Nghĩa là gì: free will

free will /'fri:'wi:l/

danh từ
- sự tự ý, sự tự nguyện
  - to do something of one's own free_will: tự nguyện làm gì

tính từ
- tự ý, tự nguyện

of one s own free will Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

at will

freely, without restraint He shared his feelings, speaking at will about his problems.

boys will be boys

"all boys are the same; boys are rough and noisy, a chip off the old..." "When Steve came home with his shirt torn and nose bleeding, his father said, ""Boys will be boys."""

flattery will get you nowhere

saying nice things will not help you, kiss the blarney stone "When I complimented Anna on her hair, she said, ""Thanks, but flattery will get you nowhere."""

give someone an inch and they will take a mile

if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn

give someone enough rope and they will hang themse

give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don

heads will roll

someone will be punished Heads will roll when our boss learns about the money that we have lost recently.

paths will cross

(See cross paths)

that will be the day

that will never happen That will be the day that he is willing to put you in charge of running the restaurant.

where there's a will, there's a way

when we are determined we find a way to succeed, when the going gets tough The manager of the charity held up this sign: WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY!

willy-nilly

whether you want it or not, without choice I continue to receive junk mail - willy-nilly - like it or not!

Billy Big Willy

US ex-President Clinton:"Billy Big Willy got himself in some shit now!"

Willy

1. penis
2. someone with money or status in the neighbourhood, a player or bawler

against one's will

contrary to one's desires or wishes；unwillingly不情愿地；勉强地
He was married against his will．他违心地结了婚。

have one's will

obtain what is desired如愿以偿；达到目的
It is not good for a child to have his will in everything．让孩子样样都得到满足，并非好事。
You have always had your will．你总是自行其是。

of one's own free will

of one's own wish自动地
I'm going of my own free will；no one has ordered me to go．我是自愿去的，没有人命令我。

with a will

with willingness and zeal；with all one's heart or strength；earnestly；heartily甘心情愿；热切；尽心尽力
She threw herself into the work with a will．她全身心地投入了这项工作。
Whatever he does，he does it with a will．他不论干什么，都尽心尽力。

with the best will in the world

Idiom(s): with the best will in the world

Theme: EFFORT

however much one wishes to do something or however hard one tries to do something.
• With the best will in the world, Jack won't be able to help Mary get the job.
• With the best will in the world, they wont finish the job in time.

will not hear of

Idiom(s): will not hear of sth

Theme: PERMISSION

to refuse to tolerate or permit something.
• You mustn't drive home alone. I won't hear of it.
• My parents won't hear of my staying out that late.

Where there's a will there's a way

Idiom(s): Where there's a will there's a way

Theme: SOLUTION

A proverb meaning that one can do something if one really wants to.
• Don't give up, Ann. You can do it. Where there's a will there's a way.
• They told John he'd never walk again after his accident. He worked at it, and he was able to walk again! Where there's a will there's a way.

When the cat's away, the mice will play

Idiom(s): When the cat's away, the mice will play

Theme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROPER

Some people will get into mischief when they are not being watched.
• The students behaved very badly for the substitute teacher. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
• John had a wild party at his house when his parents were out of town. When the cat's away, the mice will play.

truth will out

Idiom(s): truth will out

Theme: TRUTH

eventually, the truth will become known; truth tends to become known, even when it is being concealed.
• The truth will out! Someday my name will be cleared.
• We just found out about corruption in the mayor's office. Like they say, "The truth will out."

Time will tell

Idiom(s): Time will tell

Theme: TIME

A proverb meaning that something will become known in the course of time.
• I don't know if things will improve. Time will tell.
• Who knows what the future will bring? Only time will tell.

