You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“someone or something”
The following 73 entries include the term someone or something.
keep (someone or something) back
phrase: to not allow (someone) to go near something
keep (someone or something) going
phrase: to make (someone) able to continue doing something at a difficult time
leave (someone or something) be
phrase: to not bother or touch (someone or something)
let (someone or something) be
phrase: to not bother or touch (someone or something)
milk/bleed/suck (someone or something) dry
phrase: to take or use up everything from (someone or something)
not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole
phrase: to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something)
not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
phrase: to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something)
open (someone or something) to (someone or something)
phrase: to allow (a particular group of people) to enter, use, or participate in (something)
pack (someone or something) in
phrase: to cause (someone or something) to fit into a small space
pass (someone or something) off as
phrase: to cause people to wrongly believe that someone or something is someone or something else
pick (someone or something) to pieces/shreds
phrase: to study and criticize all of the parts of (someone or something)
play (someone or something) off against (someone or something)
phrase: to cause two people or groups to fight or compete with (each other) in a way that helps oneself
praise (someone or something) to the skies
phrase: to praise (someone or something) very much
press (someone or something) into service
phrase: to use (someone or something) for a particular job or purpose when a special need occurs
pump (someone or something) full of (something)
phrase: to fill (someone or something) with (something) by using a pump —often used figuratively
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