(exp) pie in the sky
castle in the air
(exp,v5u) to win the favour of (favor)
to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior)
to measure up to
(exp,v5u) to meet the standard
(exp,v5u) to live up to (one's) expectations
(exp) to weigh on a scale
(exp,v5r) (1) (hum) to meet (someone of higher status)
(2) (arch) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status)
to be visible
to be seen
to be noticed
(exp) (hum) to show
(exp,v1) to put to trial
to argue in court
(exp) to get to work
(exp) to bring up under one's personal care
(exp) (1) to look askance (at)
to look contemptuously
to look down on
(2) (arch) to cast an amorous glance at
(exp,v5r) (1) to be murdered
(2) to be aided by someone else
to be raised by someone else
(exp,v1) (1) to compare and contrast two alternatives
to weigh the relative merits of A and B
to weigh one's options
(2) to try to have it both ways
to try to sit on two stools
(exp,v5u) to stand to reason
(v5r) to contract a disease
(exp) to put on stage
(exp,v5r) to be a matter of life or death
(exp,v5u) to serve one's aim
to serve one's purpose
(exp,v5u) to meet (one's) demands
(exp,v5r) to affect someone's prestige
to be beneath one's dignity
(exp) to try to have it both ways
to try to sit on two stools
(exp) to be a point of honor
to affect someone's good name
(exp) somehow or other
(n) a matter of life and death
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) what would be a good way to do it?
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
