Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: run someone ragged Page #30

Yee yee! We've found 1,804 phrases and idioms matching run someone ragged.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
pawn off asTo make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pencil pusherOne who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
perp walkThe intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pick somebody's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piece of oneA chance to find out something interesting about someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piece of oneA chance to fight with someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piece of workCan also be referred to as a derogatory term about someone who is described as acting rude, odd or strange.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
piss onTo show complete contempt for someone or something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pistol whiphit someone with a hand gun/pistolRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pitch uponTo choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Play Second FiddleTo be subservient to someone, to follow someone or somethingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
play second fiddleTo play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
play the man and not the ballTo object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pound of fleshSomething which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
problem childSomeone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
propose a toastAn introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
proverbs go in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell, Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
psychological warfareThe use of various techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pull somebody's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Pull Your LegTo tease someone by making fun of him or her.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put the boot inTo kick someone when they are down.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for run someone ragged:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
The _____ has no clothes.
A emperor
B king
C queen
D jester

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