- bully for someone
- used for praising someone in a way that shows you are not at all impressed with what they have done
"I've finished all my homework." "Well, bully for you!"
English dictionary. 2014.
bully for someone
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bully for someone — phrase used for praising someone in a way that shows you are not at all impressed with what they have done ‘I’ve finished all my homework.’ ‘Well, bully for you!’ Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: bully … Useful english dictionary
Bully for you! — informal something that you say when you do not think what someone has done deserves praise or admiration, although they think it does. I cleaned the whole house yesterday. Bully for you! … New idioms dictionary
bully — bul|ly1 [ buli ] noun count * someone who frightens or hurts someone who is smaller or weaker than they are: the office/school/class/playground bully a. someone who uses their influence or status to threaten or frighten someone else in order to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bully — I UK [ˈbʊlɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bully : present tense I/you/we/they bully he/she/it bullies present participle bullying past tense bullied past participle bullied * a) to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or weaker than you… … English dictionary
make it/things hot for someone — (informal) HARASS, hound, plague, badger, harry; bully, intimidate, pick on, persecute, victimize, terrorize; N. Amer. devil; informal hassle, give someone a hard time, get on someone s … Useful english dictionary
bully — bul|ly1 [ˈbuli] n plural bullies [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bully lover, someone who controls a prostitute (16 19 centuries), probably from Dutch boel lover ] someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bully — 1. noun a) A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power. b) A hired thug. Syn: henchman, thug, pimp, ponce, bully beef … Wiktionary
bully — bully1 noun (plural bullies) a person who deliberately intimidates or persecutes those who are weaker. verb (bullies, bullying, bullied) intimidate or persecute (someone weaker). Origin C16 (orig. as a term of endearment, then a form of address… … English new terms dictionary
bully off phrasal — verb (I) to start a game of hockey (1) bully off noun (C) 3 adjective bully for you/him etc spoken used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them: Yes. I know you ve done all the dishes. Bully… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bully offer — n. An aggressively high offer for a house, particularly one made before the official date that offers are to be accepted. Example Citations: This past week I was about to preview a condo in downtown Toronto with the understanding that all offers… … New words
