get wise to something somebody Идиома
get wise to something/somebody
learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.
somebody up there loves/hates me
an expression meaning that an unseen power in heaven has been favorable/unfavorable to you "Somebody up there loves me," he said as he found the money on the side of the road.
get on (well) with (somebody)
have a good relationship with
" I get on very well with my colleagues."
Put somebody's nose out of joint
If you put someone's nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you.
Take your hat off to somebody
If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect.
go somebody one better|go|go one better|one better
v. phr.,
informal To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream. John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.
somebody up there loves me|hate|hates|love|loves|s
slang An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me! Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!
somebody up there loves me
somebody up there loves me I am having very good luck right now; also, someone with influence is favoring me. For example,
I won $40 on that horse—somebody up there loves me, or
I don't know how I got that great assignment; somebody up there loves me. This idiom, generally used half-jokingly, alludes either to heavenly intervention or to the help of a temporal higher authority. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see
friend in court.
get on (well) with (somebody)
have a acceptable accord with
" I get on actual able-bodied with my colleagues."
get astute to something/somebody
learn about article kept abstruse He assuredly got astute to the actuality that they were burglary his money.
go somebody one better|go|go one better|one better
v. phr.,
informal To do article bigger than (someone else); do added or bigger than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one bigger abutting time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream. John fabricated a acceptable dive into the water, but Bob went him one bigger by diving in backwards.
Put somebody's adenoids out of joint
If you put someone's adenoids out of joint, you abrade them or accomplish them affronted with you.
somebody up there loves me
somebody up there loves me I am accepting actual acceptable luck appropriate now; also, addition with access is benign me. For example,
I won $40 on that horse—somebody up there loves me, or
I don't apperceive how I got that abundant assignment; somebody up there loves me. This idiom, about acclimated half-jokingly, alludes either to adorable action or to the advice of a banausic college authority. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Additionally see
friend in court.
somebody up there loves me|hate|hates|love|loves|s
slang An announcement intimating that an concealed ability in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or abortive to the one authoritative the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there abiding loves me! Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there abiding hates me!
somebody up there loves/hates me
an announcement acceptation that an concealed ability in heaven has been favorable/unfavorable to you "Somebody up there loves me," he said as he begin the money on the ancillary of the road.
Take your hat off to somebody
If you booty your hat off to someone, you accede that they accept done article aberrant or contrarily deserve your respect. Dictionary