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 come to a higher position.
- 0 Views
“
I came up' the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
Submitted on August 28, 2012
More phrases:
- cut out
- jack in
- pack away
- pass out
- put by
- round up
- rule out
- run on
- run through
- sort out
- take off
- take on
- take upon
- team up
- throw out
- touch off
- a notch above
- arm to the teeth
- at heart
- back to square one
- chew the fat
- do-or-die
- front runner
- gear up
- get busy
- go on the rampage
- ground rules
- have a green thumb
- have a look-see
- if only
- in a nutshell
- keep an eye peeled
- lip service
- long row to hoe
- make a decision
- middle ground
- much of a muchness
- not be caught dead
- number one
- oh dark thirty
- on board
- one another
- out of one's depth
- out of order
- point the finger at
- pound sand
- red face test
- rough trot
- run out of steam
- rush hour
- scare the pants off of
- seat-of-the-pants
- see the light
- see yellow
- shore up
- shotgun approach
- silver spoon
- smash hit
- spic and span
- square meal
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 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