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keyword: Something
A Credit To Someone Or Something »
(it happened because of the good qualities of that person...)


A Far Cry From Something »
(very different from that thing...)


A Hush Fell Over Someone Or Something »
(they became quiet...)


A Kind Of A Something »
(it is like that thing; it fits into the same category as that thing...)


A Past Master At Something »
(one who was great in past times...)


A Prelude To Something »
(an introduction to something else which will happen...)


A Rush On Something »
(try to make it go faster; hurry...)


A Slave To Something »
(one spends all of one's time and effort on that thing...)


A Stone's Throw Away From Something »
(close enough that you could throw a stone and hit it...)


A Taste Of Something »
(a try of something to see how one likes it...)


A Thirst For Something »
(you really want that; you want a lot of that...)


A Wealth Of Something »
(there is a lot of it...)


Abide By Something »
(agree to do what one is told to do...)


Able To Do Something Blindfolded »
(it is easy to do...)


Accustomed To Someone Or Something »
(familiar with; used to...)


Acquire A Taste For Something »
(begin to enjoy the taste of a food; begin to like doing something...)


Act Something Out »
(do a performance to show what it was like...)


Advise Against Something »
(recommend that you not do that...)


Advise Someone Against Doing Something »
(tell that person one believes they should not do it...)


Aim To Do Something »
(one plans to do it; one intends to do it...)


All For Something »
(one agrees with that and wants it to happen...)


All Worked Up About Something »
(one let oneself be very bothered by that thing...)


All Worked Up Over Something »
(one let oneself be very bothered by that thing...)


Amount To Something »
(become something important...)


An Affinity For Someone Or Something »
(you like that thing; you do it well...)


And Something To Spare »
(it did not take all of one's effort; we were still not exhausted...)


Arrange To Do Something With Someone »
(make a plan with that person...)


Bank On Something »
(be confident that it will happen...)


Bargain For Something »
(expect that it would happen; plan for it; be prepared for it...)


Bargain On Something »
(expect plan that it would happen...)


Be Curtains For Someone Or Something »
(that thing is finished; that one will lose...)


Be Reluctant To Do Something »
(dont' want to do it; not eager to do it...)


Be Swimming In Something »
(have a lot of it...)


Be Used To Something »
(familiar with it...)


Bear Someone Or Something In Mind »
(remember it; keep it in mind...)


Call For Someone Or Something »
(ask for that one to come...)


Can't Do Anything With Someone Or Something »
(that person is not useful...)


Can't Help But Do Something »
(it has to happen; there is no way to not do it...)


Can't Make Heads Or Tails Out Of Someone Or Something »
(do not understand it at all; it does not make sense to one...)


Can't Stand The Sight Of Someone Or Something »
(dislike that person strongly...)


Can't Wait For Something To Happen »
(eager for it to happen...)


Cannot Help Doing Something »
(it must be done; it had to happen...)


Capable Of Doing Something »
(able to do it; strong enough; willing to do a hurtful act...)


Carry On Without Someone Or Something »
(continue working after one is gone...)


Carry Something Off »
(succeed in done something difficult...)


Carry Something Out »
(do what was planned...)


Carry Something Over »
(continue something which was started in another place...)


Cast About For Someone Or Something »
(try to find away to learn or get something...)


Cast Doubts On Someone Or Something »
(makes one question whether or not that is true...)


Catch A Whiff Of Something »
(suspect something; get an idea...)


Catch On To Someone Or Something »
(discover what is being done...)


Chalk Something Up To Something »
(say that that is why it happened...)


Chance Something »
(risk losing; gamble...)


Chance Upon Someone Or Something »
(discover something by accident; find something without looking for it...)


Charge Someone Or Something Up »
(give someone reason to get excited...)


Check In On Someone Or Something »
(visit one to see that they are okay...)


Check Into Something »
(study up and learn about something...)


Chicken Out Of Something »
(become afraid and decide to not do it...)


Clamp Down On Someone Or Something »
(not allow it to happen anyway; become more strict...)


Clean Out Of Something »
(don't have any more of that thing...)


Dash Cold Water On Something »
(do something to lessen excitement...)


Dash Something Off »
(write something very quickly...)


Divide Something Fifty Fifty »
(make sure that each side gets an equal share...)


Do A Flip Flop On Something »
(decide for something, then decide against it; change one's position irresponsibly...)


