be named for (someone or something) Idiom, Proverb

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

feel up to (do something)

feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get hold of (something)

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get (something) over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

hard on (someone/something)

treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.

have had it (with someone or something)

can

have (something) going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep on (doing something)

continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.

be called for (someone or something)

To be accustomed the aforementioned name as addition or article else. It's a bit unusual, but their babe is called for a river in Tahiti. Their new band of electric cars was called for a acclaimed 19th-century inventor. I was called for my grandfathering on my mother's side.Learn more: name

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keep in good shape keep in line keep in touch keep it down keep it quiet keep it to yourself keep it up keep on keep on (doing something) keep on trucking keep one keep one's finger's crossed keep out keep pace keep quiet keep someone on keep (someone) up be minting it be missing some of (one's) buttons be missing some of (one's) marbles be mixed up in (something) be mixed up with (someone) be money for jam be money for old rope be moonstruck be more Catholic than the Pope (himself) be more fun than a barrel of monkeys be more than (something) be more than glad, ready, etc. be more than meets the eye be more than welcome be more to (someone or something) than meets the eye be more trouble than it's worth be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts be mother be much of a muchness be murder on (someone or something) be music to (one's) ears be music to your ears be mutton dressed as lamb be my guest be named after (someone or something) be named for (someone or something) be near the knuckle be near to (one's) heart be near to impossible be neither fish nor fowl be neither one thing nor the other be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow be nestled (up) into (something or some place) be new to the game be news to be news to (one) be news to someone be nip and tuck be no bad thing be no bad thing... be no ball of fire be no bed of roses be no fool be no good be no good to man or beast be no good/use to man or beast be no great shakes be no joke be no laughing matter be no love lost between (two people) be no match for