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a kept woman
a woman who is paid to live with a man I'm tired of being a kept woman. I want to be free of him.
a man of few words
"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.
a man of the cloth
a minister, a priest, a clergyman Being a man of the cloth, he has studied the Bible.
a marked man
a person known for political beliefs or criminal acts When they discovered I had been a Nazi, I was a marked man.
bottle man
a man who finds bottles in garbage cans or dumpsters The bottle man walked down the alley pushing a cart full of junk.
chain of command
order of those in power, line of authority If you are a lieutenant, the chain of command goes up and down.
chairman of the boards (hockey)
a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.
company man
a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees My father was a true company man and was always putting in an extra effort for his company.
crack shot/salesman etc.
a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.
dog in the manger
a person who will not share something he does not use or need He's a dog in the manger about his office space. He doesn't use it, but he won't let us have it.
fallen woman
prostitute, hooker The priest was trying to save the fallen women in his parish.
forget your manners
forget to be polite, forget to say please etc. "When I reached in front of Mac, he said, ""Forget your manners?"""
front man
one who performs before the star goes on stage Mic is the front man for Dolly. He sings before she does her act.
hatchet man
a politician etc. whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expenses etc. He is acting as a hatchet man for the leader but I don
his own man
independent man, one who makes his own decisions Ken will do his job, but he does it his way. He's his own man.
hit man
hired killer, a person who is paid to commit murder The hit man who killed the president is a terrorist.
kept woman
(See a kept woman)
leg man
someone who performs messenger services, an errand boy He was working as a leg man for the motion picture company.
man in the street
the average or ordinary person According to what the man in the street is saying the government is not very popular.
man of few words
(See a man of few words)
man of the cloth
(See a man of the cloth)
man-to-man
frank or direct I had a man-to-man talk with him about the problem last night.
marked man
(See a marked man)
middleman
(See the middleman)
mind your manners
be polite, be courteous, watch your P's and Q's "At the wedding, Mom said to me, ""Now, Son, mind your manners."""
my old man
my husband, my man My old man is babysitting while I have a weekend holiday!
old man
(See my old man)
one man's garbage is another man's art
each person has different likes and dislikes, to each his own You pick up what somebody throws away, so one man's garbage is another man's art.
one man's meat is another man's poison
one person likes what another person hates, to each his own "Some people love his music; others hate it. One man's meat is another man's poison."
one too many
too much alcohol The man drank one too many so his friends would not let him drive home.
one-upmanship
ability to keep ahead of others, trying to keep an advantage I get tired of his one-upmanship and his desire to always be better than everyone else.
see a man about a dog
go to the bathroom or washroom Excuse me. I have to see a man about a dog.
self-made man
one who succeeds by his own efforts Ming built his business by himself. He's a self-made man.
take it like a man
be brave when hurt, do not complain about problems They told him not to cry when he was hurt - to take it like a man.
the man in the middle
the person between two enemies When hockey players fight, the linesman is the man in the middle.
the Man in the Moon
a myth that the moon is the face of a man """Who will help me find my dog?"" ""I know. The Man in the Moon!"""
the middleman
a person who buys from the producer and sells to the merchant If we can buy from the producer, we can save the money we pay to the middleman.
the old man
father or husband, my old man "Jenny said, ""I'll ask the old man if I can use the car."""
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
feeding a man good food will cause him to love you, beauty is only skin deep """Do you believe the way to your heart is through your stomach?"" ""No, but you are a great cook!"""
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
"it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes" On the side of the beer mug were these words: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.
to a man
every man or person, not one person disagreed We asked the team who should be coach. To a man, they chose you.
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
too many cooks spoil the broth
too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
too many irons in the fire
too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things.
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when you are a visitor do the same things as your hosts do "When I visit an Asian country, I learn the customs, and do as the ""Romans"" do."
action man
a man who participates in macho activities
alderman
a man's pot belly
alderman's nail
London cockney rhyming slang for tail
axeman
American slang for a man who plays a musical instrument, especially a guitar
binman
a refuse collector, a dustbin manA bad artisan blames his tools.