Do Away With Someone Or Something »
(get rid of that thing; not have it any more...)


Do Justice To Something »
(communicate something in a way that really shows how good it is...)


Do Something For A Living »
(the work you do to earn the money to pay your expenses...)


Down On Someone Or Something »
(finding faults with or criticizing that one...)


Feel Something In One's Bones »
(one has a knowledge about something, and feels that knowledge as a deep sensation in one's body...)


Feel Up To Something »
(feel strong, prepared, and have the energy to do it...)


Fiddle Around With Someone Or Something »
(play with something irresponsibly...)


Figure In Something »
(it is included in your preparations; it was expected...)


Figure Someone Or Something Out »
(learn; discover; find out; understand...)


Fill Someone In On Someone Or Something »
(tell one about it, let one know that it happened...)


Find Fault With Someone Or Something »
(one discovers something wrong in what the other...)


Find It In One's Heart To Do Something »
(it would be very kind if you would please do this thing...)


Find Someone Or Something Out »
(learn the secret that they are hiding...)


Find Something Out The Hard Way »
(one learned it by making a mistake...)


Fish For Something »
(trying to discover something...)


Fix Someone Up With Someone Or Something »
(arrange for a person to have or do that thing...)


Flirt With The Idea Of Doing Something »
(consider the possibility of doing it...)


Fly In The Face Of Someone Or Something »
(goes against what is known...)


Follow Through On Something »
(complete what you began doing...)


Follow Up On Something »
(check on something at a later time; make sure that it is being done...)


Fond Of Someone Or Something »
(you like them...)


Force Someone Or Something Down Someone's Throat »
(force one to do something that they don't want to do...)


Fork Money Out For Something »
(to pay for something when you don't want to pay...)


Fork Something Over »
(to give something that you don't want to give...)


Foul Someone Or Something Up »
(make a mistake and ruin something...)


Fresh Out Of Something »
(we have no more of it; there is none left...)


Get A Feel For Something »
(beginning to feel comfortable with it...)


Get A Fix On Something »
(learn the place where it is...)


Get A Grasp Of Something »
(hold something in one's hand; begin to understand that thing more clearly...)


Get A Hand With Something »
(receive help to do it...)


Get A Handle On Something »
(be able to control it better...)


Get A Head Start On Someone Or Something »
(begin running the race before the other one...)


Get A Kick Out Of Someone Or Something »
(that thing makes one laugh...)


Get A Load Of Someone Or Something »
(take a look at that...)


Get A Lot Of Mileage Out Of Something »
(able to use it for a long time; a car or other thing which lasts a long time...)


Get A Reputation As A Something »
(people say one is that way...)


Get A Reputation For Doing Something »
(people say that one often does that; one is known for doing that...)


Get A Thing About Someone Or Something »
(become interested in that person for some reason...)


Get A Whiff Of Something »
(smell it; have an idea that it is happening...)


Get Along With Someone Or Something »
(they feel comfortable together...)


Get Along Without Someone Or Something »
(one is able to continue after the other is gone...)


Get An Eyeful Of Someone Or Something »
(take a look at that...)


Get Around To Doing Something »
(you finally take the time to do that thing...)


Get Around To Something »
(you finally take the time for that thing...)


Get Away With Something »
(do something bad but not be discovered...)


Get By On Something »
(able to live or survive with only that thing...)


Get By With Something »
(able to function or continue with only that thing...)


Get Credit For Something »
(be noticed for doing good work...)


Get In On Something »
(join in on what the others are doing...)


Get Mad At Someone Or Something »
(be angry at that person; become angry because of what that person did...)


Get Something Out Of One's System »
(do something that you feel the need to do; say something in order to feel better...)


Get Something To Go »
(order food that you will eat someplace else...)


Get Something Under One's Belt »
(get the experience of doing that thing...)


Get The Drift Of Something »
(you understand the general idea...)


Get The Feel Of Something »
(feel comfortable doing something...)


Get The Worst Of Something »
(this one was effected most badly by what happened...)


Get Through Something »
(just finished doing it...)


Get Through With Something »
(finished doing it...)


Get To First Base With Someone Or Something »
(kiss that person on the mouth...)


Get To The Bottom Of Something »
(find out the truth about what has happened...)


Get Wind Of Something »
(learn that something has happened...)


