Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To become less agitated.
- 0 Views
“
I'd love to go to Iraq, but I'll have to wait until the violence cools down.
Submitted on July 26, 2010
More phrases:
- drill down
- grow on
- knock up
- make up
- pick up
- pop off
- ring in
- round up
- run across
- stamp out
- stand by
- tie up
- top off
- add fuel to the fire
- around the clock
- as long as
- beside oneself
- bury the hatchet
- carry on
- dark horse
- even money
- fall off a truck
- fat chance
- fear
- fit as a fiddle
- flea in one's ear
- from time to time
- gear up
- get off
- go red
- gold mine
- ham it up
- hand in hand
- have a flat
- heart to heart
- hold somebody's hand
- lie through one's teeth
- long row to hoe
- lucky break
- make headway
- middle ground
- mind one's own business
- nail biter
- not be caught dead
- odd and curious
- old school
- on steroids
- one another
- out of line
- out of order
- out of proportion
- out of the blue
- outside the box
- over and over
- piffy on a rock bun
- pound sand
- pull one's weight
- rock bottom
- rock the boat
- round of applause
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 May 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In