All related terms of 'sb'

You can use lucky in expressions such as ' Lucky you ' and ' Lucky devil ' when you are slightly jealous of someone else's good luck or success , or surprised at it.

If you let someone or something go , you allow them to leave or escape .

If you say that something will do someone good , you mean that it will benefit them or improve them.

You say ' here we are ' or ' here you are ' when the statement that you are making about someone's character or situation is unexpected .

If a disease or illness lays you low , it makes you weak or ill .

someone's favourable feelings, desires , preferences , etc

If you see someone you know and cut them dead , you ignore them.

If someone does you proud , they treat you very well , for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment .

If you say that someone or something drives you mad , you mean that you find them extremely annoying .

If you say that something is giving you hell , you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.

If you say that something or someone makes you sick , you mean that they make you feel angry or disgusted .

the internal organs of the body, esp the stomach and bowels

the journeys someone makes to places a long way from their home

If someone calls you names , they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.

If something gives you heart , it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.

If an employer gives an employee notice , the employer tells the employee that he or she must leave his or her job within a short fixed period of time.

You say ' Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving .

If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life , you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship.

If you leave something or someone in your wake , you leave them behind you as you go .

If you keep someone amused , you find things to do which stop them getting bored .

If you keep someone posted , you keep giving them the latest information about a situation that they are interested in.

If you keep someone sweet , you do something to please them in order to prevent them from becoming annoyed or dissatisfied .

If something leaves you cold , it fails to excite or interest you.

If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part , you are referring to something that they feel or do.

If you are on someone's side , you are supporting them in an argument or a war .

If someone runs you ragged , they make you do so much that you become exhausted .

If you say something to someone's face , you say it openly in their presence.

You use the expression all someone ever does when you want to emphasize that they do the same thing all the time, and this annoys you.

If you do something at someone's bidding , you do it because they have asked you to do it.

If a person or an animal is at your heels , they are following close behind you.

If you do something at someone's instance , you do it because they have ordered or requested you to do it.

If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place.

If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it , they do it before you do.

If you are having someone on , you are pretending that something is true when it is not true, for example as a joke or in order to tease them.

If you say that something is news to you, you mean that you did not previously know what you have just been told , especially when you are surprised or annoyed about it.

If something is beyond your ken , you do not have enough knowledge to be able to understand it.

If you bide your time , you wait for a good opportunity before doing something.

If something breaks your heart , it makes you feel very sad and depressed , especially because people are suffering but you can do nothing to help them.

If you bring someone to book , you punish them for an offence or make them explain their behaviour officially .

If you bring someone to heel , you force them to obey you.

If someone is caught napping , something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.

to prevent someone from behaving freely in the way that they want

If you say that someone does another person's bidding , you disapprove of the fact that they do exactly what the other person asks them to do, even when they do not want to.

You can use for all I care to emphasize that it does not matter at all to you what someone does.

When you are describing people's thoughts or actions , you can say for her part or for my part , for example , to introduce what a particular person thinks or does.

When you do something for someone's sake , you do it in order to help them or make them happy .

If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them.

If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like , you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave .

To get someone into bed means to persuade them to have sex with you.

If you give someone a bell , you telephone them.