creature (redirected from creatureliness)

*out in the cold 

1. Lit. outdoors where it is cold. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone or some creature ~; leave someone or some creature ~; put someone or some creature ~.) Open the door! Let me in! Don't keep me out in the cold! Who left the dog out in the cold all night?

2. Fig. not informed about what is happening or has happened. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; leave someone ~.) Don't keep your supervisor out in the cold. Tell her what's going on. Please don't leave me out in the cold. Share the news with me!

3. Fig. excluded. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; leave someone ~.) There was a party last night, but my friends left me out in the cold. When it came to the final prizes in the dog show, they left our animals out in the cold.

See also: cold, out

someone's time has come and some creature's time has come

Euph. someone or some creature is about to die. The poor old dog's time has come. My time has come. I'm ready to go.

See also: come, has, time

crawling with some kind of creature

[of a surface] covered with insects or animals, moving about. The basement was crawling with rats! We came home and found the kitchen floor crawling with ants.

See also: crawl, kind, some

creature comforts

things that make people comfortable. The hotel room was a bit small, but all the creature comforts were there.

See also: comfort

inject (something) into (someone, something, or some creature) and inject (someone, something, or some creature) with (something)

to give a hypodermic injection of something to someone or an animal. The nurse injected the medicine into my arm. He injected a very large dose into the patient.

inject something into something 

1. Lit. to squirt something, such as oil, water, etc., into something. The pump injected the oil into the wheel bearings when I squeezed the lever. The mechanic injected a solvent into the lock.

2. Fig. to put something, such as humor, excitement, etc., into a situation. Let's inject a little humor into this dismal affair. She likes to inject a lot of excitement into her books.

leave (someone, something, or some creature) alone and let (someone, something, or some creature) alone; leave (someone, something, or some creature) be; let (someone, something, or some creature) be

to stop bothering someone or something. Don't torment the cat. Leave it alone. I don't want your help. Let me alone. Don't argue about it. Let it be!

See also: alone, leave

put some creature out of its misery

to kill an animal in a humane manner. (See also put one out of one's misery.) The vet put that dog with cancer out of its misery. Please, put my sick goldfish out of its misery.

See also: misery, out, put, some

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creature comforts

things that make life more comfortable and pleasant, such as hot water and good food I hate camping. I can't do without my creature comforts.

See also: comfort

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leave somebody alone

to not annoy or interrupt someone let somebody alone If you just leave her alone she'll do the job right.

See also: alone, leave

leave something alone

to not touch or be involved with something Leave the bite alone and don't scratch it.

See also: alone, leave