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it's on Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

a freeze on

"a stoppage; a decision to stop spending, hiring etc." Right now there's a freeze on hiring at the plant - no hiring.

a game one

a willing player, a rough and ready person I can see that Bev's a game one. She plays hard and doesn't quit.

a glow on

slightly drunk, tipsy, catch a buzz When Myrna gets a glow on, she likes to dance real close.

a goner

something that is lost or beyond help I thought he was a goner, but the cat came back. He's home.

a hard-on

an erect penis, a hard penis When our dog gets a hard-on, he tries to crawl up my leg.

a long shot

a poor chance of winning, a slim chance The Leafs winning the Stanley Cup - now that's a long shot.

a loose cannon

unpredictable employee, one who may embarrass The President is sensible, but the Vice President is a loose cannon.

a lot on the ball

intelligent, smart Melvin may not look intelligent, but he's got a lot on the ball.

a month of Sundays

a very long time, many days It will take a month of Sundays to phone the students in our school.

a new lease on life

a feeling that life will be better, a fresh start The promotion gave him a new lease on life.

a piece of the action

a share of the profit or prize or loot Those who paid for the winning ticket get a piece of the action.

a pinch of coon shit

very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.

a play on words

a pun, a word or phrase that has two meanings When a man says he'll give you a ring, it may be a play on words.

a question of

the important factor, the issue For them, it's a question of faith. They believe in the Bible.

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

a sharp tongue

a tendency to reply sharply or sarcastically Karly is a beautiful girl, but her sharp tongue may be a problem.

a short one

a small drink, a small amount of liquor """Can I pour you a drink?"" ""Yes. A short one, please."""

a silver spoon...

(See born with a silver spoon in his mouth)

a slip of the tongue

a spoken error or mistake, a word that slips out I said brew instead of blue. It was a slip of the tongue.

a stone's throw

a short distance, 25 metres A deer came into the yard, just a stone's throw from our door.

a takeoff on

similar to, based on the same idea, a send-up The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

a tall one

a large drink of liquor, a strong drink After he heard the bad news, he poured himself a tall one.

a tongue-lashing

a scolding, a lecture, a talking to When Sis came home drunk, Dad gave her a tongue-lashing.

above and beyond the call of duty

much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.

absence makes the heart grow fonder

when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.

actions speak louder than words

people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.

after one

well-liked for agreeing with one

air one

make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret The dinner party became uncomfortable when the host began to air his colleagues' dirty laundry in public.tell about one

all along

all the time I knew all along that he would not get the promotion.

all at once

suddenly, without warning All at once the fire alarm rang so we had to leave the building.

all day long

the whole day She has been sitting and waiting for the mail to arrive all day long.

all in one

combined I was able to use my car for travelling and sleeping all in one.

all rolled up in one

combined His brother is president and vice-president all rolled up in one.

all the livelong day

all day, lasting the whole day Our canary sings all the livelong day - from dawn to dusk.

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

along those lines

similar, on the same topic, in that vein He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

ants in one

restlessness, nervousness You are moving around as if you have ants in your pants the teacher said to the little boy.

apple of one

one

as long as

provided that, on condition that As long as you promise to be careful you can borrow my car.

be on (one)

1. To be one's accountability or responsibility. This accomplished blend is on the sales department, not us! Fine. But if this goes wrong, it's on you. The mix up is on me, OK? I'm sorry!2. Of a drink, meal, performance, etc., to accept the costs covered by one, abnormally as a allowance or account to addition else. A: "How abundant do I owe you for the tickets?" B: "Nothing, it's on me." No, no, the meal is on the house—the bang-up insists.Learn more: on

it's on

An assertion of readiness, eagerness, or apprehension for something, abnormally a antagonism or confrontation. He said what abaft my back? Oh, it's on! The added aggregation is absolutely acrimonious up momentum, it's on now.Learn more: on

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as American as apple pie as busy as a beaver as clean as a whistle as drunk as a skunk as easy as pie as far as as far as I know as if as long as as luck would have it as new as poor as a church mouse as right as rain as scarce as hen's teeth as slow as a dead snail as slow as molasses in January as the crow flies it's no picnic It's no picnic! it's no skin off my nose it's no skin off my, your, his, etc. nose it's no use it's no use (doing something) it's no use crying over spilled milk it's no/small/little wonder... it's not cricket it's not even funny it's not funny it's not kosher it's not on it's not over till it's over it's not over till/until the fat lady sings it's not rocket science it's not saying much it's not the heat, it's the humidity it's not the meat, it's the motion it's not what you know but who you know it's not worth it it's not worth the trouble it's not you, it's me it's nothing it's now or never it's on it's on like Donkey Kong it's on me it's one thing after another it's one thing to (do something), it's another to (do something else) it's one thing to (do sth), it's another thing to (do sth else) it's one thing to (do sth), it's quite another to (do sth else) it's one thing to do A, it's another to do B it's only, just, etc. a matter/a question of time it's outta here it's payback time it's raining cats and dogs it's raining harder than a cow peeing on a flat rock it's raining harder than a cow pissing on a flat rock It's raining pitchforks it's raining pitchforks (and hammer handles) it's six of one and half a dozen of the other It's six of one, half a dozen of another it's someone's funeral it's swings and roundabouts it's the berries it's the economy, stupid it's the old story it's the same old rigmarole it's the same old story it's the story of my life