being

Related to being: Bing, Boeing
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  • (it's) (all) Greek to me
  • (something) is over (one's) head
  • a heartbeat away from being
  • all (other) things being equal
  • all being well
  • all else being equal
  • all other things (else) being equal
  • all things being equal
  • always be on (one's) guard
  • be (a) one for (something)
  • be (a) party to (something)
  • be (a) witness to (something)
  • be (all) out to (do something)
  • be (all) set (to do something)
  • be (as) clean as a new pin
  • be (as) sick as a parrot
  • be (as) thick as a brick
  • be (as) thick as a shit
  • be (as) thick as a short plank
  • be (as) thick as shit
  • be (as) thick as two short planks
  • be (as) thin as a rail
  • be (as) thin as a rake
  • be (as) thin as a stick
  • be (as) tough as nails
  • be (as) tough as shoe leather
  • be (batting) on a sticky wicket
  • be (dead) set on (something)
  • be (just) as well
  • be (just) good friends
  • be (not) supposed to (do something)
  • be (on) the right side of (an age)
  • be (oneself) again
  • be (only) to be expected
  • be (something) to the good
  • be (the) keeper of (something)
  • be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
  • be (with)in sight
  • be PO'd
  • be a bit off
  • be a bit steep
  • be a box of birds
  • be a chip off the old block
  • be a crying shame
  • be a cut above
  • be a dead duck
  • be a double-edged sword
  • be a double-edged weapon
  • be a drag on (one)
  • be a firm believer in (something)
  • be a foil for (someone)
  • be a foil to (someone)
  • be a go
  • be a go-between
  • be a goner
  • be a great believer in (something)
  • be a great one for (doing something)
  • be a keeper
  • be a little off
  • be a man/woman of his/her word
  • be a mass of (something)
  • be a matter of (doing something)
  • be a moot point
  • be a moot question
  • be a mug's game
  • be a no-no
  • be a peach
  • be a picture
  • be a poor second
  • be a poor third
  • be a question of time
  • be a revelation
  • be a rough trot
  • be a shining example (of someone or something)
  • be a shoo-in
  • be a slam dunk
  • be a slave of (something)
  • be a snap
  • be a soft touch
  • be a soft touch for (someone or something)
  • be a sport
  • be a square peg (in a round hole)
  • be a steal
  • be a thorn in (one's) side
  • be a toss-up
  • be a wake-up
  • be a world away
  • be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
  • be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
  • be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
  • be about
  • be about to (do something)
  • be above par
  • be above suspicion
  • be across (something)
  • be after (doing something)
  • be ahead
  • be all hat and no cattle
  • be all het up
  • be all like
  • be all over bar the shouting
  • be all over the shop
  • be all right
  • be all roses
  • be all things to all people
  • be an item
  • be an unknown quantity
  • be anyone's
  • be anyone's/anybody's call
  • be art and part of (something)
  • be as (something) as all get-out
  • be at (someone or something)
  • be at an end
  • be at cross purposes
  • be at full strength
  • be at peace
  • be at the end of nowhere
  • be at work
  • be aware of (something)
  • be away from (one's) desk
  • be backed into a corner
  • be badly off
  • be badly off for (something)
  • be badly turned out
  • be barking up the wrong tree
  • be batting a thousand
  • be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
  • be behind
  • be below full strength
  • be below par
  • be better off
  • be better placed
  • be better than a kick in the pants
  • be beyond caring
  • be beyond hope
  • be beyond suspicion
  • be beyond words
  • be bitten by the bug
  • be blasted to smithereens
  • be bleeding red ink
  • be blowing in the wind
  • be blown off course
  • be blown out of the water
  • be blown to smithereens
  • be bored witless
  • be born that way
  • be bound to (be or do something)
  • be breathing fire
  • be brought down a notch (or two)
  • be brought down a peg (or two)
  • be brought to book
  • be bumping along the bottom
  • be carried away
  • be cast in a (some kind of) mold
  • be caught flat-footed
  • be caught in the act
  • be caught on the wrong foot
  • be caught short
  • be caught with chaff
  • be certain
  • be certain of (something)
