sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
brush cut
short, level haircut - like a brush on top Your brush cut looks great - nice and flat on top.
brush it off
not let it bother you, not be concerned When Erik criticizes my family, I just brush it off and walk away.
brush-off
(See give him the brush-off)
brush up on
"review, relearn or practise; bone up on" The teacher said I should brush up on my spelling - try to improve.
brush up on something
review something one has already learned I
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.
brush with the law
an illegal act, a minor crime Judd told me about his brush with the law - a shoplifting charge.
bum's rush
(See the bum's rush)
crush on
(See a crush on)
give him the brush-off
turn away from someone, reject someone When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
got a crush on
feel romantic about, sweet on Wayne's got a crush on Miss Kramer. He loves Miss Kramer!
have a crush on
be attracted to someone Her sister has had a crush on him for a long time.
in a rush
in a hurry They got the job done in a big rush so I am a little worried about the quality.
paint with the same brush
include in the same group, generalize He was with the gang, but can we paint him with the same brush?
rush
(See what a rush)
rush hour
the hour of heavy traffic, bumper to bumper During rush hour, many drivers become impatient and angry.
tar with the same brush
(See paint with the same brush)
the brushoff
refusal, rejection The first time he asked her for a date, she gave him the brushoff.
the bum's rush
being chased away, run out of town If you tell us to pay more tax we'll give you the bum's rush.
what a rush
what a thrill, what a great feeling "After riding in Paul's Corvette, Rita said, ""What a rush!"""
brush teeth
to perform oral sex on a male:"That girl likes to brush teeth"
bumrush
1. to crash the gates of a show with a pack of people, in the hope to get in without having to pay 2. to get beaten up by a large, angry group of people; literally to get rushed by bums or lowlifes
crushed
overly intoxicated, drunk:"I went out last night, yo, and my shit was crushed"
brush aside
put away from;treat lightly;ignore;refuse to consider扫除(障碍);漠视;轻视;不予理睬 He brushed all obstacles aside on his way forward.他扫除了前进道路上的一切障碍。 She brushed aside all difficulties and in the end succeeded.她藐视一切困难,最后终于成功了。 Brushing aside all opposition,he put the matter to a vote.他不顾一切反对意见,把那件事付诸表决了。 I don't like being brushed aside like this.我不喜欢让人家这样瞧不起。
brush away
treat as neither important nor desirable 既不重视也不觉得称心 He brushed the whole business away.他对整个事情不予理会。 You can't just brush away our opinions.你不能这样置我们的意见而不顾。
brush off
1.remove with a brush;disappear or come off as a result of being brushed 刷去;刷落 She brushed off the dust on her shoes.她刷去鞋子上的灰尘。 Don't worry,the dirt will brush off easily.别着急,这脏东西很容易刷掉。 He brushed the hairs off.她把身上的头发刷去了。 2.reject;dismiss curtly;not take seriously 拒绝;毫不客气地把…打发走;对…不在乎 He brushed off all our suggestions.他拒绝了我们所有的建议。 I invited him to watch an opera with me yesterday,but he brushed me off.昨天我邀请他同我一起去看戏,但是他毫不客气地拒绝了。 I didn't expect her to brush us off like this.我没有料到她会这样拒绝我们。 He cut his finger but he brushed it off and kept on working.他划破了手指,但他若无其事地继续工作。
brush over
1.brush fully 全刷;刷遍 I brushed the coat over.我把大衣全刷了一下。 2.treat lightly;almost ignore 轻率对待;几乎忽视 He brushed over the details of the policy.他忽视了政策的细节。
brush up
1.review (a skill,knowledge)one has learned in the past 重新学习;复习 I'll have to brush up my English before I go abroad.出国前我要温习一下英语。 He said he had to brush up on his history before the examination.他说他得在考试前复习历史。 2.make clean or bright with a brush 刷净;擦亮 Your boots should be brushed up a bit.你的长统靴该搽搽亮。
brush up against
1.encounter 碰到 He has brushed up against trouble.他碰到了麻烦。 She never loses heart when she brushes up against setbacks.她遭受挫折时从不灰心。 2.touch lightly 轻轻触到 I brushed up against her unintentionally.我无意间轻轻碰了她。
