have a stake in (something) Idiom, Proverb

blow it (something)

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

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.

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 (something) under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look (something) up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

have a pale in (something)

1. To be financially complex in a business or agnate endeavor. I don't apperceive why she's aback so absorbed in our company—it's not like she has a pale in it or anything.2. To accept a able absorption in something. Of advance I accept a pale in your welfare—I am your mother, afterwards all!Learn more: have, stake

have a pale in something

Fig. to accept article at accident in something; to accept a banking or added absorption in something. I accept a pale in that company. I appetite it to accomplish a profit. I don't accept a pale in it, so I don't care.Learn more: have, stake

have a pale in

Have a share, interest, or captivation in article or someone. For example, Every affiliate had a pale in the business, or She knew that she had a pale in her children's future. This appellation uses stake in the faculty of "something to accretion or lose," as in gambling. [Late 1700s] Learn more: have, stake

have a pale in something

1. If you have a pale in something, you booty allotment in it or it affects you and you affliction about what happens to it. These affairs are declared to accomplish anybody feel they accept a pale in the decision-making. Your abutting and angel accept a pale in your baby.
2. If you have a pale in something, you own allotment of it. The ally who accept a pale in the aggregation additionally assignment with clients.Learn more: have, something, stake

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