English idioms (By)
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English idioms (By)
Idioms:
- By a hair
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Meaning: just barely, by a very small amount
- By a mile
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Meaning: by a great distance
- By a whisker
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Meaning: just barely, by a very small amount
- By all accounts
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Meaning: from all reports, from what everyone is saying
- By all appearances
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Meaning: apparently, according to what one sees
- By all means
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Meaning: certainly, yes
- By and by
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Meaning: before long, after some time has passed
- By and large
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Meaning: generally, on the whole
- By any means
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Meaning: by any way possible
- By chance
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Meaning: without planning
- By far
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Meaning: greatly, by a great margin
- By fits and starts
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Meaning: irregularly, with many stops and starts
- By heart
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Meaning: by memorizing
- By hook or by crook
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Meaning: in any way necessary
- By leaps and bounds
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Meaning: rapidly, by large movements forward
- By means of
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Meaning: with the use of something
- By no means
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Meaning: absolutely not
- By the book
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Meaning: according to the rules
- By the day
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Meaning: one day at a time
- By the dozen
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Meaning: twelve at a time
- By the handful
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Meaning: in measurements equal to a handful
- By the hour
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Meaning: after each hour, one hour at a time
- By the month
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Meaning: one month at a time
- By the nape of the neck
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Meaning: by the back of the neck
- By the same token
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Meaning: similarly, moreover
- By the seat of one's pants
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Meaning: by luck and with very little skill
- By the skin of one`s teeth
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Meaning: by a very small margin, barely
- By the sweat of one`s brow
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Meaning: by hard work
- By the way
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Meaning: incidentally
- By the week
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Meaning: one week at a time
- By the year
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Meaning: one year at a time
- By virtue of (something)
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Meaning: because of something
- By way of (something)
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Meaning: as a substitute for something, as a form or example of something
- By way of (something or somewhere)
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Meaning: passing through or by a place
- By word of mouth
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Meaning: by speaking rather than writing
