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• Someone in the Dark — Infobox Book name = Someone in the Dark title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for Someone in the Dark author = August Derleth illustrator = cover artist = Frank Utpatel country = United States… …   Wikipedia

• put someone over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

• lead someone down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… …   New idioms dictionary

• take (someone) to the cleaner's — 1. to get a lot of money from someone, usually by cheating them. He got into a game of poker with two professional gamblers and, of course, they took him to the cleaner s. 2. to defeat someone by a very large amount. They don t like playing us… …   New idioms dictionary

• keep someone in the picture — keep (someone) in the picture put (someone) in the picture to explain to someone what is happening. I ll be counting on you to keep me in the picture while I m away …   New idioms dictionary

• sell someone down the river — sell (someone) down the river to do something that hurts someone who trusted you. Workers complained that their leaders sold them down the river in the latest contract negotiations. Related vocabulary: sell out someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

• tar someone with the same brush — tar (someone) with the same brush to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar. I admit that some football supporters do cause trouble but it s not fair that we re all being… …   New idioms dictionary

• lead someone up the garden path — If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way — anger or irritate someone. → rub …   English new terms dictionary

• send someone to the showers — send (someone) to the showers American to stop someone, especially someone on a sports team, from playing or working because they are behaving badly or their work is not good enough. A fight broke out and both players were sent to the showers …   New idioms dictionary

• throw someone off the scent — throw (someone) off the scent to give someone false or confusing information so that they will not discover something. The police were thrown off the scent for a while by two of the witnesses, who were found later to be lying. Etymology: based on …   New idioms dictionary