“under(a)”

The following 7 entries include the term under(a).

hide one's light under a bushel

idiom

: to not tell others about one's talents, successes, ideas, etc.

labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception

idiom

: to continue to believe something that is not true

live under a rock

idiom

: to be unaware of things that most people know about

under a cloud of suspicion

idiom

: believed by others to have done something wrong

under a doctor's care

idiom

: being treated by a doctor

under a pseudonym

idiom

: using a false name instead of one's real name

under a spell

idiom

: affected by magic


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