“someone's”

The following 409 entries include the term someone's.

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to someone's horror

idiom

used to say that a person is horrified about something

to someone's liking

idiom

: appealing or enjoyable to someone

to someone's practiced eye

idiom

: according to someone's extensive knowledge about and experience with the way something looks

to someone's satisfaction

idiom

: so that someone is happy, pleased, or satisfied

to someone's taste

idiom

: liked by someone

to someone's way of thinking

idiom

: in someone's opinion

to the best of someone's recollection

idiom

: from what someone can remember

tread on (someone's) toes

idiom

: to do something that upsets or offends (someone)

try someone's patience

idiom

: to cause someone to start getting annoyed or upset because of something that is going on too long

turn someone's stomach

idiom

: to makes someone feel ill or uncomfortable usually due to being offensive or disgusting

twist someone's arm

idiom

: to grab someone's arm and bend it in order to cause pain

twist someone's words

idiom

: to repeat what someone said in a way that has a different meaning

under someone's heel

idiom

: completely controlled by another person, group, etc.

under someone's leadership

idiom

: while guided or managed by someone

under someone's roof

idiom

: in someone's house

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