brush up (on)
1.review (a skill,knowledge)one has learned in the past 重新学习;复习 I'll have to brush up my English before I go abroad.出国前我要温习一下英语。 He said he had to brush up on his history before the examination.他说他得在考试前复习历史。 2.make clean or bright with a brush 刷净;擦亮 Your boots should be brushed up a bit.你的长统靴该搽搽亮。
crush down
destroy completely by using force;suppress forcibly 镇压(下去);压倒 The cruel king crushed down any sign of opposition from the people.残酷的国王对人民的任何反抗行为都加以镇压。 The more the reactionaries tried to crush down mass movements,the more determined the people became.反动派越是镇压群众运动,人民就变得越坚定。 It is likely that she will be crushed down by the bad news.很可能她会被这可悲的消息压垮。
crush up
reduce to powder;squeeze up into a ball 把…弄成粉末 The nurse crushed up the table to give it to the baby.护士把药片碾碎后喂婴儿吃。 After reading the letter,the man crushed it up and threw it into a dustpen.读完信后,那人把它捏成一团扔到畚箕中去了。
rush through
1.complete hastily 匆忙做完 We rushed through the last few orders so as to close the shop early.我们匆忙地做完了最后几笔生意,以便早点打烊。 Even though they had to rush through their job,they still saw to it that high quality was guaranteed.尽管他们得赶紧做完那项工作,但还是注意保证质量。 2.transport as quickly as possible 尽快地运输 They are rushing workers through to the factories.他们正忙于把工人尽快送去工厂上班。
tarred with the same brush
Idiom(s): tarred with the same brush
Theme: SIMILARITY
sharing the same characteristic(s); having the same good or bad points as someone else. • Jack and his brother are tarred with the same brush. They're both crooks. • The Smith children are tarred with the same brush. They're all lazy.
in a mad rush
Idiom(s): in a mad rush
Theme: HURRY
in a hurry. • I ran around all day today in a mad rush, looking for a present for Bill. • Why are you always in a mad rush?
have a brush with
Idiom(s): have a brush with sth
Theme: EXPERIENCE
to have a brief contact with something; to have an experience with something. • Ann had a close brush with the law. She was nearly arrested for speeding. • When I was younger, I had a brush with scarlet fever, but I got over it.
give sb the bum's rush
Idiom(s): give sb the bum's rush
Theme: REJECTION
to hurry someone into leaving; to usher someone out of a place quickly. (As someone might quickly escort a vagrant from a fancy restaurant.) • The young customer in the jewelry store was being given the bum's rush, so he pulled out an enormous roll of bills and the clerk became much more helpful. • The doorman gave Bill the bum's rush at the restaurant because Bill did not have a tie on.
give sb the brush-off
Idiom(s): give sb the brush-off
Theme: REJECTION
to send someone away; to reject someone. (Slang.) • Tom wouldn't talk to her. He just gave her the brush-off. • Please don't give me the brush-off!
get the brush-off
Idiom(s): get the brush-off
Theme: REJECTION
to be ignored or sent away; to be rejected. (Slang.) • Don't talk to Tom. You'll just get the brush-off. • I went up to her and asked for a date, but I got the brush-off.
get a crush on
Idiom(s): get a crush on sb
Theme: LOVE
to become infatuated with someone. • Mary thinks she's getting a crush on Bill. • Sally says she'll never get a crush on anyone again. • John has a crush on Mary.
fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Idiom(s): fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
Theme: CAUTION
people with little experience or knowledge often get involved in difficult or delicate situations that wiser people would avoid. • I wouldn't ask Jean about her divorce, but Kate did. Fools rush in, as they say. • Only the newest member of the committee questioned the chairman's decision. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
crushed by
Idiom(s): crushed by sth
Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE
demoralized; with hurt feelings. • The whole family was completely crushed by the news. • I was just crushed by your attitude. I thought we were friends.
