Nghĩa là gì: acclamation

acclamation /,æklə'meiʃn/

danh từ
- sự hoan hô nhiệt liệt
  - carried by acclamation: thông qua bằng cách hoan hô
  - the decision was carried by acclamation: mọi người vỗ tay hoan hô thông qua nghị quyết
- ((thường) số nhiều) tiếng reo hoan hô, tiếng tung hô

lam Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

be to blame

be responsible for something bad or unfortunate He

bet on a lame rooster

bet on a loser, fall for that If you vote for that guy, you're betting on a lame rooster.

clam

dollar, buck He paid a hundred clams for that radio.

clam up

stop talking, become quiet Why do you clam up when we mention Judy? Why so quiet?

dad-blamed

damned, darn, dingbusted The dad-blamed fishing line is tangled! It's in knots!

go up in smoke/flames

burn or be destroyed by fire, fail, not come true (dreams) His plans to open a new restaurant have gone up in smoke since he lost his job.

grand slam

a home run with runners on all bases, a major score It was 5-1. Then Carter hit a grand slam and tied the game, 5-5.

happy as a clam/lark

very happy, carefree When Tim is working on his car, he's happy as a clam.

in the slammer

in jail, in prison Marv's been in the slammer four times. He knows prison life.

in two shakes of a lamb

quickly, in no time at all I will have this finished in two shakes of a lamb

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)

very soon, in a couple of seconds, in a sec I'll be with you in two shakes. I just have to turn off the lights.

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

very quickly and without difficulty Wait one minute. I will be able to help you in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

lame duck

public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before He is a lame duck president so it is difficult for him to get things accomplished.

lay the blame

blame, say who is at fault When he fails a test, his mom lays the blame on the teacher.

old flame

a former lover, an old sweetheart In Toronto, I met an old flame. We were lovers many years ago.

on the lam

running away from the police, lay low When he's not in jail, he's on the lam - always running.

shoulder the blame

accept the blame, take the rap The managers agreed to shoulder the blame for the error? Sure.

slam

criticize, insult, knock, put down The newspaper article slammed the government for being slow to help the flood victims.

take the blame

receive the blame, accept the blame, take the rap Sometimes innocent people offer to take the blame for crimes.

talk the leg off the lamb of God

"talk a lot; persuasively; have the gift of the gab" Minerva was a talker. She could talk the leg off the lamb of God!

to blame

at fault, guilty Who's to blame for starting the fire? Who did it?

bearded clam

the female genitals, inclusive of pubic hair

flamboast

to show off in a manner of actually flashing material items in the faces of other individuals

flamin'

refers to a flamboyant gay person

flaming Nora

an exclamation of surprise or annoyance. see ruddy-Nora.

lamp

1. to hang out next to a streetlamp;"I'm on the street, cold lampin'" -- Public Enemy (Cold lampin' with Flavor)
2. to relax while others panic

slamming

1. dynamic
2. something really good/attractive

blame on

place the guilt for（sih．wrong）on （sb．）；lay the blame on把责任推到（某人）身上
Don't blame it on him，but on me．别怪他，怪我。
He blame his failure on the teacher．他把他的失败归咎于老师。

flame out

1．burst out in flames；flare out突然冒出火焰；闪亮；突然闪耀
The fire flamed out instantly．火立刻烧了起来。
A beacon flamed out against the night sky．灯塔在夜空下闪闪发光。
2． break out into anger勃然大怒
You need not flame out so much．你不必这样大发雷霆。
His anger flamed out at the sight．见此情景，他勃然大怒。

flame up

1． 2．＝flame out 3．blush violently；glow面孔发红
The girl was so shy that she would flame up when she saw a stranger．这女孩很害羞，见到陌生人脸就红。
Colour flamed up in her cheeks．她面颊发红了。

go up in in flames

1．burn；be destroyed by fire燃烧；烧毁
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。

go up in smoke flames

go up in smoke/in flames

pour oil on the flames

make the quarrel severe火上加油
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。

put the clamps on

Idiom(s): put the clamps on (sb)

Theme: CONTROL

to restrain or restrict someone. (Slang.)
• Tom's parents put the clamps on him. They decided he was getting out of hand.
• They got mad and put on the clamps.

put the blame on

Idiom(s): put the blame on sb/sth AND lay/place the blame on sb/sth

Theme: BLAME

to blame someone or something.
• Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.
• We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm.

like lambs to the slaughter

Idiom(s): like lambs to the slaughter

Theme: DOOM

quietly and without seeming to realize or complain about the likely difficulties or dangers of a situation.
• Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter.
• Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.

innocent as a lamb

Idiom(s): (as) innocent as a lamb

Theme: INNOCENCE

guiltless; naive.
• "Hey! You can't throw me in jail," cried the robber. "I'm innocent as a lamb."
• Look at the baby, as innocent as a lamb.

happy as a clam

Idiom(s): (as) happy as a clam

Theme: HAPPINESS

happy and content. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• Tom sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.
• There they all sat, eating corn on the cob and looking happy as clams.

go up in flames

Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smoke

Theme: WASTE

to burn up.
• The whole museum went up in flames.
• My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames.
• What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.

fan the flames

Idiom(s): fan the flames (of sth)

Theme: WORSEN

to make something more intense; to make a situation worse.
• The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more.
• The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.

clamp down

Idiom(s): clamp down (on sb or sth)

Theme: DOMINATION

to become strict with someone; to become strict about something.
• Because Bob's grades were getting worse, his parents clamped down on him.
• The police have clamped down on speeders in this town.
• Things have already gone too far. It's too late to clamp down.

burst into flames

Idiom(s): burst into flames

Theme: IGNITION

to catch fire suddenly; to ignite all at once.
• Suddenly, the car burst into flames.
• It was so hot in the forest fire that a few trees literally burst into flames.

burn with a low blue flame

Idiom(s): burn with a low blue flame

Theme: ANGER

to be very angry. (Refers to the imaginary heat caused by extreme anger.)
• By the time she showed up three hours late, I was burning with a low blue flame.
• Whenever Ann gets mad, she just presses her lips together and burns with a low blue flame.

between you, me, and the lamppost

Idiom(s): between you, me, and the lamppost

Theme: SECRECY

secretively, just between you and me. (Fixed order.)
• Just between you, me, and the lamppost, Fred is leaving school.
• Now don't tell anyone else. This is just between you, me, and the lamppost.

lay/place the blame on

add fuel to the flame

Idiom(s): add fuel to the fire AND add fuel to the flame

Theme: INCITE

to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse; to make an angry person get even more angry.
• To spank a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.
• Bill was shouting angrily, and Bob tried to get him to stop by laughing at him. Of course, that was just adding fuel to the flame.

A bad workman blames his tools.

Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.

Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lam

If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.

clamp down on

act strictly to prevent something
" The government has decided to clamp down on smoking in public places."

More Idioms/Phrases

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