where someone is at

where someone is at
where someone is at
Sl. what mental condition someone is in. •

I know where you're at. I know what you are talking about.

You said it! I know just where you're at!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • where someone is at — where (someone) is at see ↑where, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑at where (someone) is at informal : someone s true position, state, or nature I haven t quite figured out where she s at [=where she stands; what her opinions are] on that issue …   Useful english dictionary

  • where someone is coming from — where (someone) is coming from what causes someone to have a particular opinion. I can understand where he s coming from, but I don t completely agree with him …   New idioms dictionary

  • where someone is at — in. what mental condition someone is in. □ I know where you’re at. I know what you are talking about. □ You said it! I know just where you’re at! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • where someone lives — in. at one’s core; in one’s own personal situation. □ That really hits you where you live, doesn’t it? □ Yes, that gets me where I live …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • where someone’s head is at — in. the state of one’s mental well being. □ As soon as I figure where my head is at, I’ll be okay. □ He doesn’t know where his head is at …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • where someone is coming from — informal someone s meaning, motivation, or personality …   Useful english dictionary

  • take up where someone left off — take up where (someone/something) left off to continue something that was started by someone or something. Five years after their first album, the band takes up where they left with the release of their new disc. If the legislature won t approve… …   New idioms dictionary

  • from where someone stands — phrase according to the way that someone views or understands a situation From where we stand, there can only be one choice. Thesaurus: according to someonesynonym Main entry: stand …   Useful english dictionary

  • where someone goes from here — what shall we do now …   English contemporary dictionary

  • where is at — where (someone) is at see ↑where, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑at where (someone) is at informal : someone s true position, state, or nature I haven t quite figured out where she s at [=where she stands; what her opinions are] on that issue …   Useful english dictionary

  • where is coming from — where (someone) is coming from what causes someone to have a particular opinion. I can understand where he s coming from, but I don t completely agree with him …   New idioms dictionary

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