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TAKE THE QUIZ“someone or something”
The following 72 entries include the term someone or something.
take (someone or something) seriously
idiom: to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect
take the place of (someone or something)
idiom: to replace (someone or something)
tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds
idiom: to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way
tee off on (someone or something)
phrasal verb: to speak about (someone or something) in an angry way
to subject (someone or something) to
idiom: to cause or force (someone or something) to experience (something harmful, unpleasant, etc.) —often used as (be) subjected to
turn out like (someone or something)
idiom: to become like (someone or something)
watch (someone or something) like a hawk
idiom: to watch (someone or something) very carefully
wave (someone or something) through
phrasal verb: to move one's hand in a way that tells someone to continue moving through a particular area
winkle (someone or something) out of
idiom: to use a lot of effort to get (information) from (someone)
wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth
idiom: to destroy (someone or something) completely
wipe (someone or something) off the map
idiom: to completely destroy (someone or something)
wish (someone or something) on (someone)
idiom: to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant)
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