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be on someone's shit list (American, taboo!)

if you are on someone's shit list, they do not like you. She blames a lot of people for what happened, and you're on her shit list.

See also: shit

a hit list

1. a list of people that someone is planning to kill. His name was on a terrorist hit list.

2. a list of people or organizations that someone plans to do bad things to, especially to get rid of. There are a hundred schools on the department's hit list, which are threatened with closure if their standards do not improve.

See also: hit

a laundry list (mainly American)

a long list of subjects. It wasn't much of a speech - just a laundry list of accusations against the government. (usually + of)

See also: laundry

a list as long as your arm

if you say a list is as long as your arm, you mean that it is very long. Anyway, I'd better make a start. I've got a list as long as my arm of jobs to do.

See also: arm, long

a wish list

a list of things that someone wants very much. Most families with kids have a larger house on their wish list.

See also: wish