“someone's”

The following 412 entries include the term someone's.

Entries 211–225 of 412
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massage someone's ego

phrase

: to say things that make someone feel important and proud

meet someone's gaze

phrase

: to look back at someone

mess with someone's mind/head

phrase

: to cause someone to feel confused

more power to someone's elbow

phrase

used to say that one approves of what someone is doing and hopes it will be successful

much to someone's regret

phrase

: causing someone great disappointment

much to someone's surprise

phrase

used to say that someone is very surprised by something

music to someone's ears

noun

: something that someone is very happy to hear

never in someone's life

phrase

: at no time

no doubt in someone's mind

phrase

: no uncertainty felt by someone (about something)

none of someone's affair/business

phrase

: a situation or matter that someone should not interfere in by saying, doing, or asking anything about it

no skin off someone's nose

phrase

used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something

nothing could be further from someone's mind

phrase

used to say that someone is not thinking about or considering something

not in someone's vocabulary

phrase

: not a word that someone knows and uses sometimes used in an exaggerated way to make a forceful statement

not someone's concern

phrase

: not something one is responsible for or involved in

not someone's problem

phrase

used to say that someone is not responsible for dealing with something

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