“ofit”

The following 16 entries include the term ofit.

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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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