... for directions to Mill Street, the police officer said that she had never heard of it. ã Byron strongly disagreed with my request by saying, ôI wont hear of if!ằ to make fun of: to laugh at, ... someone is mistakenly perceived. A noun or pronoun must separate the idiom. ã Because of his strong, muscular body, I took him for a professional athlete. As it turns out, he doesn’t play any ... well-off. ã By the time I reach the age of fifty-five, I hope to be well-to-do and to travel frequently. to take by surprise: to surprise, to amaze, to astonish (S) A noun or pronoun usually...