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 explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
- 0 Views
“
More civilians than soldiers have been blown up by anti-personnel mines.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- drill down
- fall off
- jump on
- kick down
- lay down
- pin down
- power up
- run off
- run through
- start over
- suck up
- taper off
- top up
- wade in
- burn the midnight oil
- by hook or by crook
- crown jewels
- drop a dime
- field day
- grain of salt
- have a word with
- hot potato
- jolly someone along
- make an honest woman
- no frills
- object lesson
- on a full stomach
- on one's toes
- out of gas
- out of line
- out of order
- own up
- pencil-neck
- piece of cake
- pretty pictures
- same old story
- seat-of-the-pants
- see someone through
- see the light
- shore up
- soft sawder
- spic and span
- square meal
- stand one's ground
- suck it up
- take one's time
- take the liberty
- thin-skinned
- third degree
- tickle pink
- to die for
- under erasure
- under lock and key
- under one's thumb
- under the influence
- virgin territory
- walk in the park
- walk in the park
- water under the bridge
- whoop it up
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 Jun 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