Get Worked Up Over Something »
(get angry or upset about what happened...)


Go For Someone Or Something »
(try to get that thing...)


Go Into One's Song And Dance About Something »
(talk about something in a way to try to convince someone...)


Go Into Something »
(talk about it more; explain it...)


Go Over Something With A Fine Tooth Comb »
(look carefully to find something wrong with it...)


Hash Something Over »
(talk and think about it together to understand it better)s...)


Have A Bad Effect On Someone Or Something »
(one's influence makes that person worse...)


Have A Brush With Something »
(that thing almost happened...)


Have A Clean Conscience About Someone Or Something »
(one does not feel guilty about it...)


Have A Clear Conscience About Someone Or Something »
(one does not feel guilty about it...)


Have A Clue About Something »
(have some knowledge about it...)


Have A Crack At Something »
(try to do it; attempt it...)


Have A Go At Something »
(try it; make an effort...)


Have A Good Command Of Something »
(be able to do or use it well...)


Have A Hand In Something »
(participate; take part...)


Have A Handle On Something »
(have a good understanding and control of that thing...)


Have Something Down Pat »
(you can do that thing perfectly; by memory; with no mistakes...)


Implicate Someone In Something »
(say that person is involved in what happened...)


In Defiance Of Someone Or Something »
(doing it against that one; doing it even though that one said "don't do it"....)


Incumbent Upon Someone To Do Something »
(one thing must happen in order for the other thing to happen...)


Judge Something On Its Own Merits »
(that things is judged by it's own good or bad points, not by association with others...)


Just A Stone's Throw Away From Something »
(very near to it; it very nearly happened...)


Look Down On Someone Or Something »
(not respect that one...)


Look Forward To Something »
(be eager for it...)


Look High And Low For Someone Or Something »
(try to find it in many places...)


Look In On Someone Or Something »
(check to see if that person is okay...)


Look Like Something The Cat Dragged In »
(looking terrible as if one has been through a very bad experience...)


Mull Something Over »
(think about it; consider it carefully...)


Nail Someone Or Something Down »
(force them to commit to something...)


Need Something Yesterday »
(need that to be done as soon as possible...)


Nip Something In The Bud »
(stop it just when it is beginning...)


Order Something To Go »
(you will take it with you and eat it someplace else...)


Out Of Consideration For Someone Or Something »
(one is not being considered for that...)


Own Up To Something »
(admit responsibility for...)


Pin Something On Someone »
(blame one for what happened...)


Pride Oneself On Something »
(be proud of oneself for that thing...)


Prone To Something »
(that thing often happens...)


Save Something For A Rainy Day »
(don't act on it now; it will be useful in the future...)


Save Up For Something »
(save money for the future...)


Say Something In A Roundabout Way »
(speak indirectly; try to communicate one thing by saying something else...)


Say Something Right To Someone's Face »
(tell that person directly what you think; not speak secretly...)


Scale Something Down »
(make the plan smaller; do something less difficult...)


Set One's Heart Against Something »
(feel strongly one does not want it...)


Set One's Heart On Something »
(feel strongly that one wants it...)


Set Someone Or Something On Fire »
(something made him very angry...)


Set Someone Or Something Straight »
(help one understand something important that one does not yet understand...)


Shed Some Light On Something »
(make it easier to understand...)


Shell Something Out »
(give the thing even though one does not want to give it...)


Shy Away From Someone Or Something »
(not do something because it makes one a little afraid...)


Sick And Tired Of Someone Or Something »
(one wishes that thing would stop; one does not want it to happen any more...)


Signal To Someone To Do Something »
(let that person know you want them to do it...)


Sit In On Something »
(attend as a person watching the event...)


Sit Something Out »
(not participate; rest for now; one may join at a later time but not now...)


Sit Through Something »
(one stays seated during the whole time...)


Size Someone Or Something Up »
(try to decide how good that one will be...)


Slap Something Together »
(put something together very quickly; build it fast...)


Slated For Something »
(planned for that; that is the plan...)


Sleep On Something »
(first get a good night's sleep, then decide...)


Slow Someone Or Something Down »
(cause one to go slower...)


Split Something Fifty Fifty »
(share so that both get the same amount...)


Spring For Something »
(pay for it; pay it's cost...)


Squirrel Something Away »
(save for the future...)


Steer Clear Of Someone Or Something »
(avoid that person...)


