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abatardissement 
- danh từ
- (y học) sự thoái biến, Sự suy đồi ( của nòi giống )
ISS Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
blow a kiss
kiss your hand and blow across it, throw a kiss Taea can blow a kiss, and she's only eighteen months old!
crank issue
a topic that causes anger, can of worms The Premier raised a crank issue and then went on holidays.
full of piss and vinegar
lively, full of energy That little kid is full of piss and vinegar. He won't sit still.
hit and miss
some right and some wrong, trial and error Hiring good help is still a hit-and-miss procedure.
ignorance is bliss
ignorant people have nothing to worry about "The teacher said, ""Ignorance is bliss - until you write exams."""
kiss ass
be nice to get favors, brown nose I won't kiss ass to get a job. I refuse to be a slave.
kiss curls (hair style)
flat curls on the forehead or in front of the ears Teddi can't go out until her kiss curls are dry.
kiss it off
not deal with it, put it off We're fighting for equal pay. We won't let them kiss it off.
kiss of death
an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for his party.
kiss off
go, get lost, take off "When he's angry with me he says, ""Kiss off!"""
kiss that one goodbye
say it is lost or stolen, down the drain Hank borrowed your new pen? You can kiss that one goodbye.
kiss the blarney stone
say a lot of compliments, flattery will get you... You always say that I look nice. Did you kiss the blarney stone?
miss out on
not be there, be unable to attend If I have a job, I'll miss out on the soccer games after school.
miss the boat
lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company.
miss the point
not understand, not get the point I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant?
miss the water till...
(See you don't miss the water till the well runs dry)
miss you
feel lonely because you are not here I miss you when you go to Hong Kong. Can I go with you?
out of commission
not operating, out of order My brain is out of commisssion. I can't think today.
piss away
waste, spend on liquor He pissed away a lot of money when he was an alcoholic.
piss in the pickles
ruin a project, wreck a piece of work Plans for a school were OK until the Premier pissed in the pickles.
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.
piss off
bother or annoy someone, make someone angry My supervisor pissed me off when he asked me to work late again last night.leave, go, beat it, take off """If you don't like cigar smoke,"" he said, ""you can piss off."""
piss on them
who cares about them? they are worthless "When Scotty heard you quit the team, he said, ""Piss on him!"""
piss parade
a group of people pissing together On bus trips we stopped for a piss parade every two or three hours.
piss poor
of poor quality, not well made "Grandpa said, ""That's a piss-poor tractor. Don't buy it."""
piss pot full
a lot, very many, more than expected After the poker game, Sammy had a piss pot full of loonies.
piss your pants
become very frightened, be very scared The House of Horrors is so scary you'll piss your pants!
pissed
drunk, hammered, sloshed, When I saw her walk, I knew she was pissed. She nearly fell down.
pissed off
angry, mad, pissed, ticked off He'll be pissed off if I leave him. He'll be mad.
pissed to the gills
drunk, plastered, snapped He was pissed to the gills, so we sent him home in a taxi.
pissing into the wind
working at a hopeless job, feeling futile about a task Cleaning up an oil spill is like pissing into the wind - hopeless!
take a piss
urinate, take a leak, take a pee A drunk was taking a piss in the alley behind the hotel.
throw a kiss
kiss your hand and wave, blow a kiss When Madonna threw a kiss to her fans, they cheered.
wouldn't miss it for the world
I would rather attend it than see the world """Are you coming to my wedding?"" ""I wouldn't miss it for the world!"""
you don't miss the water till the well runs dry
you do not appreciate some things until they go away or become extinct Now we have only memories of of our song birds. You don't miss the water till the well runs dry.
ass kisser
sycophantic person
couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
totally incompetent
issues
disagreements:"We have issues" means we don't agree on something
miss thing
1. (US gay) a greeting to a homosexual man
2. a woman who is seen as arrogant and unpleasant
pissy queen
a fastidious over fussy gay male
prissy queen
a prim and snooty gay male; can mean the same as "pissy queen" See "dizzy queen, scat queen, curry queen, etc.
at issue
1．under consideration； in dispute 在争论中
The point at issue is who is best qualified for the post．争论之焦点是谁担任这项工作最称职。
2．in disagreement不和；意见不一致
The father is at issue with his son．父子意见不和。
dismiss from
make sb．leave； send away from one's employment解雇；解职
The officer was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty．这位官员因玩忽职守而被撤职。
The clerk was dismissed from the factory for stealing bikes．那个职员因偷 盗自行车被工厂开除了。
miss by a mile
1．be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2．fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。
miss out
1．lose a good chance错失良机
You missed out by not coming with us；we had a great time．你没有同我们一起去真是错失了良机，我们玩得可开心啦。
You'll miss out unless you get to the shop on the first morning of the sale．商店开张的第一天早上要是不去的话，你会错过良机的。
2．fail to put in遗漏；略去
The printers have missed out a line．印刷工人遗漏了一行字。
Would you like to check the report in case I've missed out anything important？你检查一下我的报告好吗？万一我漏掉了一些重要内容。
You may miss out the third paragraph of the article while reading it ．你读这篇文章时可略去第3段。
take amiss
misunderstand；interpret（remarks，conduct，etc．）unfavourably 误解
I think you have taken my word amiss；that was not my meaning．我想你误解了我的话，那不是我的意思。
His joke was taken amiss by some of the company．他开玩笑得罪了几个同伴。
I hope you will not take it amiss that I venture to make a few criticisms of your article．我冒昧地对你的文章提出几点批评意见，希望你不至于生气。
take sth amiss
Idiom(s): take something amiss AND take something the wrong way
Theme: PERCEPTION
to understand something as wrong or insulting.
• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?
• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?
• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.
take issue
Idiom(s): take issue (with sb)
Theme: ARGUMENT
to argue with someone; to dispute a point with someone.
• I hate to take issue with you on such a minor point, hut I'm quite sure you're wrong.
• I don't mind if you take issue, hut I'm sure I'm right.
not miss much
Idiom(s): not miss much AND not miss a thing
Theme: PERCEPTION
not to miss observing any part of what is going on. (Usually with do as in the examples.)
• Ted doesn't miss much. He is very alert.
• The puppy doesn't miss a thing. He sees every move you make.
miss sth by a mile
Idiom(s): miss (sth) by a mile
Theme: FAILURE
to fail to hit something by a great distance; to land wide of the mark.
• Ann shot the arrow and missed the target by a mile.
• "Good grief you missed by a mile," shouted Sally.