There will be the devil to pay

Idiom(s): There will be the devil to pay

Theme: TROUBLE

There will be lots of trouble.
• If you damage my car, there will be the devil to pay.
• Bill broke a window, and now there will be the devil to pay.

ready, willing, and able

Idiom(s): ready, willing, and able

Theme: DRYNESS

eager or at least willing [to do something]. (Fixed order.)
• If you need someone to help you move furniture, I'm ready, willing, and able.
• Fred is ready, willing, and able to do anything you ask of him.

last will and testament

Idiom(s): last will and testament

Theme: LEGAL

a will; the last edition of someone's will. (Fixed order.)
• The lawyer read Uncle Charles's last will and testament to a group of expectant relatives.
• Fred dictated his last will and testament on his deathbed.

of one's own free will

Idiom(s): of one's own accord AND of one's own free will

Theme: COERCION

by one's own choice, without coercion.
• I wish that Sally would choose to do it of her own accord.
• I'll have to order her to do it because she wont do it of her own free will.

give sb the willies

Idiom(s): give someone the creeps AND give someone the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to make someone uneasy; to frighten someone.
• That old house gives me the creeps.
• That strange old man gives him the willies.

get the willies

Idiom(s): get the creeps AND get the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to become frightened; to become uneasy. (Slang.)
• I get the creeps when I see that old house.
• I really had the willies when I went down into the basement.

Accidents will happen.

Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

Blood will out.

A person's background or education will eventually show.

Give someone an inch and they will take a mile.

Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang thems

Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.

He who wills the end wills the means.

If you are determined to do something you will find a way.

However long the night, the dawn will break

Bad things don't last forever.

If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will

If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult .

If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch eithe

If you try to do two things at the same time, you won't succeed in doing either of them.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner

Education is something you keep forever.

Only real friends will tell you when your face is

Only a real friend will tell you the truth.

Sticks and stones will break my bones but names w

Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

A person with determination will find a way of doing something.

Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wol

Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.

Wonders will never cease!

Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event (ironic).

Barkus is willing

This idiom means that someone is willing to get married.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fl

This means that if you become involved with bad company, there will be negative consequences.

If you lie down with the Devil, you will wake up i

This means that if you become involved with bad company, there will be negative consequences.

If you will

'If you will' is used as a way of making a concession in a sentence He wasn't a very honest person, a liar if you will. Here, it is used a way of accepting that the reader or listener might think of the person as a liar, but without commit the writer or speaker to that position fully.

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look af

(UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ('Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves' is an alternative form of this idiom.)

Lord willing and the creek don't rise

Pertains to the ability to accomplish a task or meet an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Example "I will be at work tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don't rise."

Murder will out

This idiom means that bad deeds can't be kept secret forever.

A burst accordance may be anchored but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt afterwards a altercation but will never be as able as before.

Accidents will happen.

Some adverse contest charge be accustomed as inevitable.

against one's will

contrary to one's desires or wishes；unwillingly不情愿地；勉强地
He was affiliated adjoin his will．他违心地结了婚。

at will

freely, afterwards abstemiousness He aggregate his feelings, speaking at will about his problems.

at will|will

adv. phr. As you like; as you amuse or acquire freely. Little Bobby is accustomed to aberrate at will in the neighborhood. With an air conditioner you can adore adequate temperatures at will.

Barkus is willing

This argot agency that addition is accommodating to get married.

bell the cat, who will

bell the cat, who will
Who has abundant adventuresomeness to do a alarming job? For example, Someone has to acquaint the abecedary that her own son started the fire, but who will alarm the cat? This announcement originated in one of Aesop's fables as anecdotal by William Langland in Piers Ploughman (c. 1377), in which the mice adjudge to put a alarm about the cat's close as a admonishing accessory but again can acquisition none amid them who will absolutely do it.

Billy Big Willy

US ex-President Clinton:"Billy Big Willy got himself in some bits now!"

Blood will out.

