v. だしにする

use as イディオム

use as an excuse

Idiom(s): use sb or sth as an excuse

Theme: BLAME

to blame someone or something (for a failure).
• John used his old car as an excuse for not going to the meeting.
• My husband was sick in bed, and I used him as an excuse.

As much use as a chocolate fire-guard

A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use. An alternative to 'As much use as a chocolate teapot'.

As much use as a chocolate teapot

Something that is as much use as a chocolate teapot is not useful at all.

As much use as a handbrake on a canoe

This idiom is used to describe someone or something as worthless or pointless.

use (someone or something) as (something)

To accomplish use of addition or article in the function, capacity, or role of article else. Please don't use my CDs as coasters—you'll blemish them up! I anticipation we had a absolute connection, but she was aloof application me as a agency of affair my uncle who works for Microsoft.Learn more: use

use someone or something as something

to accomplish addition or article action as something. (Learn added use someone or something as an excuse.) You accept acclimated me as your tool! I don't like your application my car as your clandestine taxi.Learn more: use

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More Idioms/Phrases

As cold as ice As cold as stone As cool as a cucumber As good as new As mad as a hatter As mad as a wrongly shot hog As much use as a chocolate fire-guard As much use as a chocolate teapot As much use as a handbrake on a canoe As neat as a new pin As one man Asleep at the wheel At a drop of a dime

English Vocalbulary

use at the same time use excessively use for a long time use force use freely use in turn use jointly use of force use properly use the correct word use together use too much use up use violence useability useable used used article