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Absentee landlord
Absentee landlord- (Econ) Địa chủ (chủ bất động sản) cách biệt
- + Người chủ sở hữu đất hoặc nhà sống ở một nơi xa bất động sản của mình, thu tiền thuê và quản lý việc kinh doanh của mình thông qua trung gian hay người đại diện.
in la la land Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
get the lay of the land
land on one
land on one's feet
land on your feet
lay of the land
Lotus Land
the lay of the land
da land
Land of Dope
Land of the Heartless
Strong island
by land
“Do you know whether she went to Shanghai by land or sea？”“By land，”he replied．你知道她是由陆路还是海路去上海的？“陆路，”他回答说。
live off the fat of the land
Idiom(s): live off the fat of the landTheme: LIVELIHOOD
to grow one's own food; to live on stored-up resources or abundant resources.
• If I had a million dollars, I'd invest it and live off the fat of the land.
• I'll be happy to retire soon and live off the fat of the land.
• Many farmers live off the fat of the land.
land up somehow or somewhere
Idiom(s): land up somehow or somewhereTheme: COMPLETION
to finish somehow or somewhere; to come to be in a certain state or place at the end. (Usually in the wrong place or in a bad situation.)
• We set out for Denver but landed up in Salt Lake City.
• He's so extravagant that he landed up in debt.
land of Nod
Idiom(s): land of NodTheme: SLEEP
sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people sometimes nod when they are falling asleep.)
• The baby is in the land of Nod.
• Look at the clock! It’s time we were all in the land of Nod.
do a land-office business
Idiom(s): do a land-office businessTheme: COMMERCE
to do a large amount of business in a short period of time.
• The ice cream shop always does a land-office business on a hot day.
• The tax collector's office did a land-office business on the day that taxes were due.
land on both feet
Idiom(s): land on one's feet AND land on both feetTheme: RECOVERY
to recover satisfactorily from a trying situation or a setback. (Informal.)
• Her first year was terrible, but she landed on both feet.
• It's going to be a hard day. I only hope I land on my feet.
No man is an island.
We all need other people.Cloud cuckoo land
If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land.Fat of the land
Living off the fat of the land means having the best of everything in life.For England
(UK) A person who talks for England, talks a lot- if you do something for England, you do it a lot or to the limit.Landslide victory
A landslide victory is a victory in an election by a very large margin.fat of the land|fat|land
n. phr. The best and richest food, clothes, everything. When I'm rich I'll retire and live off the fat of the land.jump on|jump|jump all over|land all over|land on
v. phr., informal To scold; criticize; blame. Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake. Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date. "I don't know why Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob.Compare: FIND FAULT, GET ON, LAY OUT7.
land of nod|land|nod
n. phr. Sleep. The little girl went off to the land of nod.land on one's feet|feet|foot|land|land on both fee
v. phr., informal To get yourself out of trouble without damage or injury and sometimes with a gain; be successful no matter what happens. No matter what trouble he gets into, he always seems to land on his feet. Mary lost her first job because she was always late to work, but she landed on her feet and soon had a better job.land-office business|business|land-office
n., informal A great rush of business. It was a hot day, and the drive-ins were doing a land-office business in ice cream and cold drinks.landing ship|land|landing|ship
n. A ship built to land troops and army equipment on a beach for an invasion. The landing ship came near the beach, doors in the bow opened, and marines ran out.landslide
n. An overwhelming victory during a political election. Ronald Reagan won the election of 1980 in a landslide.lay of the land|how the land lies|land|lay|lies
n. phr. 1. The natural features of a piece of land, such as hills and valleys. The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land. 2. The way something is arranged; the important facts about something; how things are. The banker wanted to check the lay of the land before buying the stock. Before the new boy will join our club, he wants to see how the land lies.safety island|island|safety|safety zone|zone
n. A raised area in a highway or road to be used only by people walking. John was half-way across the street when the light changed. He stayed on the safety island until it changed again.bland
blandbland out
Informal to remove or omit distinctive characteristics; make or become vapid
cloud-cuckoo land
cloud-cuckoo landAn idealized mythical domain, as in That idea about flying cars is straight out of cloud-cuckoo land. This expression originated as a translation from the Greek of Aristophanes' play The Birds, where it signifies the realm built by the birds to separate the gods from humankind. It came into use in the 1820s. During the 19th century it began to be used for a place of wildly fanciful dreams, unrealistic expectations, or the like, and it also acquired the connotation of “crazy” (from cuckoo, slang for “crazy” since about 1900). Also see la-la land; never-never land.
