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• have someone under one's power — See have someone in one s power …   Thesaurus of popular words

• under one's belt — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In your stomach; eaten; or absorbed. * /Once he had a good meal under his belt, the man loosened his tie and fell asleep./ * /Jones is talkative when he has a few drinks under his belt./ 2. In your experience, memory or …   Dictionary of American idioms

• under one's belt — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In your stomach; eaten; or absorbed. * /Once he had a good meal under his belt, the man loosened his tie and fell asleep./ * /Jones is talkative when he has a few drinks under his belt./ 2. In your experience, memory or …   Dictionary of American idioms

• have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Under one's signature — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• under one's breath — {adv. phr.} In a whisper; with a low voice. * /The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked him to repeat it aloud./ * /I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• under one's breath — {adv. phr.} In a whisper; with a low voice. * /The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked him to repeat it aloud./ * /I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• have (or keep) one's eye on — keep under careful observation. ↘(have one s eye on) aim to acquire. → eye …   English new terms dictionary

• Under One Roof (film) — Infobox Film name = Under One Roof caption = director = Todd Wilson producer = Chris Chung writer = David Lewis starring = Jay Wong James Marks Sandra Lee James Quedado music = Jack Curtis Dubowsky cinematography = Dan Schmeltzer editing = Todd… …   Wikipedia

• under one's belt —    If you have something under your belt, you have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something.     You ve got to have some work experience under your belt before you can hope to get a permanent job …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• under one's nose — adverb a) directly in front of one; clearly visible I searched for my glasses for twenty minutes, and finally found them right under my nose. b) obvious or apparent If we had paid more attention, we would have found that answer was under our… …   Wiktionary