have the best
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
have a bun in the oven
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
froth at the mouth
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ be in a state of uncontrolled anger
hold the line
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
hit the deck
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
hit the ceiling
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
hit the jackpot
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
hit the bottle
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
hit the roof
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
hit the dirt
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
hit the books
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
hit the sack
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
hit the hay
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
hold the line
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
get the picture
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
get the jump
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
get the hang
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
gild the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
gild the lily
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
get the better of
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"