a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.
grab a chair
sit down, have a seat, take a load off your feet "After I introduced everybody, I said, ""Grab a chair and sit down."""
have a chair
please sit down on a chair, have a seat """Please have a chair,"" my aunt said, and the man sat down."
musical chairs
the transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs - especially each other
take a chair
sit down 坐下 After she had taken a chair,we started to watch TV.她坐下来以后我们就开始看电视。
play first chair
Idiom(s): play first chair
Theme: LEADERSHIP
to act as a leader. • I need to get this job done. Who plays first chair around here? • You re not the boss! You don t play first chair.
Armchair critic
An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.
Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic
(UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble.
Take the chair
If you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman of a committee, etc.
go to the chair|chair|go
v. phr. To be executed in the electric chair. After many stays of execution, the criminal finally had to go to the chair.
musical chairs|chair|musical
n. phr. (Originally the name of a children's game.) The transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs, especially each other's jobs. The boss regularly played musical chairs with department heads to keep them fresh on the job.
armchair
armchair armchair quarterback or a person who is not a quarterback (or general, etc.), but offers opinions and criticism on the performance or decisions of those who are
musical chairs, play Move around from position to position, such as the jobs in an organization. For example, Bob took over for Tom, who took over for Mary, who got Bob's title—the boss loves to play musical chairs with the staff. This expression alludes to the children's game in which children walk around a number of seats while music plays, and there is one less chair than players. When the music stops the players must sit down, and the player who is left standing is eliminated. Then another chair is removed, and the game goes on until only one player is left sitting. [c. 1900]
An chair 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 chair, 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 chair