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cancel each other out

[for the opposite effects of two things] to balance each other. The cost of the meal you bought and what I owed you cancel each other out, so we're even. They canceled out each other.

See also: cancel, other, out

made for each other

[of two people] very well suited romantically. Bill and Jane were made for each other. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were not exactly made for each other. They really don't get along.

See also: made, other

To each his own.

Prov. Each person has the right to make choices. A: Bob likes chopped prunes on ice cream! B: To each his own.

See also: his

weigh someone's words 

1. Fig. to consider carefully what someone says. I listened to what he said, and I weighed his words very carefully. Everyone was weighing his words. None of us knew exactly what he meant.

2. Fig. to consider one's own words carefully when speaking. I always weigh my words when I speak in public. John was weighing his words carefully because he didn't want to be misunderstood.

See also: weigh, word

with each passing day

as days pass, one by one; day by day. Things grow more expensive with each passing day. We are all growing older with each passing day.

See also: day, passing

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be at each other's throats

if two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily When we lived together, we were always at each other's throats.

See also: throat

each to his/her own  also to each his/her own

something that you say which means that it is acceptable for people to like or believe in different things I find it hard to believe that anyone enjoys gardening. Ah well, each to his own.

See take each day as it comes, live in each other's pockets

live in each other's pockets

if people live in each other's pockets, they spend too much time together I don't think it's healthy the way those two live in each other's pockets.

See also: live, pocket

take each day as it comes  also take it one day at a time

to deal with things as they happen, and not to make plans or to worry about the future I've lived through a lot of changes recently, but I've learnt to take each day as it comes.

See also: come, day, take

weigh your words  also weigh each word

to think carefully about something before you say it Jake explained the reasons for his decision, weighing each word as he spoke.

See also: weigh, word

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at each other's throats

in angry disagreement The neighbors are at each other's throats over who should repair the fence.

See also: throat

made for each other

perfectly matched Those cool drinks and that hot, spicy food seem to have been made for each other. They are truly in love, and all of their friends thought they were made for each other.

See also: made, other

to each their own

it is obviously right for someone else, although you cannot understand why Some people who work at home continue to dress in office clothes - well, to each his own, but I'd never do that.

weigh your words

to think carefully about what you will say I had weighed my words because I didn't want any confusion over what I intended to do.

See also: weigh, word