“someone's”

The following 410 entries include the term someone's.

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blow someone's mind

idiom

: to strongly affect someone with surprise, wonder, delight, etc. : to amaze or overwhelm someone

borrow/take a page from someone's book

idiom

: to do the same thing that someone else has done

box someone's ears

idiom

: to hit someone on the sides of the head or on the ears

break someone's heart

idiom

: to cause someone to feel great sorrow or sadness

breathe down someone's neck

idiom

: to chase after someone closely

bring a tear to someone's eye

idiom

: to make someone cry a little

bring (something) to someone's notice

idiom

: to tell someone about (something)

bring the matter to someone's attention

idiom

: to make someone aware of some problem

bring to someone's attention

idiom

: to make someone aware of (something)

bust someone's chops

idiom

: to criticize someone in a playful way : tease

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

idiom

used to say that a person who appears to be innocent, sincere, or kind is really not

by someone's reckoning

idiom

: according to someone's calculations

call someone's bluff

idiom

: to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed

capture/catch someone's imagination

idiom

: to make someone very interested or excited

capture someone's imagination

idiom

: to impress someone as interesting and exciting

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