Under the collar
under one’s own steam
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Thinking, assuming, or believing something, as in I was under the impression that they were coming today. This idiom often suggests that the idea or belief one had is mistaken. [ Mid-1800s ]
- Under-the-table
[uhn-der-th uh-tey-buh l] /ˈʌn dər ðəˈteɪ bəl/ adjective 1. transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- Underthings
plural noun 1. women’s underclothes. plural noun 1. girls’ or women’s underwear
- Underthrust
noun, Geology. 1. a thrust fault in which the footwall moved and the hanging wall did not (opposed to overthrust). noun 1. (geology) a reverse fault in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane have moved under the relatively static rocks on the upper surface Compare overthrust
- Undertime
noun 1. (informal) the time spent by an employee at work in non-work-related activities like socializing, surfing the internet, making personal telephone calls, etc noun the time an employee takes off from work for non-work-related tasks; employee’s hours paid-for but not worked Word Origin 1983; patterned on overtime Usage Note slang