• to aim at sg, to betoken, to point to sg
• have a good effect, it has a good effect
• to guide the way for sy
• this points to the fact that
• to bite one's thumb at sy
• to be at bay, to show fight
• to thumb one's fingers at, to thumb one's nose at
• to put on a bold front, to take a strong line
• to give a good account of oneself
• the thermometer registers 37
• to make a long nose at sy
• to make a long nose at sy, to pull bacon at sy