A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
you had to be there
— used to say that to appreciate the situation
you should have been there: There was such a feeling of solidar-
ity and unity and peacefulness, you had to be there to feel it.
be through something • be through with some-
thing
be through something —endure smth.; live through a partic-
ular experience: These were experienced fishermen. They had
been through many storms on this sea before.
be through with something —
1
. eventually accomplish smth.:
When she was through with this aria, she asked the audience
to be silent, and then she spoke. 2. (coll.) have had enough of
smth.; be tired of smth.: I’m through with this job; I must
find something more interesting.
be titanic • go titanic
be titanic —said of smth. gigantic: Zana’s efforts are titanic.
Whatever be her motivation, no one can deny the importance
of what she has done.
go titanic —(sl.) not succeed; fail: An incident that happened
recently involved a joint project that nearly went titanic.
be too big for one’s boots • fill one’s boots
be too big for one’s boots —(also: be too big for one’s shoes) be
too proud and conceited: That showed … his arrogance in
acting like a puffed up politician who is too big for his boots.
fill one’s boots —(UK coll.)
1
. have or acquire as much of
smth. as one wants: Come on everybody, fill your boots, the
food is on the table. 2. score lots of goals: He would have
filled his boots in European football; it’s a shame that such a
player will end up with just one medal.
be too far gone • go too far
be too far gone —be in an advanced stage of a particular con-
dition (suffering from illness, etc.): We tried to make him un-
derstand, but he was too far gone to take in what we were say-
ing.