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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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