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abearance

danh từ
- phẩm hạnh
  - good abearance: phẩm hạnh tốt

make a silk purse (out) of a sow's ear Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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.

all ears

listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.

an earful

a lecture, a scolding, a bawling out If Mom catches you smoking, you'll get an earful.

angels fear to tread

(See where angels fear to tread)

ass into gear

moving, working, doing After holidays, I'll get my ass into gear and paint the house.

at heart

with feeling for you, with you in mind Believe me, she has your needs at heart. She cares about you.

be all ears

be eager to hear what someone has to say.

bear down

try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.

bear the brunt

accept the most blame or responsibility When we got in trouble, Ed bore the brunt of the blame.

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

bend your ear

ask you to listen, buttonhole you Carl, can I bend your ear for a minute? I have some news.

best interests at heart

thinking of a person's needs, in mind When I give low grades, I still have your best interests at heart.

bleeding heart

one who begs for sympathy for victims, have a soft spot... "Hector is a bleeding heart for wolves. ""Save the wolves,"" he tells people in his speeches."

break someone's heart

make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.

break your heart

cause you to feel very sad and lonely Marilyn broke my heart. She left me for a younger man.

bring up the rear

be at the end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race.

by heart

memorized every word, down pat Eva knew the speech by heart. She didn't look at her notes.

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

cast pearls before swine

waste something on someone who won

change of heart

a change in the way one feels about something I had a change of heart about not going to Europe for my holiday and finally decided to go.

clear as a bell

easy to hear or understand, clearly audible We heard him say it. He said no, clear as a bell.

clear as mud

not understandable, confusing "Mr. Lee explained the formula. Then he said, ""Clear as mud, eh?"""

clear out

leave, go, get out, take off When the gang arrived, we cleared out. We left in a hurry.

clear sailing

(See smooth sailing)

clear the air

explain, talk about a problem openly His statement will clear the air. It will prevent more confusion.

clear up

explain, discuss so everyone understands Let's clear up the matter of the missing keys. Were they stolen?

clear your head/mind

relax so you can think clearly After an argument I need time to clear my head, to become calm.

come down to earth

be realistic, get your head out of the clouds If she'd come down to earth, if she'd stop dreaming about fame, she could pass her exams.

coming out of our ears

having too many, having too much Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

cross my heart and hope to die

promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.

cry her heart out

cry a lot, sob, cry your eyes out Poor girl! She's crying her heart out because he hasn't called her.

cute as a bug's ear

petite and pretty, adorable Have you seen her little sister? She's cute as a bug's ear.

donkey's years

a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.

down-to-earth

sensible and practical Her mother is a very down-to-earth person.

downhearted

sad, unhappy, down """Are you downhearted, my dear?"" ""No. Just quiet, my love."""

dress rehearsal

the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.

ear candy

music that is pleasant, beautiful music The theme music in the movie Out of Africa is ear candy.

ear to the ground

direct one

earful

scolding, a lot of information (often critical) He really gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.

early bird

(See the early bird gets the worm)

early bird catches the worm

a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Let

ears pinned back

told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.

eat your heart out

envy my prize, wish that you had one "When Kurt won the Porsche, he said, ""Eat your heart out, guys."""

faint of heart

timid, not courageous, chicken, lily-livered Sky diving is not for people who are faint of heart.

fall on deaf ears

talk to people who will not listen, really deaf If you talk to the workers about management's problems, your message will fall on deaf ears.

for dear life

as though afraid of losing one

from the bottom of my heart

sincerely, with deep feeling For your kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

from the heart

sincerely, honestly He gave her some flowers with a message straight from his heart.

make a cottony purse (out) of a sow's ear

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make a cottony purse out of a sow's ear

about-face article inferior into article of top quality. The ascertainment that you can't accomplish a cottony purse out of a sow's ear has been accepted back the backward 16th century; there was an beforehand adaptation which featured a goat's fleece instead of a sow's ear .Learn more: ear, make, of, out, purse, silk

make a cottony ˌpurse out of a sow’s ˈear

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