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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.

grate on (someone or something)

1. To scrape or blemish adjoin something. When you move the table, amuse accomplish abiding that the legs don't abrade on the floor.2. To be acid or annoying. Her snarky comments are absolutely starting to abrade on me.Learn more: grate, on

grate on someone

to abrade someone; to rub addition the amiss way. Your abrogating attitude absolutely grates on me. Everything you say grates on me.Learn more: grate, on

grate on someone('s nerves)

Fig. to abrade someone; to bother someone. My abhorrent brother is annoying on my nerves. Your whining absolutely grates on me.Learn more: grate, on

grate on something

to rub, scrape, or abrade something. The timberline annex is annoying on the ancillary of the house. The basal of the aperture is annoying on the threshold. Amuse fix it. appease someone's desires Euph. to accept sex with someone. The prostitute promised to appease her customer's desires. That night, he adequate her desires.Learn more: grate, on

grate on

v.
1. To scrape adjoin article and roughen or abolish pieces of a surface: The fender was annoying on the annoy of the car.
2. To abrade addition or article as if by abrading or grating: These loud noises are starting to abrade on me. Learn more: grate, on

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