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be head and shoulders above somebody — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
stand head and shoulders above somebody — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
rub shoulders with somebody — rub ˈshoulders with sb idiom (NAmE also rub ˈelbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job • He s rubbing shoulders with stars all the time. Main entry: ↑rubidiom … Useful english dictionary
rub elbows with somebody — rub ˈshoulders with sb idiom (NAmE also rub ˈelbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job • He s rubbing shoulders with stars all the time. Main entry: ↑rubidiom … Useful english dictionary
shrug somebody away — ˌshrug sb/sth ˈoff/aˈway derived to push sb/sth back or away with your shoulders • Kevin shrugged off his jacket. • She shrugged him away angrily. Main entry: ↑shrugderived … Useful english dictionary
shrug somebody off — ˌshrug sb/sth ˈoff/aˈway derived to push sb/sth back or away with your shoulders • Kevin shrugged off his jacket. • She shrugged him away angrily. Main entry: ↑shrugderived … Useful english dictionary
ride — ride1 W2S2 [raıd] v past tense rode [rəud US roud] past participle ridden [ˈrıdn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(bicycle/motorbike)¦ 3¦(vehicle)¦ 4¦(in a lift)¦ 5¦(water/air)¦ 6 be riding high 7 let something ride … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoulder — shoul|der1 W2S2 [ˈʃəuldə US ˈʃouldər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(clothes)¦ 3¦(meat)¦ 4 be looking over your shoulder 5 6 shoulder to shoulder 7 on somebody s shoulders 8 put your shoulder to the wheel 9¦(road side)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicken-fight — verb fight while sitting on somebody s shoulders • Syn: ↑chickenfight • Hypernyms: ↑contend, ↑fight, ↑struggle • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
chickenfight — verb fight while sitting on somebody s shoulders • Syn: ↑chicken fight • Hypernyms: ↑contend, ↑fight, ↑struggle • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