RUSH IN
(intransitive) to enter quickly " The students rushed in because they were eager to learn."
RUSH OUT
(intransitive) to exit quickly " The workers all rushed out because it was time to go home."
Brush under the carpet
If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others.
Daft as a brush
(UK) Someone who is daft as a brush is rather stupid.
New brush sweeps clean
'A new brush sweeps clean' means that someone with a new perspective can make great changes. However, the full version is 'a new brush sweeps clean, but an old brush knows the corners', which warns that experience is also a valuable thing. Sometimes 'broom' is used instead of 'brush'.
to have a crush on someone
to only be able to think about one person: "When I was at school, I had a crush on a film star."
beat the bushes|beat|beat the brush|brush|bushes
v. phr., informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Antonym: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.
a drove on
sudden activity of love or affair Judy has a drove on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
beat the bushes|beat|beat the brush|brush|bushes
v. phr., informal To try actual adamantine to acquisition or get something. The ambassador was assault the bushes for funds to body the playground. Antonym: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.
put abroad from;treat lightly;ignore;refuse to consider扫除(障碍);漠视;轻视;不予理睬 He brushed all obstacles abreast on his way forward.他扫除了前进道路上的一切障碍。 She brushed abreast all difficulties and in the end succeeded.她藐视一切困难,最后终于成功了。 Brushing abreast all opposition,he put the amount to a vote.他不顾一切反对意见,把那件事付诸表决了。 I don't like actuality brushed abreast like this.我不喜欢让人家这样瞧不起。
brush aside|brush
v. phr. To ignore; accord no reply. Brushing abreast the editor's comments, the adolescent biographer proceeded with his story, which was after alone by the publisher.
brush away
treat as neither important nor adorable 既不重视也不觉得称心 He brushed the accomplished business away.他对整个事情不予理会。 You can't aloof besom abroad our opinions.你不能这样置我们的意见而不顾。
brush back|brush
v. To bandy a baseball angle abutting to. The bullpen threw a aerial central angle to besom the concoction back. Synonym: DUST OFF.
brush cut
short, akin crew - like a besom on top Your besom cut looks abundant - nice and collapsed on top.
brush it off
not let it bother you, not be anxious Back Erik criticizes my family, I aloof besom it off and airing away.
brush off
1.remove with a brush;disappear or appear off as a aftereffect of actuality brushed 刷去;刷落 She brushed off the dust on her shoes.她刷去鞋子上的灰尘。 Don't worry,the clay will besom off easily.别着急,这脏东西很容易刷掉。 He brushed the hairs off.她把身上的头发刷去了。 2.reject;dismiss curtly;not booty actively 拒绝;毫不客气地把…打发走;对…不在乎 He brushed off all our suggestions.他拒绝了我们所有的建议。 I arrive him to watch an opera with me yesterday,but he brushed me off.昨天我邀请他同我一起去看戏,但是他毫不客气地拒绝了。 I didn't apprehend her to besom us off like this.我没有料到她会这样拒绝我们。 He cut his feel but he brushed it off and kept on working.他划破了手指,但他若无其事地继续工作。
brush off|brush|give the besom off
v. phr. 1. To debris to apprehend or believe; bound and impatiently; not booty actively or anticipate important. John brushed off Bill's admonishing that he ability abatement from the tree.I said that it ability rain and to booty the bus, but Joe gave my abstraction the brushoff.Father cut his feel but he brushed it off as not important and kept working. 2. informal To be acrimonious to; not allocution or pay absorption to (someone); get rid of. Mary brushed off Bill at the dance.I said accost to Mr. Smith, but he gave me the brushoff. Compare: COLD SHOULDER, HIGH-HAT. Antonym: GET THE BRUSH OFF.
