Nghĩa là gì: abjectness

abjectness /'æbdʤektnis/

danh từ
- sự hèn hạ, sự thấp hèn, sự đê tiện, sự đáng khinh
- sự khốn khổ, sự khốn nạn

ness Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

backpack (business)

support, be the parent company First, GM backpacked Saab. Then they bought the company.

business as usual

everything is normal, nothing has changed The morning after the holdup, it was business as usual at the bank.

cascade (business)

allow information to flow down to the employees Archie thinks we should control this information, not cascade it.

downer (sadness)

(See a downer)

fifth business

an unimportant player, an extra member You are fifth business, Dunny. Anyone can play your part.

for goodness sake

for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don't drive so fast! The roads are icy.

get down to business

start working or doing the business at hand We decided to get down to business and try to finish the work quickly.

goodness gracious

oh my, oh dear, gosh Goodness gracious! That sauce is hot!

got no business

do not have the right, have no claim Charlie's got no business telling us how to manage our farm.

His Royal Highness

the king, His Majesty His Royal Highness would like you to play your lute for him.

into fitness/dancing etc.

involved in fitness etc., enjoying a hobby They're really into fitness. They exercise and jog a lot.

like nobody's business

a lot, busily, like crazy The squirrel was eating nuts - chewing like nobody's business.

mean business

is serious or determined, no nonsense At work or play she means business. She is a serious person.

mind your own business

do not ask questions about my business I asked about her plans, and she told me to mind my own business.

monkey business

nonsense, foolishness, funny stuff I've had enough of your monkey business. No more foolishness.

my goodness (my God)

used to express surprise or shock etc. "My goodness," she said when she saw the small dog jump over the fence.

no business

(See got no business)

out of the goodness of my heart

because I am kind, because I want to help I help her out of the goodness of my heart. I don't want to be paid.

power play (business)

a show of power, a grab for power If a general manager demotes two managers, it's a power play.

risky business

a risky plan, a gamble Being a peacemaker is risky business. You could get shot!

shake off (an illness)

get rid of (an illness) She has been unable to shake off her illness and can

strictly business

very serious, not joking, no nonsense When he conducts the band, he's strictly business. He's serious.

take care of business

do what needs to be done, do my job """You scored a beautiful goal!"" ""Just taking care of business."""

thank goodness

I am thankful or relieved, thank heavens Thank goodness you're here. We were worried about you.

a grape on the business

Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others

bad business

something very wrong; an unpleasant or unfair occurance:"You didn't get your financial aid? That's bad business"

business

1. the best:"That new BMW is the business"
2. see also business class

business class

fat; too large to fit in a normal-sized seat:"Can you believe his date ate six desserts? She's business class and then some!"

Hennessey

brand of Cognac

for goodness' sake

an exclamation suggesting impatience请看在老天爷面上；务请；千万
For goodness'sake，don't give up your experiment．千万不要放弃你的实验。
For goodness' sake，don't tell the news to anybody．千万不要把此消息告诉别人。

go about one's business

mind one's own business；occupy oneself with one's own affairs；stop interfering with the affairs of other people专心于自己的事；不要管别人的闲事
You'd better go about you own business．你还是管管自己的事吧。
I've no time to play chess with you；I've got to go about my business．我没有时间跟你下棋，我要干我的事情了。

have no business

have no right to do sth．无权做某事
You have no business to come so late；you should have come earlier．你不该来得这么迟，应该早点来。
You had no business taking my car without my permission．你无权未经我允许就开我的车。

mind one's own business

attend to one's own duties and not interfere with those of others不要多管闲事
You had better mind your own business．你最好少管闲事。
“How's that new contract with Smith coming on？”“Mind your own business！”“同史密斯订的新合同怎么样了？”“少管闲事！”

on business

for the purpose of doing business 有事；因公
Are you here on business or for pleasrue？你来这儿是有事还是消遣呢？
The secretary told the visitor that the manager was out on business．秘书告诉来访者说经理出差去了。

set sb up in business

Idiom(s): set sb up (in business)

