mad as a March hare »
Crazy, demented.
|
mad money »
A sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.
|
mad money »
A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.
|
made in China »
Cheaply manufactured in East Asia.
|
made in China »
Manufactured in the People's Republic of China.
|
made in China »
Of poor or low quality.
|
made in Japan »
Cheaply manufactured in East Asia.
|
made in Japan »
Manufactured in Japan.
|
made in Japan »
Of poor or low quality.
|
made in the shade »
In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.
|
magic bullet »
A simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.
|
magnum opus »
greatest work
|
main verte »
Green thumb.
|
make a decision »
To decide.
|
make a fool of oneself »
To appear foolish to others.
|
make a go of it »
To attempt; especially, to attempt to make a living.
|
make a killing »
To win or earn a large amount of money.
|
make a leg »
To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
|
make a living »
To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.
|
make a meal of »
That is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.
|
make a meal of »
To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.
|
make a monkey out of »
To cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..
|
make a mountain out of a molehill »
To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.
|
make a name for oneself »
To gain fame.
|
make a pig's ear of »
To do badly; to make a mess of.
|
make a point »
To argue or promote an idea.
|
make a point »
To take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.
|
make a pug face »
To put on a sorry face, as a pug would look.
|
make a pug-face »
Putting on a sorry face, as a pug would look.
|
make a splash »
To do something that attracts attention.
|
make a stink »
To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
|
make a virtue of necessity »
C. 1595, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 4, sc.1.
|
make a virtue of necessity »
To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.
|
make amends »
To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
|
make an example of »
He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.
|
make an example of »
To punish someone so as to be a warning to others.
|
make an exhibition of oneself »
She had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.
|
make an exhibition of oneself »
To embarrass oneself or others in public.
|
make an honest woman »
Especially if she is having a sexual relationship.
|
make believe »
To pretend or imagine.
|
make book »
To be very confident.
|
make book »
To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
|
make do with »
To get along with whatever is available.
|
make for »
To move towards.
|
make for »
????, translator unknown, author Galileo Galilei, Two Chief World Systems.
|
make for »
To tend to produce or result in.
|
make for »
head towards
|
make fun of »
To tease, ridicule or make jokes about.
|
make game of »
To ridicule; to jest.
|
make haste »
hurry
|
make hay »
To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.
|
make hay »
To take advantage of an opportunity.
|
make hay while the sun shines »
To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.
|
make head or tail of »
To determine to be good or bad.
|
make head or tail of »
To understand even minimally.
|
make headway »
To progress; to move forward.
|
make it »
To become famous and successful.
|
make it »
To have sex.
|
make it »
To reach a place.
|
make it »
To survive, to live through something.
|
make it big »
To become famous and successful.
|
make it do or do without »
If you don't have a lot of money, extend the life of what you have.
|
make it snappy »
Do it quickly; be quick about it.
|
make it up as one goes along »
To improvise continuously.
|
make light of »
To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
|
make no bones about »
To see no difficulty in, have no objection to.
|
make off »
To run away; to exit.
|
make off with »
To steal something and run.
|
make oneself scarce »
To leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.
|
make out »
To discern.
|
make out »
To designate as the recipient.
|
make out »
To characterize as; often with to be.
|
make out »
To kiss or to make love.
|
make out »
To succeed; to turn out or end up.
|
make out »
To fabricate a story.
|
make out like a bandit »
To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal.
|
make over »
To renovate or to convert to a different use.
|
make over »
To transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document.
|
make quick work of »
To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
|
make sense »
To be coherent or reasonable.
|
make sense »
To decipher or understand.
|
make short work of »
To make a task quicker or easier.
|
make someone's day »
To make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.
|
make someone's skin crawl »
To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust.
|
make someone's teeth itch »
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
|
make sure »
To verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution.
|
make the cut »
To succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
|
make the grade »
To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.
|
make the most of »
To profit as much as possible from.
|
make the welkin ring »
By extension of.
|
make the welkin ring »
By extension of , to celebrate or revel.
|
make the welkin ring »
To make a loud noise.
|
make tracks »
To leave in a hurry.
|
make tracks »
To leave or depart; to go away.
|
make up »
To constitute; to compose; to form.
|
make up »
To compensate, fill in or catch up.
|
make up »
To assemble, or mix.
|
make up »
To apply cosmetics or makeup.
|
make up »
To resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight.
|
make up one's mind »
To decide; to reach a conclusion.
|
make waves »
To cause a disturbance.
|
make waves »
To upset the status quo.
|
mama's boy »
A male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy.
|
man is man to man »
The human is a human for itself
|
man made »
artificial
|
man of few words »
A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.
