Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

amount to (something)
- to become successful
The boy will never amount to anything if he does not change his behavior.
amount to the same thing
- to be the same or have the same effect as something
Going by taxi or by bus amounts to the same thing. We will still be late for the
concert.
answer to (someone)
- to explain or justify one's actions to someone
The manager had to answer to the company president about the financial problems.
any number of (someone or something)
- a large number of people or something
I had any number of reasons not to buy the computer.
appear out of nowhere
- to appear suddenly, to appear without warning
The dog appeared out of nowhere during our walk on the beach.
apple of (someone`s) eye
- someone or something that is very precious or important to you
The man's youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.
argue for the sake of arguing/argument
- to argue only to be different
My friend's brother always argues for the sake of arguing.
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