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The following 412 entries include the term someone's.
in the cup of someone's hand
phrase: in the palm with the hand curved like a cup
in the depths of someone's mind
phrase: not thought about or remembered for a very long time : nearly forgotten
in/under someone's control
phrase: in someone's power to direct or control
invade someone's privacy
phrase: to cause someone to lose his or her privacy : to interfere with someone's right to be alone or to be away from public attention
invade someone's space
phrase: to place oneself too close to someone
invasion of (someone's) privacy
phrase: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
it is someone's understanding
phrase—used to say that someone was caused to believe (that something will happen or is true)
it's (someone's) call
phrase—used to mean that someone should be the one to make a decision about something
it's (someone's) funeral
phrase—used to say that a person will have to deal with the unpleasant result of his or her actions
it's someone's loss
phrase—used to say that one thinks another person could be helped by or would enjoy something which that person has chosen not to do or have
jangle someone's nerves
phrase: to make someone feel very nervous and tense
jog someone's memory
phrase: to cause or help someone to remember something
jump down someone's throat
phrase: to respond angrily to someone
jump to someone's defense
phrase: to quickly defend someone
just someone's luck
phrase—used to say that bad or unpleasant things often happen to someone because he or she is unlucky
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