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FED Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
fed up
tired of, disgusted with, had enough He's fed up with their laziness. I think he's angry with them.
fed up with
disgusted or bored with someone or something I think that he is getting fed up with the constant demands of his boss.
make a federal case of it
make it too important, make a mountain... Okay, so I used your hair dryer! Don't make a federal case of it.
stuffed shirt
a person who is too rigid or too formal He is a stuffed shirt and I never feel comfortable to try and talk with him.
chuffed
pleased, delighted; compare with "dischuffed " and "chuffed to buggery""I'm well chuffed at the result"
chuffed to buggery
very pleased
dischuffed
displeased
federal
1. refering to the federal government:"The reasons are several, most of the federal" -- Public Enemy (Black steel in the hour of chaos [1988]) 2. something of exceptional quality or of an extreme nature. Used throughout E-40 tapes, probably Bay Area in origin 3. going federal: rising up in the game
puffed up
full of pride自满 She wouldn't have become so puffed up if you hadn't given her too much praise.如果当初你没有过多地赞扬她,她决不会象现在这样骄傲。
make a federal case out of
Idiom(s): make a federal case out of something AND make a big deal about something
Theme: EXAGGERATION
to exaggerate the seriousness of something. (Slang.) • Come on. It was nothing! Don't make a federal case out of it. • I only stepped on your toe. Don't make a big deal about it.
fed up to some place
Idiom(s): fed up (to some place) (with sb or sth)
Theme: BOREDOM
bored with someone or something. (Informal. The some place can be here, the teeth, the gills, or other places.) • I'm fed up with this dull lecture. • I'm fed up to here with dull television programs.
Fed up to the back teeth
When you are extremely irritated and fed up with something or someone, you are fed up to the back teeth.
Stuffed to the gills
If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full.
fed to the gills|fed|fed to the teeth|gills|teeth
adj. phr. Having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired. People get fed up with anyone who brags all the time.I've had enough of his complaints. I'm fed up.He was fed to the teeth with television and sold his set to a cousin.John quit football because he was fed to the gills with practice. Compare: SICK AND TIRED.
fed up|fed
(informal) also (slang)
puffed up|puff up|puffed
adj. Elated; proud; conceited. Just because Bob inherited some money from his father is no reason for him to act so puffed up.
stuffed shirt|shirt|stuffed
n. phr. A pretentious bore; a pompous, empty person. I think that Howard is a terrible stuffed shirt with no sense of humor.
stuffed up|stuffed
adj. phr. Impeded; blocked. Our kitchen sink is all stuffed up so I have to call the plumber.
confederacy
confederacy the Confederacy â the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va. official name, Confederate States of America
confederation
confederation the Confederation â 1) the United States of America (1781-89) under the Articles of Confederation 2) the union of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867 to form the Dominion of Canada
fed
fed 1. fed up Informal having had enough to become disgusted, bored, or annoyed 2. the Fed â the Federal Reserve System
fed to the gills
fed to the gills Also, fed to the teeth; fed up. Disgusted, unable or unwilling to put up with something. For example, I'm fed to the gills with these delays (the gills here is slang for “mouth”), or He was fed to the teeth with her excuses, or I'm fed up—let's leave right now. Of these colloquial expressions, fed up, alluding to being overfull from having overeaten, dates from about 1900, and the others from the first half of the 1900s. Also see up to one's ears.
federalist
federalist The Federalist â a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
get stuffed
get stuffed An only slightly politer version of fuck you. For example, When the taxi cut in front of him, he yelled at the driver, “Get stuffed!” [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
make a federal case of
make a federal case of Also, make a big deal of. Give undue importance to an issue, as in I'll pay you back next week—you needn't make a federal case of it, or Jack is making a big deal of filling out his passport application. The first hyperbolic expression, almost always used in a negative context, alludes to taking a legal action before a high (federal) court. The second alludes to an important business transaction (see big deal, def. 1).
An FED idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with FED, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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