The government decided to people the frontier with a variety of races.
•The island had been peopled with marooned sailors.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fed up with someone — fed up (with (someone/something)) annoyed by someone or something. Some people are fed up with so much violence on television. I m fed up with her she always keeps me waiting. Usage notes: usually said about something that you have accepted for… … New idioms dictionary
(the) trouble with someone — the trouble with (someone/something) one annoying characteristic of someone or something. The trouble with this place is they don t care about the people who work here … New idioms dictionary
take issue with someone — take issue with (someone) to disagree with someone or something. I take issue with people who say it is unpatriotic to criticize our government. Thorogood took issue with the story that he had a drinking problem, calling it a nasty rumor … New idioms dictionary
fall out with someone — fall out with (someone) to argue. The head of the research lab fell out with his boss over pay for the people who worked there. I don t want to fall out with you over something so silly … New idioms dictionary
in concert with someone — in concert (with someone) very formal phrase if two or more people do something in concert, they do it together The buyout was planned by a number of companies acting in concert. Thesaurus: with another person or other peoplesynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
imbue something with (something) — imbue (someone/something) with (something) to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling. Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the… … New idioms dictionary
surround yourself with someone or something — surround yourself with (someone or something) : to cause (certain types of people or things) to be near you He surrounds himself with very talented people. They surround themselves with luxuries. [=they have many luxuries] • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
reckon with someone — reckon with (someone/something) to consider the influence or power that someone or something has. He failed to reckon with the bureaucratic skills of the military. You have to reckon with these angry people who just don t like change of any kind … New idioms dictionary
make common cause with someone — make common cause with (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop… … New idioms dictionary
leave something to someone's imagination — leave something to someone’s imagination phrase to show or describe some but not all of something, because people can easily imagine what the rest is like He saw his wife with another man... I’ll leave the rest to your imagination! Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
with — [[t]wɪð, wɪθ[/t]] ♦ (Pronounced [[t]wɪ̱ð[/t]] for meanings 20 and 21.) 1) PREP If one person is with another, they are together in one place. With her were her son and daughter in law... She is currently staying with her father at his home. 2)… … English dictionary
