Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

to mean nothing to (someone)
- have no effect or feeling for someone
My uncle is very wealthy and to lose money in a business transaction means nothing
to him.
to mean (something) to (someone)
- have an effect or feeling for someone
I always tell my mother about my job situation because it means a lot to her.
to mean to (do something)
- plan or intend to do something
I always mean to go to a movie but I never have enough time.
mean well
- to have good intentions, to try to be kind and helpful
Although the woman means well, she always seems to cause herself many problems.
meant to be
- destined to exist/happen
It was not meant to be that I would win some money in the lottery.
measure up to (someone or something)
- be equal to someone or something, be of the same quality as someone or something
The new accounting manager does not measure up to the previous accounting
manager.
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