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Meaning ofthein English

the

Definitions

Determiner
1. identifying a previously mentioned noun; implying uniqueness
2. indicating a specific example; commonly known
  I am going to the store to buy the book you recommended.
3. used with superlatives; ordinal numbers
  The tallest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest.
4. specifying a familiar or primary instance
  The doctor is examining the patient who has been waiting for hours.
5. referring to previously mentioned things; shared knowledge
  The company will discuss the project that was mentioned earlier.
6. indicating a single example; most common or familiar
  The manager is looking for the best candidate for the job.
7. used with superlatives; ordinal numbers; single items
  The hotel room had a beautiful view of the city.
8. denoting something unique; presumed known in context
  The famous painting is on display at the museum.

Compounds / Phrases

give the lie to under the weather long in the tooth over the hill on the quiet quick on the uptake off the record on the record most of the time get in the way pull out of the fire save the day off the grid survival of the fittest on the dot on the spectrum put the lie to on the fence look the other way come back from the dead born in the vestry on the sly go to the wall for someone at the ready put the kibosh on breed in the bone bred-in-the-bone on the ball quick off the mark in the flesh on the qui vive out of the ordinary put the moves on down in the dumps on the wagon all the time behind the times pass the trash bit on the side split the difference liturgy of the hours pull the other one by the way fire in the belly end of the world for the moment side of the road jump at the chance the bends one of the family come to the aid of to the rear of hit the sauce all the rage pain in the ass on the level on the square on the up and up the world and his wife hit it out of the park hit the wall give the boot give the elbow put the pedal to the metal bury the bone give the old heave-ho cock o' the North for the most part in the main on the whole with the exception of come up with the goods wave the white flag break the rules at the end over-the-counter run-of-the-mill on the rocks straw that stirs the drink the beast with two backs drop the kids off at the pool hole in the wall go by the wayside give someone the cold shoulder freedom of the city beg the question corner the market hit the gas step on the gas at the same time on the flip-side the other way round in the books at the coal face down in the mouth pull the wool over someone's eyes on the Q.T.cock of the roost cock of the walk in the offing soft in the head all the same down the hatch feast for the eyes seat-of-the-pants have one's hand in the till skin in the game give someone the runaround give the go-by in the end cross the line to tell the truth man of the cloth under the thumb the dickens wet behind the ears burn the midnight oil fly in the face of queen of the meadow in the meantime on the other hand chew the scenery lady of the night all the while give the chop scruff of the neck bump in the road the other white meat get the lead out at the time back in the day outside the box foot the bill under the circumstances beating around the bush bite the big one bite the dust buy the farm give up the ghost join the choir invisible kick the bucket push up the daisies push the envelope castle in the air pie in the sky use the toilet bun in the oven up the duff up the spout beat around the bush off-the-peg all over the place come apart at the seams behind the eight-ball in the past somewhere along the line caught with a hand in the cookie jar dance of the seven veils gild the pill on the face of it point the finger at across-the-board touched in the head at the end of the day down the toilet pain in the neck around the world temper of the times tenor of the times dish the dirt spill the tea chew the fat shoot the breeze old as the hills begging the question cream of the crop do the deed give someone the brush-off off the chain hit out of the park light in the loafers choke the chicken spank the monkey cut the cheese straw in the wind writing on the wall pull the strings fly by the seat of one's pants near the knuckle day in the sun life of the party off-the-cuff hen of the woods in the closet behind the curve just the same not in the least not in the slightest tell the truth to tell you the truth dry behind the ears read somebody the riot act champing at the bit shoot from the lip on the mark on the money dyed-in-the-wool yield the ghost yield up the ghost have one's feet on the ground have one's head in the clouds off-the-rack out of the blue throw in the towel chew the rag shoot the shit bat the breeze shoot the bull in the light of Lord willing and the creek don't rise one after the other throw in the cards throw in the sponge throw up the sponge gill-over-the-ground meeting of the minds wotcha out of the way in the wilderness in the boondocks off the beaten path behind the scenes quit for the day give the floor tie the knot in the same way get under the covers make the cut state-of-the-art spill the beans slow off the mark fast off the mark make the most of shot in the dark stab in the dark beneath the surface on the lookout in the style of after the manner of in the manner of to the same degree take up the cudgels friend of the court turn the cold shoulder on someone the land of the living let off the hook wipe the floor with the old heave-ho Games of the Olympiad hop off the twig put the finger on stroke of the pen polish the pole be on the rag not the least bit not the slightest bit buy the ranch Jack in the pulpit the high-born the low-born given the circumstances