to succeed in doing or achieving something difficult:
Posts made by Lanell
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RE: To weigh it up
to form an opinion about someones abilities and character or a situation by thinking about him, her, or it carefully:
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Rolling it up
said, especially in the past, by someone who wanted people to come and pay to look at something unusual or interesting:
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Holding one up
If a centre forward holds up the ball, they keep control of a long pass from a defender on the same team until other members of the team can reach the opponents half of the playing field:
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To siphon off it
to dishonestly take money from an organization or other supply, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended:
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To gun down him
to shoot someone and kill or seriously injure them, often when that person cannot defend himself or herself:
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To play down it
to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is:
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To mark down sb
to reduce the price of something, usually in order to encourage people to buy it:
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To talk at sb
to speak to someone without listening to that person or allowing them to speak:
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To pick on him
to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and unfairly:
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To whip up sth
to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something:
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To seize upon sth
to use, accept, or take advantage of something quickly or enthusiastically:
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RE: To check it out
to examine something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is true, safe, or suitable: