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I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them I'll thank you to do sth I/you wouldn't wish sth on anyone/my/your worst enemy identify sb/sth with sth identify with sb idle sth away imbue sth/sb with sth impinge on/upon sb/sth impress sth on/upon sb improve on/upon sth impute sth to sb in advance of sth/sb in for sth in line with sth in memory of sb in on sth in respect of sth in sb's capable hands in sb's crosshairs in sb's eyes in sb's hour of need in sb's infinite wisdom in sb's pocket in sb's words in the bosom of sth in the face of sth in the flower of sb's youth in the light of sth in the name of sb/sth in the name of sth in the neighbourhood of sth in the person of sb in the shape of sth in the teeth of sth in the thick of sth in the tradition of sb/sth in the wake of sth in view of sth in-depth in/out of keeping (with sth) in/out of pocket incline to/towards sth inform against/on sb infringe on/upon sth inhere in sth inquire after sb inquire into sth inside of sth insinuate yourself into sth insist on doing sth insta- instagram1 insure against sth interest sb in sth interfere with sb interfere with sth intimate1 introduce sb to sth inure sb to sth invalid1 invalid sb out inveigh against sb/sth invest in sth invest sb with sth invest sb/sth with sth invite sb in invite sb over iron sth out is that even a thing? issue from sth it doesn't hurt/never hurts to do sth it says a lot for sb/sth it wouldn't hurt you to do sth it's no use crying over spilled milk itch to do sth jack sth in jack sth up jangle sb's nerves jar on sb jazz sth up jerk sb around Jet Ski jib at sth jibe with sth jockey sb into sth jog sb's memory join in (sth) jolly sth up jostle for sth jot sth down jump all over sb jump at sth jump down sb's throat jump on sb jump out at sb jump to sb's defence just gay enough keep (sb) off sth keep (sb/sth) away keep (sb/sth) off sth keep (sb/sth) out keep (sb/sth) out of sth keep (sth/sb) back keep (yourself) to yourself keep a firm hand on sth keep a 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kit sb/sth out knock (some) sense into sb knock around (sth) knock back (sth) knock off (sth) knock sb around knock sb back (sth) knock sb down knock sb off knock sb off their pedestal idiom1 knock sb out knock sb over knock sb sideways/for six knock sb up knock sb's block off knock sb/sth down knock spots off sth knock sth down knock sth into a cocked hat knock sth off knock sth off (sth) knock sth on the head knock sth out knock sth out of sb knock sth over knock sth together/up knock the bottom out of sth knock yourself out knock-down knock-off knock/lick sth/sb into shape knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth knock/throw sb for a loop know all there is to know about sth know better (than sb) know better (than to do sth) know of sb/sth know sth back to front know sth from sth know sth inside out know sth like the back of your hand know your way around sth know/see where sb is coming from l lace sth up ladle sth out lah1 land on your feet idiom1 land sb in sth land sb with sth lap of honour2 lap sth up lapse into sth lard sth with sth lash out lash out (sth) latch onto sb latch onto sth laugh at sb/sth laugh in sb's face laugh sth off launch into sth lavish sth on sb/sth lay a finger on sb lay a hand on sb lay bare sth lay down your life for sth lay into sb lay off (sth/sb) lay sb low lay sb off lay sb out lay sb to rest lay sb up lay sth (to) waste lay sth aside lay sth at sb's door lay sth down lay sth in lay sth off lay sth on lay sth on the line lay sth out lay sth to rest lay the basis/foundations for sth lay the ghost of sth (to rest) lead1 lead sb a (merry) dance lead sb by the nose lead sb on lead sb up the garden path lead to sth lead up to sth lead with sth leading1 leaf through sth lean (sth) against/on sth lean on sb lean on sb/sth leap at sth leap out at sb learn sth by rote learn to live with sth leave a bad taste in sb's mouth leave go/hold of sth leave off (sth/doing sth) leave off! leave sb be leave sb cold leave sb hanging leave sb high and dry leave sb in the lurch leave sb out in the cold leave sb standing leave sb to their own devices leave sb/sth out leave sth aside leave sth behind leave sth for/to sb leave sth in your wake leave sth/sb behind leave sth/sb off sth leave the field open for sb leave your/its mark on sb/sth lech after sb lemon grass lend your name to sth let loose sth let out let sb be let sb down let sb go let sb have both barrels let sb have it let sb in on a secret let sb in on sth let sb know let sb loose let sb off let sb/sth in let sb/sth out let sth down let sth go let sth go/pass let sth into sth let sth off let sth out let sth rest let sth ride let sth slip let yourself go let yourself in for sth let's face it idiom1 let/set sth loose level sth against/at sb level sth at sb level with sb lick sb's boots lie behind sth lie in sth life in the fast lane life-saver light (sth) up light a fire under sb light on/upon sth lighten sth up lighten up liken sb/sth to sb/sth line (sb) up line sth up