Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
to be equivalent to; to reduce to.
- 0 Views
“
It all boils down to one thing: self-discipline!
Submitted on August 23, 2012
Modified by acronimous on April 24, 2023
More phrases:
- come in
- look back
- look to
- pour out
- put up
- run around
- strike up
- talk down
- wail on
- walk into
- zip up
- above board
- bad egg
- by heart
- chain reaction
- cherry-pick
- cut of one's jib
- cutting edge
- dead
- even money
- fair and square
- fight tooth and nail
- for goodness' sake
- full speed ahead
- get it
- give over
- give somebody an earful
- go for it
- grain of salt
- green light
- half-baked
- heart of gold
- hem and haw
- in touch
- keep a lid on
- keep an eye on
- lemon law
- magic bullet
- make an honest woman
- middle of the road
- mind one's own business
- no slouch
- off-color
- on the right track
- one at a time
- out to lunch
- own up
- pardon my french
- party pooper
- piece of cake
- play it by ear
- point the finger at
- pull one's head in
- pull one's weight
- put one over
- red face test
- rough around the edges
- rule of thumb
- rule with an iron fist
- shore up
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In