  • be certain that (something will happen or is the case)
  • be chilled to the marrow
  • be chuffed to bits
  • be coining it
  • be common knowledge
  • be cornered
  • be cracking on
  • be cruel to be kind
  • be crystal clear
  • be cut out for (something)
  • be dead set on (something)
  • be death on (something)
  • be devoured by (something)
  • be different sides of the same coin
  • be doing a land-office business
  • be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens)
  • be done
  • be done and dusted
  • be done for
  • be doped to the gills
  • be down for the count
  • be down to the wire
  • be downhill all the way
  • be dragged through the mud
  • be easier said than done
  • be even Steven(s)
  • be far and away the (something)
  • be far/further/furthest removed from (something)
  • be fast on the draw
  • be first out of the box
  • be flat-footed
  • be for a good cause
  • be for show
  • be for the chop
  • be forsworn
  • be frightened to death
  • be full of bull
  • be full of piss and vinegar
  • be given the gate
  • be given the hook
  • be given to (something)
  • be good enough for (one)
  • be good going
  • be good news
  • be green about the gills
  • be green around the gills
  • be grounds for (something)
  • be happy to (do something)
  • be hard at it
  • be hard done-by
  • be hard put to (do something)
  • be headed for (something)
  • be het up
  • be history
  • be honored
  • be hot to trot
  • be hung out to dry
  • be ideally placed
  • be in
  • be in (something) for the long haul
  • be in Dutch (with someone)
  • be in a bad mood
  • be in a blue funk
  • be in a cleft stick
  • be in a different league
  • be in a flap
  • be in a good cause
  • be in a minority of one
  • be in a snit
  • be in a sorry state
  • be in a state
  • be in a sticky situation
  • be in a sweat
  • be in a tight corner
  • be in a tight spot
  • be in a tizz(y)
  • be in a tizzle
  • be in a tough spot
  • be in a vicious circle
  • be in a/the minority
  • be in an interesting condition
  • be in an/(one's) ivory tower
  • be in arrears
  • be in at (something)
  • be in at the death
  • be in at the finish
  • be in at the kill
  • be in attendance
  • be in awe (of someone or something)
  • be in bad shape
  • be in bad taste
  • be in control
  • be in denial
  • be in favor of (something)
  • be in floods (of tears)
  • be in full flood
  • be in good condition
  • be in good shape
  • be in good taste
  • be in good voice
  • be in great haste
  • be in harm's way
  • be in heat
  • be in high spirits
  • be in hock
  • be in holy orders
  • be in like Flynn
  • be in low spirits
  • be in no mood for (something)
  • be in on (something)
  • be in on the act
  • be in on the ground floor
  • be in perspective
  • be in plain English
  • be in plain language
  • be in poor voice
  • be in power
  • be in ruins
  • be in shape
  • be in short supply
  • be in step (with someone or something)
  • be in stock
  • be in store (for one)
  • be in sync (with someone or something)
  • be in tatters
  • be in the best of health
  • be in the best possible taste
  • be in the bullpen
  • be in the calm before the storm
  • be in the drink
  • be in the mainstream (of something)
  • be in the middle of (something or some place)
  • be in the mood for (something)
  • be in the mood to do (something)
  • be in the picture
  • be in the pink of condition
  • be in the pink of health
  • be in the poorhouse
  • be in the race
  • be in the right
  • be in the right spot at the right time
  • be in the shit
  • be in the short strokes
  • be in the thick of things
  • be in the worst possible taste
  • be in time (with someone or something)
  • be in touch with (something)
  • be in trim
  • be in trouble
  • be in tune
  • be in tune with the times
  • be in use
  • be in vogue
  • be in well (with)
  • be in with a shout
  • be infested with (something)
  • be into (someone or something)
  • be into (something)
  • be involved with (something)
  • be jumping up and down
  • be just the thing
  • be kept on a short leash
  • be kept on a tight leash
  • be kicked upstairs
  • be knocked down a notch (or two)
  • be knocked down a peg (or two)
  • be knocked sideways
  • be laughed out of court
  • be left at the post
  • be light on (something)
  • be like Ephraim and Menashe
  • be like a red flag to a bull
