Bag and baggage
1.With one's luggage, with all one's possessions, or with all personal property. Stan showed up at our door bag and baggage one Monday... Read more →
Part and parcel
A basic or essential part. Working overtime is part and parcel of my job.
Live out of suitcase
To travel a lot from place to place. To stay very briefly in several places, never unpacking one's baggage. I'm bored of living out of a... Read more →
Green with envy
1. To feel extremely jealous or envious. Shakespeare described envy as the green sickness. My new job made my friend green with... Read more →
Miss someone’s cue
To not speak or act when you are supposed to. I think I missed my cue at the lesson today. I should have answered to the teacher's question... Read more →
Cut short (something) or cut (something) short
To make something shorter, to interrupt something. The man had to cut short his speech. We decided to cut short our holidays and come home... Read more →
Cry wolf
To warn of danger that is not there. The man is always crying wolf and now nobody believes him.
Cry uncle
To admit defeat, to admit that you have lost. The wrestler had to cry uncle when the other wrestler pinned him to the mat.
Cry out for
To need someone or something badly, to lack something. The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her... Read more →
Cry bloody murder
To scream like something very serious has happened. The woman cried bloody murder when the man tried to steal her purse.