“is to”

The following 4 entries include the term is to.

one's nose is to the grindstone

idiom

: one is doing hard, continuous work

there is to be said for

idiom

used with words such as something, a lot, much, etc., to indicate that something has advantages which deserve to be considered when someone is thinking about what to do

to know someone is to love him/her

idiom

used to say that the people who know someone feel great affection for him or her

which is to say

idiom

: which means that


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