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alitrunk
alitrunk- danh từ
- phần ngực-cánh (côn trùng)
hate to eat and run Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a cheap drunk
a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.
a run for your money
strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.
as drunk as a skunk
very drunk, polluted, sloshed You don't remember the party. You were as drunk as a skunk!
be up and running
" (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to"
bear the brunt
accept the most blame or responsibility When we got in trouble, Ed bore the brunt of the blame.
blood runs cold
one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.
bottom rung
the first step, the lowest position Jerry, my boy, in this company you start at the bottom rung.
budget squeeze/crunch
a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.
cheap drunk
(See a cheap drunk)
crunch
(See the crunch)
cup runneth over
feeling too full of love or joy or happiness My cup runneth over whenever I listen to Mother Teresa.
dry run
complete rehearsal, walk through Let's do a dry run of our play so I can add the background music.
first-run
new, shown for the first time There are a lot of first-run movies that I haven
front runner
leader, one of the best With this new model, Nissan will be a front runner again.
give you a run for your money
compete with you, try to defeat you I'm not the best skier, but I'll give you a run for your money.
give you the runaround
(See the runaround)
grunge
dirt and grease, grime Let's remove the grunge from the motor. It's really dirty.
grunge (fashion)
youth clothing designed for grunge music fans The kids go to parties dressed in grunge. That's cool.
grunge (music)
alternative rock music, distorted sound of rock When we visited Seattle, every radio station was playing grunge.
had his bell rung
hit hard, bodychecked, knocked out Pat had his bell rung by No. 4. He was unconscious for awhile.
high strung
nervous and sensitive, easily upset Jacqueline won't speak in public because she's very high strung.
hit-and-run
striking suddenly and leaving quickly The army made a hit-and-run attack on the enemy soldiers.
hit and run (baseball)
a play in which the batter tries to hit as the base runner runs On the next pitch, the Mets tried a hit and run, but the batter missed the ball.
hit and run (traffic)
an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision Was your car involved in a hit-and-run accident? Did you fail to stop after hitting someone?
hit the ground running
be able to work effectively when you begin a new job, self-starter We need someone who can hit the ground running, a person who needs no training.
home run (baseball)
the batter scores a run on one hit (See grand slam) I remember the game when Rusty hit three home runs.
in the long run
in the final result The company has been losing money recently but in the long run they should do very well.
in the running
competitive, could win, give you a run for... With ten games remaining, the Expos are still in the running. They have a chance to win.
make a run for it
dash for safety, make a speedy escape He made a run for it as soon as the class finished.
milk run
airline route that stops at small cities From Vancouver, we took the milk run through Kelowna.
number-cruncher
an accountant, someone who works with numbers Our president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our company.
on the run
running from the police, running from a problem He's been on the run ever since he robbed a bank in Tulsa.
over the long run
in the end, over a long period of time Over the long run he plans to expand his business and then sell it and retire.
run a red light
go through an intersection when the light is red The driver of the stolen car ran a red light and hit a truck.
run a risk
unprotected, open to danger or loss You are running a great risk if you drive with him after he has been drinking.
run a tab
charge your purchases, put it on the bill You can run a tab for groceries at my store if you pay every month.
run a temperature
have a higher than normal body temperature The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
run a tub
turn on the tap and fill the bathtub with water When you're finished your bath, will you run a tub for me?
run across
discover, happen to see, run into While I was in Vancouver, I ran across an old friend of yours.
run amuck
not go smoothly, go haywire We ran amuck when Gus joined the band. He can't play the tuba!
run an errand
deliver something, go and get something Paul, please run an errand for me. Take this bread to Aunt Matty.
run around
go to different places for entertainment or to do things We ran around all day and now we are very tired.
run around in circles
act confused, do a lot but accomplish little I have been running around all day but I can
run away with
be much better than others, win easily Our hometown team ran away with the football championship.
run circles around you
run faster than you, win easily Billy can run circles around any boy in school. He's very fast.
run down
criticize, put down Fred doesn't run down his staff. He never says negative things.
run for it
dash for safety, make a speedy escape As soon as it started raining we ran for it and tried to get to the shelter.
run for office
be a candidate in an election I do not plan to run for office this year. I'm leaving politics.
run for the hills
run away to a safe place, run and hide A tiger has escaped from the zoo! Run for the hills!
run for your money
(See a run for your money) Tôi ghét vừa ăn vừa chạy
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