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 try to start in a profession or business.
- 0 Views
“
He hopes to break into show business.
Submitted on August 09, 2009
More phrases:
- hold up
- kick out
- pay for
- phase in
- puke up
- put aside
- take on
- turn out
- wolf down
- above board
- all hell breaks loose
- all that jazz
- ass over teakettle
- birds and bees
- down the drain
- elbow room
- fit as a fiddle
- get the ball rolling
- go red
- hack it
- have a blast
- have a look-see
- have other fish to fry
- hem and haw
- home stretch
- hot potato
- if needs be
- in detail
- in layman's terms
- in one's cups
- in the nick of time
- is the pope catholic
- keep a close watch on
- keep your hair on
- kick ass
- make believe
- muckety muck
- no slouch
- on a full stomach
- on hold
- on the pill
- on thin ice
- out of one's depth
- out of order
- out of this world
- outside the box
- own up
- pay for it
- piffy on a rock bun
- roll out the red carpet
- rough trot
- same old story
- second banana
- see yellow
- silver spoon
- small fry
- so there
- sob story
- spic and span
- spin one's wheels
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 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