  • be like a red rag to a bull
  • be like jelly
  • be like ships in the night
  • be like ships that pass in the night
  • be loopy
  • be lost in (something)
  • be lost in the shuffle
  • be lost to the world
  • be mad keen (on someone or something)
  • be made for (someone or something)
  • be made of money
  • be made that way
  • be made up
  • be made up about (something)
  • be made up with (something)
  • be meant to be
  • be mentioned in dispatches
  • be miles apart
  • be minting it
  • be mixed up in (something)
  • be moonstruck
  • be more than (something)
  • be more than meets the eye
  • be more than welcome
  • be more to (someone or something) than meets the eye
  • be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
  • be murder on (someone or something)
  • be mutton dressed as lamb
  • be named after (someone or something)
  • be named for (someone or something)
  • be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
  • be no bad thing
  • be no good
  • be no mean (something)
  • be no respecter of persons
  • be no stranger to (something)
  • be no use
  • be not all there
  • be not on
  • be not playing the game
  • be not playing with a full deck
  • be not so much (something) as (something else)
  • be not to know
  • be not up to much
  • be not worth a dime
  • be not worth a fig
  • be not worth a hill of beans
  • be not worth the paper it's printed on
  • be of one mind
  • be of service
  • be of service (to someone or something)
  • be of the opinion that
  • be of the same mind
  • be of use
  • be off for (something)
  • be off sick
  • be off the danger list
  • be off to the races
  • be on (one's) case
  • be on (one's) high horse
  • be on (one's) say-so
  • be on a loser
  • be on a short fuse
  • be on a short leash
  • be on a tight leash
  • be on at
  • be on automatic pilot
  • be on bad terms (with someone)
  • be on firm ground
  • be on nodding terms (with someone)
  • be on show
  • be on some other shit
  • be on stream
  • be on the (something) side
  • be on the anvil
  • be on the carpet
  • be on the danger list
  • be on the door
  • be on the fence
  • be on the hour
  • be on the hush
  • be on the hush-hush
  • be on the in
  • be on the lookout
  • be on the market
  • be on the offensive
  • be on the phone
  • be on the pill
  • be on the point of (doing something)
  • be on the prowl
  • be on the receiving end
  • be on the same page
  • be on the say-so of (someone)
  • be on the scene
  • be on the scent (of someone or something)
  • be on the scrounge (for something)
  • be on the sick list
  • be on the stage
  • be on the straight and narrow
  • be on the take
  • be on the up and up
  • be on the wane
  • be on the watch (for someone or something)
  • be on the way in
  • be on the way out
  • be on to (someone or something)
  • be on top of (something)
  • be one jump ahead
  • be one of the boys
  • be one of the girls
  • be one of the lads
  • be one over (the) eight
  • be opposite sides of the same coin
  • be out
  • be out for (something)
  • be out in bloom
  • be out of (something)
  • be out of control
  • be out of favor (with one)
  • be out of here
  • be out of humour
  • be out of shape
  • be out of sorts
  • be out of stock
  • be out of sync (with someone or something)
  • be out of tune
  • be out of use
  • be out on the tiles
  • be over (someone or something)
  • be over and done with
  • be over the hills and far away
  • be packed (in) like sardines
  • be part and parcel of (something)
  • be past
  • be past caring
  • be penny-wise and dollar-foolish
  • be picked out of a hat
  • be pipped at the post
  • be pipped to the post
  • be pissed off
  • be pissing in(to) the wind
  • be plain sailing
  • be played like a fiddle
  • be plugged in
  • be plugged into (something)
  • be pot luck
  • be pressed for money
  • be pressed for space
  • be pressed for time
  • be public knowledge
  • be public property
  • be puffed up with pride
  • be pulled down a notch (or two)
  • be pulled down a peg (or two)
  • be pushed for cash
  • be pushed for money
  • be pushed for space
  • be pushed for time
  • be pushed from pillar to post
  • be put behind bars
  • be put in (one's) place
  • be put out of business
  • be put out of humour
  • be put out of sorts
  • be put out to grass
  • be put through the hoop
  • be put through the mangle
