Nghĩa là gì: butter-fingers

butter-fingers /'bʌtə,fiɳgəz/

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itchy fingers Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

butter fingers

unable to catch or hold, cement hands "When Anna dropped the ball, Shelly said, ""Butter fingers!"""

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

put one's fingers on something

locate precisely, remember exactly I was finally able to put my fingers on the problem and find someone to help me fix it.

sticky fingers

the habit of stealing things that one sees and wants The young boy has sticky fingers and you must watch him all the time.

work my fingers to the bone

work so hard that I become thin and weak I worked my fingers to the bone to help my kids get an education.

slip through one's fingers

escape without sb．'s knowing how 从某人指缝中溜掉；失去（机会）
Mike earns a good wage， but he doesn't save a penny． Money just slips through his fingers．迈克收入不错，但他不存一分钱，钱都被他花掉了。
The opportunity will slip through your fingers if you do not seize it．这个机会你不抓住的话，就会错过的。

snap one's fingers at

show contempt for；show no respect for蔑视；漠视
Don't snap your fingers at his proposal；I think it at least merits our consideration．不要小看他的建议，我认为至少值得我们考虑考虑。
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said″ Don't enter″， and he went into the door．约翰漠视“不准进入”的牌子，进去了。

work one's fingers to the bone

Idiom(s): work one's fingers to the bone

Theme: EFFORT

to work very hard.
• I worked my fingers to the bone so you children could have everything you needed. Now look at the way you treat me!
• I spent the day working my fingers to the bone, and now I want to relax.

keep one's fingers crossed for

Idiom(s): keep one's fingers crossed (for someone or something) AND cross one's fingers

Theme: HOPE

to wish for luck for someone or something, often by crossing one's fingers; to hope for a good outcome for someone or something.
• I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
• I'm trying out for a play. Keep your fingers crossed!

get one's fingers burned

Idiom(s): get one's fingers burned

Theme: EXPERIENCE

to have a bad experience.
• I had my fingers burned the last time I did this.
• I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I wont try it again.
• If you go swimming and get your fingers burned, you wont want to swim again.

cross one's fingers

All fingers and thumbs

If you're all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. 'All thumbs' is an alternative form of the idiom.

Burn your fingers

If you burn your fingers, you suffer a loss or something unpleasant as the result of something you did, making you less likely to do it again.

Butterfingers

Someone who has butterfingers is clumsy and drops things.

Fingers and thumbs

If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands.

Green fingers

(UK) Someone with green fingers has a talent for gardening.

Keep your fingers crossed

If you are keeping your fingers crossed, you are hoping for a positive outcome.

Work your fingers to the bone

If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something.

Cross Your Fingers

To hope that something happens the way you want it to.

have your fingers in every pie

be involved in many different things: "You can't do anything without him knowing - he has his fingers in every pie."

burn one's fingers|burn|finger|fingers

v. phr., informal To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn't want to try again. Some people can't be told; they have to burn their fingers to learn.

cross one's fingers|cross|finger|fingers

v. phr. 1a. To cross two fingers of one hand for good luck. Mary crossed her fingers during the race so that Tom would win. 11b. or keep one's fingers crossed informal To wish for good luck. Keep your fingers crossed while I take the test. 2. To cross two fingers of one hand to excuse an untruth that you are telling. Johnny crossed his fingers when he told his mother the lie.

light-fingered|finger|fingered|fingers|light

adj. Given to stealing; having a tendency to be dishonest or a kleptomaniac. I always suspected that Freddie might be lightfingered and my suspicions were confirmed when he was arrested for shoplifting.

slip through one's fingers|finger|fingers|slip

v. phr. To escape without someone's knowing how. Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers. Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn't save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers.

snap one's fingers at|finger|fingers|snap

v. phr. To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard. John snapped his fingers at the sign that said "Do not enter," and he went in the door. The highway sign said "Speed limit, 35 miles per hour," but when a driver snapped his fingers at it by going 55 miles an hour, a motorcycle policeman arrested him.

sticky fingers|finger|fingers|sticky

n. phr., slang 1. The habit of stealing things you see and want. Don't leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers. Don't leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has sticky fingers. 2. Ability to catch a ball, especially football forward passes. Jack is very tall and has sticky fingers. He is an end on the football team.

work one's fingers to the bone|bone|finger|fingers

v. phr. To work very hard. "I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary," Fred complained.

burn one's fingers

burn one's fingers
Harm oneself, as in I'm staying away from risky stocks; I've burned my fingers often enough. Some believe this expression came from a legend about a monkey who gets a cat to pull its chestnuts out of the fire (see cat's paw); others hold it is from an English proverb: “Burn not thy fingers to snuff another's candle” (James Howell, English Proverbs, 1659). [c. 1700]

keep one's fingers crossed

keep one's fingers crossed
see cross one's fingers.

get acquisitive fingers

To be or become acquisitive to begin, undertake, or become complex in some assignment or task, abnormally one that involves one's hands. You're action to get acquisitive fingers already you see these nine alarming do-it-yourself projects that can do with things about the house! I assuredly took a two-week vacation, but as anon as I began to relax, I started accepting acquisitive fingers to do something—anything—productive.Learn more: finger, get, itchy

have acquisitive fingers

To be acquisitive to begin, undertake, or become complex in some assignment or task, abnormally one that involves one's hands. You're action to accept acquisitive fingers already you see these nine alarming do-it-yourself projects that can do with things about the house! I assuredly took a two-week vacation, but as anon as I began to relax, I started accepting acquisitive fingers to do something—anything—productive.Learn more: finger, have, itchy

itchy fingers

mainly BRITISHIf you accept itchy fingers, you are actual agog to get complex in a accurate activity. I went into boondocks to watch bodies arena chess. After a few canicule of this I started accepting acquisitive fingers.Learn more: finger, itchy

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