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 succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.
- 0 Views
“
I don't know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- lap up
- make up
- stand for
- steer clear
- top up
- a notch above
- above board
- been there, done that
- blow off steam
- born yesterday
- catch flies
- cherry-pick
- chow down
- cutting edge
- dry run
- eat one's words
- elbow room
- family jewels
- feather in one's cap
- flea in one's ear
- give birth
- give over
- give somebody an earful
- go bananas
- go out of one's way
- horse's ass
- in black and white
- in detail
- in light of
- jump at the chance
- keep an eye peeled
- kiss of death
- lemon law
- look like
- low-hanging fruit
- make believe
- make headway
- nine lives
- old stick
- on a full stomach
- on steroids
- out of one's depth
- pay for it
- pencil-neck
- price is right
- right on
- rule with an iron fist
- rush hour
- same old story
- seize the day
- sell ice to eskimos
- send up
- shot in the arm
- shut down
- smart off
- so much for
- spin one's wheels
- stand one's ground
- stem the tide
- stepping stone
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