to make an outcome highly probable, to predetermine a result, to put someone at a disadvantage through some prior actions in Idioms
to make something (such as a rate of interest at a bank) permanent over a period of time in Idioms
to be assured of success in Idioms
to get into an argument with someone in Idioms
to try to make something safe after it is too late in Idioms
everything in Idioms
all the facts, the whole story, a brief summing up of something in Idioms
old in Idioms
to face someone directly in Idioms
to complain if a gift is not perfect in Idioms
to take care of someone, to watch someone, to supervise someone, to protect someone in Idioms
to look at someone provocatively in Idioms
to see only the good things about something, to be too optimistic in Idioms
to remember something from one's past, to reminisce in Idioms
to regard someone or something with contempt or a feeling of superiority in Idioms
to show your dislike of someone or something in Idioms
to think or expect that something is likely to happen in Idioms
to try to find something, to hunt or search for something in Idioms
