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“someone's”

The following 409 entries include the term someone's.

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at/on someone's suggestion

idiom

: because someone said that one should

at someone's beck and call

idiom

: always ready to do whatever someone asks

at someone's bidding

idiom

: as told or ordered to do by another

at someone's command

idiom

: available for someone's use or needs

at someone's convenience

idiom

: at a time that is convenient for someone : at a time that will not cause someone too much trouble or effort

at (someone's) discretion

idiom

: done if, how, when, etc., someone chooses to do it.

at someone's disposal

idiom

: available for someone to use : available for whatever one needs

at someone's earliest opportunity

idiom

: as soon as it is possible for someone to do something

at someone's elbow

idiom

: at someone's side

at someone's expense

idiom

: paid for by someone

at someone's feet

idiom

: close to someone's feet sometimes used figuratively to suggest easy success

at someone's heels

idiom

: following someone very closely

at someone's or something's mercy

idiom

: in a position or situation in which one can be harmed by (someone or something one cannot control)

at someone's own pace

idiom

: at a speed that suits someone

at someone's pleasure

idiom

used to say that something is done or can be done because someone wants it to be done

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