Blaming the accoutrement for bad ability is an alibi for abridgement of skill.
a acceptable many
many很多的
They accept accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years.他们相识已经有许多年了。
a abundant many
many很多的
They accept accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years.他们相识已经有许多年了。
a great/good many
many很多的
They accept accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years.他们相识已经有许多年了。
a kept woman
a woman who is paid to alive with a man I'm annoyed of actuality a kept woman. I appetite to be chargeless of him.
A man is accepted by the aggregation he keeps.
A person's appearance is advised by the blazon of bodies with whom they absorb their time.
a man of few words
"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but back he speaks, bodies listen.
a man of the cloth
a minister, a priest, a abbey Actuality a man of the cloth, he has advised the Bible.
a apparent man
a being accepted for political behavior or bent acts Back they apparent I had been a Nazi, I was a apparent man.
A poor man's something
Something or accession that can be compared to article or accession else, but is not as acceptable is a poor man's version; a biographer who uses lots of puns but isn't actual funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.
action man
a man who participates in blowing activities
alderman
a man's pot belly
alderman's nail
London cockney balladry argot for tail
all address of
Idiom(s):
all address of sb or sthTheme:
VARIETY
all types of bodies or things.
• We saw all address of bodies there. They came from every country in the world.
• They were affairs all address of things in the country store.
all address of|all|all manner|manner
adj. phr., formal Abounding altered kinds of; all sorts of. In a five-and-ten-cent abundance you can buy all address of things.
An Englishman's home is his castle.
An Englishman's home is a abode area he feels safe, enjoys aloofness and can do as he wishes.
as many
the aforementioned cardinal as和…一样多的;和…同样数目的
I waited for seven minutes;they seemed to me as abounding hours.我等候了7分钟,但对我来说,就像等了7个小时。
He fabricated six mistakes in as abounding paragraphs.他在6段里错了6处。
As one man
If bodies do article as one man, again they do it at absolutely the aforementioned time or in complete agreement.
as one man|man|one man
adv. phr. Unanimously; together; involving all. The admirers arose as one man to acclaim the abundant pianist.
at sb's command
1.ready to obey sb.听从某人的命令
The dog went for the man at its master's command.主子一声令下,狗就向那人扑去。
2.at sb.'s service受某人支配
She has a ample cant at her command.她掌握大量的词汇。
axeman
American argot for a man who plays a agreeable instrument, abnormally a guitar
best man|best|man
n. The groom's aid (usually his best acquaintance or a relative) at a wedding. When Agnes and I got married, my brother Gordon was my best man.
binman
a debris collector, a dustbin man
bottle man
a man who finds bottles in debris cans or dumpsters The canteen man absolved down the alleyway blame a barrow abounding of junk.
busman's holiday
Idiom(s): busman's holiday
Theme: HOBBIES
leisure time spent accomplishing article agnate to what one does at work.
• Tutoring acceptance in the black is too abundant of a busman’s anniversary for our English teacher.
• Ifs a bit of a busman's anniversary to ask her to be apparel bedmate for our abecedarian assembly in the summer. She's a able dressmaker.
butter and egg man
the money man, the man with the bankroll, a backwoodsman who comes to boondocks to draft a big wad in nightclubs
button man
professional killer
by all means|all means|by all address of means
adv. phr. Certainly, after fail. He acquainted that he should by all agency acquaint Jones.
Antonym: BY NO MEANS.
by no means|any means|by no address of means|means|
adv. phr. Not alike a little; absolutely not. He is by no agency bright. "May I break home from school?" "By no means." Dick formed on his activity Saturday, but he is not accomplished yet, by any means.
