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up someone's way — down/up/over/etc someone’s way phrase in the area where someone lives, works etc I’ll be over your way tonight, we should meet up. Thesaurus: to live, stay or work in a particular placesynonym towns, cities and villageshypony … Useful english dictionary
over someone's way — down/up/over/etc someone’s way phrase in the area where someone lives, works etc I’ll be over your way tonight, we should meet up. Thesaurus: to live, stay or work in a particular placesynonym towns, cities and villageshypony … Useful english dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — To keep too insistently close to someone, esp by way of supervision • • • Main Entry: ↑breathe * * * breathe down someone’s neck phrase to watch closely what someone is doing, in a way that annoys them Go away, I can’t work with you breathing… … Useful english dictionary
jump down someone's throat — To berate or snap at someone angrily and suddenly • • • Main Entry: ↑jump jump down someone s throat see under ↑jump1 • • • Main Entry: ↑throat * * * jump down someone’s throat … Useful english dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — breathe down (someone s) neck to pay very close attention to what someone does in a way that annoys or worries them. It s awful having to work with a boss who s breathing down your neck the whole time … New idioms dictionary
jump down someone's throat — ► jump down someone s throat informal respond in a sudden and angry way. Main Entry: ↑jump … English terms dictionary
way — or go one s way [wā] n. [ME < OE weg, akin to Ger < IE base * weĝh , to go > L vehere, to carry, ride, Gr ochos, wagon] 1. a means of passing from one place to another, as a road, highway, street or path [the Appian Way] 2. room or space … English World dictionary
send shivers down (someone's) spine — send shivers down/up (someone s) spine to make someone feel very frightened or excited. The way he looked at me sent shivers down my spine … New idioms dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — to watch closely what someone is doing, in a way that annoys them Go away, I can t work with you breathing down my neck … English dictionary
jump down someone's throat — to suddenly speak very angrily to someone, in a way that seems unfair … English dictionary
