bother, irritate, get to me That scraping noise bugs me. It's quite annoying.
catch (someone) red-handed
catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.
cost (someone) an arm and a leg
" cost a lot; be very expensive."
cut (someone) off
stop someone from saying something We tried to outline our proposal but we were constantly cut off by our noisy opponents.
down on (someone)
be critical of someone, angry at She is really down on her friend but I don
draw (someone) out
make a person talk or tell something She was very quiet but we finally were able to draw her out so that she would join the party.
drop (someone) a line
write or mail a note or letter to someone She promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to Singapore.
egg (someone) on
urge or push someone to do something He is always egging his friend on when he is angry which makes him even angrier.
fill (someone) in
tell someone the details I will fill you in later about our plans for the weekend.
get hold of (someone)
find a person so you can speak with him or her I tried to get hold of him last week but he was out of town.
set to assignment on (someone)
To activate accomplishing article to someone. Mom set to assignment on me and bandaged my aching knee.Learn more: on, set, work
go/set to ˈwork (on something)
(also get (down) to ˈwork (on something)) alpha alive on a accurate task: I set to assignment on the car, giving it a acceptable clean. ♢ I care to get to assignment on that report.Learn more: go, set, workLearn more:
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