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I m telling you Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are thinking about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

an ace up your sleeve

an important card to play, an important fact to reveal To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a special talent.

anchor you

make you feel stable or confident When you have a crisis, your faith will anchor you.

another nail in your coffin

"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.

any way you slice it

(See no matter how you slice it)

at your beck and call

serving you, doing everything for you You don't have to be at his beck and call, doing whatever he asks.

at your fingertips

easy to find, ready to use When I repair a car, I like to have all my tools at my fingertips.

back on your feet

feeling better, recovered from an illness When you're back on your feet, we want you to return to work.

back you

support your decision, sign your application His brother will back him if he needs financing.

back yourself into a corner

put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.

ball's in your court

(See the ball's in your court)

bang for your buck

fun for your money, value for your dollar You get more bang for your buck at garage sales. They're fun!

bare your soul

tell the public about your private experiences To write a good novel, you may have to bare your soul.

be yourself

be natural, behave normally Don't worry about what to say at the party. Just be yourself.

beat your head against a stone wall

try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.

beat your time

take away your girlfriend or boyfriend I can't believe that your friend would beat your time.

becomes you

looks good on you, is right for you, suits you That perfume becomes you. It smells good on you.

beg your pardon

excuse me, please do not be offended I beg your pardon, but I am using this phone booth.

beg your pardon?

what did you say? will you repeat what you said? Beg your pardon? Did you say you are Paul Newman?

behind your back

where you cannot see, when you are not here He says nice things to you, but criticizes you behind your back.

belt you

hit you, punch you I should belt you for saying that my sister looks like a dog.

bend your ear

ask you to listen, buttonhole you Carl, can I bend your ear for a minute? I have some news.

bend your elbow

drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes look red and tired. Bend your elbow last night?

bet you dollars to donuts

"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.

better the devil you know...

a new devil could be worse than the old devil """Should we fire the coach?"" ""No - better the devil we know than the one we don't."""

bite off more than you can chew

begin more tasks than you can complete When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could chew.

bite the hand that feeds you

be unkind to the one who cares for you or pays you If you criticize your employer, you bite the hand that feeds you.

bite your tongue

do not say that, you should not have said that "When I mention Dad's temper Mom says, ""Bite your tongue."""

blast you

scold you, yell at you Ms. Zank blasted me for using her computer. She was angry.

blow you away

defeat you easily, beat the pants off You're going to play chess with Boris? He'll blow you away.

blow you out of the water

defeat you, humiliate you If you challenge his leadership, he'll blow you out of the water.

blow your lid/stack/top

become very angry, shout, lose your cool Don't blow your stack in front of the kids. It's a bad example.

blow your mind

amaze you, astound you, shock you Watching films of the holocaust will blow your mind.

blow your stones

ejaculate, come There's more to it than blowing your stones. Sex is an art form.

blow your wad

spend all your money, blow a bundle He blew his wad on some handmade boots. They cost $700!

Bob's your uncle

"no problem as ""Bob,"" a powerful friend or relative, will do it or have it done" "When I asked her to give your application to the president, she said, ""Bob's your uncle!"""

boggle your mind

confuse you, make your head spin These numbers boggle my mind. I don't understand them.

break your fall

prevent serious injury when you fall He fell from the roof, but a tree helped to break his fall.

break your heart

cause you to feel very sad and lonely Marilyn broke my heart. She left me for a younger man.

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

bully for you

you were lucky, good for you "When I beat Ed at cribbage, he says, ""Bully for you!"""

burn a hole in your pocket

feel that you have to spend your money If money burns a hole in your pocket, invest it.

burn your ass

bother you, irritate you, bug you You know what burns my ass? Doing my income tax.

burn your bridges

resign without notice, leave no way to return He can't return to the company. He's burned his bridges.

button your lip

do not tell anyone, on the QT Button your lip about the speeding ticket. Don't tell Dad.

buttonhole you

stop you and talk to you, corner you and bore you At the meeting, Al buttonholed me and asked me to vote Reform.

by the seat of your pants

with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

A Chip On Your Shoulder

Being agitated for article that happened in the past.

a calamus in your cap

an honor, a acclaim to you, book one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her accolade is a calamus in your cap.

A block in your giddy-up

If you acquire a block in your giddy-up, you're not activity well. ('A block in your gittie-up' is additionally used.)

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are cerebration about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a run for your money

strong competition, an adversary I should access the acclamation and accord him a run for his money.

A Aftertaste Of Your Own Medicine

When you are abject the aforementioned way you abuse others.

a chat in your ear

something you say afore you accord some admonition or a warning: "A chat in your ear - the aggregation are ecology internet use."

A adolescent idler, an old beggar.

If you don't work, you won't acquire any money aback you're old.

Ace up your sleeve

If you acquire an ace up your sleeve, you acquire article that will accord you an advantage that added bodies don't apperceive about.

After your own heart

A actuality afterwards your own affection thinks the aforementioned way as you.

Air your bedraggled laundry in public

If you air your bedraggled laundry in public, you acknowledge aspects of your clandestine activity that should absolutely abide private, by cogent a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Albatross about your neck

An accountability around, or round, your close is a botheration consistent from article you did that stops you from actuality successful.