Take A Course In Something »
(study that thing in school...)


Take A Gander At Someone Or Something »
(look at that and be prepared for something interesting...)


Take A Liking To Someone Or Something »
(to begin to like them...)


Take A Shine To Someone Or Something »
(begin to like them a lot; begin to have strong feelings towards them...)


Take A Shot At Something »
(attempt to do it; try it...)


Take A Stab At Something »
(attempt to do someone that one doesn't have a lot of experience doing...)


Take A Stand Against Someone Or Something »
(be unwilling to tolerate that some wrong is being done; stand up for or against...)


Take A Try At Something »
(try to do it...)


Take A Whack At Someone Or Something »
(attempt to do something that one has not been trained to do...)


Take Advantage Of Someone Or Something »
(use ones knowledge or connection for selfish gain...)


Take Aim At Someone Or Something »
(to decide that one will do something...)


Take An Interest In Something »
(start to become interested in it...)


Take Care Of Someone Or Something »
(handle that matter; help and care for that person...)


Take Charge Of Someone Or Something »
(become the leader or responsible one in that situation...)


Take Exception To Something »
(disagree with it; not in happy agreement with something...)


Take Great Pains To Do Something »
(make a very true effort; try hard...)


Take It Easy On Someone Or Something »
(not be strict about; not punish or harass that person...)


Take It Upon Oneself To Do Something »
(accept the responsibility to get it done...)


Take Kindly To Something »
(accept something happily...)


Take Liberties With Someone Or Something »
(allow oneself to do things that one should not do...)


Take No Stock In Something »
(not believe in it nor see its value...)


Take Off After Someone Or Something »
(leave in a hurry to catch them...)


Take Off On Something »
(lose hold of something and have it run away...)


Take Offense At Someone Or Something »
(feel insulted about it...)


Take Part In Something »
(join in it; participate...)


Take Pity On Someone Or Something »
(feel badly for another person's trouble...)


Take Precedence Over Someone Or Something »
(be more important than...)


Take Pride In Something »
(be proud of that thing; one likes this quality in oneself...)


Take Someone Or Something At Face Value »
(expect from that thing only what it is actually worth; don't hope for more; it is what it appears to be...)


Take Someone Or Something Away »
(take that one to another place...)


Take Someone Or Something By Storm »
(arrive with a big noise and lots of activity...)


Take Someone Up On Something »
(accept an offer that someone has made...)


Talk Someone Into Doing Something »
(convince that person to do it...)


The Nuts And Bolts Of Something »
(the details of how the thing works...)


Think A Great Deal Of Someone Or Something »
(have a very good opinion of...)


Think A Lot Of Someone Or Something »
(have a very good opinion of...)


Think Back On Someone Or Something »
(remember that thing...)


Think Better Of Something »
(have a better feeling towards...)


Think Highly Of Someone Or Something »
(you think there is a lot of good in that person...)


Think Little Of Someone Or Something »
(not have a lot of respect for...)


Think Nothing Of Someone Or Something »
(not respect that person; think that person is no good...)


Think Someone Or Something Fit For Something »
(believe that one is good enough to do the job...)


Think Something Out »
(think about it in detail...)


Think Something Over »
(consider the different aspects of some problem...)


Think Something Up »
(discover a new idea...)


Think The World Of Someone Or Something »
(think that one is one of the most important in the world...)


Think Twice Before Doing Something »
(don't decide too quickly; it might not be good to do that...)


Thirsty For Something »
(one really wants that...)


Throw Some Light On Something »
(help to understand that thing better...)


Tip The Scales At Something »
(increase the chance that it will happen...)


Weasel Out Of Something »
(find a sneaky way to not do something...)


Weed Someone Or Something Out »
(get rid of what is not useful...)


What Makes Something Tick »
(How does it work?...)


What's The Good Of Something»
(There seems to be no reason to do that...)


Whip Something Into Shape »
(make one strong and ready to face a challenge...)


Whip Something Up »
(create something quickly...)


Will Not Hear Of Something »
(The answer is 'No' and one will not even consider the possibility of 'Yes'...)


With Something To Spare »
(It did not require all of one's efforts...)


Within A Stone's Throw Of Something »
(Close enough that you could throw a stone and hit it...)


Work Someone Or Something In »
(Find the time to include it...)


Work Something Off »
(Do work to pay for what was done...)


