- lather something up
- lather something up†to apply thick soapsuds to something, such as part of the body or all of it. •
He lathered his face up in preparation for shaving.
•He lathered up his face.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lather something up
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lather — [[t]lɑ͟ːðə(r), læ̱ðə(r)[/t]] lathers, lathering, lathered 1) N SING A lather is a white mass of bubbles which is produced by mixing a substance such as soap or washing powder with water. ...the sort of water that easily makes a lather with soap … English dictionary
lather — la|ther1 [ˈla:ðə US ˈlæðər] n [singular, U] [: Old English; Origin: leathor] 1.) a white mass of bubbles produced by mixing soap in water 2.) a white mass that forms on a horse s skin when it has been ↑sweating = ↑foam 3.) get in a lather also… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lather — lath|er1 [ læðər ] noun singular 1. ) the white mass of BUBBLES produced when you mix soap and water 2. ) the white mass of BUBBLES that form on a horse s skin when it is SWEATING in a lather INFORMAL worried or upset about something lather… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lather — I UK [ˈlɑːðə(r)] / UK [ˈlæðə(r)] noun [singular] 1) the white mass of bubbles produced when you mix soap and water 2) the white mass of bubbles that form on a horse s skin when it is sweating • in a lather II UK [ˈlɑːðə(r)] / UK [ˈlæðə(r)] / US… … English dictionary
lather — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 a white mass of bubbles produced by mixing soap in water 2 a white mass that forms on a horse s skin when it has been sweating sweat 1 (1) 3 in a lather BrE informal very anxious, especially because you do not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
in a lather — informal phrase worried or upset about something Thesaurus: feeling worried and nervoussynonym Main entry: lather * * * in a ˈlather idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
work oneself (up) into a lather — 1. tv. to ork very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) □ Don’t work yourself up into a lather. We don’t need to finish this today. □ I worked myself into a lather getting this stuff ready. 2. tv. to get excited… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get yourself in a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
get yourself into a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
get in a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
get into a lather — get (yourself) in/into a lather informal be in a lather to be very anxious about something. It s really not worth getting yourself into a lather over it … New idioms dictionary
