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 arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.
- 0 Views
“
I had to call out the doctor after she fell and broke her wrist.
Submitted on March 28, 2011
More phrases:
- keep away from
- let go
- make up
- pass out
- play down
- put on
- rule out
- run around
- stand off
- strike up
- take away
- take down
- taper off
- a little bird told me
- at heart
- at peace
- beauty sleep
- can of worms
- chew the fat
- fall off a truck
- fight tooth and nail
- flower
- give a ring
- give birth
- go blue
- go up in smoke
- hand in hand
- have a cow
- honest-to-goodness
- in heaven's name
- in layman's terms
- kindred soul
- lemon law
- make a decision
- mind one's own business
- muckety muck
- no biggie
- nugget of truth
- odd and curious
- on a full stomach
- out of one's depth
- out of this world
- over and over
- party pooper
- penny pincher
- play old harry
- pull one's head in
- put the clock back
- quake in one's boots
- run hot and cold
- rush hour
- sack out
- second banana
- sell ice to eskimos
- silly money
- so there
- stand one's ground
- state of affairs
- take a gamble
- talk a blue streak
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 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