his : Idioms & Phrases


All is grist that comes to his mill

  • all that he has anything to do with is a source of profit. Colloq.
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bundle of his

  • 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

  • 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

  • adjective satellite behaving responsibly
    in their right minds; in her right mind.
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off his guard

  • 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.
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To bring one to his bearings

  • to bring one to his senses.
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To give one the lie in his throat

  • to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably.
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To his hand, To my hand, etc.

  • in readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." Locke.
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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.
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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.
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To show his paces

  • to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; said especially of a horse.
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up to his neck

  • 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
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