someone's

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/ˈsʌmwʌnz/

contraction 2pron 1

Collocations

ADJ.

close, coat-tail, enough, hobby, sooner, unlucky

VERB + SOMEONE'S

accept, avoid, can't, help, hurt, hurting, inhale, like

SOMEONE'S + NOUN

brains, expectations, feelings, i'm, life, palm, patience, stooge

PREP.

down, in, on, with

ADV.

always, only

Definitions

pron

Possessive case of someone.

contraction

Contraction of someone + is.

Contraction of someone + has.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

pull the wool over someone's eyes

To deceive someone.

hold over someone's head

To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat).

I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months.

knock someone's socks off

To impress greatly; amaze; stun.

You wouldn't expect teenagers to sing opera, but these kids will knock your socks off.

stick in someone's craw

To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.

It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.

apple of someone's eye

The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye.

Example Bank

Unfortunately, you won't get anything done in that office unless you grease someone's palm.

Tatoeba · #245233

I don't like to inhale someone's smoke while I'm working.

Tatoeba · #245313

Do not always ride on someone's coat-tail.

Tatoeba · #269970

He is only someone's stooge.

Tatoeba · #301382

If you throw something like that down, if someone's unlucky enough to be hit they'll be injured.

Tatoeba · #329527

Is it any of your business what someone's hobby is?

Tatoeba · #329562

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