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 anticipate or expect; especially, to expect something to be pleasant.
- 0 Views
“
I enjoyed his writing very much, and I look forward to meeting him in person.
Submitted on September 07, 2011
More phrases:
- parcel out
- put off
- put up
- run about
- run back
- run over
- sort out
- stand by
- stand for
- start up
- tear away
- tie up
- top up
- watch over
- all that jazz
- bolt bucket
- carry on
- catch a tan
- for goodness' sake
- have a word with
- have truck with
- hit a snag
- hit the spot
- if needs be
- jump at the chance
- let her rip
- lip service
- look like
- lucky break
- lump in one's throat
- night owl
- nugget of truth
- of late
- on the pill
- one fell swoop
- over one's head
- pay for it
- piece of cake
- play the race card
- put one over
- ride roughshod over
- ride shotgun
- round of applause
- run into the ground
- salad years
- same old story
- scare the pants off of
- second banana
- see the light
- sell ice to eskimos
- shape up
- shore up
- silly money
- sit tight
- so much as
- so there
- stand one's ground
- swing the lead
- there ya go
- thin-skinned
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 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