  • be put through the wringer
  • be put to death
  • be put to it
  • be put to rights
  • be put to the sword
  • be put upon
  • be quick on the uptake
  • be quits (with someone)
  • be rained in
  • be rained off
  • be rained out
  • be rather steep
  • be red in the face
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered for (something)
  • be replaced by (someone or something)
  • be replaced with (someone or something)
  • be riddled with (something)
  • be riled up
  • be ripe for the picking
  • be ripped to shreds
  • be riveted to the ground
  • be riveted to the spot
  • be rolling in money
  • be rolling in wealth
  • be rooted in (something)
  • be rough on (someone or something)
  • be ruled out of court
  • be run off (one's) feet
  • be rushed off (one's) feet
  • be sacrificed on the altar of (something)
  • be scared witless
  • be second nature
  • be seeing things
  • be sent to Coventry
  • be set aback
  • be set against (something)
  • be set fair
  • be set to rights
  • be shacked up with (someone)
  • be short and sweet
  • be short of (something)
  • be short with (one)
  • be shot down in flames
  • be shoulder to shoulder
  • be sick and tired of (something)
  • be sick at heart
  • be sick to death of (someone or something)
  • be slated for
  • be sloshed to the gills
  • be smashed to smithereens
  • be snappy
  • be snatched out of the jaws of death
  • be snowed out
  • be so
  • be so bold
  • be so much/many (something)
  • be soft in the head
  • be sold a bill of goods
  • be sold on (something)
  • be sorry for (oneself)
  • be spitting in(to) the wind
  • be spoiled for choice
  • be spoilt for choice
  • be spot on
  • be square (with one)
  • be squashed (in) like sardines
  • be steamed up
  • be steeped in (something)
  • be stock still
  • be strange bedfellows
  • be strapped for cash
  • be strong on something
  • be struck all of a heap
  • be struck dumb
  • be stuck for (something)
  • be stuck on
  • be stuffed like a turkey
  • be stuffed to the gills
  • be subject to (something)
  • be sunk in (something)
  • be sure to (do something)
  • be sweet on
  • be swept off (one's) feet
  • be swimming with (someone or something)
  • be tainted by (something)
  • be taken as read
  • be taken at face value
  • be taken down a notch (or two)
  • be taken down a peg (or two)
  • be taken to task (by someone)
  • be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
  • be taken under the wing of (someone)
  • be taken with (someone or something)
  • be tall in (one's)/the saddle
  • be tarred and feathered
  • be ten a penny
  • be thankful for small blessings
  • be thankful for small favors
  • be the (absolute) limit
  • be the armpit of the world
  • be the brains behind (something)
  • be the end
  • be the end of the road
  • be the final straw
  • be the last straw
  • be the matter (with someone or something)
  • be the picture of (something)
  • be the power behind the throne
  • be the shape of things to come
  • be the soul of (something)
  • be the spice of life
  • be the talk of the town
  • be the toast of (the town)
  • be there for the taking
  • be there with bells on
  • be thin on top
  • be through
  • be thrown off balance
  • be tickets (for someone or something)
  • be tickled pink
  • be tied (up) in knots
  • be tied to (something's) apron strings
  • be tight-lipped
  • be tired and emotional
  • be tired of (something)
  • be tired to death of (something)
  • be to blame
  • be to do with (something)
  • be toes up
  • be togged out (in something)
  • be togged up (in something)
  • be too
  • be too much (for one)
  • be torn between
  • be torqued off
  • be touched by (something)
  • be touched with (something)
  • be tough
  • be turfed
  • be turfed out
  • be two a penny
  • be two sides of the same coin
  • be under a microscope
  • be under control
  • be under no illusion
  • be under orders
  • be under par
  • be under suspicion
  • be under the cosh
  • be under the illusion that
  • be under the impression that
  • be under the microscope
  • be under the pump
  • be under the wing of (someone)
  • be under way
  • be up
  • be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
  • be up against it
  • be up and around
  • be up for grabs
  • be up on (something)
  • be up to (something)
  • be up to par
  • be up to the mark
  • be walking on eggshells
