Nghĩa là gì: afterpiece

afterpiece /'ɑ:ftəpi:s/

danh từ
- (sân khấu) tiết mục đuôi (tiết mục phụ thường là khôi hài, sau khi diễn xong vở chính); tiết mục hạ màn

(one's) party piece Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a piece of ass

sex, intercourse, nookie If it's just a piece of ass you want, why don't you find a prostitute?

a piece of cake

easy to do, it's a snap, no problem Solving the puzzle was easy. It was a piece o' cake.

a piece of my mind

my criticism of what you did, a tongue-lashing If my son stayed out all night, I'd give him a piece of my mind.

a piece of tail

(See a piece of ass)

a piece of the action

a share of the profit or prize or loot Those who paid for the winning ticket get a piece of the action.

be a piece of cake

be very easy.

bits and pieces

small pieces, odds and ends Jack built our cabin with bits and pieces - leftover materials.

fall to pieces

be unable to talk or reply, be overwhelmed When I see Mario, I just fall to pieces. He's so handsome!

give someone a piece of one

scold angrily, say what one really thinks to someone I gave the store manager a piece of my mind when I told him about the broken product.

give someone a piece of your mind

scold or become angry with someone When I met her yesterday I really gave her a piece of my mind.

go to pieces

(See fall to pieces)

pick up the pieces

put together again, mend After her husband died, she tried to pick up the pieces of her life.

piece of ass

(See a piece of ass)

piece of cake

(See a piece of cake)

piece of me

(See want a piece of me)

piece of my mind

(See a piece of my mind)

piece/slice of the action

a share in the activity or the profits of something The inventor wanted a large piece of the action of the profits from the new computer that he had invented.

say my piece

say what I think, say my two-cents' worth When everyone else had spoken, I said my piece.

say your piece

state your opinion, tell us what you think OK, Vic, say your piece. Then we can vote on this offer.

to pieces

very much, greatly He loves his little girl to pieces.

want a piece of me

want to hurt me, want revenge, have at me I wrote a letter to the local paper criticizing the hockey team. Now everybody wants a piece of me.

a cold piece of work

a difficult person

a piece of crumpet

sexually desirable woman

cold piece

it's short for "a cold piece of work" which refers to someone who's overly demanding or difficult

dime piece

a fine (attractive) girl; a high rating from one to ten:"That girl is a dime piece"

ox piece

home-made type of gun that people make in the prisons

piece

1. a gun
2. a work of graffiti art (short for masterpiece)
3. sexual intercourse:"I'm gonna go get me a piece" See want a piece of someone
4. see also stray piece

stray piece

a sexual intercource, usually a one-time event

want a piece of someone

to be attracted to someone, usually in a physical sense: "I want a piece of him"

piece out

1． put together from many different pieces拼凑；使…连起来
You must piece out the full story from your own imaginations．整个故事情节得通过你的想象才能串连起来。
They pieced out a meal from leftovers．他们把剩余的饭菜拼凑出一餐来。
2．make larger or longer by adding one or more pieces加长；加大
The boy grew so fast that his mother had to piece out his coat．孩子长得太快了，他母亲只好把他的衣服接长。

piece together

put together piece by piece 一片片拼合；拼凑
She pieced together a blanket from odds and ends of wool．她用零碎毛料拼凑成一床毛毯。
One cannot write a good narrative simply by piecing together the details．只是把细节拼凑起来并不能写出一篇好的记叙文。
I managed to piece together what had happened frow what he told me．我终于按他讲的情况把事情经过贯穿了起来。

piece up

patch up修补；接合
Let's piece up this broken tyre．我们来把这个破轮胎修补一下。
He was trying to piece up those fragments．他在设法把那些碎片拼合起来。
pile in（to）
1．push， crowd into （a car， room，football ground，etc．）挤进；拥入
All five of us piled into George's car．我们 5个人全都挤进了乔治的汽车。
Reports of bumper harvests came piling in from all parts of the country．丰收的消息从全国各地涌来。
2． eat吃
The meal is ready， pile in．饭好了，吃吧。
3．attack violently猛烈攻击
John piled into his opponent， almost knocking him down at the first assault．约翰猛击对手，第1次攻击就几乎把他打倒在地。

pull into pieces

criticize very badly；find serious fault with驳得体无完肤；说得一无是处
Politicians always try to pull their opponents'ideas to pieces．政治家们总是把他们对手的观点驳得体无完肤。
The famous scientist pulled the new theory to pieces because it was very unscientific．这位著名的科学家把这条新理论说得一无是处，因为它很不科学。

villain of the piece

Idiom(s): villain of the piece

Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE

someone or something that is responsible for something bad or wrong.
• I wondered who told the newspapers about the local scandal. I discovered that Joan was the villain of the piece.
• We couldn't think who had stolen the meat. The dog next door turned out to be the villain of the piece.