Work Something Out »
(Find a resolution to the problem...)


Work Wonders With Someone Or Something »
(Make a big improvement...)


Worked Up About Something »
(get excited and upset...)


Worked Up Over Something »
(get excited and upset...)


Wouldn't Dream Of Doing Something »
(I would never do that...)


Wouldn't Touch Something With A Ten Foot Pole »
(It is safer to stay away from that...)


Wrap Something Up »
(Finish or complete a task...)


Wrapped Up In Someone Or Something »
(All of one's attention is on it...)


Wreak Havoc With Something »
(Act in a way that destroys things or makes things difficult...)


Wreak Vengeance Upon Someone Or Something »
(Get revenge in a destructive way...)


Write Someone Or Something Off »
(Believe that it will fail; not have confidence that they will succeed...)


Write Someone Or Something Up »
(Make an official document of what happened or what someone did wrong...)


Write Something Down »
(Write something on paper to help to record or remember it...)


Write Something Out »
(To write on paper in more detail...)


Zero In On Something »
(aim at as if through a target...)


Zoom In On Someone Or Something »
(focus on; look at more closely as if through a camera...)


A Bull In A China Shop »
(a clumsy person in a place where they can break something easily...)


A Drag On Someone »
(something which pulls at ones strength and slows one down...)


A Few Cards Short Of A Deck »
(something is lacking in that person; the person is being described as crazy or stupid...)


A Few Cards Shy Of A Full Deck »
(something is lacking in that person; the person is being described as crazy or stupid...)


A Grain Of Truth »
(something is at least partly true...)


A Hole In One »
(one is successful on the first try at something very difficult...)


A Little Knowledge Is A Dangerous Thing »
(people who have only a little knowledge about something often make big mistakes because they think they know more than they actually know...)


A Marvel To Behold »
(something wonderful to look at and consider...)


A Shot In The Arm »
(something which gives you confidence and strength; it gives you strength and encourages you...)


A Shot In The Dark »
(a guess at something when one does not know the answer...)


A Storm Is Brewing »
(something is preparing to happen, like the way clouds gather and the weather changes before a storm...)


Add Fuel To The Fire »
(do something which makes a bad situation even worse...)


Add Insult To Injury »
(a person has been hurt, then something is said which makes that person feel even worse...)


All Well And Good »
(what you are saying may be true, but there may be something else more important...)


An Aching Heart »
(one feels the pain of loss or want; one is pained by losing or wanting something...)


Bang One's Head Against A Brick Wall »
(trying to do something which is not possible...)


Beating Around The Bush »
(one wants to say something but won't say it directly...)


Beggars Can't Be Choosers »
(be thankful for what you get when you get something for free...)


Cat Got Your Tongue? »
(you can't think of anything to say; something is stopping you from speaking...)


Caught Red Handed »
(discovered while doing something wrong or bad...)


Caught Short »
(lacking something that you need...)


Cause Some Tongues To Wag »
(do something that gives people reason to talk about you...)


Change Someone's Mind »
(do or tell something which causes a person to have a different opinion...)


Change The Subject »
(talk about something different...)


Cheer Someone Up »
(do something to make a person feel better...)


Dirty One's Hands »
(one is not innocent any more; one has done something to make one guilty...)


Do A Double Take »
(look at something, look away, then look back at the thing a second time...)


Do Someone Damage »
(do something that hurts that person...)


Do Someone Good »
(do something which makes the world better...)


Dropping A Brick »
(saying something which shocks people...)


Easy Come, Easy Go »
(something which we get easily can be lost easily also...)


Easy To Come By »
(something that can be found easily...)


Eat One's Cake And Have It Too »
(an impossible wish; one wants to use something but still have the thing available for use...)


Extenuating Circumstances »
(something unusual happened which changed the situation...)


Feast Your Eyes On This »
(look at this; you are going to see something great...)


Feel Put Upon »
(feel like you are forced to do something...)


Fiddle While Rome Burns »
(not paying attention while something veery serious is happening...)


Fill The Bill »
(have what is needed to do something...)


Fish For A Compliment »
(try to get another person to say something good about you...)


Fix Someone's Wagon »
(do something to cause a problem for that person; get revenge...)


Flight Of Fancy »
(mistakenly believing that something impossible can be done...)


Follow In Someone's Footsteps »
(do something that another has done, and try to do it the way they did it...)