|
man of parts »
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
|
man proposes, God disposes »
Things don't always work out as they were planned.
|
man up »
His station, prepared for departure of an aircraft, ship, etc.
|
man up »
To "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.
|
man up »
To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.
|
managerial inbreeding »
Bad management, caused by managers making poor selection choices in recruitment, rewards, and promotions of the staff that report to them, leading to another generation of managers who lack the necessary skill sets to reward and promote the most effective staff.
|
mandare a monte »
To mess up, to ruin.
|
manoeuvre the apostles »
To rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.
|
many a mickle makes a muckle »
(UK) a lot of small amounts together, become a large amount.
|
many hands make light work »
A large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.
|
many happy returns »
A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!.
|
map out »
To organise the basic plan for a project.
|
march to the beat of a different drum »
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and expectations.
|
mark down »
To reduce the price of.
|
mark down »
To write a memorandum about.
|
mark my words »
Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.
|
mark time »
Marching in place; not going anywhere.
|
mark up »
To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.
|
mark up »
To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.
|
marry in haste, repent at leisure »
Getting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.
|
marry in haste, repent at leisure »
Two things together too soon will lead to problems.
|
match made in heaven »
A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
|
match made in heaven »
A very successful combination of two people or things.
|
match made in hell »
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
|
match made in hell »
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
|
matter of course »
A natural or logical outcome.
|
matter of course »
An expected or customary outcome.
|
matter of fact »
A fact.
|
matter of fact »
A more factual correction.
|
matter of fact »
Something completely true.
|
may the Force be with you »
Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
|
me three »
Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".
|
meal ticket »
A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
|
meal ticket »
Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
|
meals on wheels »
Food delivered to the homes of those unable to cook for themselves.
|
mean the world to »
To be loved or cared about a great deal by.
|
measure twice and cut once »
(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn
|
measure twice, cut once »
Alternative form of measure twice and cut once.
|
measure up »
To meet expectations; to be as good as.
|
meat market »
A market where meat is sold.
|
meat market »
Or night club.
|
meat rack »
A place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.
|
meat rack »
A rack used for storing meat.
|
meatball surgery »
A nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.
|
meaty »
Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
|
meaty »
Of, relating to, or containing meat.
|
meaty »
Resembling meat in flavour, etc.
|
meaty »
Substantial.
|
medicine man »
sharman
|
meet one's maker »
To die or to pass into the afterlife.
|
meet up »
To meet somebody, by arrangement.
|
melon head »
A dimwit, a fool.
|
melon head »
A melon-headed whale.
|
melt into »
To become a liquid by melting.
|
melt into »
To disappear into.
|
melting pot »
Come together and are homogenized.
|
member for Barkshire »
Said of one troubled with a cough, vulgarly styled barking.
|
memory lane »
A set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.
|
mend fences »
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
|
mend one's ways »
To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
|
mercury »
A silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.
|
mess around »
To fiddle idly.
|
mess around »
To joke, kid, or play.
|
mess around »
To have a non-committal sexual relationship.
|
mess of pottage »
Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value.
|
mess up »
To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
|
mess up »
To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
|
mess up »
To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
|
mess up »
To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
|
mess up »
To make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
|
mess up »
To damage; injure.
|
mess up »
To manhandle; beat up; rough up.
|
mess up »
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
|
mess with »
To interfere.
|
mess with »
To diss; to put down.
|
mete out »
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
|
mickey finn »
spiked drink
|
middle ground »
A compromise position between extremes.
|
middle ground »
The middle distance.
|
middle of nowhere »
Nowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
|
middle of the road »
Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.
|
middle of the road »
Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.
|
midi system »
hi-fi
|
might makes right »
The stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.
|
mighty oaks from little acorns grow »
Something great can come from a modest beginning.Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!
|
mike up »
To fit a microphone and transmitter to a person. Usually for television performers, or for police informers.
|
mill around »
To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
|
mills of the gods grind slowly »
Justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.
|
mince words »
To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.
|
mind one's own business »
To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.
|
mind one's P's and Q's »
Alternative spelling of mind one's p's and q's.
|
mind one's p's and q's »
To be very careful to behave correctly.
|
mind over matter »
Willpower alone can overcome a physical problem.
|
mind the store »
To remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.
|
mind the store »
To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.
|
mind you »
Mind that you; be careful that you.
|
mind you »
Used to draw attention to adjacent words.
|
mind-numbing »
Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
|
mine arse on a bandbox »
An answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.
|
miner's canary »
A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
|
miner's canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
|
miners' canary »
A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
|
miners' canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
|
mint condition »
Used, but still like new, as if freshly minted.