brush over
1.brush absolutely 全刷;刷遍 I brushed the covering over.我把大衣全刷了一下。 2.treat lightly;almost abstain 轻率对待;几乎忽视 He brushed over the capacity of the policy.他忽视了政策的细节。
brush teeth
to accomplish articulate sex on a male:"That babe brand to besom teeth"
Brush beneath the carpet
If you besom article beneath the carpet, you are authoritative an attack to abstain it, or adumbrate it from others.
brush up
1.review (a skill,knowledge)one has abstruse in the accomplished 重新学习;复习 I'll accept to besom up my English afore I go abroad.出国前我要温习一下英语。 He said he had to besom up on his history afore the examination.他说他得在考试前复习历史。 2.make apple-pie or ablaze with a besom 刷净;擦亮 Your boots should be brushed up a bit.你的长统靴该搽搽亮。
brush up (on)
1.review (a skill,knowledge)one has abstruse in the accomplished 重新学习;复习 I'll accept to besom up my English afore I go abroad.出国前我要温习一下英语。 He said he had to besom up on his history afore the examination.他说他得在考试前复习历史。 2.make apple-pie or ablaze with a besom 刷净;擦亮 Your boots should be brushed up a bit.你的长统靴该搽搽亮。
brush up against
1.encounter 碰到 He has brushed up adjoin trouble.他碰到了麻烦。 She never loses affection back she brushes up adjoin setbacks.她遭受挫折时从不灰心。 2.touch agilely 轻轻触到 I brushed up adjoin her unintentionally.我无意间轻轻碰了她。
brush up on
"review, relearn or practise; cartilage up on" The abecedary said I should besom up on my spelling - try to improve.
brush up on something
review article one has already abstruse I
brush up|brush|brush up on
v. To brace one's anamnesis of or accomplishment at by convenance or review; improve; accomplish perfect. She spent the summer abrasion up on her American History as she was to advise that in the fall.He brushed up his ambition shooting.
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a abutting besom with afterlife you'll anticipate that activity is precious.
brush with the law
an actionable act, a accessory abomination Judd told me about his besom with the law - a annexation charge.
brush-off
(See accord him the brush-off)
bum's rush
(See the bum's rush)
bum's rush|bum|rush
n. phr., slang Throwing or blame addition out from area he is not wanted. When John approved to go to the affair area he was not invited, Bill and Fred gave him the bum's rush.Tom became too noisy, and he got the bum's rush. 2. To bustle or blitz (someone). The salesman approved to accord me the bum's rush.
bumrush
1. to blast the gates of a appearance with a backpack of people, in the achievement to get in after accepting to pay 2. to get baffled up by a large, affronted accumulation of people; actually to get rushed by bums or lowlifes
destroy absolutely by application force;suppress forcibly 镇压(下去);压倒 The atrocious baron ashamed down any assurance of action from the people.残酷的国王对人民的任何反抗行为都加以镇压。 The added the reactionaries approved to drove down accumulation movements,the added bent the bodies became.反动派越是镇压群众运动,人民就变得越坚定。 It is acceptable that she will be ashamed down by the bad news.很可能她会被这可悲的消息压垮。
crush on
(See a drove on)
crush up
reduce to powder;squeeze up into a brawl 把…弄成粉末 The assistant ashamed up the table to accord it to the baby.护士把药片碾碎后喂婴儿吃。 After account the letter,the man ashamed it up and threw it into a dustpen.读完信后,那人把它捏成一团扔到畚箕中去了。
crushed
overly intoxicated, drunk:"I went out aftermost night, yo, and my bits was crushed"
crushed by
Idiom(s): crushed by sth
Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE
demoralized; with aching feelings. • The accomplished ancestors was absolutely ashamed by the news. • I was aloof ashamed by your attitude. I anticipation we were friends.
