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my, (oh, my)
interjection An expression of surprise, incredulity, or pleasure. Come here and let me get a look at my grandson. My, how you've grown in the last two years! My, oh, my—you still know how to make the best fried chicken in town!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
My(, my).
an expression of mild surprise or interest. Fred: My, my! How you've grown, Bill. Bill: Of course! I'm a growing boy. Did you think I would shrink? Doctor: My, my, this is interesting. Jane: What's wrong? Doctor: Nothing that a little exercise won't fix.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- (a) method in (one's) madness
- (a) method to (one's) madness
- (Are you) going my way?
- (as) black as (one's) hat
- (Boy,) is my face red!
- (butter and) egg money
- (in) up to (one's) elbows
- (in) up to (one's) eye(ball)s
- (it is) (one's) pleasure
- (it's) off with (one's) head
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- (I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep
- (just/right) up (one's) street
- (my) goodness
- (my) mama didn't raise no dummy
- (my) momma didn't raise no dummy
- (my) right hand to God
- (oh) (my) God!
- (oh) (my) gosh!
- (oh) me, oh my
- (one had) better get on (one's) horse
- (one) can hardly believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can scarcely believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can't believe (one's) (own) ears
- (one) can't believe (one's) (own) eyes
- (one) can't look beyond the end of (one's) nose
- (one) can't look beyond the tip of (one's) nose
- (one) can't look past the end of (one's) nose
- (one) can't look past the tip of (one's) nose
- (one) can't see beyond the tip of (one's) nose
- (one) can't see past the tip of (one's) nose
- (one) couldn't believe (one's) eyes
- (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
- (one) has made (one's) bed
- (one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
- (one) made (one's) (own) bed
- (one) made (one's) bed and (one) has to lie in it
- (one) made (one's) bed and (one) must lie in it
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- (one) still has (one's) communion money
- (one) would sell (one's) (own) mother
- (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
- (one's) (old) china
- (one's) (own) flesh and blood
- (one's) (own) way
- (one's) (true) stripes
- (one's) ABCs
- (one's) all
- (one's) applecart
- (one's) autumn years
- (one's) back is turned
- (one's) back is up
- (one's) bag
- (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
- (one's) bearings
- (one's) best bib and tucker
- (one's) best foot forward
- (one's) best shot
- (one's) better nature
- (one's) blood is up
- (one's) blood runs cold
- (one's) boat comes in
- (one's) bottom dollar
- (one's) butt is on the line
- (one's) cake is dough
- (one's) chickens come home to roost
- (one's) claws are showing
- (one's) comfort zone
- (one's) conscience is clean
- (one's) conscience is clear
- (one's) considered opinion
- (one's) cup runneth over
- (one's) daily bread
- (one's) daily constitutional
- (one's) dance card is full
- (one's) day in court
- (one's) day in the sun
- (one's) day on a plate
- (one's) deepest sympathy
- (one's) dogs are barking
- (one's) door is always open
- (one's) ears are burning
- (one's) ears are red
- (one's) ears are ringing
- (one's) ears perk up
- (one's) elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) belly
- (one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach
- (one's) eyes are out on stalks
- (one's) eyes are popping out of (one's) head
- (one's) eyes light up
- (one's) eyes pop (out)
- (one's) eyes pop out of (one's) head
- (one's) face doesn't fit
- (one's) face fits
- (one's) face is a picture
- (one's) face is like thunder
- (one's) fair share (of something)
- (one's) fate is sealed
- (one's) fill
- (one's) final resting place
- (one's) finest hour
- (one's) finger itches (to do something)
- (one's) finger on the pulse
- (one's) fingers are all thumbs
- (one's) fingers itch
- (one's) future looks bright
- (one's) gamble pays off
- (one's) game
- (one's) get-up-and-go got up and went
- (one's) good deed for the day
- (one's) good deed of the day
- (one's) good self
- (one's) goose is cooked
- (one's) gorge rises (at something)
- (one's) guts out
- (one's) hackles rise
- (one's) hair stands on end
- (one's) hands are clean
- (one's) hands are full
- (one's) hands are tied
- (one's) handshake is (one's) word
- (one's) head is in the sand
- (one's) head is more than just a hat rack
- (one's) head is on the block
- (one's) head off
- (one's) head on a plate/platter
- (one's) heart bleeds
- (one's) heart bleeds for (someone)
- (one's) heart goes out to (someone)
- (one's) heart in (one's) mouth
- (one's) heart is in (one's) boots
- (one's) heart is in (one's) throat
- (one's) heart is jumping out of (one's) chest
- (one's) heart is set against (something)
- (one's) heart is set on (something)
- (one's) heart isn't in it
- (one's) heart leaps
- (one's) heart misses a beat
- (one's) heart of hearts
- (one's) heart out
- (one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots
