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 behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.
- 0 Views
“
Stop playing around, and get on with your homework.
Submitted on August 31, 2012
More phrases:
- run back
- run over
- run through
- stand for
- stand up
- suck into
- take on
- take over
- bad for you
- be all ears
- breath of fresh air
- by leaps and bounds
- call it a day
- cooking with gas
- dead
- face to face
- field day
- forty winks
- full speed ahead
- get one's act together
- golden opportunity
- green light
- hard of hearing
- have a cow
- have second thoughts
- hold somebody's hand
- in evidence
- in one's cups
- in order
- keep quiet
- lip service
- make headway
- not in kansas anymore
- number one
- on the nose
- one at a time
- one thousand
- play one's cards right
- play the race card
- red letter day
- roll out the red carpet
- run into the ground
- run out of steam
- save face
- see someone through
- shot in the arm
- shut down
- spruce up
- stepping stone
- take a breather
- take a gamble
- take a gander
- take one's time
- take to the cleaners
- than a bygod
- thumbs up
- tickle pink
- today we are all
- turn up for the book
- under one's wing
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 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