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.
Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
- 0 Views
“
I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.
Submitted on September 07, 2012
More phrases:
- dash off
- fend away
- hang about
- keep down
- kick back
- knock down
- read out
- run away
- speak out
- square away
- stick out
- take down
- take off
- take off
- take over
- walk into
- as long as
- at home
- big cheese
- born yesterday
- call a spade a spade
- carry one's weight
- catch a tan
- elbow room
- fine line
- first port of call
- fresh start
- get busy
- give over
- go bananas
- gray area
- green light
- half a mind
- have other fish to fry
- have second thoughts
- heart of gold
- hold your fire
- hot potato
- in detail
- in heaven's name
- in layman's terms
- in the hot seat
- kick ass
- make believe
- off the mark
- on a full stomach
- on a roll
- out of character
- out of gas
- out of the blue
- penny pincher
- piffy on a rock bun
- piss up a rope
- price is right
- pump iron
- put the clock back
- red face test
- rock the boat
- seat-of-the-pants
- second banana
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 May 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