“like the”

The following 10 entries include the term like the.

avoid (someone or something) like the plague

idiom

: to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something)

know something like the back of one's hand

idiom

: to know something completely

like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary

idiom

used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done

like the cat that got the cream

idiom

used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done

like the clappers

idiom

: very fast

like the devil

idiom

: very much

like the wind

idiom

: very fast

not like the look of

idiom

used to mean that one thinks that the way something appears suggests something bad or unpleasant

not like the sound of (something)

idiom

: to not like the idea of what is suggested by (something said or described) : to feel that what is suggested sounds bad or serious

there's no time like the present

idiom

used to say that the best time to do something is right now


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