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• so much for something — so much for (something) that is the end of something. He told me how his parents divorced, then said, “So much for the storybook romance.” A bird hit my windshield, and I thought, so much for that bird. Usage notes: usually said about a… …   New idioms dictionary

• so much for something — mainly spoken 1) used for showing that you think a particular idea, statement, or activity has no value Another rise in income tax. So much for all those election promises. 2) used for showing that you have finished talking about something So… …   English dictionary

• pay through the nose (for something) — informal phrase to pay much too much for something In the city centre restaurants, you pay through the nose for your drinks. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: pay …   Useful english dictionary

• so much for — (something) that is the end of something. He told me how his parents divorced, then said, “So much for the storybook romance.” A bird hit my windshield, and I thought, so much for that bird. Usage notes: usually said about a disappointing end …   New idioms dictionary

• be dying for something — be dying for something/to do something/spoken phrase wanting to have do something so much that you do not want to wait I’m dying for a cup of coffee. We’re dying to meet your new boyfriend. Thesaurus: wanting or needing somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• be thirsty for something — literary phrase to want something very much Citizens seem thirsty for any kind of reform. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym Main entry: thirsty …   Useful english dictionary

• much — [ mʌtʃ ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Much can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): There isn t much time left. How much money do you have? as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• so much for — 1. That disposes of 2. That is the end of 3. No more of • • • Main Entry: ↑so * * * 1) indicating that one has finished talking about something So much for the melodic line. We now turn our attention to the accompaniment 2) suggesting that… …   Useful english dictionary

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• there's something lot much to be said for something — there’s something/​a lot/​not much etc to be said for something phrase used for saying that there are some/​many/​few etc advantages in doing something There’s something to be said for his approach to the problem. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing… …   Useful english dictionary