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Don't even look like Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

built like a brick shithouse

have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.

cheap like borsch

not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.

come down on like a ton of bricks

reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""

crazy like a fox

crafty while appearing foolish or dumb, play the fool In the debate, he was crazy like a fox. He praised his opponent for being clever and ruthless.

drink like a fish

drink a lot of liquor every day If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.

drop him like a hot potato

leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.

drop like flies

dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies.

eat like a bird

eat very little He must be sick as he has been eating like a bird during the last few weeks.

eat like a horse

eat a lot, pig out Barney eats like a horse. He has a monstrous appetite.

feel like a million dollars

feel wonderful I feel like a million dollars today so I think that I will go for a walk.

feel like a million dollars/bucks

feel wonderful Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.

fit like a glove

fit perfectly The new pair of jeans that he bought fit like a glove.

go like stink

go fast, accelerate quickly That Mustang goes like stink. It's a fast car.

go over like a lead balloon

fail to generate a positive response The sales manager's latest proposal went over like a lead balloon at the meeting

hang on like grim death

be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.

how do you like them apples

do you like this better? do you like that choice? tough bananas If you don't like the bed, you can sleep on the floor. How do you like them apples?

know like the back of your hand

know an area well, know every feature of the land I lived here for years. I know this town like the back of my hand.

like a bat out of hell

very fast, go like stink When Harriet is late for work, she drives like a bat out of hell.

like a bolt from the blue

like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.

like a broken record

repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!

like a dirty shirt

always there - like shirts that need to be washed If you have a garage sale, Jim will be there like a dirty shirt.

like a hot potato

(See drop him like a hot potato)

like a ton of bricks

strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.

like crazy

very fast, with great energy They were running like crazy but still they couldn

like crazy/like mad

a lot, very much, to beat the band She laughed like crazy whenever Earl told a joke.

like dog's breath

not pleasant, not popular This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.

like father, like son

sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.

like hell

with much effort and energy, not so, untrue I had to run like hell this morning in order to catch the bus for work.fast, go like stink That dog can run like hell.

like it or lump it

"if we do not like it, that is too bad; tough bananas" This is the supper Dad cooked for us - like it or lump it.

like mad

very fast, with great energy I worked like mad but I was unable to finish the project by noon as I had hoped.

like nobody's business

a lot, busily, like crazy The squirrel was eating nuts - chewing like nobody's business.

like the devil

quickly, too fast to see, like hell The disease spread like the devil. Soon his whole leg was swollen.

like the wind

fast and smooth, like the devil You can't catch that deer. It can run like the wind.

like water off a duck

without effect, without changing one

look like a million dollars

look well and prosperous, appear healthy and happy He was looking like a million dollars when I saw him at the party last weekend.

look like death warmed over

appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.

look like he was dragged through a knothole

appear to be very tired, burn out, run down After a divorce and a funeral, Anne looked like she'd been dragged through a knothole.

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

not likely

very little chance, improbable, a slim chance """Do you think we'll win the prize?"" the boy asked. ""Not likely,"" his dad replied."

nothing succeeds like success

one success leads to more success This is the first rule of learning: Nothing succeeds like success.

out like a light

fall asleep very quickly I was out like a light when I went to bed last night.

piss like a race horse

have to urinate, back teeth are floating I hope this mall has a washroom. I have to piss like a race horse.

prepare like crazy

prepare thoroughly, be ready for an event or test Before I go to a job interview I prepare like crazy.

quick like a bunny

very quick, without delay Get into bed now - quick like like a bunny!

sell like hotcakes

sell quickly, sell rapidly The tickets for the football game were selling like hotcakes when I inquired this morning.

smoke like a furnace

smoke a lot of cigarettes, chain smoke He died of lung cancer. He used to smoke like a furnace.

spread like wildfire

spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.

stick out like a sore thumb

not fit or blend, look out of place The ugly painting stuck out like a sore thumb in the art gallery.

take it like a man

be brave when hurt, do not complain about problems They told him not to cry when he was hurt - to take it like a man.

don't alike attending like (something)

Do not arise as if you are accomplishing or because something. Don't alike attending like you're about to talk, or the abecedary will bawl at you.Learn more: even, like, look

Don't alike attending like (something!)

Do not alike arise to be accomplishing something! (The something can be cerebration about article or absolutely accomplishing something.) Mary: Are you cerebration about demography that aftermost allotment of cake? Bob: Of advance not. Mary: Well, don't alike attending like you're accomplishing it! John: You weren't activity to try to bastard into the theater, were you? Bob: No. John: Well, don't alike attending like it, if you apperceive what's acceptable for you.Learn more: even, like, look

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More Idioms/Phrases

take in stride take it take it and run take it back take it easy take it easy on take it for a spin take it in stride take it like a man take it on the chin take it or leave it take it out on take it personally take it the wrong way take it to heart take it with a grain of salt take its course don't care if I do Don't change horses at midstream. don't change horses in midstream Don't change horses in midstream. Don't change horses in the middle of the river. Don't change horses in the middle of the stream. Don't change horses midstream. don't change/swap horses in midstream don't come running to me if you break your leg don't count your chickens don't count your chickens before they hatch Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. don't crap where you eat Don't cross that bridge till you come to it. don't cry before you are hurt don't cry over spilled milk don't cry stinking fish don't cut no ice don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't dip your pen in (the) company ink don't do anything I wouldn't do don't drop the soap! don't eat (the) yellow snow don't even go there Don't even look like don't even look like (something) don't even think about it don't feed the troll(s) don't forget to write don't fret don't get (one) started don't get mad, get even don't get me started don't get me wrong don't get up don't get your bowels in an uproar Don't get your bowels in an uproar! don't get your panties in a bunch don't give (something) a second thought don't give (something) another thought don't give me any of your lip Don't give me any of your lip! don't give me that don't give me that line don't give me that story don't give me that! don't give up the day job don't give up the ship don't give up your day job don't give/care a rap for