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ME British & World English

Maine (in official postal use)

me1 British & World English

used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition

me (also mi)2 British & World English

(in tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale

me in tonic sol-fa British & World English

a system of naming the notes of the scale (usually doh, ray, me, fah, soh, lah, te) used especially to teach singing, with doh as the keynote of all major keys and lah as the keynote of all minor keys

me-too British & World English

relating to the adoption or imitation of another person’s views or policies, often for political advantage

try me in try British & World English

used to suggest that one may be willing to do something unexpected or unlikely

fuck-me British & World English

(of footwear or clothing) inviting sexual interest

give me —— in give British & World English

I prefer or admire ——

mini-me British & World English

a person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another

allow me in allow British & World English

said when making a polite request or offering help

bugger me in bugger British & World English

used to express surprise or amazement

do a —— in do1 British & World English

behave in a manner characteristic of (a specified person)

excuse me in excuse British & World English

used as a polite apology in various contexts, such as when attempting to get someone’s attention, asking someone to move so that one may pass, or interrupting a speaker

excuse-me British & World English

a social dance in which participants may interrupt other pairs in order to change partners

permit me in permit1 British & World English

used for politeness before making a suggestion or expressing an intention

stone me! or stone the crows! in stone British & World English

an exclamation of surprise or shock

believe me or believe you me in believe British & World English

used to emphasize the truth of a statement

cry someone/thing up or down in cry British & World English

praise (or disparage) someone or something

cut someone in in cut British & World English

include someone in a deal and give them a share of the profits

cut someone up in cut British & World English

(of a driver) overtake someone and pull in too closely in front of them

dearie me! in dearie British & World English

used to express surprise or dismay

do someone up in do1 British & World English

dress someone up, especially in an elaborate or impressive way

eaten up in eat British & World English

dominate the thoughts of someone completely

fit someone/thing in or into in fit1 British & World English

find room or have sufficient space for someone or something

fit someone/thing out or up in fit1 British & World English

provide someone or something with the necessary equipment, clothes, or other items for a particular situation

fit someone up in fit1 British & World English

incriminate someone by falsifying evidence against them

get someone up in get British & World English

rise or cause to rise from bed after sleeping

hit on in hit British & World English

make sexual advances towards

hit someone up in hit British & World English

contact someone, typically in order to ask them for something

lay someone up in lay1 British & World English

put someone out of action through illness or injury

let someone/thing be in let1 British & World English

stop interfering with someone or something

let someone/thing go in let1 British & World English

allow someone or something to escape or go free

let go in let1 British & World English

relinquish one’s grip on someone or something

let someone in in let1 British & World English

admit someone to a room, building, or area

mix someone/thing up in mix British & World English

confuse someone or something with another person or thing

put someone on in put British & World English

tease or playfully deceive someone

put someone to in put British & World English

cause (inconvenience or difficulty) to someone

put someone up in put British & World English

accommodate someone temporarily

search me! in search British & World English

I do not know (used for emphasis)

set someone/thing on or upon in set1 British & World English

cause or urge a person or animal to attack

set someone up in set1 British & World English

establish someone in a particular capacity or role

sit up or sit someone up in sit British & World English

move (or cause someone to move) from a lying or slouching to a sitting position

sum someone/thing up in sum British & World English

concisely describe of the nature or character of someone or something

tie someone up in tie British & World English

bind someone so that they cannot move or escape