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 resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.
- 0 Views
“
We thought he was going to die, but the doctors managed to bring him round.
Submitted on August 28, 2012
More phrases:
- face up to
- knuckle down
- look after
- split up
- square up
- take off
- talk down
- all fired up
- apply oneself
- as far as one knows
- baggage
- be-all and end-all
- big cheese
- company
- dead on
- get off
- give somebody pause
- go out of one's way
- gray area
- have a look-see
- heart of gold
- hit a snag
- jump at the chance
- keep a close watch on
- keep one on one's toes
- keep quiet
- keep your hair on
- lump in one's throat
- make fun of
- make out like a bandit
- no slouch
- odd and curious
- on hold
- on one's toes
- on the pill
- on thin ice
- one another
- one thousand
- one-off
- over one's head
- pardon my french
- piffy on a rock bun
- play it by ear
- put one over
- quick-and-dirty
- right on
- see someone through
- set one's cap at
- silver spoon
- smart off
- sob story
- spruce up
- stroke of work
- take its toll
- take one's time
- test the waters
- thin-skinned
- thumbs up
- today we are all
- under the table
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