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 close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.
- 0 Views
“
He used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter.
Submitted on August 28, 2012
More phrases:
- pick up
- rub up against
- run over
- scrounge up
- speak up
- stick up
- tip off
- apple of somebody's eye
- ass over teakettle
- at full tilt
- bite one's tongue
- by leaps and bounds
- cutting edge
- deep water
- early bath
- even money
- from the word go
- give in
- give over
- go red
- good luck with that
- how's tricks
- in the dark
- keep an eye peeled
- kick ass
- kiss of death
- labor of love
- make an honest woman
- middle of the road
- morning, noon and night
- odds and ends
- on board
- out of gas
- out of house and home
- out of house and home
- red face test
- ride roughshod over
- same old story
- see red
- see someone through
- smack of
- smash hit
- so much for
- soft sawder
- spruce up
- streak of good luck
- take a breather
- test the waters
- be-all, end-all
- the upper hand
- thumbs up
- turn to stone
- under the table
- walk a tightrope
- year dot
- yellow-bellied
- safe and sound
- in fun
- soft hearted
- all talk and no action
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 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