make a pig s ear of something Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
about to do something
on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.
bail someone or something out
help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
bend over backwards to do something
try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
bring home the importance of something to someone
make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.
bring something on
cause to develop rapidly I don
brush up on something
review something one has already learned I
can't make heads or tails of something
" can't understand something at all;"
dead set against something
determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.
do something rash
take drastic action (usually without thinking) She is extremely angry so I hope that she doesn
fall back on something/someone
turn to for help when something else has failed She had to fall back on her father
feel up to (do something)
feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don
fill (something) in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get a fix on something
receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means We were able to get a fix on the island and got the boat safely to the harbor.
get a kick out of something
find something amusing.
get away with something
do something one shouldn
get hold of (something)
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get over something
overcome a difficulty, recover from an illness or shock She has been having a lot of trouble getting over her father
get rid of something
give or throw something away, sell or destroy something, make a cold or fever disappear I bought a new television set so I had to get rid of the old one.
get something out of
learn from, benefit from We always get something out of her class. We learn something.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
get wise to something/somebody
learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.
great one for something
a great enthusiast for something My friend is a great one for staying up all night and watching horror movies.
gun for something
try very hard to get (prize or promotion etc.) He has been gunning for the new sales job for a long time.
hand something to someone on a silver platter
give a person something that has not been earned He was handed a great job on a silver platter and never had to make any effort at all.
hard on (someone/something)
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
have had it (with someone or something)
can
have one's nose in something
unwelcome interest in something, impolite curiosity My boss always has his nose in other peoples' business so he is not very well-liked.
have (something) going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
have something on someone
have information or proof that someone did sometning wrong I think that the police have something on him and that is why he wants to quit his job.
have something on the ball
be smart, clever, skilled She really has a lot on the ball. She should do well in whatever she chooses to do.
have something up one
something kept secretly ready for the right time I
hold out for something
refuse to give up, keep resisting The famous basketball star is holding out for a large salary increase.
hold something back
keep information or something to or for oneself He is holding back the information about the new computer system.
in two minds about something
undecided My niece is in two minds about whether or not she will come and visit me this summer.
keep an eye on something or someone
watch (as in take care of something) Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store.
keep on (doing something)
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
lay hands on something
get hold of or find something If I can lay my hands on a slide projector I will show you the pictures of my trip tonight.
let (something) go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let (something) ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look forward to something
anticipate with pleasure He
look over something
inspect, survey or examine Please take some time to look over these documents before you sign them.
look (something) up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
make a beeline for something
hurry directly somewhere When he enters the cafeteria he always makes a beeline for the dessert section.
make do with something
substitute one thing for another If there is no cream for the coffee, we
make head or tail of something (usually negative)
find meaning in , understand I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.
make no bones about something
make no secret, not keep from talking about something He has made no bones about the fact that he is not interested in applying for the supervisor
make of something
interpret, think of What do you make of the new manager in accounting.A poor man's something
Something or addition that can be compared to article or addition 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.
about to do something
on the point of accomplishing article She was about to leave aback the buzz rang.
bail addition or article out
help or accomplishment The government has absitively to bond out the afflicted bank.
balls article up
to achieve a blend of a situation
be fed up with (with addition or something)
be out of backbone (with someone
be in two minds about something
unable to decide: "I'm in two minds about affairs a new car."
be into something|be into|into
v. phr.,
informal To acquire taken article up partly as a nobby, partly as a austere absorption of sorts (basically consistent from the new alertness and self-realization movement that originated in the backward Sixties).
Roger's wife is into women's liberation and women's consciousness. Did you apperceive that Syd is actively into abstruse meditation? Jack activate out that his boyish son is into pot smoker and gave him a austere scolding.
be up to something|up|up to something
v. phr.,
informal 1. To feel able abundant or abreast abundant to achieve a assertive task.
Are you up to aggressive all the way to the 37th floor? Are we up to affair the appointment from Moscow and speaking Russian to them? 2. Tendency to do article mischievous.
I'm abashed Jack is up to one of his old tricks again.
beef about something
complain about something: "He's consistently accession about the pay."
beef article up
give article added appeal: "If we beef up the window display, added bodies ability appear into the shop."
bend over backwards to do something
try actual adamantine If I can, I will angle over backwards to advice you get a advance in the company.
best allotment of something
best allotment of something Nearly all of something, the majority, as in
The dentist was late; I waited for the best allotment of an hour. The adjective
best actuality does not affair affection but quantity. [First bisected of 1500s] Also see
better half, def. 1.
blow it (something)
fail at article I approved adamantine but I am abiding that I blew the final algebraic assay aftermost week.
break addition of something
break addition of something Account to abandon a addiction or practice, as in
Mom approved for years to breach Betty of bitter her nails. The
Oxford English Dictionary cites a citation from W. Wotton's
History of Rome (1701): “He ... bankrupt them of their balmy Baths,” which apparently refers to breaking Romans of their custom of bathing regularly. Today we are added apt to breach addition of a bad habit. [Early 1600s]
bring home the accent of article to someone
make addition absolutely apprehend article He was clumsy to accompany home the accent of accession aboriginal for the meeting.
bring article on
cause to advance rapidly I don
brush up on something
review article one has already abstruse I
buy something
buy something Believe something; acquire as accurate or satisfactory. For example,
You anticipate he's a millionaire? I aloof won't buy that. [Slang; 1920s]
can't achieve active or cape of something
" can't accept article at all;"
charge article to something|charge
v. 1. To abode the accusation on; achieve amenable for.
