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 come towards, to approach.
- 0 Views
“
I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- cook up
- cry off
- look forward
- pack away
- pour out
- pull out
- put by
- put forward
- put in
- put on
- quiet down
- rely on
- rub up against
- run on
- run through
- sort out
- step up
- tick over
- wear off
- at peace
- be of two minds
- carry on
- cross someone's path
- don't get me started
- drop a dime
- give in
- go bananas
- head-in-the-sand
- in evidence
- in light of
- in order
- jolly someone along
- lump in one's throat
- make a decision
- number one
- off-color
- on board
- on edge
- on the nose
- on the pill
- one another
- out of order
- out of the blue
- piece of cake
- put together
- ride roughshod over
- roll out the red carpet
- second banana
- see red
- so much for
- spill one's guts
- state of affairs
- stroke of work
- sure of oneself
- than a bygod
- thanks a bunch
- thin-skinned
- turn up for the book
- under the influence
- under the yoke
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 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