thrill sb to pieces

Idiom(s): thrill someone to pieces AND thrill someone to death

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to please or excite someone very much. (Informal.)
• John sent flowers to Ann and thrilled her to pieces.
• Your wonderful comments thrilled me to death.

piece of the action

Idiom(s): piece of the action

Theme: SHARE

a share in a scheme or project; a degree of involvement. (Slang.)
• If you guys are going to bet on the football game, I want a piece of the action, too.
• My brother wants in on it. Give him a piece of the action.

give sb a piece of one's mind

Idiom(s): give sb a piece of one's mind

Theme: SCOLDING

to bawl someone out; to tell someone off.
• I've had enough from John. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.
• Sally, stop it, or I'll give you a piece of my mind.

break sth to pieces

Idiom(s): break sth to pieces

Theme: RUIN

to shatter something. (Informal.)
• I broke my crystal vase to pieces.
• I dropped a glass and broke it to pieces.

all in one piece

Idiom(s): all in one piece

Theme: SAFETY

safely; without damage. (Informal.)
• Her son come home from school all in one piece, even though he had been in a fight.
• The package was handled carelessly, but the vase inside arrived all in one piece.

thrilled to pieces

Idiom(s): thrilled to death AND thrilled to pieces

Theme: EXCITEMENT

very excited; very pleased.
• She was thrilled to death to get the flowers.
• I'm just thrilled to pieces to have you visit me.

pick sth to pieces

Idiom(s): pick holes in something AND pick something to pieces

Theme: CRITICISM

to criticize something severely; to find all the flaws or fallacies in an argument.
• The lawyer picked holes in the witness's story.
• They will pick holes in your argument.
• She picked my story to pieces.

How long is a piece of string

If someone has no idea of the answer to a question, they can ask 'How long is a piece of string?' as a way of indicating their ignorance.

Pieces of the same cake

Pieces of the same cake are things that have the same characteristics or qualities.

all in one piece|all|one piece|piece

adv. phr. Safely; without damage or harm. John's father was terribly concerned when his son was sent to war as a pilot, but he came home all in one piece.

by the piece|piece

adv. phr. Counted one piece at a time, separately for each single piece. John bought boxes full of bags of potato chips and sold them by the piece. Mary made potholders and got paid by the piece.

conversation piece|conversation|piece

n. Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. Uncle Fred has a glass monkey on top of his piano that he keeps for a conversation piece.

cut to pieces|cut|piece|pieces

v. phr. 1. To divide into small parts with something sharp; cut badly or completely. Baby has cut the newspaper to pieces with scissors. 2. To destroy or defeat completely. The soldiers were cut to pieces by the Indians. When Dick showed his book report to his big sister for correction, she cut it to pieces.

fall to pieces|fall|piece|pieces

v. phr. To disintegrate; collapse. After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire started to fall to pieces.

give one a piece of one's mind|give|mind

v. phr., informal To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots.
Synonym: TELL OFF.
Compare: BAWL OUT, DRESS DOWN, GIVE IT TO, TONGUE LASHING.

go to pieces|go|pieces|to pieces

v. phr. To become very nervous or sick from nervousness; become wild. Mrs. Vance went to pieces when she heard her daughter was in the hospital. The man went to pieces when the judge said he would have to go to prison for life. Mary goes to pieces when she can't have her own way.

(one's) affair piece

Something one is able to do that is abnormally funny, odd, or contrarily entertaining. My affair allotment has consistently been my adeptness to cycle my eyes in altered directions.Learn more: party, piece

your ˈparty piece

(British English, informal) the aforementioned song, poem, trick, etc. that you generally do in adjustment to absorb bodies at parties: His affair allotment is to angle on his arch and alcohol a bottle of water.Learn more: party, piece

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