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


Note:  The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase give someone beans



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase give someone beans—(coll.) scold or punish a person se-
verely: He wanted to give me beans, but Florence wouldn’t let
him. She said “Father you are not to touch him.”
be full of something • have one’s fill of something
be full of something —have a large amount of smth.: These
brave emigrants were full of hope for a better future.
have one’s fill of something —have had enough of smth. such
as food: You never know if Charlie has had his fill of liquor.
2. have more of smth. than a person can tolerate: We, like all
Americans, have had our fill of senseless crime.
be gone on someone • have a go at someone
be gone on someone —(coll.) be enamored of or in love with
a person: He is very gone on girls, is always falling in and out
of love.
have a go at someone —(UK coll.) scold or criticize a person:
Don’t have a go at me — it’s your fault we lost the contract.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase have a go at something(coll.) try doing smth.: I de-
cided to have a go at the first few assignments and see what
happened.
be good form • be in good form
be good form —behave according to custom or etiquette: It
is not considered good form to arrive too early at a dinner
party.
be in good form —
1
(Sport) be in good condition of health
and training: If a horse is in good form it is likely to win a
race. 2. be in good spirits: On Sunday she was in good form
and was doing housework. She wasn’t in a huff or anything…
be green • be green around the gills
be green —
1
. be inexperienced: During his speech, Obama
praised Bennet while acknowledging he is a bit green in pol-
itics…. 2. be environmentally friendly: These are also made
with other recycled materials, so yes, they are very green in
terms of helping the environment.
be green around the gills —(coll.) 
1
. look indisposed or unwell:
She was green around the gills for several days. I also had a
similar experience about five years ago…. 2. look as though
one is about to be sick: The poor guy gets motion sickness
and is green around the gills as soon as they take off.

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