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Base language: EN
Letter: u
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 111 (50 per page)Ups and downs
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ups and downs
1. (idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
? Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.
? How is your new job as a lift engineer? It has it's ups and downs!
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ups and downs
1. (idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
? Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.
? How is your new job as a lift engineer? It has it's ups and downs!
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Upset the applecart
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upset the applecart
1. (idiomatic) To disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
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upset the applecart
1. (idiomatic) To disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
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Urban fabric
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urban fabric (plural urban fabrics)
1. (idiomatic, literary) The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.
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urban fabric (plural urban fabrics)
1. (idiomatic, literary) The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.
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Use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
1. (idiomatic) To use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously
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use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
1. (idiomatic) To use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously
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Use elbow grease
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If you use elbow grease, you need energy and strength to do physical work such as cleaning or polishing.
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It took a considerable amount of elbow grease to renovate the house.
If you use elbow grease, you need energy and strength to do physical work such as cleaning or polishing.
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It took a considerable amount of elbow grease to renovate the house.
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Use one's head
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use one's head
1. (idiomatic) To think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.
2. (humorous) To headbutt.
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use one's head
1. (idiomatic) To think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.
2. (humorous) To headbutt.
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Use one's noggin
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use one's noggin
1. (idiomatic) To think, especially in a careful or clever manner.
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use one's noggin
1. (idiomatic) To think, especially in a careful or clever manner.
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Use one's noodle
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If you use your noodle, you use your brain or your common sense.
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How did I figure that out? I just used my noodle!
If you use your noodle, you use your brain or your common sense.
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How did I figure that out? I just used my noodle!
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Used to
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1. (idiomatic, with noun phrase) accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.
I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess. I became used to his ways.
used to (not comparable
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1. (idiomatic, with noun phrase) accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.
I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess. I became used to his ways.
used to (not comparable
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Useful as a chocolate teapot
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Something which is of no practical use at all is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
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When there are no roads, a car is about as useful as a chocolate teapot!
Something which is of no practical use at all is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
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When there are no roads, a car is about as useful as a chocolate teapot!
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Useful as achocolate teapot
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Something which is of no practical use at all is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
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When there are no roads, a car is about as useful as a chocolate teapot!
Something which is of no practical use at all is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
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When there are no roads, a car is about as useful as a chocolate teapot!
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