8-bit personal computerfavourite son Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
break into song
favorite son
for a song
get behind (a person or idea)
Hobson's choice
in person
like father, like son
new person
no rhyme or reason
one man's meat is another man's poison
open season
pale by comparison
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
rhyme or reason
son of a gun/bitch
song and dance
stand to reason
swan song
take it personally
what's your poison
Slauson
Thompson
by comparison
This film is a greater success than that one by comparison．相比之下，这部电影比那部更为成功。
This one is really cheaper by comparison．相比之下，这个确实便宜。
in comparison with
Yangzhou is much smaller in comparison with Beijing．扬州同北京比起来小多了。
The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York．同纽约的摩天大楼比较，伦敦的最高建筑物还是算矮的。
in reason
We will give serious consideration to anything in reason that he suggests．对他提的建议，只要合情合理我们都愿意慎重考虑。
I will do anything in reason．只要是合情合理的事我都愿意去做。
2．within sensible limits道理上
They cannot，in reason， doubt what he says．在道理上，他们不能怀疑他所说的话。
in season
Fruit is cheapest in season．水果旺季时，价格最便宜。
Native watermelons will be in season soon．地产西瓜就要上市了。
2． at the right time恰好的时候
I arrived in season for the examination．我及时赶上考试。
He spoke a word in season to me．他及时地劝导了我。
out of season
The boys were caught fishing out of season．孩子们在禁止钓鱼时间钓鱼被抓住了。
Peaches are out of season now．现在桃子下市了。
within reason
Your demands are within reason．你的要求是合情合理的。
It's qiute within reason for them to be late today．今天他们来迟了是情有可原的。
without rhyme or reason
Idiom(s): without rhyme or reasonTheme: RANDOMNESS
without purpose, order, or reason. (See variations in the examples. Fixed order.)
• The teacher said my report was disorganized. My paragraphs seemed to be without rhyme or reason.
• Everything you do seems to be without rhyme or reason.
• This procedure is without rhyme or reason.
the last person
Idiom(s): be the last personTheme: LIKELIHOOD
to be the most unlikely person of whom one could think in a particular situation; to be the most unlikely person to do something.
• Bob was the last person for Tom to insult. He's so hot-tempered.
• Mary was the last person to ask to chair the meeting—she's so shy.
teach sb a lesson
Idiom(s): teach sb a lessonTheme: EVEN
to get even with someone for bad behavior.
• John tripped me, so I punched him. That ought to teach him a lesson.
• That taught me a lesson. I won't do it again.
son of a gun
Idiom(s): son of a gunTheme: FRIENDS
old friend (male). (A friendly—male-to-male—way of referring to a friend. Use with caution.)
• Why Bill, you old son of a gun, I haven't seen you in three or four years.
• When is that son of a gun John going to come visit us? He's neglecting his friends.
son of a bitch
Idiom(s): son of a bitchTheme: DIFFICULTY
a difficult task. (Informal. Use with caution.)
• This job is a son of a bitch.
• I can't do this kind of thing. It's too hard—a real son of a bitch.
silly season
Idiom(s): silly seasonTheme: TIME
the time of year, usually late in the summer, when there is a lack of important news and newspapers contain articles about unimportant or trivial things instead.
• It must be the silly season. There's a story here about peculiarly shaped potatoes.
• There's a piece on the front page about people with big feet. Talk about the silly season!
sell sth for a song
Idiom(s): sell sth for a songTheme: SALES
to sell something for very little money. (As in trading something of value for the singing of a song.)
• I had to sell my car for a song because I needed the money in a hurry.
• I have two geometry books and I would sell one of them for a song.
open season on
Idiom(s): open season on sbTheme: CRITICISM
a time when everyone is criticizing someone.
• It seems as if it's always open season on politicians.
• At the news conference, it was open season on the mayor.
listen to reason
Idiom(s): listen to reasonTheme: YIELDING
to yield to a reasonable argument; to take the reasonable course.
• Please listen to reason, and don't do something you'll regret.
• She got into trouble because she wouldn't listen to reason.
It only stands to reason
Idiom(s): It (only) stands to reasonTheme: REASON
It is only reasonable to hold a certain opinion.
• It stands to reason that most people will not buy a new car if they don't think they can pay for it.
• I think he will come back to pick up his check. It only stands to reason.
go into one's song and dance
Idiom(s): go into one's song and dance (about sth)Theme: EXPLANATION
to start giving one's explanations and excuses about something. (One's can be replaced by the same old. Fixed order.)
• Please don't go into your song and dance about how you always tried to do what was right.
• John went into his song and dance about how he won the war all by himself.
• He always goes into the same old song and dance every time he makes a mistake.
feel like a new person
Idiom(s): feel like a new personTheme: FEELING - RENEWAL
to feel refreshed and renewed, especially after getting well or getting dressed up.
• I bought a new suit, and now I feel like a new person.
• Bob felt like a new person when he got out of the hospital.
buy sth for a song
Idiom(s): buy sth for a songTheme: CHEAPNESS
to buy something cheaply.
• No one else wanted it, so I bought it for a song.
• I could buy this house for a song, because it's so ugly.
beyond a reasonable doubt
Idiom(s): beyond a reasonable doubtTheme: CERTAINTY
almost without any doubt. (A legal phrase.)
• The jury decided beyond a reasonable doubt that she had committed the crime.
• She was also found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
before you can say Jack Robinson
Idiom(s): before you can say Jack RobinsonTheme: SOON
almost immediately. (Often found in children's stories.)
• And before you could say Jack Robinson, the bird flew away.
• I'll catch a plane and be there before you can say Jack Robinson.
Like father, like son.
A son's character can be expected to resemble his father's.Abject lesson
(India) An abject lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'object lesson' is used.)Make a song and dance
(UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant.Object lesson
An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.)Poison pill
A poison pill is a strategy designed to prevent a company from being take over.Prodigal son
A prodigal son is a young man who wastes a lot on money on a lavish lifestyle. If the prodigal son returns, they return to a better way of living.Snake oil salesperson
A person who promotes something that doesn't work, is selling snake oil.con trai yêu thích
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