M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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Contents of M:
[mop the floor with] or [mop up the floor with] or [wipe the floor with] or [wipe up the floor with] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To defeat very clearly or quickly; to beat badly.
The bully threatened to mop up the floor with Billy.
* /Our team wiped the […]
[mop up] {v. phr.}
To disperse or liquidate isolated groups or detachments of opposing forces.
Our forces won the basic battle but there still remain pockets of resistance they must mop up.
[more often than not] {adv. phr.}
More than half the time; fifty-one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly.
Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not.
* /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than […]
[more or less] {adv. phr.}
1. Somewhat; rather; mostly; fairly.
Earl made some mistakes on the test, but his answers were more or less right.
Ed is more or less intelligent.
Betty believes more or less in fairies.
Compare: [IN A WAY].
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[more than] {adv.}
Over what you might expect; very.
They were more than glad to help.
He was more than upset by the accident.
Contrast: [LESS THAN].
[more than one could shake a stick at] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Very many; a great many; more than you can count.
There were more people at the game than you could shake a stick at.
* /I had more assignments for homework than I could shake a stick […]
[more the merrier] {n. phr.}
The more people who join in the fun, the better it will be. — Used in welcoming more people to join others in some pleasant activity.
Come with us on the boat ride; the more the merrier.