like+to+do+something

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• make like someone or something — in. to ct like someone or something. □ Why don’t you make like a bunny and run away? Beat it! □ Would you please make like a butler and hold the door open for me? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• like clockwork — If something happens like clockwork, it happens at very regular times or intervals …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• like wildfire — If something happens or spreads like wildfire, it happens very quickly and intensely …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• like — like1 W1S1 [laık] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(similar)¦ 2 what is somebody/something like? 3¦(example)¦ 4¦(typical)¦ 5 like this/that/so 6 just like that 7 something like 8 nothing like 9 there s nothing like 10 more like …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• like — like1 [ laık ] function word *** Like can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He looks like his father. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): She looked like she was about to cry. as an adverb: I said, like …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate …   English dictionary

• like — I UK [laɪk] / US adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition *** Summary: Like can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He looks like his father. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): She looked like she was… …   English dictionary

• like*/*/*/ — [laɪk] grammar word I summary: Like can be: ■ a preposition: He looks like his father. ■ a conjunction: She looked like she was about to cry. ■ an adverb: I said, like, you can t do this to me. 1) similar similar to someone or something else No… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• something */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) used for referring to a thing without saying exactly what it is used for referring to a thing, idea, fact etc when you do not know or say exactly what it is I could smell something burning. Carl said something about… …   English dictionary

• something — [[t]sʌ̱mθɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON INDEF: oft PRON adj, PRON adj about n You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong... There was something… …   English dictionary

• something —    1. an alcoholic drink    You may be asked if you would like a little something, although the amount may turn out to be substantial if you accept. Also as something short, moist, or for the thirst:     May we offer you something? Birkenhead… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms