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abigails 
abigail /'æbigeil/
LS Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a false move
a wrong move, a threatening action "A man with a gun said, ""If you make a false move, you're dead."""
all the bells and whistles
a lot of extra features, lots of goodies, loaded When Horst sold his business he bought a motorhome with all the bells and whistles.
angels fear to tread
(See where angels fear to tread)
bells and whistles
(See all the bells and whistles)
bull/bullshit/BS
a story that is not all true, balderdash His explanation is a lot of bull. Don't believe it.
can't make heads or tails of something
" can't understand something at all;"
cast pearls before swine
waste something on someone who won
climb the walls
feel upset or stressed, go bonkers, go crazy On the first day of school, the teacher was climbing the walls.
cool (also kewl)
neat, special, wonderful.
cool your heels
wait for a judgement, serve a detention Chad is cooling his heels in the Remand Centre - the city jail.
dig in their heels
hold their position, not yield or move "If we discuss money, he digs in his heels. ""No raises,"" he says."
drag one's heels
act slowly or reluctantly The government has been dragging their heels in talks with the union about their new contract.
duty calls
it is my duty, I must do a task """Duty calls,"" he said, opening a book to begin his homework."
false move
(See a false move)
got the balls
got the courage, got what it takes He wants to enforce gun control, and he's got the balls to do it.
got you by the balls
"got you so you can't move; can't quit or back out" If you signed the contract, they've got you by the balls.
hard as nails
physically very fit and strong, rough, stern He is as hard as nails and is not a good person to have an argument with.
have the balls
(See got the balls)
head over heels
in love with, crazy about Lan's head over heals for Chan. She's crazy about him.
heads or tails
choose one or the other, which side of the coin? """Heads or tails?"" the gambler asked as he flipped the coin."
hell-on-wheels
a short-tempered, nagging or crabby person She is hell-on-wheels in the morning so you should be careful of her.
hit the bulls-eye
reach the main point I think that he really hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the problems with the regular staff.
hot on your heels
following close behind, not far behind If you begin to run, the bear will be hot on your heels.
it never fails
it always happens, time and again It never fails - when I get in the shower, the phone rings.
jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba
join a popular activity Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace.
kick up your heels
celebrate, go to parties, have fun After you've written your exams you can kick up your heels.
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.
knock the wind out of his sails
cause him to slow down, cause him to quit, knock him down a peg (see knock you down a peg) If you tell him his letter is full of errors, you'll knock the wind out of his sails.
lesser of two evils
both are bad but one is not as bad as the other Neither person can be trusted. Choose the lesser of two evils.
make a false move
reach for the phone or a gun, try to run away """Make a false move and I'll shoot your buttons off,"" the boy said."
nature calls
need to go the washroom, have to go When nature calls, just say you have an important appointment.
no-frills
without unnecessary additions or luxuries We just booked a no-frills motel room in Toronto.
on the heels
immediately after, following On the heels of the typhoon was a five-day rain.
on the rails
operating smoothly, on track Troy helped me get back on the rails when I was depressed.
one false move
one move to get away or call for help """One false move and you're dead,"" the gunman said to his hostage."
pissed to the gills
drunk, plastered, snapped He was pissed to the gills, so we sent him home in a taxi.
rake someone over the coals
scold, reprimand His boss raked him over the coals when he heard about the lost sales report.
rake you over the coals
lecture you, scold you, ask you to explain I got raked over the coals for taking the car without asking.
rest on your laurels
depend only on past success to help you, you're only as good... If you win an award, you can rest on your laurels, or you can set new goals.
ride his coattails
depend on his success, use his success My dad was a great doctor, but I don't want to ride his coattails.
run for the hills
run away to a safe place, run and hide A tiger has escaped from the zoo! Run for the hills!
set of wheels
vehicle, car, truck, wheels The Ford needs a lot of repairs. I need a new set of wheels.
sharpen your pencils
be ready, be prepared Let's sharpen our pencils, gang. We have to set some goals.
sloshed to the gills
very drunk, loaded, plastered, She was sloshed to the gills and singing very badly.
something else
so good as to be beyond description The movie was something else. It was the best movie I had seen in years.
something else again
a different kind of thing Working all day on Saturday is OK but working all day Sunday is something else again.
spin your wheels
waste effort, not progress If you don't have a career goal you'll just spin your wheels.
spitting nails
very angry, very mad, hot, pissed Art was spitting nails when my dog scratched the paint on his car.
spoilsport
one who will not play, party-pooper You spoilsport! Why won't you play strip poker with us?
take calls
answer the phone, receive calls Karen isn't taking calls because she's in a meeting.