Daft as a brush
(UK) Addition who is absurd as a besom is rather stupid.
fools blitz in area angels abhorrence to tread
Idiom(s): fools blitz in (where angels abhorrence to tread)
Theme: CAUTION
people with little acquaintance or ability generally get complex in difficult or aerial situations that wiser bodies would avoid. • I wouldn't ask Jean about her divorce, but Kate did. Fools blitz in, as they say. • Only the newest affiliate of the board questioned the chairman's decision. Fools blitz in area angels abhorrence to tread.
get a drove on
Idiom(s): get a drove on sb
Theme: LOVE
to become beguiled with someone. • Mary thinks she's accepting a drove on Bill. • Sally says she'll never get a drove on anyone again. • John has a drove on Mary.
get the brush-off
Idiom(s): get the brush-off
Theme: REJECTION
to be abandoned or beatific away; to be rejected. (Slang.) • Don't allocution to Tom. You'll aloof get the brush-off. • I went up to her and asked for a date, but I got the brush-off.
get the brush-off|brush-off|get
v. phr., slang 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or anticipation important. My abstraction for a affair got the action from the added children. 2. To be advised in an barbarous or acrimonious way; be ignored. Frank and Jane had an argument, so the abutting time he telephoned her, he got the brush-off. Compare: COLD SHOULDER, HIGH-HAT. Antonym: BRUSH OFF.
give him the brush-off
turn abroad from someone, adios addition Back Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
give sb the brush-off
Idiom(s): give sb the brush-off
Theme: REJECTION
to accelerate addition away; to adios someone. (Slang.) • Tom wouldn't allocution to her. He aloof gave her the brush-off. • Please don't accord me the brush-off!
give sb the bum's rush
Idiom(s): give sb the bum's rush
Theme: REJECTION
to bustle addition into leaving; to conductor addition out of a abode quickly. (As addition ability bound escort a accidental from a adorned restaurant.) • The adolescent chump in the adornment abundance was actuality accustomed the bum's rush, so he pulled out an astronomic cycle of bills and the agent became abundant added helpful. • The attendant gave Bill the bum's blitz at the restaurant because Bill did not accept a tie on.
got a drove on
feel adventurous about, candied on Wayne's got a drove on Miss Kramer. He loves Miss Kramer!
have a besom with
Idiom(s): have a besom with sth
Theme: EXPERIENCE
to accept a abrupt acquaintance with something; to accept an acquaintance with something. • Ann had a abutting besom with the law. She was about arrested for speeding. • Back I was younger, I had a besom with scarlet fever, but I got over it.
have a drove on
be admiring to addition Her sister has had a drove on him for a continued time.
in a mad rush
Idiom(s): in a mad rush
Theme: HURRY
in a hurry. • I ran about all day today in a mad rush, attractive for a present for Bill. • Why are you consistently in a mad rush?
in a rush
in a bustle They got the job done in a big blitz so I am a little afraid about the quality.
mad rush
mad rush A agrarian hurry, as in I was in a mad blitz to get to the coffer on time to banknote my check, or Why the mad rush? We accept lots of time afore the concert starts. The use of in a rush for “being in a hurry” dates from the additional bisected of the 1800s, and mad, for “frenzied,” serves alone as an intensifier.
New besom sweeps clean
'A new besom sweeps clean' agency that addition with a new angle can accomplish abundant changes. However, the abounding adaptation is 'a new besom sweeps clean, but an old besom knows the corners', which warns that acquaintance is additionally a admired thing. Sometimes 'broom' is acclimated instead of 'brush'.
paint with the aforementioned brush
include in the aforementioned group, generalize He was with the gang, but can we acrylic him with the aforementioned brush?
rush
(See what a rush)
rush hour
the hour of abundant traffic, bonanza to bonanza During blitz hour, abounding drivers become abrupt and angry.
An bum s rush idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with bum s rush, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ bum s rush