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.
The act of relenting.
- 0 Views
“
It was a cave in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- instance in
- pick up
- pitch in
- put away
- put by
- put on
- ring out
- spell out
- take on
- tip off
- all fired up
- as all get-out
- as long as
- as well
- be my guest
- carry on
- catch-as-catch-can
- chain reaction
- dead duck
- dog and pony show
- front runner
- get a jump on
- get somebody's goat
- good job
- have truck with
- hem and haw
- how's tricks
- hustle and bustle
- in a nutshell
- in evidence
- it takes two to tango
- jump the gun
- kick ass
- kindred soul
- lip service
- morning, noon and night
- odd and curious
- of late
- old stick
- out of order
- out of this world
- over one's head
- pardon my french
- pretty pictures
- pump iron
- rough around the edges
- run into the ground
- run out of steam
- see red
- so much as
- so much for
- so there
- spic and span
- spruce up
- square meal
- stepping stone
- take to the cleaners
- test the waters
- turn to stone
- turn upside down
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 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