go for a ride in a car, take a drive "Clyde stops the car and says to Bonnie, ""Want to go for a spin?"""
head is spinning
mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.
make your head spin
confuse you, amaze you, boggle your mind All the numbers on this sheet will make your head spin.
spin a yarn
tell a story, make up a story We love to hear Norman spin a yarn. His stories seem so real.
spin crew
speech-writing crew, hired writers The spin crew will tell me if I should say racial or ethnic.
spin doctor
a speech writer, an advisor to a politician The spin doctor told us to say disability, not handicap.
spin the bottle
a game to decide who is to kiss whom When we played spin the bottle, Mavis always got to kiss Ron.
spin your wheels
waste effort, not progress If you don't have a career goal you'll just spin your wheels.
spinny
a little crazy, eccentric, drive me batty Their family is kind of weird. Even the cat is a little spinny.
spinork/spinorky
attractive, cool, groovy, neat That's a spinork sweater, Ted. It looks great on you.
take it for a spin
drive it, test drive it Al has a new motorcycle. I hope he lets me take it for a spin.
spin out
make sth.last as long as possible把…拉长 That's all the money there is,so you'll just have to spin it out for the rest of the week.所有的钱都在这儿了,因此你得尽可能地在这星期剩下的日子里节约用钱。 He spun out his story for twenty minutes.他把故事延长了20分钟。 He spun the project ort for over three years.这个工程他拖了3年多。
spin sth off
Idiom(s): spin sth off
Theme: CREATION
to create something as a by-product of something else. • When the company reorganized, it spun its banking division off • By spinning off part of its assets, a company gets needed capital.
spin one's wheels
Idiom(s): spin one's wheels
Theme: WASTE - EFFORT
to be in motion, but get nowhere. (Slang.) • This is a terrible job. I'm just spinning my wheels and not getting anywhere. • Get organized and try to accomplish something. Stop spinning your wheels!
go into a tailspin
Idiom(s): go into a tailspin
Theme: WORSEN
[for someone] to become disoriented or panicked; [for someone's life] to fall apart. (Informal.) • Although John was a great success, his life went into a tailspin. • After her father died, Mary's world fell apart, and she went into a tailspin.
make one's head spin
Idiom(s): make someone's head swim AND make someone's head spin (2)
Theme: CONFUSION
2. to confuse or overwhelm someone. • All these numbers make my head swim. • The physics lecture made my head spin.
No spine
If someone has no spine, they lack courage or are cowardly.
Spinning a line
When someone spins you a line, they are trying to deceive you by lying.
Spinning a yarn
When someone spins you a yarn, they are trying to deceive you by lying.
go for a spin|go|go for|spin
v. phr. To go for a ride in a car. Billy has invited us to go for a spin in his new car.
go into a tailspin|go|go into a nose dive|nose div
v. phr., informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope. The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it.
make one's head spin|head|make|spin
v. phr. To be bewildered; be confused. It makes my head spin to think about the amount of work I still have to do.
spin a yarn|spin|yarn
v. phr. To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don't always believe everything he says.
spin off|spin
v. phr. To bring something into existence as a byproduct of something that already exists. When Dr. Catwallender opened his medical practice, he also spun off a small dispensary beside it where patients could get their prescriptions filled.
spin one's wheels|spin|wheel|wheels
v. phr. 1. Said of cars stuck in snow or mud whose wheels are turning without the car moving forward. There was so much snow on the driveway that my car's wheels were spinning in it and we couldn't get going. 2. To exert effort in a job without making any progress. I've been working for the firm for two decades, but I feel I am merely spinning my wheels.
spin out|spin
v. phr. 1. To go out of control. The bus spun out on the icy road and fell into the ditch. 2. To make something go out of control. Tom stepped on the brakes so fast that he spun his car out of control and went off the road.
spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine
adj. Terrifying; causing great fear. Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling.A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood. Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
spine-tingling|spine|tingle
adj. Very exciting; thrilling. Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine-tingling.The children's plane ride was a spine-tingling adventure to them.
spinoff
n. A byproduct of something else. The television soap opera "Knot's Landing" was considered a spinoff of "Dallas," with many of the same characters featured in both.
put a spin on
put a spin on Give a certain meaning or interpretation to. Spin is usually modified by an adjective in this expression, as in Robert was adept at putting positive spin on weak financial reports, or This chef has put a new spin on seafood dishes. Also see spin doctor. [1980s]
spin control Manipulation of news, especially political news, as in The White House press secretary is a master of spin control. This idiom uses spin in the sense of “interpretation,” that is, how something will be interpreted by the public (also see put a spin on). [c. 1980] Also see spin doctor.
spin off
spin off Derive or produce from something else, especially a small part from a larger whole. For example, The corporation decided to spin off the automobile parts division, or Her column was spun off from her book on this subject. The expression transfers the throwing off by centrifugal force, as in spinning, to other enterprises. [Mid-1900s]
Trong trạng thái ngày càng hoảng loạn, kích động hoặc tuyệt cú vọng, đặc biệt có thể dẫn đến thất bại, sa sút hoặc trì trệ. Trong ngành hàng không, "spin phẳng" đề cập đến chuyển động của một máy bay vừa anchorage ngoài tầm kiểm soát. Với chuyện các nhà cựu không địch hiện đang ở trong một vòng anchorage phẳng đáng ngạc nhiên, cánh cửa rộng lớn mở cho một số đội bóng dưới tham vọng leo lên hạng và giành lấy danh hiệu. Nền kinh tế của đất nước đang trong một vòng anchorage phẳng kể từ khi thị trường bất động sản của nó sụp đổ cách đây vài năm .. Xem thêm: phẳng, anchorage
trong (hoặc vào) một vòng anchorage phẳng
trong (hoặc vào) một trạng thái kích động hoặc hoảng sợ. Không chính thức của Anh Một vòng anchorage phẳng theo nghĩa đen là một động tác nhào lộn trên không, trong đó máy bay lao xuống theo những vòng tròn hẹp trong khi vẫn gần như nằm ngang. Các bài đánh giá về âm nhạc phổ biến của BBC năm 2004 Không chỉ là anthology có rất nhiều lời lẽ vu khống mà còn có đủ vi phạm bản quyền ở đây để khiến bất kỳ luật sư nào của công ty thu âm phải vào cuộc. . Xem thêm: dẹt, quay. Xem thêm:
An in a flat spin 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 in a flat spin, 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 in a flat spin