Definition of somebody's in English English dictionary
- Contraction of somebody is
- Contraction of somebody has
- Possessive case of somebody
- somebody
- A recognised person, a celebrity
I'm tired of being a nobody - I want to be a somebody.
- somebody
- Some unspecified person
- somebody else
- someone else, some other person
- somebody
- {n} an indiscriminate person, a person of not
- somebody
- pron. some person, unspecified person
- somebody
- A person of consideration or importance
- somebody
- {i} important person
- somebody
- Somebody means the same as someone. be sb to be or feel important
- somebody
- a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
- somebody
- A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person
- beat somebody to the punch
- To do something before somebody else is able to
I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.
- bend somebody's ear
- To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
- curl somebody's hair
- Alternative form of curl someone's hair
- cut somebody some slack
- to be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations
Cut the new guy some slack. He's only been here for two days.
- egg somebody on
- To tease, provoke or encourage
Quit egging him on about his pet peeves.
- follow somebody off a cliff
- To follow (a leader or de facto leader) without question or thought, with disastrous consequences
After 9/11, many feared that Baby Boomers would follow President Bush off a cliff.
- fuck somebody up
- Fight with someone and win, causing significant physical damage to their body
- fuck somebody up
- To cause someone to make a big mistake
- fuck somebody up
- To cause significant mental damage to someone
- get on somebody's case
- To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize
His boss was always getting on his case about his standards of dress, even though he worked well and seldom left the back room.
- get on somebody's nerves
- To annoy or irritate; to bother
Gerty wished to goodness they would take their squalling baby home out of that and not get on her nerves.
- give somebody a hand
- To applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand)
Please give all our dedicated volunteers a hand for their hard work.
- give somebody a hand
- To help, aid, or assist
Could you please give me a hand carrying this mattress?.
- give somebody a hard time
- To tease, kid, or rib
He's usually pretty good-natured when the children give him a hard time about his bald spot.
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction
That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it.
- give somebody an earful
- To shout very loudly at someone
I should've never tried to grind the business' computer system to halt. Firstly I got sacked, and then my boss gave me a right earful.
- give somebody pause
- To give somebody cause for concern
Here is a fact that will give you pause. Many states do not publish the voting records of their legislators.
- give somebody the brush-off
- To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone
I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush-off.
- give somebody the cold shoulder
- To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly
I must have made him angry with my comment. He’s been giving me the cold shoulder ever since I said it.
- give somebody the heave-ho
- to fire, expel or break up with someone
I'm looking for work again because they gave me the heave-ho.
- give somebody the old heave-ho
- Alternative form of give somebody the heave-ho
Now I won't have to explain to her what sort of friend you really were and why I gave you the old heave-ho.
- give somebody the runaround
- To delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions
They gave me the runaround when I called. I got a full tour of the facility by phone, but no answer to my question.
- give somebody the slip
- To evade, escape, or get away from somebody
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna give you the slip.
- give somebody what-for
- To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody
He really gave the kid what-for about the baseball through his window.
- hand it to somebody
- To give somebody credit or praise
You have to hand it to him for finishing such a big project so quickly.
- hate somebody's guts
- To despise; to hate intensely or passionately
She caught him seeing another woman, and now she hates his guts.
- haul somebody over the coals
- To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong
The teacher hauled him over the coals for smoking in the toilets.
- hold somebody's hand
- To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details
I'll give you advice on writing an article, but I won't hold your hand through the entire process.
- hold somebody's hand
- To grasp or hold a person's hand
- hot on somebody's heels
- Close behind; pursuing or following closely
She left the restaurant with him hot on her heels.
- if you love somebody, set them free
- One should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them
- it's
- It has
It’s been a long time since I’ve had cheesecake.
- it's
- It is
It’s coming right for us!.
- it's
- there's, there is; there're, there are
It's a package for you by the door.
- keep somebody in stitches
- To keep somebody laughing hard or amused
The show kept me in stitches the whole time.
- keep somebody posted
- To inform (someone) regularly of the latest developments
That's all the news for now, but I'll keep you posted about new developments.
- leave somebody high and dry
- To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment
He just walked out and left her high and dry with two kids and a mortgage.
- leave somebody holding the bag
- To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container
The closing bell may be ringing for business method patents, and their patentees may find they have become bagholders. (Federal district court in CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions Inc., 2009 WL 815448 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2009), referring to the In re Bilski case).
- leave somebody holding the bag
- To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame
After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag.
- let somebody down
- To fail somebody; to disappoint or to fail to uphold a commitment
He really let me down when he didn't arrive on time.
- let somebody in on
- To disclose; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information
Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut?.
- make somebody's hair curl
- Alternative form of curl someone's hair
- not give somebody the time of day
- to ignore someone deliberately; to refuse to talk or pay attention to someone probably because you think they are not good enough to talk to you or they really annoy you
I think I've really annoyed him this time - he won't even give me the time of day!.
- pull somebody's leg
- To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying
I hadn't pulled Mrs. Barstow's leg for any of that stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault.
- pull the wool over somebody's eyes
- to deceive (someone)
- put hair on somebody's chest
- To make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine
When Lonnie Bushey was 6 he started drinking with his father who told him it would put hair on his chest and make him a man.
- put one past somebody
- To deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something
He tried to put one past the band director by giving her a jalapeño-flavored lollipop.
- put somebody in his place
- To bring somebody down; to humble or insult
His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place.
