词组 | OWNERSHIP |
释义 | OWNERSHIP bag and baggage and part and parcel with one's luggage; with all one's pos sessions. (Informal. Fixed order.)Sally showed up at our door bag and baggage one Sunday morning.All right, if you won't pay the rent, out with you, bag and baggage!Get all your stuff—part and parcel—out of here! fall (up)on someone to become the duty of someone.The task of telling Mother about the broken vase fell upon Jane.The job of cleaning up the spill fell upon Tom. far be it from me to do something it is not really my place to do something. (Always with but, as in the examples.)Far be it from me to tell you what to do, but I think you should buy the book.Far be it from me to attempt to advise you, but you're making a big mistake. free and clear without encumbrance, particularly in regard to the ownership of something. (Fixed order.)After the last payment, Jane owned the car free and clear.If you can t prove that you own the house and the land it stands on free and clear, you can't sell it. have a vested interest in something to have a personal or biased interest, often financial, in something.Margaret has a vested interest in wanting her father to sell the family firm. She has shares in it and would make a large profit.Jack has a vested interest in keeping the village traffic-free. have dibs on something to reserve something for oneself; to claim something for oneself. (Informal.)I have dibs on the last piece of cake.John has dibs on the last piece again. It isn’t fair. lay a finger on someone or something to touch someone or something, even slightly. (Usually in the negative.)Don t you dare lay a finger on my pencil. Go get your own!If you lay a finger on me, III scream. possessed of something having something. (Formal.)Bill was possessed of an enormous sense of self-worth.The Smiths were possessed of a great deal of fine ranch land. OWNERSHIP - CLAIM stake a claim (to something) to lay or make a claim for something. (Informal.)I want to stake a claim to that last piece of pie.You don't need to stake a claim. Just ask politely. |
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