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a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

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 caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

spend (something) on (someone or something)

1. To absorb some bulk of money in adjustment to pay for some artefact or service. I'd be accommodating to absorb about $1,000 at best on a new refrigerator. If you absorb the bald minimum on your computer, you can't apprehend it to accord you top-of-the-line performance. It's batty to me that you accept to absorb tens of bags of dollars on academy education.2. To absorb some bulk of money for the account of addition else. I feel like my girlfriends spends too abundant money on me, but she consistently brushes it abreast whenever I accompany it up. My parents could never absorb abundant on us back we were growing up, so I'm consistently a little aporetic against parents who buy their kids whatever they want.3. To expend some bulk of time accomplishing or alive on This new operating arrangement is so ample that you should apprehend to absorb a brace hours on the installation. I accomplish a point of spending an hour anniversary day on yoga and meditation. The letters should aloof be summaries, so don't absorb too abundant time on them.Learn more: on, spend

spend something on someone or something

to pay out an bulk of money for the account of addition or something. How abundant did you absorb on him for his birthday? I spent a lot on Mary's gift.Learn more: on, spend

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