fat of the land, the
fat of the land, theThe best or richest of anything, as in The tiny upper class lived off the fat of the land while many of the poor were starving. This expression alludes to fat in the sense of “the best or richest part.” The Bible has it as eat the fat of the land (Genesis 45:18).
highland
highlandthe Highlands
mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
how the land lies
how the land liessee lay of the land, the.
la-la land
la-la land1) Los Angeles, California (often abbreviated L.A.). This expression pokes fun at the alleged eccentricities of the city's inhabitants. For example, What do you expect? Frederick has lived in la-la land for ten years and it has rubbed off on him. [Slang; c. 1980]
2) A state of being out of touch with reality, as in I don't know what's going on with Amy—she seems to be in la-la land. [Slang; c. 1980] Also see cloud-cuckoo land; never-never land.
land
landIn addition to the idioms beginning with land, also see cloud-cuckoo land; fall on one's feet; fat of the land, the; la-la land; lay of the land, the; never-never land.
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- land in
- land-office business
- land on
- land up
land in
land inAlso, land up. Arrive at, end in something. For example, This situation could land you in a terrible mess, or I never thought I'd land up with a reward for excellence. These expressions both employ land in the sense of “to end,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.
land on
land onsee under jump all over someone; for land on one's feet, see fall on one's feet.
land up
land upsee land in.
land-office business
land-office businessA thriving, expanding, or very profitable concern or volume of trade. For example, After the storm they did a land-office business in snow shovels and rock salt. This term, dating from the 1830s, alludes to the throng of applicants to government land offices through which Western lands were sold. It has been used for other booming business since the mid-1800s.
lay of the land, the
lay of the land, theThe nature, arrangement, or disposition of something, the general state of affairs, as in Once we know the lay of the land, we can plan our advertising campaign. A related expression is how the land lies, as in Let's be cautious till we know how the land lies. This usage originated in Britain about 1700 as the lie of the land and is still so used there.
lowland
lowlandthe Lowlands
lowland region of SC Scotland, between the Highlands & the Southern Uplands
never-never land
never-never landA fantasy land, an imaginary place, as in I don't know what's gotten into Marge—she's way off in never-never land. This expression gained currency when James Barrie used it in Peter Pan (1904) for the place where Peter and the Lost Boys live. However, in the second half of the 1800s Australians already were using it for vast unsettled areas of their continent (the outback), and there the term became popular through Mrs. Aeneas Gunn's We of the Never Never (1908). In Australia it still refers to northwest Queensland or northern Australia in general. Elsewhere it simply signifies a fantasy or daydream.
no man is an island
no man is an islandHuman beings necessarily depend on one another, as in You can't manage this all by yourself; no man is an island. This expression is a quotation from John Donne's Devotions (1624): “No man is an Island, entire of it self; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.”
in la-la land
In a accompaniment of unrealistic and arcadian fancy, above the realms of possibility. Sarah seems to be absent in la-la acreage these days. If Tom thinks he'll be able to alive off his bad poetry, he's active in la-la land!Learn more: landla-la land, in
Out of blow with reality. This slangy agnate of never-never acreage dates from the 1980s. The New York Times stated (Jan. 10, 1992), “Stanford is a multicultural la-la land. . . . It’s not the absolute world.” Capitalized, La-La Acreage is a amusing appellation for Los Angeles, California, a appellation that additionally dates from the 1980s.
More Idioms/Phrases
no man is an island no offense in hopes of in hopes of (something) in horror in hospital in hot pursuit in hot pursuit (of someone or something) in hot water in Indian file in ink in interest in inverted commas in irons in its entirety in its infancy in its/their entirety in itself in jeopardy in jest in jig time in keeping in keeping with in keeping with (something) in key in kind in labor in la-la land in large measure in large part in layman's terms in layperson's terms in leaf in league in league (with someone) in league with in leaps and bounds in less than no time in lieu in lieu of in lieu of (something) in light of in like a lion, out like a lamb in like Flynn in limbo in line in line for in line for something in line with (someone or something) in living memory in lockstep in lockstep (with someone or something) in loco parentis
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