line-up link (sth) up link-up lip-synch listen in on sth/sb listen out for sth live and breathe sth live for sth/sb live off sb/sth live on sth live out sth live through sth live up to sth live with sb live with sth liven (sb) up liven (sth) up livestream load up on sth lock (sth) up lock in sth lock sb in lock sb into sth lock sb out lock sb out of sth lock sb up lock sth away lock-in lock-up lollipop man/lady long live sb/sth! long on sth and short on sth look after sb/sth look around (somewhere/sth) look at sth look at/see sth through rose-coloured/rose-tinted glasses look daggers at sb look down on sb look forward to sth look into sth look kindly on sb/sth look on/upon sb/sth as sth look out for sb/sth look over sth look round (somewhere/sth) look sb in the eye/face look sb up look sth out look sth up look straight/right through sb look through sth look to sb for sth look to sb to do sth look up to sb loosen (sb) up loosen (sth) up loosen sb's tongue idiom1 lop sth off lose sight of sth idiom1 lose sleep over/about sth lose track idiom1 lose your heart to sb lounge around (sth) louse (sth) up love sb to bits luck into sth lull sb into sth lumber sb with sth lump sb/sth together lust after sb lust after/for sth luxuriate in sth m magnetic north/south make (a) nonsense of sth make (sb's) hackles rise make a big thing (out) of sth make a case for sth make a hole in sth make a joke of sth make a man (out) of sb make a meal (out) of sth make a mockery of sth make a monkey out of sb make a muck of sth make a noise about sth make a pig's ear of sth make a play for sth/sb make a point of doing sth make a production (out) of sth make a song and dance about sth make a virtue (out) of sth make a/your mark (on sth) make an honest woman (out) of sb make an impression on sb make as if to do sth make capital out of sth make eyes at sb make for somewhere/sth make for sth make good on sth make heavy weather of sth make it (to the top) make it up to sb make it with sb make little of 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mark sth out mark sth up mark sth/sb off marry sb off marry up (sth) mash up sth masquerade as sb/sth massage sb's ego match sb against sb match sth pound for pound match sth up match sth/sb up max sth out mean the world to sb measure sb/sth against sb/sth measure sb/sth up measure sth out meet sb halfway meet sb's eye meet with sth melt (away) into sth melt sth down men2 mess around (with sb) mess around with sth mess sb about/around mess sb up mess sth up mess with sb mess with sth mess with sth/sb mess-up mete sth out mike sb up militate against sth mine a rich seam of sth minister to sb minute1 miss out miss sb/sth out mist (sth) over/up mistake sb/sth for sb/sth mix sb up mix sb/sth up mix sth up mix-up mock sth up mock-up model yourself on sb moon over sb/sth mop sth up more often than not idiom1 mouse over sth mouth off (about sth) mouth off (to/at sb) move in on sth/sb move off sth/on (to sth) move sb/sth in mow sb down muck (sth) out muck sb/sth about/around muck sth up muck-up muddle sb/sth up muddle sth up mug (sth) up mull sth over muster sth up my heart bleeds for sb n nachos2 nag (away) at sb nail sb down nail sth down nail sth on name sb/sth after sb/sth nan1 narrow sth down need sth like you need a hole in the head neocon never live sth down next of kin2 next-level nibble (away) at sth nip and tuck nip sth in the bud no end of sth no flies on sb no mean sth no prizes for guessing sth no room for sth no thanks to sb none other than sb/sth north of sth nose sth out not agree with sb not be a patch on sth not be all it's cracked up to be not be beyond the wit of man/sb not be cut out for sth not be in sb's vocabulary not be in the business of sth not be sb's cup of tea not be sb's day not care for sb/sth not content with sth/doing sth not darken sb's door not do sb any favours not get over sth not give much for sb's chances not give tuppence for sth not go much on sth not have a civil word to say about sb not have the heart to do sth not have the 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pertain to sth phase sth in phase sth out phew! phone sth in pick at sth pick holes in sth pick on sb pick over sth pick sb up pick sb up on sth pick sb's brains pick sb's pocket pick sb/sth off pick sb/sth out pick sb/sth up pick sth out pick sth up pick through sth pick up pick up on sth pick/pull sb/sth to pieces piece of ass piece of cake piece of the pie piece sth together pile (sth) up pile-on pile-up pin sb down pin sth down pin sth on sb pin your hopes on sth/sb pindrop silence pine for sth/sb pique sb's curiosity, interest, etc. piss (sb) about/around piss sb off piss sth away pit sb/sth against sb/sth pit your wits against sb/sth pitch into sb/sth pitchfork sb into sth plan on doing sth plan on sb/sth doing sth plan sth out plant sth out plate sth up platform shoes play (merry) hell with sth play (sb) up play (sth) by ear play a joke/trick on sb play around with sth play at sth play fast and loose with sth/sb play itself out play on/upon sth play out play sb at their own game play sb/sth off