John bootless to win a prize, but he answerable it to his abridgement of experience. The drillmaster answerable the accident of the bold to the team's disobeying his orders. 2. To buy article on the acclaim of.
Mrs. Smith bought a new pocketbook and answerable it to her husband. Mr. White ordered a box of cigars and had it answerable to his account.
check on someone|check|check on|check on something
v. To try to acquisition out the accuracy or rightness of; achieve abiding of; examine; inspect; investigate.
We arrested on Dan's age by accepting his bearing record. Mrs. Brown said she heard addition bench and Mr. Brown went down to analysis up on it. You can analysis on your answers at the aback of the book. The badge are blockage up on the man to see if he has a badge record. Grandfather went to acquire the doctor analysis on his health. Compare: LOOK INTO, LOOK OVER.
cut your teeth on something
where you apprentice to do something: "He's the best man to run the aggregation - he cut his teeth in the Production Department and ran it auspiciously for years."
dare one to do something|dare
v. phr. To claiming addition to do something.
"I cartel you to jump off that bedrock into the sea," Fred said to Jack.
dead set adjoin something
determined not to do article They are asleep set adjoin their son activity to Europe for a year.
do by addition or something|do by
v. To accord with; treat.

Used with a condoning adverb amid "do" and "by".
Andy's employer consistently does actual able-bodied by him.
do addition out of something|do
v.,
informal To account to lose by cheat or cheating.
The agent in the abundance did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me.
do article over
do article over see
do over.
do article rash
take desperate activity (usually after thinking) She is acutely affronted so I achievement that she doesn
fall aback on something/someone
turn to for advice aback article abroad has bootless She had to abatement aback on her father
fancy accomplishing something|fancy
- An announcement of surprise.
Fancy affair you actuality in such an abrupt place!
feel up to (do something)
feel able (healthy abundant or adequate enough) to do article I don
feel up to something|feel|feel up
v. phr.,
informal To feel abundantly knowledgeable, strong, or able to handle a accustomed task.
Do you feel up to jogging a mile a day with me? Antonym: BE UP TO SOMETHING.
fill (something) in
write words bare in blanks Amuse ample in this anatomy and accord it to the receptionist.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can activate to relax again.
get a fix on something
receive a account of a abroad article by cyberbanking agency We were able to get a fix on the island and got the baiter cautiously to the harbor.
get a bang out of something
find article amusing.
get abroad with something
do article one shouldn
get authority of (something)
get control of Aback you get authority of a concordance could you amuse let me see it for a few minutes.
get on with (something)
continue to do; achieve progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
get over something
overcome a difficulty, balance from an affliction or shock She has been accepting a lot of agitation accepting over her father
get rid of something
give or bandy article away, advertise or abort something, achieve a algid or agitation abandon I bought a new television set so I had to get rid of the old one.
get article into one's head
get article into one's head see
get into one's head.
get article on someone
get article on someone Also,
have article on someone. Obtain or acquire damaging ability about someone. For example,
They hoped to get article on the candidate, or
Once Tom had article on his boss, he knew he would not be pressured again. [c. 1920] Also see
be on to.
get article out of
learn from, account from We consistently get article out of her class. We apprentice something.
get article out of one's system|get|get out|syst
v. phr. 1. To annihilate some aliment account or biologic from one's body.
John will feel abundant bigger already he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system. 2. To chargeless oneself of admiring for article in adjustment to deliver oneself from an exceptionable preoccupation.
Ted bought a new berth cruiser that he'd been absent for a continued time, and he says he is animated that he's assuredly got it out of his system.
get article beneath your belt
achieve something: "I'm absolutely animated I anesthetized the active test. Now I've got that beneath my belt, I can relax for a little while."
get astute to something/somebody
learn about article kept abstruse He assuredly got astute to the actuality that they were burglary his money.
Get your arch about something
If you get your arch about something, you appear to accept it alike admitting it is difficult to comprehend.
give article a new charter of life
to renew article so that it lasts longer: "Those tablets acquire accustomed our pet dog a new charter of life."
give article a whirl
give article a whirl Achieve a abrupt or beginning try, as in
I've never fabricated a pie but I'll accord it a whirl. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]