Meaning of expressions with VERY; the very idea, very good, very well, one’s very own the very idea (infml) expresses surprise at someone’s suggestion etc – Of course you can’t miss 3 days of school […] Read more...
Meaning of SHAKE, hands, head, off, shake-up
SHAKE: shake hands, shake your head, shake off, shaken, shake-up shake (v) move quickly up and down and/or to and fro – When the earthquake started all the houses began to shake – The dog […] Read more...
Paper over, paperback, paperwork, on paper, not worth paper written on
Meaning of expressions with PAPER Paper over, paperwork, not worth the paper it’s written on, on paper, paperback Paper over (v) · hide or make a show of improving a fault – The report didn’t […] Read more...
Order; an order, out of order,made to order, in order to
Meaning of expressions with ORDER in order to, made to order, out of order, an order an order · a request to supply goods – I made an order for 50 footballs last week, could […] Read more...
NAME: by name, in name only, big name, by the name of
Expressions/idioms with NAME good name, in name only, big name, by the name of, by name name (n) – reputation – The hotel’s bad service gave it a bad name – This school has a […] Read more...