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 something collapsing or caving in.
- 0 Views
“
We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
Submitted on September 15, 2010
More phrases:
- mop up
- play up
- polish off
- put back
- ramp up
- run up against
- belly up
- ace in the hole
- at one's beck and call
- at peace
- black babies
- brush up
- call a spade a spade
- dead
- don't get me started
- eat one's hat
- even money
- every man jack
- fight tooth and nail
- flea in one's ear
- from the word go
- full speed ahead
- get it on
- get one's act together
- give somebody an earful
- go blue
- hard of hearing
- in a nutshell
- in order
- is the pope catholic
- keep a lid on
- keep an eye out
- lion
- lip service
- make believe
- move heaven and earth
- much of a muchness
- nervous as a cat
- no slouch
- on board
- on the right track
- on thin ice
- penny pincher
- play it by ear
- put down roots
- rainy day
- rock bottom
- run hot and cold
- second banana
- silver spoon
- streak of good luck
- stroke of work
- suck it up
- take the lead
- take to the cleaners
- talk a blue streak
- that does it
- the whole nine yards
- there ya go
- tickle pink
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 Jun 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