make up on someone (make up for someone) make up to someone (make it up to someone) make up with someone (make up for someone) make weight (make up the weight) make with something (do with some- thing ) man-child (child of man) man-god (God-man) man of action (action man) man of all work (jack of all trades) man of blood and iron (man of blood) man of blue blood (man of blood) man of business (businessman) man of color (color man) man of family (family man) man of figures (man of figure) man of fortune (gentleman of fortune) man of God (godly man) man of honor (honor-man) man of iron (iron man) Man of Kent (Kentish man) man of law (lawman) man of letters (letterman) man of light and leading (leading man) man of luck (lucky man) man of the cloth (clothes man) man of the day (day-man) man of the house (house man) man of the town (man about town) man on the bus, the (boys on the bus, the) man on the Clapham omnibus, the (boys on the bus, the) manna from heaven (Hebrew manna) mannish behavior (manly behavior) man’s man (man of men) mansion house (US) (mansion house [UK]) mare’s tail (horse tail) marinara sauce (US) (marinara sauce [UK]) mark someone’s cards (mark one’s cards) mark time (mark the time) mark you (mark my words) marked man (man of mark) marked with something (marked for something ) marksman (man of mark) martyr to something (martyr for some- thing ) master of one’s own house (house mas- ter) master of the house (house master) match something (match up to some- thing ) match with something (match up to something ) maybe (may be) meat eater (Beefeater) meat tea (beef-tea) meddle with something (meddle in something ) medicine man (medical man) Mediterranean fever (Mediterranean disease) meet one’s death (catch one’s death) meet with someone (meet someone) meet with something (meet something ) mend one’s ways (be on the mend) merge with something (merge into something ) Middle Ages (middle age) middle-of-the-road (half-way) middleman (man in the middle) milch cow (cow in milk) miles off (miles away) military honors (honors of war) milk route (milk and honey route) milk run (milk round) Milky Way (milk and honey route) mincemeat (minced meat) mind one’s p’s and q’s (dot one’s I’s and cross one’s t’s) minuteman (man of the moment) miss out something (miss out on some- thing ) mistaken in something (mistaken about something ) mix it up (be mixed up) mix it up with someone (get mixed up with someone) mix something with something (mix something up with something) mixed up with something (mixed up in something ) money box (coin box) money is no question (it is not a ques- tion of money) money laundry (coin laundry) monkey someone (make a monkey of someone) monkey suit (monkey jacket) monkey with something (monkey something ) moon man (man in the moon) moonlight (do a moonlight) moonshine (do a moonlight) more dead than alive (dead-alive) more kicks than halfpence (more cry than wool) more than one can shake a stick at (more than one bargains for) Mother of God (godmother) Mother State, the (Mother of South- western Statesmen, the) Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) motor car (US) (motor car [UK]) motor home (mobile home) Mountain State, the (Green Mountain State, the) mouse milk (milk the pigeon) mouth words (by word of mouth) move in on someone (make a move on someone) move off (move away) move on (get a move on) moving theater (movie theater) music paper (note paper) nail in the coffin (coffin nail) name-day (name the day) name-dropping (brand-name dropping ) name names (call names) National Guard, the (Home Guard, the) native-born Americans (Native Ameri- cans) natural born (natural birth) natural born person (natural man) natural child (child of nature) natural citizen (citizen of nature) natural law (jungle law) natural person (natural man) natural with someone (natural to someone) naturalized citizen (citizen of nature) neck and neck (neck and crop) need to do (need doing ) neglect of something (neglect in some- thing ) neither here not there (here and there) neither hide nor hair (hide and hair) neither man nor mouse (neither fish nor fowl) neither sugar nor salt (neither fish nor fowl) nervous man (man of nerve) never-ending sleep (dead sleep) never-never, the (never ever) never-never world, the (Never-Never Land, the) never tell me (don’t mention it) never you mind (never mind) New England of the West, the (New England) New English (Modern English) new world (New World, the) newsagent (news agency) nigger head (negro head) night dress (evening dress) night gown (evening dress) night person (night man) ninety-day wonder (nine-day wonder) no fear (never fear) no little (not a bit) no questions asked (no question) no sweat (don’t sweat it) no way (in no way) not a word (no word) nominate someone to something (nominate someone for something) none other but (none but) North Lights (north light) North Star State, the (Lone Star State, the) Northwest Territory (Northwest Terri- tories) nose to tail (from nose to tail) not a day over (if a day) not a little (not a bit) not a word to Bessie (no word) not amount to a hill of beans (be full of beans) not before its time (ahead of one’s time) not cross one’s bridges before one comes to them (not count one’s chickens before they are hatched) not feel so hot (feel hot) not for a minute (for a minute) not for a moment (for a moment) not good for someone (no good to some- one) not good to someone (no good to some- one) – 361 – Phrase Index