“someone\\\'s”

The following 412 entries include the term someone\\\'s.

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in the cup of someone's hand

idiom

: in the palm with the hand curved like a cup

in the depths of someone's mind

idiom

: not thought about or remembered for a very long time : nearly forgotten

in/under someone's control

idiom

: in someone's power to direct or control

invade someone's privacy

idiom

: 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

idiom

: to place oneself too close to someone

invasion of (someone's) privacy

idiom

: 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

idiom

used to say that someone was caused to believe (that something will happen or is true)

it's (someone's) call

idiom

used to mean that someone should be the one to make a decision about something

it's (someone's) funeral

idiom

used to say that a person will have to deal with the unpleasant result of his or her actions

it's someone's loss

idiom

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

idiom

: to make someone feel very nervous and tense

jog someone's memory

idiom

: to cause or help someone to remember something

jump down someone's throat

idiom

: to respond angrily to someone

jump to someone's defense

idiom

: to quickly defend someone

just someone's luck

idiom

used to say that bad or unpleasant things often happen to someone because he or she is unlucky

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