Nghĩa là gì:
a-bomb 
a-bomb /'ei'bɔm/
Mb Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a fine-toothed comb
a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.
a hot number
a couple (or topic) that everyone is talking about Paul and Rita are a hot number now. They're in love.
all thumbs
clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I'm all thumbs.
bimbo
foolish girl, an airhead Don't call any girl a bimbo, please.
bomb around
drive around, drive your car for fun, cruise """Where have you been?"" ""Bombin' around in Rod's car."""
bomb out
fail, not succeed Most engineers say the electric car is a failure. It bombed out.
bombed
drunk, hammered, sloshed to the gills Fay was bombed before she got to the party. She was drunk.
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
climb the walls
feel upset or stressed, go bonkers, go crazy On the first day of school, the teacher was climbing the walls.
cool as a cucumber
calm, not nervous or anxious He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.
discombobulate
upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.
do a number on
deceive, fool, taken, taken in They did a number on us when we bought this car. It's not reliable.
dumb bunny
stupid or gullible person He really is a dumb bunny. I can
dumbbell
one who does not think, an airhead, knucklehead What a dumbbell I am! I locked the keys in the car.
dumbo
a person who acts stupid, a fool, a dipstick Hey, dumbo! You're driving on the wrong side of the road!
eat humble pie
admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth in the race.
fine-tooth comb
great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but were unable to find the missing credit card.
fine-toothed comb
(See a fine-toothed comb)
go out on a limb
promise too much, risk, take a chance Don't go out on a limb. Don't say the company will pay for it.
got your number
"know how to manage you; how to get her way (see get your way)" She's got your number, Bill. You'll do anything she asks.
green thumb
skill in making plants grow He has a real green thumb and has a beautiful garden.
in two shakes of a lamb
quickly, in no time at all I will have this finished in two shakes of a lamb
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
very soon, in a couple of seconds, in a sec I'll be with you in two shakes. I just have to turn off the lights.
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
very quickly and without difficulty Wait one minute. I will be able to help you in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
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.
lay the lumber
hit with a hockey stick, slash with a hockey stick The losing team started to lay the lumber on our best players.
look out for number one
help yourself first, get enough for yourself You can look out for number one as well as help your friends.
lose a family member
experience the death of a member of the family Poor Sadie. She lost her mother last year and a brother this year.
number-cruncher
an accountant, someone who works with numbers Our president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our company.
number is up
(See your number is up)
number one
the best, the winner, top dog """We're number one!"" the crowd shouted when we won the game."
number one (look after/take care of number one)
oneself His atitude is to always look after number one without thinking about anybody else.
numbskull
idiot, foolish person, dimwit, dipstick Why did he call me a numbskull? I'm not stupid.
one's lucky number comes up
someone is lucky or has good fortune My lucky number finally came up when I was chosen to go to Los Angeles in order to represent our company at the conference.
one's number is up
something bad will happen to someone I think that the manager's number is up and he will soon be fired from his job.
one's opposite number
someone who has the same position as oneself in another company or organization I spoke with my opposite number in the other company but he didn't agree with me about the new sales policy.
out on a limb
in a dangerous place, taking a chance (see take a chance) I went out on a limb and said that you would donate $1000.
play dumb
act as if you do not know, play along Play dumb when she tells you I won. Pretend you don't know.
plumb loco
completely crazy, crackers After several crop failures, one farmer went plumb loco.
rough and tumble
fighting or arguing in a very rough and reckless way It was a rough and tumble meeting that we attended at the city planning office last night.
rule of thumb
general rule, guideline The rule of thumb for a resume is Don't exceed two pages.
scum/scumbag
unpleasant person, dirty rat, slimebucket """Scum!"" he shouted at the man who had attacked his daughter."
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.
stumbling block
obstacle, problem A strip of land is in the way of peace. It is the stumbling block.
take umbrage
feel hurt, feel offended, take offence If you refuse her invitation to her party, she'll take umbrage.
talk the leg off the lamb of God
"talk a lot; persuasively; have the gift of the gab" Minerva was a talker. She could talk the leg off the lamb of God!
that's the way the cookie crumbles
that is fate, that is the way things happen You didn't win the prize? That's the way the cookie crumbles.
thumb a lift/ride
hitchhike Their car had a flat tire so they thumbed a lift to the nearest gas station.
thumb one
look with disfavor or dislike, refuse to obey My friend thumbed his nose at me when I asked him to stop talking so loud.
turn thumbs down
disapprove or reject, say no The building committee turned thumbs down on our plans to make the office larger.