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61someone's eyes are out on stalks — (someone s) eyes are out on stalks informal, informal if someone s eyes are out on stalks, they are looking at someone or something in a way that shows that they think that person or thing is extremely surprising or attractive. You should have… …
62someone's hackles rise — (someone s) hackles rise raise (someone s) hackles to annoy someone. She spoke to me as if I was about thirteen and I felt my hackles rise …
63someone's safety — or the safety of someone the fact that someone is safe in a particular situation Police said it was a dangerous place, and they could not guarantee our safety. for your own safety: For your own safety, never accept a lift from a stranger …
64someone can talk — someone can talk/someone is a fine one to talk/look who’s talking/spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that is the opposite of how they live or what they do themselves ‘I was late, so my boss… …
65someone is a fine one to talk — someone can talk/someone is a fine one to talk/look who’s talking/spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that is the opposite of how they live or what they do themselves ‘I was late, so my boss… …
66someone can't stand to do something — someone can’t stand to do something phrase used for saying that someone dislikes something so much that they cannot allow it to happen She couldn’t stand to see him leave. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry:… …
67someone cannot compete (with) — someone/something/cannot compete (with) phrase someone or something can never be as good or successful as someone or something else Companies as small as ours just can’t compete with multinationals. Thesaurus: worsesynonym …
68someone could stand something — phrase used for saying that you think that someone should do something because it would be a good thing Those kids could stand a few lessons in good manners. someone could stand to do something: He could stand to lose a bit of weight. Thesaurus:… …
69someone had better do something — someone had better/best/do something mainly spoken phrase used for saying what someone should do You’d better be careful. We’d best not say anything to my parents. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do something …
70someone had best do something — someone had better/best/do something mainly spoken phrase used for saying what someone should do You’d better be careful. We’d best not say anything to my parents. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do something …
