could do with someone or something

could do with someone or something
could do with someone or something
to want or need someone or something; to benefit from someone or something. •

I could do with a nice cool drink right now.

I could do with some help on this project.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • could do with one arm tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

  • could do with one hand tied behind their back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

  • could do with one hand tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

  • talk (someone) into (something) — to persuade someone to do something. It was pretty hard to talk the kids into going to the dance, but they did go and had a great time. She talked the boss into buying new computers by saying we could work faster with them. Opposite of: talk… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • with — [ wıð, wıθ ] preposition *** 1. ) together if one person or thing is with another or does something with them, they are together or they do it together: Hannah lives with her parents. chicken served with vegetables and mushrooms I ll be with you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • could — [[t]kəd, STRONG kʊd[/t]] ♦ (Could is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. Could is sometimes considered to be the past form of can, but in this dictionary the two words are dealt with separately.) 1) MODAL You use could to… …   English dictionary

  • something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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