Food For Thought »
(something which is interesting to think about...)


For The Time Being »
(it will happen this way until something changes...)


Form An Opinion »
(decide what one thinks about something...)


Foul One's Own Nest »
(do something to ruin or damage one's home situation...)


Get A Frog In One's Throat »
(one feels unable to speak; one feels like something is blocking one's throat...)


Get Carried Away »
(have such strong feelings while doing something that one does too much...)


Get Even With Someone »
(get revenge; they did something bad to you, so you do something bad to them...)


Get Off Easy »
(one did something wrong but did not receive a big punishment...)


Get Off Lightly »
(one did something wrong but did not get a big punishment...)


Get Off Scot Free »
(receive no punishment; one did something bad but was not punished...)


Get The Goods On Someone »
(have information that someone did something wrong...)


Get The Hard Sell »
(one is trying to force someone to buy something...)


Get The Nod »
(get permission to do something; be allowed to enter the game...)


Getting Wise To You »
(become aware that someone has been doing something they were not supposed to do...)


Go On A Binge »
(do too much of something for a long time...)


Go On A Fishing Expedition »
(one is looking for something; trying to find something that one is looking for...)


Go Straight »
(no longer break the law or do something wrong...)


Have A Bee In One's Bonnet »
(angry and upset about something...)


Have A Change Of Heart »
(one's feelings about doing something have changed...)


Have A Chip On One's Shoulder »
(one is upset about something that happened in the past...)


Have A Close Call »
(something bad almost happened...)


Have A Familiar Ring »
(it sounds familiar; I remember something like that...)


Jazz It Up »
(make it more interesting and exciting; add something to make it more lively, colorful, fun...)


Jog My Memory »
(help that person to remember something; something happened which made one recall...)


Joking Aside »
(I am going to talk seriously now; we have been making jokes about something, but I want to speak seriously now...)


Jump Through A Hoop »
(to get something done, one has to do something else which should be unnecessary...)


Jump Through Hoops »
(to get something done, one has to do other things which should be unnecessary; have to do special things...)


Laying An Egg »
(doing or saying something stupid...)


Like Nothing On Earth »
(something like that had never been seen before...)


Live On Borrowed Time »
(something is going to catch you...)


Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth »
(questioning the value of something you have received for free...)


Looking For Trouble »
(doing something that will cause problems...)


Never Been So Lucky »
(something very fortunate happened...)


No News Is Good News »
(if something bad happened, we would probably hear about it...)


Not Your Cup Of Tea »
(not something you like; you don't prefer that...)


Or Words To That Effect »
(did not say that exactly, but something like that...)


Out Of One's Way »
(not something one had planned to do; one did it to help another...)


Protest Too Much »
(you tend not to believe a person because they insist too strongly that something is not true...)


Put Your Foot In Your Mouth »
(say something embarrassing...)


Scratch Someone's Back »
(help that person; do something to help that person...)


Scratch The Surface »
(beginning to discover something that is bigger and more extensive...)


Second Nature »
(something which is very natural for you to do...)


Show One's True Colors »
(do something to let others know what kind of person one really is...)


Skate On Thin Ice »
(taking a risk; doing something dangerous; it could have a very bad result...)


Skating On Thin Ice »
(doing something which is risky and could fail badly...)


Start From Scratch »
(begin from the very beginning; build something from the most basic parts...)


Take A Dig At Someone »
(insult that person; say something to bother that person...)


Take A Toll »
(doing it has a cost; one becomes tired or weary or loses something as a result...)


Take Off One's Hat To Someone »
(recognize that that person did something well...)


Take Shape »
(the form of something is determined...)


Take Someone Into One's Confidence »
(share a secret with that person; tell that person something you don't want others to know...)


The Ball Is In Your Court »
(it is your turn to do something...)


Tied Down »
(something is tied so that it cannot go up...)


Under The Gun »
(under a lot of pressure to get something done...)


Wet Behind The Ears »
(New at something; with little practical experience...)


Wet Someone's Whistle »
(Have something to drink when one is thirsty...)


What Do You Want Me To Say? »
(I feel pressured to say something but I don't have anything to say...)


What's With Someone? »
(That person is bothered about something...)


Whet Someone's Appetite »
(give a bit of something so one wants more...)


Word For Word »
(Write something down exactly the same...)




Someplace

Something's


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