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 occur to somebody; to be realized.
- 0 Views
“
It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.
Submitted on August 27, 2012
More phrases:
- hold over
- mess with
- plug away
- put down
- quiet down
- run through
- stick up for
- take on
- take over
- take over
- tie up
- zero in on
- belly up
- beat around the bush
- bend somebody's ear
- blow off steam
- breathe easy
- cat and mouse game
- curveball
- dead on
- do-or-die
- dyed-in-the-wool
- easy as pie
- every man jack
- fat of the land
- fear
- flower
- get a handle on
- hit a snag
- hustle and bustle
- make an honest woman
- make out like a bandit
- middle of nowhere
- much of a muchness
- nervous as a cat
- not be caught dead
- odds and ends
- of late
- on hold
- on the horn
- on the nose
- on the spot
- one at a time
- one of those days
- out of character
- out of line
- out of one's depth
- out of the question
- outside the box
- price is right
- pull one's head in
- raise the bar
- rock the boat
- round of applause
- run into the ground
- rush hour
- second banana
- send up
- shape up
- shotgun
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 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