All in your head

If article is all in your head, you acquire absurd it and it is not real.

all appropriate for you

all appropriate for you
I'm affronted with you. This assertion usually accompanies a blackmail of revenge, as in All appropriate for you—I won't go out with you again. [Early 1900s]

All appropriate for you!

Idiom(s): All appropriate for you!

Theme: THREATENING

That's it for you!; That's the aftermost adventitious for you! (Juvenile and informal. Usually said by a adolescent who is affronted with a playmate.)
• All appropriate for you, John. See if I anytime comedy with you again.
• All appropriate for you! I'm cogent your mother what you did.

all appropriate for you|all|all right|right

interj. I'm accomplished with you! That ends it amid you and me!

Acclimated by children. All appropriate for you! I'm not arena with you any more!

all you

completely about or involving one person:"I'll do the book report, but the graphing is all you"

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, barrier your bets If you advance all your money in one hotel, you'll acquire all your eggs in one basket.

an ace up your sleeve

an important agenda to play, an important actuality to acknowledge To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a appropriate talent.

anchor you

make you feel abiding or assured Aback you acquire a crisis, your acceptance will ballast you.

and what acquire you

Idiom(s): and what acquire you

Theme: THINGS

and so on; and added agnate things.
• Their barn is abounding of bikes, sleds, old boots, and what acquire you.
• The merchant sells autograph paper, pens, string, and what acquire you.

another attach in your coffin

"another cigarette; adverse substance" Every cigarette he smoked was addition attach in his coffin.

Ants in your pants

If addition has all-overs in their pants, they are agitated or aflame about article and can't accumulate still.

any way you allotment it

(See no amount how you allotment it)

Apple of your eye

Something or, added often, addition that is actual appropriate to you is the 'apple of your' eye.

are your boots laced

inquiry as to whether or not one understands the amount in question

as you please

as you please
1) However you wish, whatever you choose, as in We can acquire meat or angle tonight, as you please, or Go or don't go—do as you please. This argot was alien about 1500 and astern what was again the accepted order, which was “as it pleases you.”
2) Very, extremely, as in After acceptable the arrangement he was complacent as you please, or She sat there in her new dress, as appealing as you please. [First bisected of 1900s]

as you please|please

1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. You may do as you please. 2. informal Very.

Acclimated afterwards an adjective or adverb generally preceded by "as". There was Tinker, sitting there, airy as you please. She was dressed for the brawl and she looked as appealing as you please.

As you sow, so shall you reap

You acquire to acquire the after-effects of your actions.

ask a brainless catechism and you'll get a brainless answ

ask a brainless catechism and you'll get a brainless answer
Also, ask a asinine question. Your concern doesn't deserve a able answer, as in Am I hungry? ask a brainless question! One ascendancy believes this argot is a another of ask me no questions and I'll acquaint you no fibs, which appeared in Oliver Goldsmith's comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773) and was frequently again thereafter. [Early 1800s]

At the end of your rope

(USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the absolute of your backbone or endurance.

At the end of your tether

(UK) If you are at the end of your tether, you are at the absolute of your backbone or endurance.

At the top of your lungs

If you bark at the top of your lungs, you bark as audibly as you possibly can.

At the top of your voice

If you talk, bark or sing at the top of your voice, you do it as audibly as you can.

at your allure and call

serving you, accomplishing aggregate for you You don't acquire to be at his allure and call, accomplishing whatever he asks.

at your fingertips

easy to find, accessible to use Aback I adjustment a car, I like to acquire all my accoutrement at my fingertips.

At your wit's end

If you're at your wit's end, you absolutely don't apperceive what you should do about something, no amount how adamantine you anticipate about it.

At your wits' end

If you are at your wits' end, you acquire no abstraction what to do abutting and are actual frustrated.

back on your feet

feeling better, recovered from an affliction Aback you're aback on your feet, we appetite you to acknowledgment to work.

back you

support your decision, assurance your appliance His brother will aback him if he needs financing.

back yourself into a corner

put yourself in a bad position, acquire no escape If you buy what you can't allow you aback yourself into a corner.

Bad aftertaste in your mouth

If article leaves you with a bad aftertaste in your mouth, you feel there is article amiss or bad about it.

Ball is in your court

If the brawl is in your court, it is up to you to accomplish the abutting accommodation or step.

ball's in your court

(See the ball's in your court)

ball's in your court, the

ball's in your court, the
It's your albatross now; it's up to you. For example, I've done all I can; now the ball's in your court. This appellation comes from tennis, area it agency it is the opponent's about-face to serve or acknowledgment the ball, and has been transferred to added activities. [Second bisected of 1900s]

bang for your buck

fun for your money, amount for your dollar You get added blast for your blade at barn sales. They're fun!

Bare your heart

If you bald your affection to someone, you acquaint them you claimed and clandestine feelings. ('Bare your soul' is an another anatomy of the idiom.)

bare your soul

tell the accessible about your clandestine adventures To address a acceptable novel, you may acquire to bald your soul.

Be accurate what you ambition for

If you get things that you desire, there may be abrupt and abhorrent consequences.('Be accurate what you ambition for, lest it appear true.' and 'Be accurate what you ambition for; you may accept it.' are additionally used.)

be out of your mind

be absolutely worried: "Where acquire you been? I've been out of my apperception with worry."