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buckle under

quit, lose, not try, give up We're losing, but we won't buckle under. We won't quit.

cool under pressure

calm during a crisis, able to perform well when you must do it Jo was very cool under pressure. When the judge asked questions, she answered clearly and calmly.

crack under the strain

become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.

down under

Australia, New Zealand etc. Next year I'm going down under for my holidays - New Zealand.

drink you under the table

drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!

get out from under

escape a situation that one doesn

get under my skin

bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.

get under one

bother someone, upset someone She always gets under my skin although I don

give to understand

make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here.

go under

fail, be unable to continue, go bankrupt Companies that can't make loan payments will go under.

put a bomb beneath (someone or something)

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put a bomb under

1 booty desperate accomplish to arouse (an abeyant or backward person) to action. 2 accept a abstruse or abolitionist aftereffect on (something, abnormally article that has been accustomed or banausic for a continued time). informal 2 2003 John Ray Dissecting Leftism In my bookish announcement of May 16th about psychopathy, I address allegation that should put a bomb beneath a above acreage of cerebral research. Learn more: bomb, put

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go to one's head go to pieces go to pot go to rack and ruin go to town go to trouble go to your head go too far go under go under the knife go up in smoke go up in smoke/flames go whole hog go wild go with the flow go without go without saying put (something) on the cuff put (something) on the front burner put (something) on the long finger put (something) on the market put (something) on the shelf put (something) out of perspective put (something) over on (one) put (something) past (someone) put (something) plainly put (something) right put (something) through its paces put (something) to a/the vote put (something) to good account put (something) to good use put (something) to one side put (something) to rights put (something) to sleep put (something) to the torch put (something) to work put (something) toward (something) put (something) up for (something) put (something) up to (someone or something) put a (monkey) wrench in(to) the works put a bee in (one's) bonnet put a bee in bonnet put a bomb under put a bomb under (someone or something) put a bomb under something put a brave face on (something) put a brave face on something put a brave front on put a bug in (one's) ear put a bug in ear put a bug in someone's ear put a cap in (one's) ass put a cap on put a cap on (something) put a con on (one) put a con on someone put a contract out on put a contract out on (one) put a cork in it Put a cork in it! put a crimp in put a crimp in/on something put a dampener on (something) put a damper on put a damper on (something) put a damper on something put a different complexion on (something) put a dog off the scent