against sb/sth play sth back play sth down play sth out play sth up play up play up to sb play with sth play with yourself plough into sth/sb plough sth back plough sth back/in plough sth into sth plough through sth pluck at sth pluck sth out of the air plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth plug (sth/sb) into sth plug into sth plump (sb/sth) down plump for sth/sb plump sth up plunge (sb/sth) into sth plunge in/plunge into sth ply sb with sth point (sth/sb) out point sb towards/in the direction of sth point sth out point sth up point the finger at sb point to/towards sth poison sb's mind poke fun at sb poke/dig sb in the ribs polish sb off polish sth off polish sth up polish sth/sb off pony up (sth) poodle around (sth) poop sb out pop sb off pore over sth portion sth out pose as sb pounce on sth pound away at sth/sb pour scorn on sb/sth pour sth out pour/throw cold water on sth power (sth) up power breakfast/lunch power through (sth) power-up predate1 predispose sb to/towards sth preside over sth press sth on sb press sth/sb into service prevail on/upon sb prey on sb prey on sth prick (sth) up prick sb's conscience prick the bubble (of sth) pride yourself on sth print sth out prize sth out of sb proceed against sb profit from sth promise sb the earth/moon pronounce on/upon sth prop sth up provide against sth provide for sb provide for sth psych sb out puff sth out puff sth up pull (sb) through (sth) pull (sb/sth) out pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb pull at sth pull back (from sth) pull down sth pull off pull on pull sb down pull sb in pull sb up pull sb up short pull sb's leg pull sth apart pull sth back pull sth down pull sth off pull sth on pull sth out of the bag/hat pull sth together pull sth up pull sth/sb apart pull the rug from under sb's feet pull the wool over sb's eyes pull through (sth) pull up pull up short pull yourself together pull-in pump out sth pump sb up pump sb's hand pump sth into sth pump sth out pump sth up punch sb's lights out punch sth in punt on sth push (sb) toward(s) sth push (sth) forward push for sth push sb around push sb out push sb/sth aside push sb/sth over push sth back push sth through push sth up/down push yourself forward push-start put (sth) down (somewhere) put (your) money on sb/sth put a gloss on sth put a spoke in sb's wheel put an end to sth put flesh on (the bones of) sth put ideas into sb's head put in a good word for sb put in for sth put one over on sb put out put paid to sth put sb away put sb down put sb down as sth put sb down for sth put sb down somewhere put sb in mind of sth put sb in the picture put sb in their place put sb off put sb off (sth) put sb off (sth/sb) put sb off their stride put sb off their stride/stroke put sb on put sb on a pedestal put sb on sth put sb on the spot put sb onto sth put sb out put sb out of their misery put sb out to grass put sb out to pasture put sb through put sb through sth put sb through the mill put sb through the wringer put sb to sth put sb to the sword put sb up put sb up to sth put sb's nose out of joint put sb/sth first put sb/sth through their/its paces put sth about/around put sth across put sth across/over sb put sth aside put sth at sth put sth away put sth back put sth before sb put sth behind you put sth by put sth down1 put sth down to sth put sth forward put sth in put sth in/put sth into sth put sth into sth put sth off put sth on put sth out1 put sth out of its misery put sth out of joint put sth out of your mind put sth over/across put sth to bed put sth to sb put sth to sleep put sth to the test put sth together put sth towards sth put sth under the microscope put sth up put sth/sb down put sth/sb forward put sth/sb in a pigeonhole put sth/sb on the map put sth/sb up put stock in sth put the heat on sb put the lid on sth put the roses (back) into sb's cheeks put the skids under sth put the squeeze on sb put up put up sth put up with sth/sb put words in/into sb's mouth put years on sb put your back 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sth revert to sb revert to sth revolve around sb/sth rid sb/sth of sth/sb ride (on) a wave of sth ride herd on sb/sth ride on sth/sb ride roughshod over sb/sth ride sth out rig sb out rig sth up rig-out right behind sb ring (sb) back ring sb/sth up ring sth up ring with sth ring/sound alarm bells rinse sth out rip sb off rip sth off rip sth up rip through sth rip-off ripe for sth rise above sth rivers of sth road kill roar with sth roll (sth) out roll (sth) over sth roll back sth roll sth back roll sth up romp through sth roof sth in/over root for sb root sth out/up root sth/sb out rope sb in rope sth/somewhere off rough sb up rough sth in rough sth out round on sb/sth round sth down round sth off round sth out round sth up round sth/sb up round-up rout sb out row1 rub sb out rub sb up the wrong way rub sb's nose in it rub sth down rub sth in rub sth out rub sth/sb down ruck (sth) up ruffle sb's feathers rule sth or sb in rule sth or sb out rule sth out rule sth with an iron hand/fist 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