Mary: What's with Tom? He looks depressed. Bill: He broke up with Sally.
•“What's with this stupid coffee maker? It won't get hot!” groused Alice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
What’s with someone or something? — interrog. What is wrong with someone or something? □ Hey, chum! What’s with you? □ What’s with this can opener? It won’t turn … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tangle with someone or something — in. o quarrel or fight with someone or something. □ I didn’t want to tangle with her, so I did what she wanted. □ It’s like tangling with a grizzly … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
what's with — phrasal slang : what is the reason for : what is wrong with * * * what s with (informal; esp US) 1. What s the matter with?, what s up with? 2. What do you mean by (doing something)? • • • Main Entry: ↑what … Useful english dictionary
what's (up) with someone? — what’s (up) with someone? spoken phrase used for asking why someone is behaving in a strange way What’s up with David? Is he drunk or something? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
with someone's compliments — with someone’s compliments with the compliments of someone phrase used for showing that you do not have to pay for something Please accept this wine with the compliments of the management. Thesaurus: not costing anythingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
at variance with someone — at variance with (someone/something) different from or not agreeing with someone or something. What she told the police was totally at variance with the truth. My opinions seem to be completely at variance with my friends opinions … New idioms dictionary
what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
have something in common with someone — have (something) in common (with (someone/something)) to share interests or characteristics. What these very old objects have in common is that they were all stolen and smuggled out of the country. What does the new model have in common with… … New idioms dictionary
have in common with someone — have (something) in common (with (someone/something)) to share interests or characteristics. What these very old objects have in common is that they were all stolen and smuggled out of the country. What does the new model have in common with… … New idioms dictionary
at odds with someone — at odds (with (someone/something)) in disagreement. Such behavior is clearly at odds with what civilized society expects. The two women were hopelessly at odds … New idioms dictionary
cast your lot with someone — cast (your) lot with (someone/something) to choose to share in whatever happens to another person or a group. If I m going to cast my lot with this team, I m going to try to make them as good as possible any way I can. Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
