Hear a word and type it out. How many can you get right?
TAKE THE QUIZ“someone on”
The following 10 entries include the term someone on.
call (someone) on the carpet
idiom: to criticize (someone) for doing something wrong
have (someone) on a string
idiom: to be able to make (someone) do anything one wants
keep (someone) on his/her toes
idiom: to cause someone to be alert and prepared to deal with problems
put/place (someone) on a pedestal
idiom: to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults : to admire someone greatly
put (someone) on to
phrasal verb: to give (someone) information about (something) : to tell (someone) about (something that he or she did not know about before)
put (something or someone) on the map
idiom: to make (a place, a person, etc.) famous or well-known
quote someone on
idiom: to tell other people that someone said (something)
remand (someone) on bail
idiom: to allow (someone) to post bail and wait for trial at home instead of in prison
sell (someone) on
phrasal verb: to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something) —often used as (be) sold on
turn (someone) on to (something)
idiom: to cause (someone) to use or become interested in (something) for the first time
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