1. To cast a light or illuminated image of someone or something, as from a film or slide, onto some surface. A noun or pronoun is used between "project" and "onto." We darkened the room and projected the film onto the wall. Would you mind erasing the writing on the white board so I can project the notes for today onto it? He projected a beam of light onto the car so I could see what I was doing.
2. To attribute some subconscious element, such as grief, insecurity, pain, etc., on another person or thing as a way of externalizing and avoiding it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "project" and "onto" to specify what the person is projecting. It sounds like she might be projecting onto your relationship a bit—I know that she's got a lot of baggage from her childhood that she's still trying to cope with. I wish you would stop projecting your insecurities onto me—it's ruining our friendship!
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to imagine that someone else experiences one's feelings, especially one's guilt or anger. Since you project your anger onto your best friends, you imagine you have gathered a number of angry people around you. You should not project your feelings onto other people.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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be fed up with [with someone or something]
be out of patience [with someone
blow it [something]
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
feel up to [do something]
feel able [healthy enough or rested enough] to do something I don
fill [something] in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get [something] over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
get hold of [something]
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get on with [something]
continue to do; make progress
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hard on [someone/something]
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
have [something] going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
have had it [with someone or something]
can
keep [something] under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
keep on [doing something]
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
let [something] go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let [something] ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look [something] up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
not to touch [something] with a ten-foot pole|not
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play on/upon [something]
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.
pull [something] off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put [something] over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put [something] past someone [negative]
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram [something] down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram [something] down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into [something]
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run out [of something]
use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.
run up against [something]
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about [something]
check into something I
see to [something]
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
sick of [someone or something]
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.
try [something] out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
project onto [someone or something]
1. To cast a light or illuminated image of someone or something, as from a film or slide, onto some surface. A noun or pronoun is used between "project" and "onto." We darkened the room and projected the film onto the wall. Would you mind erasing the writing on the white board so I can project the notes for today onto it? He projected a beam of light onto the car so I could see what I was doing.2. To attribute some subconscious element, such as grief, insecurity, pain, etc., on another person or thing as a way of externalizing and avoiding it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "project" and "onto" to specify what the person is projecting. It sounds like she might be projecting onto your relationship a bit—I know that she's got a lot of baggage from her childhood that she's still trying to cope with. I wish you would stop projecting your insecurities onto me—it's ruining our friendship!Learn more: projectproject something onto someone
to imagine that someone else experiences one's feelings, especially one's guilt or anger. Since you project your anger onto your best friends, you imagine you have gathered a number of angry people around you. You should not project your feelings onto other people.Learn more: project
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