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Ability to pay theory
Ability to pay theory- (Econ) Lý thuyết về khả năng chi trả
+ Một lý thuyết về cách đánh thuế theo đó gánh nặng về thuế nên được phân bổ theo khả năng chi trả; và một hệ thống thuế kiểu luỹ tiến, tỷ lệ hay luỹ thoái, tuỳ thuộc vào thước đo được sử dụng và độ dốc giả định của đồ thị thoả dụng biên của thu nhập.
ory Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
break a story
be first to tell a story, be first to tell some news The London Times broke the story of Charles's confessions.
don't give me that line/story etc.
do not tell me that false story Don't give me that line about a cure for the common cold.
history
fired, dismissed, gone, down the road If you refuse to do a job, you're history, pal.
if my memory serves me correctly
if I can remember well, if I have a good memory Your name is Jose - if my memory serves me correctly.
in memory of
as a reminder of, as a memorial to We decided to put our money together and buy a painting in memory of our grandfather.
inside story
(See the inside story)
it goes with the territory
some problems are natural in some jobs or places There's more crime in the cities. It goes with the territory.
jog your memory
do or say something to help you remember This photo of your dog may jog your memories of the old days.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
sob story
a story that makes one feel pity or sorrow My sister told me a sob story about how she had lost her job.
stick to (a story/the facts)
remain faithful to something Please stick to the facts when you tell the story to the police.
the inside story
the personal story, the story that is not published Greg knows the inside story on the Lawson murders. He's married to Marcia Lawson.
the rest is history
"the rest of the story is well known; you know the rest; that's all she wrote" Fleury took a pass from Suter, went around a defenceman, and the rest is history.
there are two sides to every story
two people tell different stories of the same event, compare notes If you compare Mary's story with Sam's, you'll know there are two sides to every story.
two sides to every story
(See there are two sides to every story)
virgin territory
untouched or unexplored area The island was virgin territory. There were no signs of humans.
dickory dock
London Cockney rhyming slang for clock
in theory
theoretically 理论上
The plan should work in theory,but will it work in practive? 这项计划在理论上一定有效,但在实践中能行得通吗?
make a long story short
say sth. briefly长话短说
Make a long story short,John;there isn't much time left.长话短说吧,约翰,时间不多了。
tell its own story
Idiom(s): tell its own story AND tell its own tale
Theme: REVELATION
[for the state of something] to indicate clearly what has happened.
• The upturned boat told its own tale. The fisherman had drowned.
• The girl's tear-stained face told its own story.
same old story
Idiom(s): same old story
Theme: NORMALITY
something that occurs or has occurred in the same way often.
• Jim's got no money. It's the same old story. He's spent it all on clothing.
• The company is getting rid of workers. It's the same old story—a shortage of orders.
live in an ivory tower
Idiom(s): live in an ivory tower
Theme: ALOOF
to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)
• If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!
• Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.
know sth from memory
Idiom(s): know sth from memory
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to have memorized something so that one does not have to consult a written version; to know something well from seeing it very often.
• Mary didn't need the script because she knew the play from memory.
• The conductor went through the entire concert without music. He knew it from memory.
in one's glory
Idiom(s): in one's glory
Theme: HAPPINESS
at one's happiest or best.
• When I go to the beach on vacation, I'm in my glory.
• Sally is a good teacher. She's in her glory in the classroom.
go down in history
Idiom(s): go down in history
Theme: REMEMBER
to be remembered as historically important.
• Bill is so great. I'm sure that hell go down in history.
• This is the greatest party of the century. I bet it'll go down in history.
commit sth to memory
Idiom(s): commit sth to memory
Theme: REMEMBER
to memorize something.
• We all committed the Gettysburg Address to memory.
• I committed to memory the whole list of names and numbers.
come with the territory
Idiom(s): come with the territory
Theme: AFFINITY
to be expected under circumstances like this. (Refers to the details and difficulties attendant to something like the assignment of a specific sales territory to a salesperson. When one accepts the assignment, one accepts the problems.)
• There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory.
• There are problems, but that comes with the territory.
cock-and-bull story
Idiom(s): cock-and-bull story
Theme: LYING
a silly, made-up story; a story that is a lie. (Fixed order.)
• Don't give me that cock-and-bull story.
• I asked for an explanation, and all I got was your ridiculous cock-and-bull story!
Bandit territory
An area or an industry, profession, etc, where rules and laws are ignored or flouted is bandit territory.
Cock and bull story
A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable.
Comes with the territory
If something comes with the territory, especially when undesirable, it is automatically included with something else, like a job, responsibility, etc.('Goes with the territory' is also used.)
Cut a long story short
This idiom is used as a way of shortening a story by getting to to the end or the point.
Glory hound
A glory hound is a person seeking popularity, fame and glory.
Hollow victory
A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.
Hunky Dory
If something is hunky dory, it is perfectly satisfactory, fine.
Ivory tower
People who live in ivory towers are detached from the world around them.
Jog my memory
If you jog someone's memory, you say words that will help someone trying to remember a thought, event, word, phrase, experience, etc.
Landslide victory
A landslide victory is a victory in an election by a very large margin.
Memory like a sieve
If somebody can't retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside.
Memory like an elephant
'An elephant never forgets' is a saying, so if a person has a memory like an elephant, he or she has a very good memory indeed.
On the factory floor
On the factory floor means the place where things are actually produced.
Pyrrhic victory
A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn't worth winning.
Rewrite history
If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told.
Shaggy dog story
A shaggy dog story is a joke which is a long story with a silly end.
Stroll down memory lane
If you take a stroll down memory lane, you talk about the past or revisit places that were important to you in the past. (You can also 'take a trip down memory lane'.)
Tall story
A tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable.
To Make A Long Story Short
Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/her audience from losing attention. Usually the story isn't shortened.
a memory like an elephant
have an excellent memory: "She won't forget, you know. She has a memory like an elephant."
That's the story of my life|life|story
Usually spoken when something goes wrong. I spent seven years writing a novel, but no publisher wants to accept it. That's the story of my life.
as the story goes|story|the story goes
adv. phr. As the story is told; as one has heard through rumor. As the story goes, Jonathan disappeared when he heard the police were after him.