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



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

five-by-five • four-by-four
five-by-five —
1
. said of a radio signal which is loud and clear:
The standard “loud and clear” to an American had to be a
“five by five” or a “three by three” depending on the reception.
2. (in the phrase “everything is five by five”) everything is all
right: To stave off any potential concerns about my wellbeing,
let me reassure you all that everything is five by five.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase seven-by-nine—(dated sl.) said of people or things of
poor or inferior quality: The Duke of Newcastle in the elder
Pitt’s time was a “seven-by-nine” or peanut politician of the
foremost type.
four-by-four —a vehicle with four-wheel drive : Those
involved are calling for higher road taxes on four by four users
and higher parking permit fees.
fix it up with someone • fix someone up with
someone
fix it up with someone —(coll.) arrange smth. with a person:
Can you fix it up with the Headmaster so that the meeting
will be delayed?
fix someone up with someone —(coll.) provide a date or social
companion for a person: Daniel met his wife when she was
trying to fix him up with her friend.
fix someone up with something • fix someone with
something
fix someone up with something —arrange for a person to have
smth.: His father tried to fix him up with a job at the local
municipality.
fix someone with something —confront a person with an
angry, hostile, etc. look: He fixed me with a steady look, rather
owl-like with his heavy rimmed glasses.
flammable liquid • inflammable liquid
flammable liquid —liquid capable of being inflamed or easily
set on fire: This report provides an evaluation of the hazards
associated with flammable liquid storage lockers.
– 121 –
flammable liquid


inflammable liquid — = flammable liquid: No inflammable
liquid or inflammable substance shall be unloaded, loaded,
transported or kept except in accordance with regulations.

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