his : Idioms & Phrases
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All is grist that comes to his mill
- all that he has anything to do with is a source of profit. Colloq.
Webster 1913
bundle of his
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noun a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
truncus atrioventricularis; atrioventricular bundle; atrioventricular trunk.
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in his own right
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adverb by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
in its own right; in one's own right; in her own right.
- she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance
- an excellent novel in its own right
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in his right mind
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adjective satellite behaving responsibly
in their right minds; in her right mind.
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off his guard
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adjective satellite not prepared or vigilant
off her guard; off guard; napping; off one's guard; off-guard; off your guard.
- the blow caught him napping
- caught in an off-guard moment
- found him off his guard
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To put, ∨ set , one on his feet
- to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
Webster 1913
To bring one to his bearings
- to bring one to his senses.
Webster 1913
To give one the lie in his throat
- to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably.
Webster 1913
To his hand , To my hand , etc.
- in readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." Locke.
Webster 1913
To his head
- before his face. "An uncivil answer from a son to a father, from an obliged person to a benefactor, is a greater indecency than if an enemy should storm his house or revile him to his head." Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1913
To pay one in his own coin
- to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him. Colloq.
Webster 1913
To show his paces
- to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; said especially of a horse.
Webster 1913
up to his neck
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adjective satellite deeply involved
neck-deep; up to your neck; up to their necks; up to my neck; up to her neck; up to our necks.
- neck-deep in work
- up to their necks in debt