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 fail.
- 0 Views
“
I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.
Submitted on May 07, 2011
More phrases:
- bring up
- close down
- drop off
- jack in
- knock up
- move on
- puff up
- puke up
- put back
- rule out
- run around with
- sound off
- split up
- stand up
- take down
- at will
- bear in mind
- beauty sleep
- dig deep
- elbow room
- even money
- fall off a truck
- for the hell of it
- forty winks
- full speed ahead
- give somebody an earful
- hack it
- have a blast
- heebie-jeebies
- in its infancy
- it takes two to tango
- keep an eye out
- kick ass
- kindred soul
- low-hanging fruit
- lower the boom
- lump in one's throat
- make an honest woman
- make believe
- much of a muchness
- nervous as a cat
- nine lives
- no holds barred
- off and on
- off-color
- old school
- old stick
- on board
- on the spot
- one at a time
- out of gas
- out of proportion
- over and over
- pound the pavement
- sack out
- same old story
- seize the day
- shotgun
- small fry
- so there
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 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