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someone (some person) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wən] | (Bokmål) noenpronoun (Nynorsk) nokon, einkvanpronoun |
dance to someone's tune (to do what someone expects) verb | |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | |
give someone the creeps (give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright) verb | gi noen gåsehudverb |
in someone's debt (very grateful for something) preposition | (Bokmål) i gjeld tilpreposition (Nynorsk) i gjeld tilpreposition |
keep someone posted (inform of latest developments) verb | |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | la i stikkenverb |
leave someone on read (read someone's message and not give any response) verb | (Bokmål) readeverb |
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work) verb [UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
talk someone's ear off (talk to someone excessively) verb |