All English idioms and phrases - page 203

Meanings of With-certainty:

collocation

In a way that shows that you are completely confident or that you have no doubt about something

Usage examples:

Can you state with certainty that this is the same man you saw on that day?, i'm unable to answer t…

Meanings of With-force:

idiom

An organization or a person with a lot of power and influence

Usage examples:

The senator was still a force to be reckoned with, in spite of his age.

Meanings of With-ice:

idiom

To not cause someone to change their opinion or decision

Usage examples:

I've heard her excuses and they cut no ice with me.

Meanings of With-it:

idiom

To be aware of popular ideas and fashions

Usage examples:

She reads all the style magazines and thinks she’s really with it.

Meanings of With-luck:

idiom

Used before describing an event or a result that you are hoping for

Usage examples:

With any luck (= i hope that) we should get to newcastle by early evening.

Meanings of With-malice-aforethought:

phrase

To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting

Usage examples:

Her crime was malicious and with malice aforethought., you can only be convicted of murder if the c…

Meanings of With-might-and-main:

idiom

With as much effort as possible

Usage examples:

They shouted with might and main but nobody came to rescue them.

Meanings of With-one:

collocation

If you argue with someone, you speak angrily to them, telling them that you disagree with them

Usage examples:

Kids, will you stop arguing with each other?, the couple were constantly arguing with their neighbo…

Meanings of With-one-accord:

phrase

If people do something with one accord, they do it together and in complete agreement

Usage examples:

With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference., "let him in!" they shouted with one a…

Meanings of With-one-voice:

idiom

If a group of people express an opinion or decide something with one voice, they all agree

Usage examples:

The committee decided with one voice to accept the proposal.

Meanings of With-pleasure:

idiom

→  willing

Usage examples:

"would you mind holding the door open for me, please?" "oh, with pleasure."

Meanings of With-respect-to:

idiom

In connection with something

Usage examples:

I am writing with respect to your letter of 15 june.

Meanings of With-the-aid-of:

phrase

Using something to help you

Usage examples:

He gets about with the aid of a walking stick., the tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery.…

Meanings of With-the-wisdom-of-hindsight:

idiom

With the knowledge that experience gives you

Usage examples:

With the wisdom of hindsight we now know that the old-fashioned aerosol sprays were a mistake.

Meanings of Within-limits:

idiom

If you follow certain rules

Usage examples:

We can wear what we like to work, within limits.

Meanings of Within-reason:

idiom

If you use good judgment

Usage examples:

You can say whatever you like, within reason.

Meanings of Without doubt:

idiom

Admittedly

phrase

Indisputably.

Usage examples:

He was without doubt the very worst kind of reporter

Meanings of Without-a-care-in-the-world:

idiom

Without worrying about anything

Usage examples:

Look at her, not a care in the world!

Meanings of Without-a-doubt:

phrase

Used to emphasize your opinion

Usage examples:

She is without (a) doubt the best student i have ever taught., it was, without doubt, the worst res…

Meanings of Without-a-shadow-of-a-doubt:

phrase

If something is true beyond a shadow of (a) doubt, there is no doubt that it is true

Usage examples:

This is without a shadow of a doubt the best movie i've seen all year., it proved beyond a shadow o…

Meanings of Without-cause:

collocation

For no reason

Usage examples:

He argues that his clients were dismissed without cause, in violation of their employment contracts…

Meanings of Without-fail:

idiom

In every case, or for certain

Usage examples:

She takes a walk every morning without fail.

Meanings of Without-fear-or-favour:

idiom

In an equal and fair way

Usage examples:

The appointments are made without fear or favour.

Meanings of Without-foundation:

phrase

To be untrue

Usage examples:

These allegations are completely without foundation., happily, my fears were without foundation., t…

Meanings of Without-number:

idiom

Too many to count

Usage examples:

An earthquake in the city could result in deaths beyond number.