Nghĩa là gì: affirm

affirm /ə'fə:m/

động từ
- khẳng định, xác nhận; quả quyết
- (pháp lý) xác nhân, phê chuẩn

fir Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a firm hand

a person who will discipline people The students in Grade 8 need a teacher with a firm hand.

add fuel to the fire

cause more anger, aggravate a problem He's angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire.

all fired up

eager, enthused, gung ho Ian gets all fired up when he sees Kari. There's love in his eyes.

at first

at the beginning At first she didn

at first blush

when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.

at first glance

when you first see it, when you notice it At first glance, it looked like a cat - a large cat.

at first light

just before the sun rises, at the crack of dawn At first light, the ducks would fly to the grainfields to feed.

don't know the first thing about it

do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.

draw fire

receive criticism or argument He has been drawing a lot of fire since he announced that he would not play basketball another year.

draw first blood

attack first, be first to hit or win The Jets drew first blood in the series, winning game one 5-4.

draw their fire

get attention while a friend moves or escapes You draw their fire while I move behind them. You distract them.

fight fire with fire

fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!

fire

dismiss from a job, terminate employment """What happened to Larry?"" ""He got fired for stealing funds."""

fire away

ask questions, comment, criticize, shoot After speaking for gun control, he invited the men to fire away.

fire someone

dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance.

fired up

enthusiastic, motivated, gung ho The boys are fired up and ready to play. They're really excited.

firm hand

(See a firm hand)

first and foremost

first and most important, firstly "The speaker began by saying, ""First and foremost... ."""

first class

high quality, excellent Pam's meals are first class. She's an excellent cook.

first come, first served

the person who comes will have his turn first "First come, first served" she called as she put the food on the table.

first crack at

first turn, first chance to do it I want first crack at solving the problem. I want to try first.

first dibs

first person to use it, first chance to use it When we get to the motel, I get first dibs on the shower.

first down/first and ten

first try to gain ten yards (in football) The Lions have a first down on their own 35-yard line.

first hand

being there to see or hear it, in person I want to see the Pantheon first hand. I want to see its dome.

first light

(See at first light)

first off

first on the list, the first thing to do First off, we should define the problem. Then we can solve it.

first-run

new, shown for the first time There are a lot of first-run movies that I haven

first up

first on the list, the first thing to do On our list of things to do, the broken copier is first up.

firsthand

directly I learned the news from him firsthand.

from the frying pan into the fire

from bad to worse I went from farming to fishing - from the frying pan into the fire!

get to first base

do the first step, complete the first stage He was hoping for a kiss, but he didn't get to first base.

in the first place

firstly, to begin with Of course I can

irons in the fire

very busy, plate is full I can't help with your project. I have too many irons in the fire.

keep the home fires burning

keep things going as usual while someone is away Don

know the first thing...

(See don't know the first thing about)

love at first sight

sudden love, love begins when people first meet When Jessica met Ryan, it was love at first sight.

on fire

eager, energetic, all fired up, gung ho When he began working here, he was on fire - very enthusiastic.

out of the frying pan and into the fire

out of one trouble and into more trouble, from something bad to something worse When he changed jobs he went out of the frying pan and into the fire. His new job is much worse.

play with fire

invite danger or trouble You are playing with fire if you get involved with those people.

reach first base

make a good start, succeed We were unable to reach first base over the new pricing policy with our competitors.

set fire

start a fire, light a fire A child playing with a cigarette lighter set fire to the curtains.

set the world on fire

do something outstanding or that makes one famous He has not been able to set the world on fire with his writing but he is trying very hard.

spread like wildfire

spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.

start a fire under him

motivate him, get him started Somebody started a fire under Kent. He's skating hard tonight.

the fat hit the fire

the trouble got worse, people began fighting Kate accused Maude of lying - that's when the fat hit the fire.

the first leg

the first part (of a journey), a leg up The first leg will take us to Paris. Then we'll go on to Rome.

too many irons in the fire

too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things.

all-fired

extreme, excessive

at first hand

directly 直接地
He got the information at first hand from the ambassador．他是直接从大使那里得到这消息的。
He has been to China to study conditions there at first hand．他曾多到中国直接研究那里的情况。

at first sight

after a first quick look； when first seen乍一看
At first sight， the problem seemed insoluble．乍看起来，这问题似乎无法解决。
He fell in love with her at first sight．他对她一见钟情。