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Do you want to make something of it?

something that you say to someone who disagrees with you in order to threaten them and offer to fight them. 'That's my beer you're drinking.' 'Do you want to make something of it?'

See also: something

for want of a better word

if you say that you are using a particular word for want of a better word, you mean that it is not quite exact or suitable but there is no better one. They have problems, which, for want of a better word, we call psychological.

See also: better, word

How much do you want to bet? (informal, informal)

something that you say when you do not believe that what someone has just said will be true. 'I don't think she'd be stupid enough to lend him any money.' 'How much do you want to bet?'

See also: bet, how, much

want to curl up and die

to feel very embarrassed about something that you have said or done. I spilt coffee all over their precious new rug and I just wanted to curl up and die.

See also: curl, die

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want for something

to lack something that you need. We didn't have much, but we never wanted for food.

(do you) want to bet

I think you are wrong. “She wouldn't go out with you if you paid her.” “Want to bet?”

Usage notes: often used with how much: “No bank would be stupid enough to lend him any money.” “How much do you want to bet?”

See also: bet