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


Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase be from a broken home



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

Note:
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase be from a broken home—(of a child) come from a family
in which the parents have separated or divorced: Hailey is from
a broken home, and her longing for her father is palpable
when she holds up a framed photo of her family.
break into a house —force an entrance into a house with
criminal intent: Police are still searching for two men who
broke into a house on Parvins Mill Road.
be hung over • hang over
be hung over —(sl.) suffer from a hangover: Do not allow
anyone to operate a forklift who is under the influence of al-
cohol or is hung over.
Note:
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase be hung up(sl.) 
1
be bewildered or mentally confused:
He was more than a little hung up, stupid from lack of sleep,
worried about his work. 2. be delayed or stopped by smth.: In-
cidentally, I would have been here much sooner, but I got
hung up.
hang over —(of customs, traditions, etc.) remain from the past:
There’s arrogance that hangs over from the days of Empire,
that tells us we don’t have to speak a foreign language.
See also: be hanged / be hung.
be hung up on someone • hang up on someone
be hung up on someone —(sl.) be strongly attracted by a per-
son: The girl is really hung up on that musician.
hang up on someone —put a telephone receiver down before
one’s partner has finished speaking: She hung up on him, and
left him feeling like a spanked child.
be in a fix • fix is in, the
be in a fix —(coll.) be in a predicament or difficult situation:
So I was in a fix. I didn’t want to return until I had contacted
them and I couldn’t find them.
fix is in, the —(sl.) the case or other matter has already been
dishonestly decided: We failed to realize that we were playing
by their rules — and the fix was in from the beginning!

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