a rough time of it
a time of stress or bad luck, a tough time of it After the divorce he had a rough time of it.
around the bend
crazy or insane, off your rocker If I had to listen to that noise all the time, I'd go around the bend.
around the clock
twenty-four hours, 'round the clock Julie worked around the clock to finish her sewing project.
ask for trouble
behave in a way that trouble is likely He is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
beat around the bush
speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.
been around
experienced, not naive, wasn't born yesterday "Margo's been around; she can work with the convicts."
bomb around
drive around, drive your car for fun, cruise """Where have you been?"" ""Bombin' around in Rod's car."""
break fresh ground
deal with something in a new way The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer cure.
break through
be successful after overcoming a difficulty Finally there was a breakthrough in the talks aimed at ending the school teacher's strike.
bring around/round
restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.
brouhaha
shouting and fighting, melee, Donnybrook After the dance, there was a brouhaha in the schoolyard.
buy a round
buy a drink for everyone at the table, this one is on me When Gina was born, I bought a round for the team. Every player had a drink to honor our baby.
carry through
put into action The steel company carried through their plan to restructure all of their operations.
circles around you
much better than you, no contest Why do you play cards with her? She can play circles around you.
come around
begin to co-operate, believe, come onside When he reads the report, he'll come around. He'll believe us.
come through
complete the task, do what is expected We're hoping that Ron will come through with high grades.
common ground
shared beliefs or interests There was little common ground between the two sides and the negotiations for the new machinery did not go well.
cover ground
talk about the important facts and details of something The number of questions seemed endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.
did yourself proud
did a good job, did well, did good, done good That was a great dinner, Nora. You did yourself proud.
do yourself proud
do something that you are proud of You did yourself proud when you helped the refugees.
don't borrow trouble
"do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get a divorce, Pat said, ""Don't borrow trouble."""
don't know your ass from a hole in the ground
you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
dragged through a...
(See look like he was dragged through a knothole)
drive around
drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.
ear to the ground
direct one
fall through
not happen, not succeed, not come off, not pan out His plans to write a novel fell through because he didn't get a government grant.
fall through the cracks
not be included, leave out These children fell through the cracks. They didn't learn to read.
fart around
play instead of work, goof off, hang out When we were kids we used to fart around at my uncle's store.
feet on the ground
an understanding of what can be done, sensible ideas The new manager has his feet on the ground and will probably be able to come up with a sensible solution to our problems.
fiddle around
tinker, do something in an unplanned way I tried fiddling around with the computer printer for awhile but it still won
find a way around
find a way not to pay, avoid a rule, get around If you want to find a way around a tax law, talk to Sammy.
follow through
do what you promise, see it through If you promise to help, try to follow through.
fool around
spend time playing rather than working, waste time If he would spend less time fooling around he would be able to get some work done.
gain ground
go forward, make progress Our company has been gaining ground in our attempt to be the best in the industry.
get around
go to different places, move about He really gets around. He has been to almost every state in the United States.
get around it
avoid rules or laws, find a way around You must obtain a business license. You can't get around it.
get around to
do, work at, complete I haven't got around to calling him yet. I haven't had time.
get in on the ground floor
be there at the start, be one of the first If I get in on the ground floor at MING'S, I'll advance quickly.
get into trouble
do bad things, break the law When he's with the Subway Gang he gets into trouble. He's bad.
get it through one
understand, believe He has got it through his head that he will get a job easily without really making an effort.
get off the ground
make a successful beginning, go ahead His new business never really got off the ground so he must look for another job.
get through
succeed in passing an exam or ordeal She has been having trouble gettting through her final exams.
get through one
understand or believe It was difficult to get it through the bank manager's head that I didn't want to borrow any more money.
get through to
be understood by, make (someone) understand I tried talking to her but I couldn
get your mind around
understand, comprehend, wrap your mind around He explained DNA, but I can't get my mind around it.
give ground
move back, retreat, stop opposing someone He refused to give ground on his plans to change the system of office management.
give you a rough time
tease you, hassle you (see hassle me) The players gave me a rough time about scoring on my own goalie.
give you the runaround
(See the runaround)
go around
go from one place or person to another We decided to go around from one shop to another until we found a good present.
