M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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Contents of M:
[man of few words] {n. phr.}
A man who doesn't talk very much; a man who says only what is needed.
The principal is a man of few words, but the pupils know what he wants.
[man of his word] {n. phr.}
A man who keeps his promises and does the things he agrees to do; a man who can be trusted.
My uncle is a man of his word.
[man of letters] {n. phr.}
A writer; an author; a scholar.
Chekhov was not only a practicing physician but also a first-rate man of letters.
[man of means] {n. phr.}
A rich person.
He became a man of means by successfully playing the stock market.
[man of parts] {n. phr.}, {literary}
A man who has several different skills, talents, or qualities.
The pianist is a man of parts. He wrote the piece he played, and he also plays the organ and paints well.
[man-of-war] {n. phr.}
1. A stinging jellyfish in the Gulf of Mexico.
"No swimming today," the sign said, "as we have a man-of-war alert."
2. A large battleship displaying its national flag or insignia.
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[man-to-man] {adj.}
Honest and full in the telling; not hiding anything embarrassing.
Tom and his father had a man-to-man talk about his smoking pot.
Compare: [HEART-TO-HEART].
[many a] {adj.}
Many (persons or things) — Used with a singular noun.
Many a boy learns to swim before he can read.
I have spent many a day in his home.