“something's”

The following 6 entries include the term something's.

at someone's or something's mercy

idiom

: in a position or situation in which one can be harmed by (someone or something one cannot control)

close/hard/hot on someone's or something's heels

idiom

: chasing or following someone or something very closely

come/follow close/hard/hot on something's heels

idiom

: to happen very soon afterward

eat someone's or something's lunch

idiom

: to outdo or defeat someone or something very badly

in someone's or something's clutches

idiom

: in someone's or something's claws often used figuratively to indicate control over someone

in someone's or something's wake

idiom

used to say what is left behind by someone or something


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