  • be way off beam
  • be welcome to (something)
  • be well aware of (something)
  • be well off
  • be well off for (something)
  • be well out of (something)
  • be well placed
  • be well turned out
  • be well versed in (something)
  • be wide of the mark
  • be wild about (someone or something)
  • be with it
  • be within a whisker of (something)
  • be without equal
  • be worked up
  • be worlds away
  • be worn to a frazzle
  • be worse off
  • be worth it
  • be young at heart
  • being that
  • bring (something) into being
  • bring into being
  • come into being
  • famous for being famous
  • for the moment
  • for the time being
  • heartbeat (away) from being (something)
  • into being
  • like a lamb being led to (the) slaughter
  • like a pig being led to (the) slaughter
  • other things being equal
  • other/all things being equal
  • shaken up
  • stand up and be counted
  • taken aback
References in classic literature
And what a life should I lead, at my age, wandering from city to city, ever changing my place of exile, and always being driven out!
For besides being happier than we are, they will be immortal, if what is said is true.
There is at this time a Parian philosopher residing in Athens, of whom I have heard; and I came to hear of him in this way:--I came across a man who has spent a world of money on the Sophists, Callias, the son of Hipponicus, and knowing that he had sons, I asked him: 'Callias,' I said, 'if your two sons were foals or calves, there would be no difficulty in finding some one to put over them; we should hire a trainer of horses, or a farmer probably, who would improve and perfect them in their own proper virtue and excellence; but as they are human beings, whom are you thinking of placing over them?
Did ever man, Meletus, believe in the existence of human things, and not of human beings?...I wish, men of Athens, that he would answer, and not be always trying to get up an interruption.
But then you swear in the indictment that I teach and believe in divine or spiritual agencies (new or old, no matter for that); at any rate, I believe in spiritual agencies,--so you say and swear in the affidavit; and yet if I believe in divine beings, how can I help believing in spirits or demigods;--must I not?
Apology
Now day's marker-assisted selection is being applied to become task easier.
Sources of seedling and adult plant resistance in advanced wheat lines to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici
the being who finds the patient amid all the projections
Blinding, the White Horse in Front of Me
Now I am in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a freshman, and while it's a great place to live and study, I really miss being around nature and seeing the crazy squirrels jumping around!
In their words: a closer look at the Collaborative Conference opening session artists
I am afraid that I am being late (haven't registered for TOEFL and SAT yet), my hope is being smaller and smaller....
Questioning college: a sampling of questions from the Peterson's weekly online chats reveals a diversity of concerns from the college-bound
Mental illness, of which I have suffered most 'types' in my time--whether being happier than a lottery winner, suicidally low, hearing voices or having extreme paranoia (and thus delusional beliefs)--is extremely complex.
Overcoming the stigma: Richard Shrubb describes his battle with mental illness and perceptions
Being well rounded in the early stages of a career will make you a better manager as you advance through the ranks.
Mapping successful careers
The reputation of the NE and NW PGA as the country's biggest and best regional association is being maintained with yet another bumper year ahead.
Tom inheriting a bumper legacy
Just for myself, 'cause I feel dumb being so involved in the skate scene without actually skating.
Yeah rite
I have seen black men with white women in my neighborhood so often recently that I no longer have to have that embarrassing internal conversation with myself: the one that says I am being racist, petty and insecure when I become upset over a brotha's choice to be with a white woman.
Black, white and seeing red all over
He proudly shows me his Marilyn Monroes and an image recreating that famous picture of a Viet Cong prisoner being shot in the head.
Burning man's piano mover: turning ruined instruments into a desert spectacle