The walls were lined with display cases that were crammed with objects the like of which the Countess had never seen in her life.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
None of that nuclear stuff, he said, just hospital waste and the like.
Forsythe, Malcolm THE BOOK LADY (2002)
From them he'd raise terata the like of which the world had never seen.
Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2002)
Most of the companies were in tele-sales, flogging advertising space for DIY magazines and the like.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)
All related terms of 'the like'
and the like
If you mention particular things or people and then add and the like , you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying .
the like of
any person or thing like
like the devil
If you say that someone does something like the devil , you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil , you are emphasizing that they drive very fast .
like the wind
very quickly
like the clappers
very quickly
go like the clappers
to move extremely fast
the like(s) of which
If you refer to something the like of which or the likes of which has never been seen before, you are emphasizing how important, great, or noticeable the thing is.
like lambs to the slaughter
if people go somewhere like lambs to the slaughter , they behave quietly and obediently without resisting because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they realize that they are powerless
like the cat that got the cream
looking very satisfied and happy
like a lamb to the slaughter
without resistance
not like the look of sth/sb
If you don't like the look of something or someone, you feel that they may be dangerous or cause problems .
like lambs like lambs to the slaughter
If you say that people do something like lambs or like lambs to the slaughter , you mean that they do what someone wants them to do without complaining or fighting .
as if/like one owns the place
If you say that someone does something as if they own the place or like they own the place , you are critical of them because they do it in a very arrogant way.
of one mind like/the same mind
If a number of people are of one mind , of like mind , or of the same mind , they all agree about something.
there's no time like the present
If you say ' There's no time like the present ', you are suggesting to someone that they should do something now , not later .
look like something the cat brought in
to appear dishevelled or bedraggled
look like something the cat dragged in
If you look like something the cat dragged in or brought in , you are very untidy or dirty .
avoid someone or something like the plague
to deliberately avoid someone or something because you dislike them so much
know something like the back of your hand
to know something very well
like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall
extremely difficult or impossible . Jell-O is a trademark .
need sth/sb like a hole in the head
If you say that you need something or someone like a hole in the head , you are emphasizing that you do not want them and that they would only add to the problems that you already have.
to avoid someone or something like the plague
If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague , you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely.
someone is like a rabbit caught in the headlights
said to mean that someone is so frightened or nervous that they do not know what to do
someone needs something like a hole in the head
said to mean that someone does not want something at all, and that it would only add to the problems that they already have