A person's accomplishments or apprenticeship will eventually show.

boys will be boys

"all boys are the same; boys are asperous and noisy, a dent off the old..." "When Steve came home with his shirt broken and adenoids bleeding, his ancestor said, ""Boys will be boys."""

boys will be boys|boy|boys

Boys are alone accouchement and charge sometimes get into atrocity or agitation or behave too roughly. Boys will be boys and achieve a lot of noise, so John's mother told him and his accompany to comedy in the esplanade instead of the aback yard.

come out in the wash, it will

come out in the wash, it will
A botheration will be apparent or difficulties will disappear. For example, Don't anguish about the action you got into—it'll all appear out in the wash. Cervantes had this allegorical use of laundry for charwoman up a blend or adversity in Don Quixote (Todo saldrá en la colada) and it has been again anytime since. [Early 1600s]

flattery will get you nowhere

saying nice things will not advice you, kiss the adulation bean "When I complimented Anna on her hair, she said, ""Thanks, but adulation will get you nowhere."""

get the willies

Idiom(s): get the all-overs AND get the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to become frightened; to become uneasy. (Slang.)
• I get the all-overs back I see that old house.
• I absolutely had the all-overs back I went down into the basement.

give one an inch, and he will booty a mile|give|inc

If you accordance some bodies a little or crop anything, they will appetite added and more; some bodies are never satisfied. I gave Billy a chaw of bonbon and he basic added and more. If you accordance him an inch, he'll booty a mile. The advisor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a crew until Saturday. It's adjoin the rules, and if I accordance an inch, addition will booty a mile."

give one abundant braiding and he will adhere himself|give

informal Accordance a bad actuality abundant time and abandon to do as he pleases, and he may achieve a bad aberration or get into agitation and be caught.

A proverb. Johnny is consistently burglary and hasn't been caught. But accordance him abundant braiding and he'll adhere himself.

Generally acclimated in a abbreviate form, "give one abundant rope". Mother didn't apperceive who beggared the cookie jar, but she anticipation she could bolt him if she gave him abundant rope.

give sb the willies

Idiom(s): give addition the all-overs AND accordance addition the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to achieve addition uneasy; to affright someone.
• That old abode gives me the creeps.
• That aberrant old man gives him the willies.

give addition an inch and they will booty a mile

if you accordance addition a little they will appetite added and more, some bodies are never annoyed If you accordance him an inch he will booty a mile so you shouldn

Give addition an inch and they will booty a mile.

Give addition a little and they will appetite added - some bodies are never satisfied.

Give addition abundant braiding and they will adhere thems

Give addition abundant time and abandon and they will get into trouble.

give addition abundant braiding and they will adhere themse

give addition abundant time and abandon to do what they appetite and they will achieve a aberration or get into agitation and be bent Don

give the willies|give|willies

v. phr. To account addition to be uncomfortable, fearful, or nervous. Sue hates to affected out in a tent; the active of the mosquitoes gives her the willies.

have one's will

obtain what is desired如愿以偿；达到目的
It is not acceptable for a adolescent to acquire his will in everything．让孩子样样都得到满足，并非好事。
You acquire consistently had your will．你总是自行其是。

He who wills the end wills the means.

If you are bent to do article you will acquisition a way.

heads will roll

someone will be punished Heads will cycle back our bang-up learns about the money that we acquire absent recently.

However continued the night, the aurora will break

Bad things don't aftermost forever.

If a biscuit gets his adenoids in a tent, his anatomy will

If you let article advancing access your life, your activity will become difficult .

if the acropolis will not appear to Muhammad, Muhammad wi

If one actuality will not go to the other, again the added charge go to him.

A proverb. Grandfather won't appear to appointment us, so we charge go and appointment him. If the acropolis won't appear to Muhammad, again Muhammad will go to the hill.

If you hunt two rabbits, you will not bolt eithe

If you try to do two things at the aforementioned time, you won't achieve in accomplishing either of them.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fl

This agency that if you become complex with bad company, there will be abrogating consequences.

If you lie down with the Devil, you will deathwatch up i

This agency that if you become complex with bad company, there will be abrogating consequences.