- (one's) heart skips a beat
- (one's) heart stands still
- (one's) heart's desire
- (one's) hour
- (one's) jam
- (one's) jaw drops
- (one's) jig is up
- (one's) John Hancock
- (one's) jollies
- (one's) kind of person
- (one's) knees are knocking
- (one's) knees are shaking
- (one's) knees knock together
- (one's) last resting place
- (one's) level best
- (one's) life is in (someone's) hands
- (one's) line of country
- (one's) lips are sealed
- (one's) lips turn blue
- (one's) little finger told (one) that
- (one's) little game
- (one's) long home
- (one's) lord and master
- (one's) loved ones
- (one's) luck runs out
- (one's) lucky day
- (one's) lumps
- (one's) manhood
- (one's) marching orders
- (one's) marching papers
- (one's) mask slips
- (one's) mind goes blank
- (one's) mind is in the gutter
- (one's) mission in life
- (one's) moment in the sun
- (one's) money is on (someone)
- (one's) money is on (something)
- (one's) money's worth
- (one's) name is mud
- (one's) nerves are shot
- (one's) next of kin
- (one's) nose is (always) in the air
- (one's) number comes up
- (one's) old lady
- (one's) old man
- (one's) opposite number
- (one's) oscar
- (one's) other half
- (one's) own man/woman/person
- (one's) own person
- (one's) party piece
- (one's) patience is wearing thin
- (one's) plate
- (one's) pump
- (one's) race is run
- (one's) rooster
- (one's) say
- (one's) secret weapon
- (one's) ship comes in
- (one's) ship has sailed
- (one's) shutters
- (one's) speed
- (one's) star is rising
- (one's) start
- (one's) stomach is in knots
- (one's) stomach is tied (up) in knots
- (one's) sun has set
- (one's) Sunday best
- (one's) Sunday finest
- (one's) Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
- (one's) tail between (one's) legs
- (one's) tongue hangs out
- (one's) tongue is hanging out
- (one's) true color(s)
- (one's) tuppence (worth)
- (one's) two cents
- (one's) two cents' worth
- (one's) two pennies (worth)
- (one's) two penn'orth
- (one's) twopence (worth)
- (one's) type
- (one's) Venus turns out a whelp
- (one's) way out of a paper bag
- (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- (one's) whole bag of tricks
- (one's) whole world came crashing down around (one)
- (one's) whole world was turned upside down
- (one's) word (of honor)
- (one's) word is (one's) bond
- (one's) word is law
- (one's) work is cut out for (one)
- (one's) worst nightmare
- (one's) writ runs
- (one's)/the best bet
- (one's)/the cheese slid off (one's)/the cracker
- (one's)/the cheese slipped off (one's)/the cracker
- (one's)/the hair is standing up on the back on (one's) neck
- (out) over (one's) skis
- (right) before (one's) very eyes
- (right) down (one's) alley
- (right) under (one's) (very) nose
- (someone) is/would be turning over in their grave
- (someone's or something's) days are numbered
- (someone's or something's) time has come
- (someone's) native soil
- (someone's) secret is safe with (one)
- (someone's) take on (something)
- (something) (one) can get (one's) teeth into
- (something) to call (one's) own
- (something) up (one's) sleeve
- (the) master of (one's) own destiny
- (the) master of (one's) own fate
- (the/one's) time runs out
- (upon) my word
- (well,) bust my buttons
- (well,) butter my butt and call me a biscuit
- (well,) dog my cats
- (well,) shut my mouth
- (well,) wash my mouth out with soap
- (with) (one's) eyes glued to (something)
- a bad taste in (one's)/the mouth
- a bee in (one's) bonnet
- a bit (too) rich for (one's) blood
- a bit beyond (one's) ken
- a black mark beside (one's) name
- a black mark next to (one's) name
- a black mark on (one's) record
- a blot on (one's) escutcheon
- a brick in (one's) hat
- a burr in (one's) saddle
- a burr under (one's) saddle
- a card up (one's) sleeve
- a chance to catch (one's) breath
- a chance to spread (one's) wings
- a change in (one's) stripes
- a chill goes down (one's) spine
- a chill runs down (one's) spine
- a chip on (one's) shoulder
- a crick in (one's) back
- a crick in (one's) neck
- a dose of (one's) own medicine
- a feather in (one's) cap
- a flea in (one's) ear
- a frog in (one's) throat
- a good head on (one's) shoulders
- a hair across (one's) ass
- a handle to (one's) name
- a hitch in (one's) gitalong
- a horseshoe up (one's) ass
- a kick in (one's) pants
- a kick in the seat of (one's) pants
- a legend in (one's) own lifetime
- a legend in (one's) own lunchtime
- a legend in (one's) own mind
- a legend in (one's) own time
- a license to kill
- a light bulb goes off in (one's) brain
- a light bulb goes off in (one's) head
- a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain
- a light bulb goes on in (one's) head
- a little (bit) (too) rich for (one's) blood
- a load off (one's) feet
- a load off (one's) mind
- a lot on (one's) plate
- a man after (one's) own heart
- a man of his word
- a man of my kidney
- a member of the/(one's) inner circle
- a millstone about (one's) neck
- a millstone around (one's) neck
- a millstone round (one's) neck
- a notch in (someone's) bedpost
- a notch in (someone's) belt
- a notch on (someone's) bedpost
- a notch on (someone's) belt
- a person after (one's) own
- a plum in (one's) mouth