|
mint sauce »
serve this with lamb
|
misery loves company »
Misery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.1995, Chris Abbott,
|
misfortunes never come singly »
bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.
|
miss out »
To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
|
miss the boat »
To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
|
miss the mark »
To fail to hit the target.
|
miss the mark »
To fail to reach the result that was intended.
|
miss the point »
To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance.
|
mix apples and oranges »
To mix two totally different things.
|
mix it up »
To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically.
|
mix up »
To mix or blend.
|
mix up »
To confuse or reverse.
|
mix up »
confused situation
|
mix up »
misunderstanding
|
mixed bag »
Any bag containing a mixture of something.
|
mixed bag »
By extension, a group of entities with few characteristics in common; an assortment.
|
mixed bag »
Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.
|
mixed blessing »
Something that has both good and bad features.
|
mixed message »
Any communication that is contradictory, inconsistent, or unclear, especially in its motive or intent.
|
mock up »
To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample.
|
mocking is catching »
An admonishment to be careful of criticising others, lest the same happen to you.Mocking is Catching was the title of a 1726 song by Henry Carey.
|
moment of truth »
A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.
|
money can't buy happiness »
Money can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.
|
money doesn't grow on trees »
You must work in order to have money.
|
money for old rope »
Money exchanged for goods of low value.
|
money maker »
A woman's buttocks.
|
money maker »
Something profitable.
|
money talks »
It is easier to accomplish goals using money instead of just talk.
|
monkey around »
To act foolishly.
|
monkey business »
An activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.
|
monkey business »
An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
|
monkey business »
Do your homework and forget about all this monkey business.
|
monkey business »
Wasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.
|
monkey on one's back »
A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.
|
monkey on one's back »
An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs.
|
monkey wrench »
A pipe wrench.
|
monkey wrench »
A problem, obstacle or dilemma; something unexpected or troublesome.
|
monkey wrench »
A wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.
|
month of Sundays »
A very long time; too long.
|
mop the floor with somebody »
To trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.
|
mop up »
To clean with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.
|
mop up »
To fix problems; to correct or repair.
|
moral high ground »
A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
|
more cry than wool »
Asserted but not grounded in reality.
|
more equal »
Ostensibly equal, but in reality more privileged.
|
more haste, less speed »
When we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.
|
more like it »
Better, more desirable.
|
morning person »
A person whose who wakes up without difficulty early each morning and who is alert and active during the first part of the day.
|
morning, noon and night »
Constantly; ceaselessly; without stopping.
|
moses basket »
portable cradle
|
mother hen »
A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
|
mother hen »
An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs.
|
motor mouth »
One who talks incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
|
mouse potato »
A person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.
|
mouth breather »
A person who is boorish, stupid, or otherwise unattractive.
|
mouth breather »
A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose.
|
mouth of a sailor »
The characteristic of regularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities; a person having this characteristic.
|
mouth organ »
harmonica
|
mouthful of marbles »
An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
|
move heaven and earth »
To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
|
move house »
To change one's place of residence.
|
move it »
To hurry; to hurry up.
|
move on »
To leave somewhere for another place.
|
move on »
To start dealing with something else.
|
move one's body »
To dance.
|
move out »
To vacate one's place of residence.
|
move the goal posts »
To unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.
|
move the goalposts »
To alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.
|
mover and shaker »
Someone who has power and influence in some field or activity.
|
movie star »
famous film actor
|
much of a muchness »
Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.
|
muck about »
To do random unplanned work or spend time idly.
|
muck about »
To do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.
|
muck about »
To be playful; full of fun and high spirits.
|
muck around »
Means the same as muck about.
|
muck in »
To join in attaining a common aim.
|
muck out »
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
|
muckety muck »
A person in a position of power, authority, or status.
|
mug up »
To study intensely.
|
mug's game »
A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.
|
mull over »
To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
|
mum's the word »
The accompanying facts are a secret, not to be divulged.
|
murder will out »
A murderer will always be discovered.
|
murder will out »
Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered.
|
muscle in »
To interfere, or intrude forcibly.
|
muscle in on »
To interfere with, or intrude on something forcibly.
|
music to one's ear »
Some unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.
|
mutton dressed as lamb »
A mature woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if a deliberate attempt to appear young.
|
mutual admiration society »
A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.
|
my arse »
Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
|
my eye »
Cheech and Chong.
|
my eye »
Expression of disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
|
my foot »
Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
|
my lips are sealed »
See keep one's lips sealed.
|
my way or the highway »
Will be excluded.
|
myope comme une taupe »
Blind as a bat.
|
| Like Phrases.net? Why won't you tell a friend about us? |
