| come to (something or someone) |
to reach a particular state or result. [3 definitions] |
| cut out for |
having a suitable character, personality, or natural aptitude for something. |
| get (something) one's way |
to manage to have (something) the way that one wants or prefers, regardless of the desires or objections of others. |
| have (something) one's way |
to have (something) the way one wants, as opposed to the way that others might want it. |
| have (something) down pat |
(informal) to have learned something thoroughly. |
| have something on the brain |
to be preoccupied with. |
| lay (something) to rest |
to end or resolve a matter. [2 definitions] |
| onto something |
having in mind a unique thought with great potential, or having invented or discovered something with great possibility. |
| put (something) past |
to consider (some behavior) to be beyond what some person or group would do; to not be surprised if a particular person or group did a certain thing (used in the negative only and typically with "would not"). |
| something the matter |
a problem or malfunction; something that needs to be fixed or is a cause for concern. |
| take (something) up with |
to refer or introduce (a particular matter or question) to another person, especially one in authority. |
| take pains (to do something) |
to make a special effort in order to produce a desired result. |
| up to something |
involved in something suspicious or secretive. |