“there-is”

The following 6 entries include the term there-is.

there is no escaping

idiom

used to say that something is certainly true, real, etc., and cannot be avoided or denied

there is no free lunch

idiom

used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way

there is no question of

idiom

used to say that there is no chance of something happening or of someone doing something

there is no such thing as a free lunch

idiom

used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way

there is strength in numbers

idiom

used to say that a group of people has more influence or power than one person

there is to be said for

idiom

used with words such as something, a lot, much, etc., to indicate that something has advantages which deserve to be considered when someone is thinking about what to do

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