Theme: ESTABLISHMENT

to help establish someone in business; to provide the money someone needs to start a business.
• My father set my sisters up in business.
• He helped set them up so he could keep the business in the family.

send one about one's business

Idiom(s): send one about one's business

Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT

to send someone away, usually in an unfriendly way.
• Is that annoying man on the telephone again? Please send him about his business.
• Ann, I can't clean up the house with you running around. I'm going to have to send you about your business.

one means business

Idiom(s): one means business

Theme: SERIOUSNESS

one is very serious. (Informal.)
• Billy, get into this house and do your homework, and I mean business.
• We mean business when we say you must stop all this nonsense.

milk of human kindness

Idiom(s): milk of human kindness

Theme: KINDNESS

natural kindness and sympathy shown to others. (From Shakespeare's play Macbeth, I. v.)
• Mary is completely hard and selfish—she has no milk of human kindness in her.
• Roger is too full of the milk of human kindness and people take advantage of him.

make it one's business to

Idiom(s): make it one's business to do something AND take it upon oneself to do something

Theme: RESPONSIBILITY

to do something on one's own even if it means interfering in something that does not directly concern one. (As opposed to minding one's own business.)
• I know it doesn't concern me, but I made it my business to call city hall because someone had to.
• Jane took it upon herself to find out exactly what had happened to the old lady.

main strength and awkwardness

Idiom(s): main strength and awkwardness

Theme: EFFORT

great force; brute force. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
• They finally got the piano moved into the living room by main strength and awkwardness.
• Lifting the table must be done carefully. This is not a job requiring main strength and awkwardness.

keep one's nose out of one's business

Idiom(s): keep one's nose out of one's business

Theme: INTRUSION

to refrain from interfering in someone else's business.
• Let John have his privacy, and keep your nose out of my business, too!
• Keep your nose out of my business!

honest-to-goodness

Idiom(s): honest-to-goodness AND honest-to- God; honest-to-Pete

Theme: TRUTH

truthful; genuine.
• Is that an honest-to-goodness leather jacket, or is it vinyl?
• It's honest-to-goodness vinyl.

Honest to goodness

Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.

Theme: TRUTH

I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.)
• Did he really say that? Honest to goodness?
• Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon.
• I've been there, too—honest to God.

have method in one's madness

Idiom(s): have method in one's madness

Theme: PURPOSE

to have a purpose in what one is doing, even though it seems to be mad.
• What I'm doing may look strange, but there is method in my madness.
• Wait until she finishes; then you'll see that there is method in her madness.

have a weakness for

Idiom(s): have a weakness for sb or sth

Theme: FONDNESS

to be unable to resist someone or something; to be fond of someone or something; to be (figuratively) powerless against someone or something.
• I have a weakness for chocolate.
• John has a weakness for Mary. I think he's in love.

give sb the business

Idiom(s): give sb the business

Theme: ANNOYANCE - DELIBERATE

to harass someone; to give someone a bad time. (Informal.)
• The people in that office can't answer your question. They just give you the business.
• I'll get rid of her. I'll give her the business.

get one's nose out of one's business

Idiom(s): get one's nose out of one's business

Theme: WITHDRAW

to stop interfering in someone else's business; to mind one's own business.
• Go away! Get your nose out of my business!
• Bob just can't seem to get his nose out of other people's business.

get back into harness

Idiom(s): get back into harness

Theme: EMPLOYMENT

to return to one's workplace, such as after a vacation or a period of illness. (Refers to harnessing a horse so it can return to work.)
• I am not at all anxious to get back into harness after spending two weeks in Mexico.
• Tom was eager to get back into harness after his illness.

drum some business up

Idiom(s): drum some business up

Theme: COMMERCE

to stimulate people to buy what you are selling.
• I need to do something to drum some business up.
• A little bit of advertising would drum up some business.