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TAKE THE QUIZ“of-it”
The following 16 entries include the term of-it.
come to think of it
idiom—used in speech to say that one has just remembered or thought of something
for the hell of it
idiom: for the fun of doing something : without having a particular reason
for the sake of it
idiom: for no particular reason
get the worst of it
idiom: to lose a fight, argument, battle, etc.
have a rough time (of it)
idiom: to have a difficult time
have a thin time (of it)
idiom: to be in a difficult situation especially because one does not have enough money
make a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening of it
idiom: to continue with an enjoyable activity during all of (a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening)
make an early night of it
idiom: to go home or go to bed early
make something of it
idiom: to treat something as a reason for arguing or being angry —used in speech as an angry way of telling someone that one is prepared to fight or argue about something
never/not hear the end of it
idiom—used to say that someone will keep talking about something for a long time
not a bit of it
idiom—used to say that something expected or possible did not happen or is not true
on the face of it
idiom: from only what is known at first
that's about the size of it
idiom—used to say that what has been stated about a situation is correct
the half of it
noun phrase—used to say that a situation is even worse than one would think it is or than it seems to be
the long and (the) short of it
noun phrase—used when making a statement that is brief and that tells someone only the most important parts of something
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