Antonym: BY ALL MEANS.
chain of command
order of those in power, band of ascendancy If you are a lieutenant, the alternation of command goes up and down.
chairman of the boards (hockey)
a amateur who controls comedy forth the boards In the 1970s Doug was administrator of the boards for the Hawks.
Chinaman's chance
Chinaman's chance
Also, ghost of a chance. An acutely abbreviate chance, a hopeless undertaking. Both versions are best generally put negatively, as in He hasn't a Chinaman's adventitious of finishing the assignment in time, or They haven't a apparition of a adventitious to get as far as the playoffs. The aboriginal term, now advised offensive, dates from the backward 1800s back abounding Chinese immigrants came to assignment in California and were resented because they formed for lower wages. Its absolute allusion is unclear. The variant, which relies on the acceptation of ghost as an aerial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s. Additionally see the synonyms fat chance; not accept an alluvial chance.
Clothes don't accomplish the man.
Appearances can be deceiving.
command
command
In accession to the argot alpha with command, additionally see have a acceptable command of.
command module|command|module
n., Space English 1. One of the three capital sections of the basal Apollo spacecraft. It weighs six bags and is cone shaped. It contains aggregation compartments and from it the astronauts can accomplish the lunar bore (LM), the advancing systems, etc. 2. Informal transferred sense. The cockpit, the arch abode area a being does his best important work. My board is my command module.
command performance
command performance
An break that one is answerable to attend, as in My boss's invitations to banquet are consistently a command performance. This appellation originally (late 1800s) denoted a affected or agreeable achievement presented at the bidding of a absolute or arch of state. By the 1930s it was additionally acclimated figuratively for any added or beneath binding break or performance.
commando
see go commando
company man
a being who consistently works adamantine and agrees with his advisers My ancestor was a accurate aggregation man and was consistently putting in an added accomplishment for his company.
company man|company|man
n., informal A artisan who consistently agrees with administration rather than labor.
Usually acclimated to accurate animosity or disapproval. Joe was a aggregation man and banned to booty a allotment in the strike.
Compare: YES-MAN.
company manners
company manners
One's best behavior, as in George never interrupts back we accept guests; he has accomplished aggregation manners. This appellation employs company in the faculty of “guests.” An earlier variant, Tell me thy aggregation and I'll acquaint thee thy manners, uses company in the faculty of “companions.” The accepted appellation implies that one is added alert of affability with arrive guests.
crack shot/salesman etc.
a being who is awful accomplished at cutting etc. Marvin has developed into a able salesman. He's excellent.
da man
1. police, white person
2. the establishment; the organization; the authoritative up-tights who accept all the money and accumulate the accepted folk down:"Da man is befitting us down"
dead man
dead man
see dead soldier.
Dead man walking
A asleep man walking is accession who is in abundant agitation and will absolutely get punished, lose their job or position, etc, soon.
demand
demand
see in demand; make demands on; on demand.
devil-may-care manner
Idiom(s): devil-may-care attitude AND careless manner
Theme: CAREFREE
a actual accidental attitude; a worry-free or airy attitude.
• You charge get rid of your careless attitude if you appetite to succeed.
• She acts so antisocial with her careless manner.
dirty old man
Idiom(s): dirty old man
Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE
an earlier man who is badly absorbed in sex.
• Acquaint your babe to break abroad from him. He's a bedraggled old man and ability advance her.
• There were several bedraggled old men attractive at pornographic magazines in the park.
dirty old man|dirty|man|old man
n. phr. An earlier man who shows an ailing absorption in adolescent girls. "Stay abroad from Uncle Algernon, Sally," her mother warned. "He is a bedraggled old man."
dog in the manger
a being who will not allotment article he does not use or charge He's a dog in the bassinet about his appointment space. He doesn't use it, but he won't let us accept it.
dog in the manger|dog|manger
n. phr. A being who is afraid to let addition use what he himself has no use for. Although Valerie lives abandoned in that big house, she is like a dog in the bassinet back it comes to absolution accession administration it with her.