All related terms of 'there there'

There is used as the subject of the verb 'be' to say that something exists or does not exist, or to draw attention to it.

there is or there has

having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence

to succeed

Someone or something that is out-there is very extreme or unusual .

You can add ' so there ' to what you are saying to show that you will not change your mind about a decision you have made, even though the person you are talking to disagrees with you.

Over there means in a place a short distance away from you, or in another country.

You use there again to introduce an extra piece of information which either contradicts what has been said or gives an alternative to it.

You say ' Put it there! ' to someone when you are asking them to shake hands with you, because you agree with them or want to congratulate them.

If you say there is no doing a particular thing, you mean that it is very difficult or impossible to do that thing.

that is the state of affairs

If something happens here and there , it happens in several different places.

at that time and in that place; at once

If something happens there and then or then and there , it happens immediately.

an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired

to hold steadfast ; persevere

taking part with enthusiasm

(not) in full possession of one's wits ; (not) mentally sound

If you say to someone ' There's no hurry ' or ' I'm in no hurry ' you are telling them that there is no need for them to do something immediately .

If you say there's no way that something will happen , you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.

said to mean that there is a problem or contradiction which is difficult or impossible to deal with

You say ' there you are ' or ' there you go ' when you are offering something to someone.

You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation .

Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past .

an exclamation expressing familiarity and boredom with a situation, experience, etc

If someone is there for you, they help and support you, especially when you have problems .

said to mean that a topic is considered to be too unpleasant or controversial to be mentioned

one cannot tell

You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.

a general expression of praise

If you say that something is neither here nor there , you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.

If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude .

If you say there is no comparison between one thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second , or very different from it.

said to mean that there are no simple ways of solving a problem

If you say that there is nothing for it but to take a particular action, you mean that it is the only possible course of action that you can take, even though it might be unpleasant .

there's no choice ; there's no other course

If you say ' There's nothing to it ', ' There's not much to it ', or ' That's all there is to it ', you are emphasizing how simple you think something is.

If you tell someone to hang in there or to hang on in there , you are encouraging them to keep trying to do something and not to give up even though it might be difficult .

If someone says where there's smoke there's fire , they mean that there are rumors or signs that something is true so it must be at least partly true.

without thinking about the results of your behaviour

said to mean that someone is not very intelligent , or that they are slightly mentally ill

I am no fool

If you say there'll be hell to pay , you are emphasizing that there will be serious trouble .

You can tell someone that there's no need for them to do something as a way of telling them not to do it or of telling them to stop doing it, for example because it is unnecessary .

You use expressions such as it's no use , there's no use , and what's the use to indicate that a particular action will not achieve anything.

said to mean that someone is quick to understand a situation and is not easily deceived

If someone says there's no smoke without fire or where there's smoke there's fire , they mean that there are rumours or signs that something is true so it must be at least partly true.

he or she is so spirited or resolute that they cannot be restrained

said to mean that a place is very small and has very little space

said to mean that you think that what someone likes is unpleasant or strange