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.
In a classroom, to select a student.
- 0 Views
“
He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.
Submitted on September 02, 2012
More phrases:
- come out with
- crop up
- cry out for
- fall behind
- hold on
- pile up
- rub out
- run across
- run through
- step down
- take off
- take to
- tip off
- at heart
- at once
- at the ready
- at the wheel
- be of two minds
- by hand
- chew the fat
- easy does it
- feather in one's cap
- fish or cut bait
- flea in one's ear
- for the time being
- from time to time
- get a jump on
- get by the balls
- get one's claws into
- get somebody's goat
- give it one's best shot
- gloss over
- go bananas
- go red
- go without saying
- half a mind
- have a flat
- have other fish to fry
- hit a snag
- in black and white
- in detail
- keep quiet
- let her rip
- night owl
- nuts and bolts
- one of those days
- out of house and home
- out of proportion
- pass on
- rain cheque
- rough around the edges
- rule with an iron fist
- run out of steam
- sack out
- save face
- see someone through
- see yellow
- shore up
- silver spoon
- spill one's guts
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 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