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Terms for subject Figurative (92 entries)

have promise	Have promise" is an idiomatic expression that signifies the potential or likelihood of something being successful or showing potential for future success. It is often used to describe individuals, ideas, projects, or even products.	A.Rezv­ov
a stroke of policy	policy stroke	Andrey­ Truhac­hev
home run	an action that is very successful	A.Rezv­ov
salad	any mixture or assortment	Danell­io
bailiwick	a person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority
bailiwick	area or subject of authority or involvement
bailiwick	the sphere in which one has superior knowledge or authority
bailiwick	area of knowledge in which a person or institution has control or expertise
bailiwick	a geographical area over which someone or some body has legal or political control
be writ large	be clear and obvious
christen	to name or dedicate (something, such as a ship) by a ceremony that often involves breaking a bottle of champagne
christen	to use for the first time
come calling	to make (one's) presence felt
Cupid's kettle drums	women's breasts	Vadim ­Roumins­ky
double-barreled	twofold
double-barrelled	twofold
fiend	a person of great wickedness or maliciousness
first base	kissing	Andrey­ Truhac­hev
flak	adverse criticism
gooseberry bush	Used, especially in answer to a child's question, to refer to the place where newborn babies are found