Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: more's the pity Page #4

Yee yee! We've found 580 phrases and idioms matching more's the pity.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
fold upTo make or become more compact by folding.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
for pity's sakefor Pete's sake; An especially mild oathRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
forbidden fruit is the sweetestForbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fork offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
freshen upto wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractiveRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
from my standpointFrom my standppint, smoking hookah is more detrimental than cigarette.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fudge the issueAdopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
fuel upTo eat hurriedly in order to do something more interesting.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
gay upTo make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
get a gripTo relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
get out of my faceleave; the speaker is telling the hearer to leave; usually said when someone does not want to be confronted any moreRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
gild the pillTo make something unappealing look more attractive.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ginger upTo make something more interesting, fun, lively etc.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

(3.00 / 5 votes)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

(4.00 / 9 votes)
give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
glam upTo make more glamorous; make oneself more glamorous.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
glaze upto light up, to become more open, as if in expectation.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go beyondTo be more than; to be better than; to surpass.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go nativeTo adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go out withOften in hopes that the relationship will become more longterm as in definition 1.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go togetherOf two or more things, to correspond or fit wellRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
good deeds sprinkle seedsPositive actions attract more positive outcomesRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
goodnight ViennaEvents have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
grandstand playA successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
gratiam alicuius sibi quaerere, sequi, more strongly aucuparito court a person's favour; to ingratiate oneself with...Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
greener pasturesAny place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
grow onTo become more likeable to someone.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
haec speciosiora quam veriora suntthis is more plausible than true.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
halfway decentNo more than adequate.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
ham upTo make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
harden someone's heartTo make someone more resistant to something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
have eyes bigger than one's stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
have more money than GodTo be extremely or excessively richRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
have other fish to fryTo have more important things to do.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
hit the jackpotTo realise a huge load of luck; to receive a more favorable outcome than imagined.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
honey-mouthedIndirect, delivering a message in a way that will make it seem more pleasant to the hearer; seductive, persuasive.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
hot upTo become more heated.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for more's the pity:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
If I had a _____ for every time...
A nickel
B penny
C quarter
D dime

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