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hours of work

proof of work

types of work

lots of work

months of work

line of work

spending a ton of money

make a ton of money

lose a ton of money

cost a ton of money

invest a ton of money

save you a ton of money

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A poor man's something

Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man's version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

balls something up

to make a mess of a situation

be fed up with [with someone or something]

be out of patience [with someone

be in two minds about something

unable to decide: "I'm in two minds about buying a new car."

be into something|be into|into

v. phr., informal To have taken something up partly as a nobby, partly as a serious interest of sorts [basically resulting from the new consciousness and self-realization movement that originated in the late Sixties]. Roger's wife is into women's liberation and women's consciousness. Did you know that Syd is seriously into transcendental meditation? Jack found out that his teenage son is into pot smoking and gave him a serious scolding.

be up to something|up|up to something

v. phr., informal 1. To feel strong enough or knowledgeable enough to accomplish a certain task. Are you up to climbing all the way to the 37th floor? Are we up to meeting the delegation from Moscow and speaking Russian to them? 2. Tendency to do something mischievous. I'm afraid Jack is up to one of his old tricks again.

beef about something

complain about something: "He's always beefing about the pay."

beef something up

give something extra appeal: "If we beef up the window display, more people might come into the shop."

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

best part of something

best part of something
Nearly all of something, the majority, as in The dentist was late; I waited for the best part of an hour. The adjective best here does not concern quality but quantity. [First half of 1500s] Also see better half, def. 1.

blow it [something]

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

break someone of something

break someone of something
Cause to discontinue a habit or practice, as in Mom tried for years to break Betty of biting her nails. The Oxford English Dictionary cites a quotation from W. Wotton's History of Rome [1701]: “He ... broke them of their warm Baths,” which presumably refers to breaking Romans of their custom of bathing regularly. Today we are more apt to break someone of a bad habit. [Early 1600s]

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

buy something

buy something
Believe something; accept as true or satisfactory. For example, You think he's a millionaire? I just won't buy that. [Slang; 1920s]

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

charge something to something|charge

v. 1. To place the blame on; make responsible for. John failed to win a prize, but he charged it to his lack of experience. The coach charged the loss of the game to the team's disobeying his orders. 2. To buy something on the credit of. Mrs. Smith bought a new pocketbook and charged it to her husband. Mr. White ordered a box of cigars and had it charged to his account.

check on someone|check|check on|check on something

v. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. We checked on Dan's age by getting his birth record. Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown went down to check up on it. You can check on your answers at the back of the book. The police are checking up on the man to see if he has a police record. Grandfather went to have the doctor check on his health.
Compare: LOOK INTO, LOOK OVER.

cut your teeth on something

where you learn to do something: "He's the best man to run the company - he cut his teeth in the Production Department and ran it successfully for years."

dare one to do something|dare

v. phr. To challenge someone to do something. "I dare you to jump off that rock into the sea," Fred said to Jack.

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

do by someone or something|do by

v. To deal with; treat.

tons of [people or things]

informal A very large amount of people or things. There are still tons of things we need to get done before the product will be ready to launch. Tons of tourists start pouring into the city just before the festival each year.Learn more: of, ton

tons of something

n. lots of something. We got tons of fried chicken, so help yourself. Learn more: of, something, ton

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