Nghĩa là gì:
abhorred 
abhor /əb'hɔ:/- ngoại động từ
- ghê tởm; ghét cay ghét đắng
RED Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a red-letter day
a special day, a memorable day This is going to be a red-letter day. I found my lost keys!
a redneck
a person who is intolerant of other opinions and cultures, a bigot "If you ask a redneck he'll say, ""Find a job or starve - and if you don't like it, too bad."""
all fired up
eager, enthused, gung ho Ian gets all fired up when he sees Kari. There's love in his eyes.
bat five hundred
hit half the times at bat, win half the competitions If you solve five problems out of ten, you're batting five hundred.
catch (someone) red-handed
catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.
caught red-handed
caught with evidence, caught in the act The smuggler was caught redhanded with a kilo of cocain.
checkered career
career with failures, history of good and bad His checkered career may ruin his chance of being elected.
chicken-livered
cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.
dead tired
very tired, blotto, zonked After fighting the fire, they were dead tired - exhausted.
deserve credit
deserve praise or thanks, give her credit David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy.
dog tired
very tired, exhausted, all in, done in Janis was dog tired after the series. She played every game.
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
fair-haired boy
favorite boy, favorite man He's the fair-haired boy in this office. They think he's perfect.
fired up
enthusiastic, motivated, gung ho The boys are fired up and ready to play. They're really excited.
get fingered
be accused, be blamed He got fingered for taking the money because he had the key.
give her credit
say that she helped or contributed Give Jane credit for staying with Tarzan all these years.
got him covered
point a gun at him, prevent him from going """I've got you covered!"" the boy said, pointing a toy gun at me."
got you cornered
make it difficult to move or answer """I've got you cornered,"" he said, pointing at the checker board."
hammered
very drunk, pissed, sloshed You were hammered, so I took your keys and drove you home.
have my ears lowered
get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!
hot and bothered
upset, getting angry, ready to speak angrily You know that Dad gets hot and bothered when you stay out late.
hot tempered
quick to become angry, lose your temper He's hot tempered - very impatient and often angry.
hundred/thousand/million and one
very/too many I can think of a hundred and one reasons why the new employee is not capable of doing his job.
hundred to one shot/chance
a small chance not likely to bring success He only has a hundred to one shot at getting the job that he has applied for.
in the red
showing a financial loss, losing money Last year our business was still in the red - still showing a loss.
just what the doctor ordered
exactly what is needed or wanted Having the extra day off from work was just what the doctor ordered and he was able to get his many errands finished.
know which side your bread is buttered on
know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
laundered money
stolen money that has been invested or donated Do Mafia companies donate laundered money to the church?
lily-livered
cowardly, chicken, wimpy Bull riding is not a sport for lily-livered folks. It's not for wimps.
liquored up
drunk, having drunk too much liquor, sloshed I wish Pa wouldn't get liquored up when he goes to town.
look at (see) the world through rose-colored glass
see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.
look at the world through rose-colored glasses
see only the good things about something, be too optimistic I told him not to be so naive and always look at the world through rose-colored glasses.
major (credit)
(See a major)
name is cleared
name is not involved in a scandal or a crime The lawyer thinks I should leave town until my name is cleared.
no holds barred
try anything, no rules apply In a street fight, it's no holds barred. There are no rules.
nothing ventured, nothing gained
"if you try nothing, you will gain nothing; go for it" We've decided to start a business. As the old saying goes, Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
paint the town red
have a party downtown, go out on the town During the carnival they paint the town red - have a great time.
plastered
very drunk, hammered, looped, sloshed After losing the fight, Jock went and got plastered.
red carpet
(See roll out the red carpet)
red cent
the smallest coin, a trivial sum of money I wouldn't give a red cent for my neighbor's car.
red herring
a false issue, make a mountain... "She said, ""Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."""
red ink
debt (red ink on a financial statement) The automobile company has been drowning in red ink since the US dollar began to rise.
red-letter day
(See a red-letter day)
red tape
government forms and procedures An immigrant faces a lot of red tape - many interviews, forms.
redneck
(See a redneck)
reduce to tears
ask hurtful questions until someone cries The lawyer's hurtful questions soon reduced Karla to tears.
rest assured
be sure, be certain, count on If Johnny said he would vote for Kim, you can rest assured he will.
roll out the red carpet
greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome When the King of Jordon visited Washington, they rolled out the red carpet and gave him a great welcome.
run a red light
go through an intersection when the light is red The driver of the stolen car ran a red light and hit a truck.
run scared
try everything to avoid defeat as in a political campaign The senator has been running scared in his attempt to win re-election.