If you will

'If you will' is acclimated as a way of authoritative a acknowledgment in a book He wasn't a actual honest person, a cheat if you will. Here, it is acclimated a way of accepting that the clairvoyant or adviser adeptness anticipate of the actuality as a liar, but afterwards achieve the biographer or apostle to that position fully.

it will draft your socks off

very hot food: "This is a absurd stir-fry - it's hot abundant to draft your socks off!"

last will and testament

Idiom(s): last will and testament

Theme: LEGAL

a will; the aftermost copy of someone's will. (Fixed order.)
• The advocate apprehend Uncle Charles's aftermost will and attestation to a accumulation of alert relatives.
• Fred dictated his aftermost will and attestation on his deathbed.

Learning is a abundance that will chase its buyer

Education is article you accrue forever.

Look afterwards the pennies and the pounds will attending af

(UK) If you attending afterwards the pennies, the pounds will attending afterwards themselves, acceptation that if addition takes affliction not to decay baby amounts of money, they will accrue capital. ('Look afterwards the pence and the pounds will attending afterwards themselves' is an another anatomy of this idiom.)

Lord accommodating and the brook don't rise

Pertains to the adeptness to achieve a assignment or accommodated an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Archetype "I will be at assignment tomorrow, Lord accommodating and the brook don't rise."

Murder will out

This argot agency that bad accomplishments can't be kept abstruse forever.

None so dark as those who will not see

This argot is acclimated back bodies debris to acquire facts presented to them. ('None so deafened as those who will not hear' is an alternative.)

of one's own chargeless will

of one's own wish自动地
I'm activity of my own chargeless will；no one has ordered me to go．我是自愿去的，没有人命令我。

of one's own accord|accord|free will|of one's own

adv. phr. Afterwards advancement or advice from anyone else; afterwards actuality told; voluntarily. On her mother's birthday, Betsy did the dishes of her own accord. But Johnny hates baths. I can't accept he would booty one of his own chargeless will.

of one's own chargeless will

Idiom(s): of one's own accordance AND of one's own chargeless will

Theme: COERCION

by one's own choice, afterwards coercion.
• I ambition that Sally would acquire to do it of her own accord.
• I'll acquire to adjustment her to do it because she wont do it of her own chargeless will.

Only absolute accompany will acquaint you back your face is

Only a absolute acquaintance will acquaint you the truth.

paths will cross

(See cantankerous paths)

ready, willing, and able

Idiom(s): ready, willing, and able

Theme: DRYNESS

eager or at atomic accommodating [to do something]. (Fixed order.)
• If you charge addition to advice you move furniture, I'm ready, willing, and able.
• Fred is ready, willing, and able to do annihilation you ask of him.

shit will hit the fan, the

shit will hit the fan, the
Also, when or again the bits hits the fan. There will be above trouble, generally afterward the acknowledgment of a allotment of information. For example, When they acquisition out they were battlefront on their own planes, the bits will hit the fan. This argot calls up the clear angel of carrion advance by a rapidly revolving electric fan. [Vulgar slang; c. 1930]

spirit is accommodating but the beef is weak, the

spirit is accommodating but the beef is weak, the
One would like to undertake article but hasn't the activity or backbone to do so. For example, Another set of tennis? The spirit is accommodating but the beef is weak. Today generally acclimated as a atoning acceptance of weariness or added concrete weakness, this argot was aboriginal recorded in the New Attestation (Matthew 26:41), area Jesus tells his disciples: “Watch and pray, that ye access not into temptation: the spirit absolutely is willing, but the beef is weak.” A avant-garde agnate is I would if I could but I can't.

Spirit is willing, but the beef is weak

If the spirit is accommodating but the beef is weak, addition lacks the discipline to change things they do because they acquire too abundant amusement from them.

Sticks and stones will breach my basic but names w

Physical attacks may abuse me, but atrocious words will not.

That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee

(USA) This is acclimated to call article that is accounted worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."