Nghĩa là gì:
a la carte 
a la carte /'ɑ:lɑ:'kɑ:t/- phó từ
- theo món, gọi theo món, đặt theo món
- to dine a_la_carte: ăn cơm gọi theo món
car Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a card
(See such a card)
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
as scarce as hen's teeth
rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.
car buff
a person who loves to repair or restore cars Colin has been a car buff ever since he bought his first Ford.
card
(See such a card)
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
card up one
another plan or argument kept back and produced if needed I don
card up one's sleeve
another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
caribouboo
a mistake made by a caribou, make a booboo """Why did the caribou get lost?"""
carrot and stick
promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.
carry a tune
sing well, sing in tune Ask June to lead the singing. She can carry a tune.
carry it off
make it happen, pull it off This project requires planning and skill, but he can carry it off.
carry on
continue, keep on Carry on with your game. I'll wait until you're finished.
carry out
do, complete, execute Now that we have the loan we can carry out our plan.
carry over
save for another time We were forced to carry over the sale to the Monday after the national holiday.
carry the can
be responsible, see that the job gets done The manager gets a big salary, but Mario carries the can.
carry the conversation
continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!
carry the day
provide enough energy or support, fill the gap We need one more volunteer. If you can come it will carry the day.
carry through
put into action The steel company carried through their plan to restructure all of their operations.
carry weight
have influence, have power "Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight."
carry your weight
do your share of the work, do enough work If you carry your weight, you can work here for the summer.
cart before the horse
(See the cart before the horse)
cash and carry
pay cash and carry it out of the store (no deliveries) The ad stated the terms of the sale: CASH & CARRY.
checkered career
career with failures, history of good and bad His checkered career may ruin his chance of being elected.
devil-may-care
carefree, wild, on a lark Employers won't hire people with a devil-may-care attitude.
drawing card
entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.
get carried away
become too emotional, go overboard, go too far When the kids play hockey, their parents get carried away, yelling at the referees and fighters.
harum scarum
careless, disorganized, pell mell Tag is a harum scarum kind of game - no rules or referee.
haul up on the carpet
questioned, disciplined, give me the third degree If you don't obey every rule, you will be hauled up on the carpet.
hit me (card games)
"give me another card; yes, I'll have another one" "The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, ""Hit me."""
hold all the trump cards
have the best chance of winning, have full control It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.
house of cards
something badly put together and easily knocked down, a poorly founded plan/action The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred.
in my care
for me to protect, under my wing The children were in my care when the dog chased us.
in the cards
to be expected, likely to happen, predictable I think that a new company structure is in the cards but I can
lay one's cards on the table
let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.
make oneself scarce
leave quickly, go away I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
make yourself scarce
leave, do not stay, get lost If you see a bull in the pasture, make yourself scarce.
number one (look after/take care of number one)
oneself His atitude is to always look after number one without thinking about anybody else.
on the carpet
asked to explain a mistake, give me the third degree Tom's on the carpet because he lost company documents.
play my cards right
behave in the best way, do the right things If you play your cards right at the interview, you should get the job.
put one's cards on the table
let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly It looked as if the meeting was going to fail so we put our cards on the table to give it one last try.
put the cart before the horse
do things in the wrong order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse by talking about fixing up the house before he even buys it.
red carpet
(See roll out the red carpet)
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 scared
try everything to avoid defeat as in a political campaign The senator has been running scared in his attempt to win re-election.
scarce as hen's teeth
not many of them, few or none Rural doctors are scarce as hen's teeth. Doctors like the city life.
scare out of one
frighten very much Her little girl was scared out of her wits after she saw the horror movie.
scare the daylights out of someone
frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.
scare up
find or gather something with some effort We were able to scare up a couple of sleeping bags so that we could go camping.
scared shitless
very frightened, scared, petrified When I woke up and saw a light on, I was scared shitless.