- put words in somebody's mouth
- To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something
I hope I'm not putting words in your mouth. Did you just tell me to go home early?.
- read somebody the riot act
- To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand
She really read him the riot act about his smoking habit.
- read somebody's lips
- To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words
Deaf people may be able to read people's lips, but it's not a foolproof means of communication.
- read somebody's lips
- To pay close attention (often imperative)
Read my lips. We are not going to the park today, and that is final.
- rub somebody the wrong way
- To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy
It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.
- run somebody ragged
- To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody
They've been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features.
- send somebody packing
- To expel or eject somebody; to chase off or force out
The whole town got together and sent the bandit packing.
- serve somebody right
- To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it
And serves you right, said Jane, the pert chambermaid, if you will take their money to get drunk on..
- show somebody the door
- To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc
o man shall laugh at me now that I'm down. Show him the door, Dig..
- show somebody the door
- To dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included
In Maryland, Rep. Connie Morella, a skillful, conscientious politician, was ousted. . . . The always-charming Morella . . . provided great constituent service. . . . Still, voters showed her the door.
- someone's
- The possessive adjective for someone
- someone's
- someone is
- someone's
- someone has
- something's
- Contraction of something is
- steal somebody's thunder
- To detract from somebody's accomplishments or glory; to undermine
I don't mean to steal your thunder, but did you really do all that by yourself?.
- take somebody's word for it
- To believe what somebody tells one
I can't really check on that, so I'll have to take your word for it.
- tear a strip off somebody
- To scold vigorously
The boss tore a strip off him for arriving late to the meeting.
- that's
- That is
That's the book I've been looking for.
- that's
- That has
I've managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day.
- the joke is on somebody
- The person who made the joke himself became the subject of a joke
Luckily, we will never pay this debt off, so perhaps the joke is on them after all.
- throw somebody a curve
- To surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction
He really threw me a curve when he asked me a personal question at work.
- tickle somebody's funny bone
- To amuse; to strike somebody as funny
I thought this cartoon might be just the sort of thing that would tickle your funny bone.
- what's eating somebody
- What is wrong? What is the problem (with somebody)? Inquired of somebody who is upset, worried, angry, etc
What's eating him? I've never seen him this worked up over anything before.
- wipe somebody's eye
- to defeat; to humiliate
- you's
- Contraction of you is
AAVE, also youse) You's a damn fool!.
- your's
- yours
- it's
- {f} it was
- it's
- It's is the usual spoken form of `it is'. It's the best news I've heard in a long time
- it's
- It's is the usual spoken form of `it has', especially when `has' is an auxiliary verb. It's been such a long time since I played
- it's
- {f} it exists, it lives, it occupies a position, it exists in a particular condition (third person singular form)
- bleed somebody dry
- Take away all somebody’s money
- bring somebody out in
- (Ev ile ilgili) If something brings you out in spots, a rash, etc., it causes spots to appear on your skin:
- I wouldn't put it past somebody
- To not be surprised if someone does something bad, because it is a typical thing for them to do
Perhaps Helena told him - I wouldn't put it past her.
- a cross somebody has to bear
- (deyim) An unpleasant situation or responsibility that you must accept because you cannot change it. Usage notes: In the past, criminals were made to carry crosses as a form of punishment
- a cross somebody has to carry
- (deyim) An unpleasant situation or responsibility that you must accept because you cannot change it. Usage notes: In the past, criminals were made to carry crosses as a form of punishment
- box somebody's ears
- (deyim) Hit someone, usually as a punishment
I'll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again!.
- butter somebody up
- Say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want
Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.
- cut somebody in on
- Include somebody, cut somebody in informal to allow someone to take part in a plan or to make money from it
Come on, Joey, you promised to cut me in on this one!.
- cut somebody some slack
- (deyim) To not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time
Andrew's late again. Cut him some slack - his wife's just had a baby.
- get behind somebody
- (deyim) Support someone
The crowd really got behind them and cheered them on.
- get somebody back
- (deyim) Get revenge, get back at
Lyle wants to get me back for seeing Betty. He's jealous.
- get your hands on somebody
- (deyim) to work with someone
- get your hands on somebody
- (deyim) to punish someone severely
- give somebody some slack
- (deyim) Allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult:
Hey, cut me some slack, man. I’m only a few bucks short.
- have somebody over
- (deyim) Invite someone to your house
We will have you over when we settle into our new house.
- hit on somebody
- Make especially sexual overtures to
- invite somebody around
- Ask someone to come to your home
1. I've invited Clea and Alan round for dinner on Saturday.
2. We've been invited around to David's house tomorrow night. 3. They invited us round to watch their wedding video.
- put it past somebody
- To not be surprised if someone does something bad, because it is a typical thing for them to do
Perhaps Helena told him - I wouldn't put it past her.
- saddle somebody with something
- (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Give somebody a responsibility or problem which they do not want and which will cause them a lot of work or difficulty
- send shivers down somebody's spine
- (deyim) Make someone feel very frightened or excited
- send shivers up somebody's spine
- (deyim) Make someone feel very frightened or excited
- sweep somebody off their feet
- (deyim) Cause someone to fall suddenly and completely in love with you
- turn somebody loose
- to give up control of someone or something, so they can do what they want
- wring somebody's neck
- (deyim) Used when you are very angry with someone: I’ll wring her neck when I get hold of her!
- wring somebody's neck
- (deyim) Punish someone who makes you upset or angry
- that's
- That's is a spoken form of `that is'
- that's
- {i} specific person or thing is
