Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary, Synonyms, and Spanish to English Translator

to be lost on sb
to be made of money
to be made of sterner stuff
to be man enough to do sth
to be meat and drink to sb
to be mentioned in dispatches
to be miles away
to be much in evidence
to bend one's mind to sth
to bend over backwards
to bend sb's ear
to bend the rules
to be near the knuckle
to be neither here nor there
to be no/a stranger to sth
to be no better than
to be no fool
to be no good
to be no great shakes
to be no joke
to be none the wiser
to be no picnic
to be no spring chicken
to be not about to do something
to be nothing to write home about
to be not much cop
to be not worth the paper it is printed on
to be nuts about sth/sb
to be nutty about sb
to be of age
to be of assistance
to be off limits
to be off one's chump
to be off one's feed
to be off one's game
to be off one's head
to be off one's oats
to be off one's trolley
to be off the danger list
to be off the radar
to be off your guard
to be of little account (to sb)
to be of no account (to sb)
to be of service
to be of the opinion that …
to be (of) use to sb
to be old enough to be someone's father
to be old enough to know better
to be on about sth
to be on a hiding to nothing
to be on a knife edge
to be on a level with sb/sth
to be on a loser
to be on an equal footing with sb
to be on a razor('s) edge
to be (on) at sb
to be on at sb
to be on call
to be on cloud nine
to be on dangerous ground
to be on edge
to be one in the eye for sb
to be one's own boss
to be one's own man
to be one's own master
to be one's own worst enemy
to be on first-name terms (with sb)
to be on guard
to be on one's best behaviour
to be on one's game
to be on one's honor
to be on one's/its last legs
to be on one's knees
to be on one's mettle
to be on pins and needles
to be on safe ground
to be on sb's back
to be on sb's tail
to be on tenterhooks
to be on the ball
to be on the beam
to be on the carpet
to be on the danger list
to be on the defensive
to be on the downgrade
to be on the game
to be on the increase
to be on the line
to be on the lookout for sth/sb
to be on the loose
to be on the mend
to be on the offensive
to be on the outside looking in
to be on the rack
to be on the receiving end of sth
to be on the right/wrong track
to be on the safe side
to be on the skids
to be on the take
to be on the watch (for sb/sth)
to be on thin ice
to be onto a winner
to be open with sb
to be out for the count
to be out of circulation
to be out of fashion
to be out of/in phase
to be out of luck
to be out of one's head
to be out of one's league
to be out of one's senses
to be out of one's skull
to be out of one's tree
to be out of plumb
to be out of this world
to be out on one's ear
to be out to get sb
to be out to lunch
to be over (and done) with
to be over the hill
to be over the limit
to be packed like sardines
to be part and parcel of sth
to be past caring
to be past it
to be penny wise and pound foolish
to be poles apart
to be possessed of sth
to be pushing it
to be pushing up (the) daisies
to be quick on the draw
to be quick on the uptake
to be quick/slow off the mark
to be quids in
to be riding high
to be right up one's alley
to be right up one's street
to be rolling in money
to be rolling in the aisles
to be running low
to be running short
to be running short of sth
to be rushed off one's feet
to be saved by the bell
to be sb's baby
to be sb's bread and butter
to be sb's cup of tea
to be sb's eyes and ears
to be sb's pigeon
to be sb's strong suit
to be scared out of one's wits
to be scared to death
to be scared witless
to be seeing things
to be set in one's ways
to be shot down in flames
to be sick and tired of sb/sth
to be sick at heart
to be sick of the sight of sb/sth
to be simplicity itself
to be sitting pretty
to be slow on the uptake
to be small beer
to be so bold as to do something
to be so good as to do something
to be sold on sth
to be spoiled for choice
to be spoilt for choice
to be spotted with sth
to best advantage
to be staring sb in the face
to be starving
to be starving for sth
to be/stay one jump ahead
to be steeped in sth
to be streets ahead of sb/sth
to be streets apart
to be (strictly) for the birds
to be strong on sth
to be stuck in a time warp
to be sunk in sth
to be sure
to be sure of one's ground
to be sure to do sth
to be sweet on sb
to be taken ill
to be tarred with the same brush
to be ten a penny
to be the apple of sb's eye
to be the business
to be the butt of sth
to be the case
to be the death of sb
to be the despair of sb
to be the end
to be the envy of sb/sth
to be the image of sb/sth
to be the last straw
to be the life of the party
to be the making of sb/sth
to be the marrying kind
to be the pick of the bunch
to be the picture of …
to be the worse for drink
to be thick on the ground
to be thin on the ground
to be three sheets to the wind
to be thrilled to bits
to be tickled pink
to be tied to sb's apron strings
to be tipping it down
to be toast
to be to blame for sth
to be to one's advantage
to be top/bottom of the list
to be touched with sth
to be unable to hear oneself think
to be unable to punch one's way out of a paper bag
to be unable to see the forest for the trees
to be under arms
to be under no illusions
to be under the care of sb
to be under the gun
to be under the illusion that …
to be under the impression (that) …
to be under the influence
to be under the influence of sb/sth
to be under threat
to be up a tree
to be up in arms
to be up the creek
to be up the creek (informal) (without a paddle)
to be up the pole
to be up to one's ears in sth
to be up to one's eyeballs in sth
to be up to one's eyes in sth
to be up to one's neck in sth
to be up with the lark
to be well away
to be well in with sb
to be well off for sth
to be well out of sth
to be well rid of sth/sb
to be (well) up on sth
to be wet behind the ears
to be with child
to be within striking distance (of sth)
to be working overtime
to be worlds apart
to be worried sick
to be worse off (than sb/sth)
to be worth one's salt
to be worth one's weight in gold
to be wreathed in smiles
to be yourself
to bide one's time
to bill and coo
to bind sb hand and foot
to bite off more than one can chew
to bite one's lip
to bite one's nails
to bite one's tongue
to bite sb's head off
to bite the bullet
to bite the dust
to bite the hand that feeds one
to black sb's eye
to bleed sb dry
to blind sb with science
to blot one's copybook
to blow a gasket
to blow hot and cold
to blow one's nose
to blow one's own trumpet
to blow one's top
to blow sb a kiss
to blow sb's brains out
to blow sb's cover
to blow sb's mind
to blow something to pieces
to blow sth sky high
to blow sth to kingdom come
to blow sth to pieces
to blow the cobwebs away
to blow the whistle on sb
to blow the whistle on sth
to blow up in sb's face
to bob and weave
to bob for apples
to bode ill for sb/sth
toboggan
toboggan run
to bore sb to death
to bow the knee to sb
to bow to the inevitable
to brave the elements
to break cover
to break even
to break faith with sb
to break free

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