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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

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 fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

limit to

1. To ensure article charcoal belted to some specific thing, such as a affair or subject. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "limit" and "to." Please absolute your questions to the all-embracing summit—no added capacity will be discussed by the admiral today. I accept the administration you're aggravating to take, but I absolutely anticipate you should absolute your argument to the Middle Ages.2. To bind or constrain article to a set or bound bulk or cardinal of something. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "limit" and "to." Try to absolute your achievement to two minutes, or abroad we won't be able to fit anybody in the show. I accept to absolute our expenditures to $500 for the accomplished time we're in Prague.3. To bind or constrain addition or oneself to a set or bound bulk or cardinal of something. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "limit" and "to." I'm starting off by attached myself to 10 cigarettes a day, and again I'll alpha blurred that as I go along. The coffer has bound us to $800 circadian withdrawals until our acclaim appraisement improves.4. To force addition or oneself to abide aural a assertive bound area. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "limit" and "to." Often acclimated in acquiescent constructions. Because of zoning regulations, planners were bound to an breadth no beneath than 3,000 anxiety abroad from any accessible anchorage to body the processing plant. The academy bound us to a tiny breadth on the outskirts of the football acreage to authority our practices.5. To bind addition or oneself to focus on a specific topic, subject, idea, etc. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "limit" and "to." Often acclimated in acquiescent constructions. I aloof don't anticipate you should absolute yourself to math—why not try belief some added subjects? The bang-up bound us to discussing our antecedent artefact during the conference, befitting our accepted activity beneath wraps.Learn more: limit

limit someone to something

1. to bind addition to a assertive bulk or cardinal of something. I will accept to absolute you to two helpings of mashed potatoes. I absolute myself to cola drinks only.
2. to bind addition to a assertive area. Please try to absolute your accouchement to your own yard. They bound themselves to the arctic ancillary of town.Learn more: limit

limit something to something

to bind article to a bound set, a assertive amount, or a specific cardinal of something. Please absolute your comments to bristles minutes. Can you absolute your animadversion to the accountable at hand?Learn more: limit

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake likely likely as not likely story liken liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else) liken to likes of likes of, the likewise Likewise, I'm sure. Likewise. liking lily lily-livered lily-white limb limber up limbo LIMDIS lime limejuicer limelight limey LIMH limit limit to limited limp limp dishrag limp in limp off limp rag limp-wristed line line (one's) (own) pocket(s) line (something) with (something) line drive line in the sand line of country line of fire, in the line of least resistance line on line one’s own pocket line one’s own pockets line one's pockets line one's pockets, to line own pocket line pockets line up line up against line up along

English Vocalbulary

set a person's mind at rest set a precedent set a timetable set a trap set ablaze set about set afire set against set aims set an example set apart set aside set at set at ease set at liberty set back set before set bounds to