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tar and feather someone — phrase in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment Thesaurus: punishment of being hithyponym Main entry: tar * * * tar and feather (someone) 1 : to cover (someone) with tar and then with feathers as an old fas … Useful english dictionary
wine and dine someone — wine and dine (someone) to entertain someone by giving them an expensive meal and wine. I m an old fashioned girl at heart I like to be wined and dined on the first few dates. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
nickel and dime someone — nickel and dime (someone) American, informal to charge someone small amounts of money for something, often as an extra payment. I hate being nickeled and dimed by hotels for local telephone calls they already charge you so much for the room … New idioms dictionary
wine and dine someone — phrase to entertain someone by taking them out for a meal Thesaurus: entertaining guestshyponym general words for entertainment and funhypernym Main entry: wine … Useful english dictionary
Complimenting and congratulating someone — ◊ clothes and appearance If you know someone quite well, or are talking to someone in an informal situation, you can compliment them on their clothes or appearance using an expression such as That s a nice coat , What a lovely dress , or I like… … Useful english dictionary
complimenting and congratulating someone — ◊ clothes and appearance If you know someone quite well, or are talking to someone in an informal situation, you can compliment them on their clothes or appearance using an expression such as That s a nice coat , What a lovely dress , or I like… … Useful english dictionary
and so something is — and so someone/something is phrase used for emphasizing that what has been said about someone or something is right They called him a hero, and so he is. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or exactsynonym Main entry: so … Useful english dictionary
tar and feather someone — in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment … English dictionary
wine and dine someone — to entertain someone by taking them out for a meal … English dictionary
nickel and dime someone (to death) — tv. o make numerous small monetary charges that add up to a substantial sum. □ Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death. □ Just give me the whole bill at one time. Don’t nickel and dime me for days on end … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