- a poor thing, but my own
- a price on (one's) head
- a pricking in (one's) thumbs
- a punch to the gut
- a punch to the stomach
- a raw nerve
- a rod for (one's) (own) back
- a serpent in (one's) bosom
- a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
- a shadow of (someone's or something's) old self
- a shell of (someone's or something's) former self
- a shell of (someone's or something's) old self
- a shiver down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran up (one's) spine
- a shiver runs/goes down (one's) spine
- a shiver went down (one's) spine
- a shiver went up (one's) spine
- a shock to (one's)/the system
- a shot across (someone's or something's) bow(s)
- a shot across the bow(s) of (someone or something)
- a snake in (one's) bosom
- a song in (one's) heart
- a spring in (one's) step
- a taste of (one's) own medicine
- a thorn in (one's) flesh
- a thorn in (one's) side
- a twinkle in (one's) daddy's eye
- a victim of (someone's or something's) own success
- a viper in (one's) bosom
- a wave of (one's)/the hand
- a weight off (one's) mind
- a woman after (one's) own heart
- a woman of her word
- a word in (one's) ear
- a world of (one's) own
- a/(one's) (little) piece of heaven
- a/(one's) (little) piece of paradise
- a/(one's) (little) slice of heaven
- a/(one's) (little) slice of paradise
- a/(one's) 20
- a/(one's) brush with (something)
- a/(one's) dance card
- a/(one's) passport to (something)
- a/(one's) place in the sun
- a/(one's) place of business
- a/(one's) plus-one
- a/(one's) point of view
- a/(one's) tribe
- a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
- able to (do something) standing on (one's) head
- able to (do something) with (one's) eyes closed
- about (one's) business
- about (one's) ears
- about (one's) person
- above (one's) bend
- above (one's) head
- above (one's) huckleberry
- above (one's) pay grade
- above (one's) paycheck
- above (someone's) head
- accommodate (someone's) wishes
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- according to (one's) own lights
- according to (someone's or something's) (own) merits
- ace in the hole
- ace up (one's) sleeve
- act (one's) age
- act within (one's) rights
- add (one's) two cents
- add (one's) two cents' worth
- add (one's) two penn'orth
- add another string to (one's) bow
- address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
- address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
- affix (one's) signature to (something)
- afraid of (one's) own shadow
- after (one's) blood
- after (one's) own heart
- after one's own heart
- after you, my dear Alphonse
- against (one's) better judgment
- against (one's) principles
- against (one's) will
- ahead of (someone's or something's) time
- air (one's) belly
- air (one's) dirty laundry in public
- air (one's) dirty linen in public
- air (one's) grievances
- air (one's) lungs
- air (one's) opinion
- air (one's) paunch
- air (one's) pores
- albatross (a)round (one's) neck
- all (one's) Christmases have come at once
- all (one's) ducks are in a row
- all (one's) eggs in one basket
- all (one's) geese are swans
- all (one's) life is worth
- all (one's) life's worth
- all (one's) swans are geese
- all (one's) taste is in (one's) mouth
- all by (one's) lonesome
- all in (one's) head
- all in (one's) mind
- all is fish that comes to his net
- all my eye
- all my eye (and Betty Martin)
- all over (one's) face
- alligator arms
- all-time high
- all-time low
- alright my babber
- alright my lover
- alright my luvver
- always be on (one's) guard
- Am I my brother's keeper?
- an/(one's) indoor voice
- an/(one's) inside voice
- an/(one's) ivory tower
- an/(one's) old flame
- an/(one's) outdoor voice
- an/(one's) outside voice
- angle
- another nail in (one's) coffin
- another string to (one's) bow
- another tool for (one's)/the toolbox
- answer (one's) purpose
- ants in the/(one's) pants
- ape (one's) behavior
- apple of my eye
- apple of one's eye, the
- argue (one's) way out (of something)
- around (one's) ears
- as far as the eye can see
- as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
- as good as (one's) word
- as I see it
- as if (one's) life depends on it
- as long as (one's) arm
- as much as (one's) life is worth
- as old as my eyes and a little (bit) older than my teeth
- ask (someone) for (one's) hand
- at (one's) back
- at (one's) beck and call
- at (one's) best
- at (one's) command
- at (one's) convenience
- at (one's) discretion
- at (one's) disposal
- at (one's) door
- at (one's) doorstep
- at (one's) earliest convenience
- at (one's) ease
- at (one's) elbow
- at (one's) expense
- at (one's) feet
- at (one's) fingertips
- at (one's) heels
- at (one's) knee
- at (one's) leisure
- at (one's) mother's knee
- at (one's) own game
- at (one's) own peril
- at (one's) own risk
- at (one's) pleasure
- at (one's) service
- at (one's) suggestion
- at (one's) time of life
- at (one's) wits' end
- at (someone's or something's) hand(s)
- at (someone's or something's) mercy
- at (someone's) behest
- at (someone's) mercy
- at (someone's) request
- at best
- at leisure
- at my, your, etc. time of life
- at the back of (one's) mind
- at the end of (one's) fingertips