Example
“Several employees stood up and were counted when the board proposed the unfair policy.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
last man standing
Neutral · CEFR C1
the only survivor of a fight, consolidation, or market shakeout
on the one hand
Neutral · CEFR B1
used to introduce the first of two contrasting points or sides of an argument
fair game
Neutral · CEFR B2
a person or thing considered an acceptable target for pursuit or criticism
give someone a piece of your mind
Informal · CEFR B2
To tell someone angrily what you really think of them.
give someone the slip
Neutral · CEFR B2
to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you
kick up a fuss
Informal · CEFR B2
to react with a noisy, angry complaint, often over a minor issue
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.