play footsie with Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a way with words
natural ability to speak, the gift of the gab Ask Viv to write the speech. She has a way with words.
at one with someone
share the same view as someone The other members of the committee are at one with me over my decision to fire the lazy worker.
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
born into a rich family, accustomed to wealth "Jason won't look for a job; he was born with a silver spoon... ."
born with a silver spoon in one
born to wealth and comfort, born rich The student in our history class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.
break up (with someone)
stop a relationship She broke up with her boyfriend last June.
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.
brush with the law
an illegal act, a minor crime Judd told me about his brush with the law - a shoplifting charge.
catch up with
revealed or exposed, come back to haunt you When your lies catch up with you, it's embarrassing.
catch with one
surprise someone in an embarassing situation or a guilty act He was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the figures but was unable to produce them.
caught with his pants down
found doing a bad act, caught in the act Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.
come down with
become sick with, catch My niece came down with a bad cold and was unable to visit me last week.
come out with
say, tell, blurt out Then she comes out with a dirty joke and nobody laughed.
come to grips with
accept the truth, face facts I am finally coming to grips with my divorce. I'm accepting it.
come to terms with
accept that it is true, face facts She helped the boy come to terms with the death of his father.
come up with
think of, compose Can you come up with the answer to my question?
crawling with
having many of them, oodles, scads The hotel was crawling with police. I couldn't count them.
curl up with a good book
sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.
die with one
die while still active in one
do away with
throw out, dispose of We want to do away with nuclear weapons - to dispose of them.
do with
would like, want I could do with a cold drink. I'm hot and thirsty.
do without
manage without, not have, make do We did without meat all winter. We became vegetarians.
don't get smart with me
show more respect, do not talk back "If you ask why, she'll say, ""Don't get smart with me."""
done with
be finished using something He was finally done with the computer and so he let his sister use it.
done with it
finished using it, not using it Just leave the pen on my desk when you're done with it.
down with
do not support, stop that plan, not """Down with the sales tax!"" they shouted. ""Down with the tax!"""
fall in love with
begin to love someone I fell in love with her the first time that I saw her at the restaurant.
fall in with
become associated with a bad group of people He fell in with a bad group of friends and began to get lower marks.
fed up with
disgusted or bored with someone or something I think that he is getting fed up with the constant demands of his boss.
fight fire with fire
fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!
find fault with
criticize He is always finding fault with everything that I do.
fix someone up with someone
help someone get a date by arranging a meeting for the two I tried to fix my sister up with a date with my friend but she refused me.
friends with
a friend of, a good friend """Are you friends with Carla?"" ""Yes. She's my best friend."""
get along with someone
have a good relationship with someone I don
get away with
not obey the rules, not get caught He gets away with speeding, but the police will soon catch him.
get away with murder
do something very bad without being caught or punished The child was able to get away with murder while the substitute teacher was at the school.
get away with something
do something one shouldn
get in touch with someone
contact someone I
get it over with
do it quickly, finish it before it becomes worse """If you want a divorce,"" he said, ""let's get it over with."""
get on with it
continue working or speaking "When I paused, he said, ""Get on with it. Tell the rest of it."""
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
get with it
become aware, learn how, in the know Leni, a friend at work, told me to get with it or I'd lose my job.
go along with
pretend you do not know, play along If we have a surprise party for Kay, will you go along with it?
go around with
be friends with, hang out with At the time, I was going around with a girl named Diane.
go out with
be a boyfriend/girlfriend, date, see Jerry asked me to go out with him. I think he likes me.
go out with (someone)
date or be dating someone She went out with him for two years before they got married.
go through with
finish, do as planned or agreed We have decided not to go through with our plans to launch the new product until we have solved all of its problems.
go with the flow
take things as they come.
go without
not have any, not have money, do without When Dad lost his job, we had go without steak.
go without saying
be so easy to see that it doesn chơi footsie (với ai đó)
1. Để xoa chân hoặc bàn chân của ai đó với bàn chân của mình, thường là bí mật (an ninh) bên dưới bàn như một phương tiện tán tỉnh hoặc thể hiện sự quan tâm lãng mạn hoặc tình dục. Em gái của bạn tui bắt đầu chơi footsie với tui trong bữa tối. Tôi bất biết cô ấy vừa vào tôi! Hai bạn có đang chơi footsies không? 2. Mở rộng, trở nên bí mật (an ninh) quan hệ với ai đó; đề nghị hợp tác bí mật (an ninh) với ai đó để có được sự ưu ái của họ. Có thông tin tiết lộ rằng thượng nghị sĩ vừa chơi chân với các tập đoàn lớn để vượt qua các quy định liên blast và băng đỏ quan liêu .. Xem thêm: chơi chơi footsie với ai đó
1. để có quan hệ tình cảm hoặc quan hệ tình dục với một người nào đó. (Nghĩa đen là đen tối chỉ chuyện bí mật (an ninh) đẩy hoặc chà chân với ai đó dưới bàn.) Ai đó nói rằng Ruth đang chơi footsie với Henry. Henry và Ruth đang chơi footsie với nhau.
2. tham gia (nhà) vào một kế hoạch với ai đó; để hợp tác với ai đó. Anh chàng điều hành cửa hàng bán thịt vừa chơi footsie với thanh tra thịt của thành phố. Henry vừa chơi footsie với thị trưởng để có được hợp cùng .. Xem thêm: footsie, comedy comedy footsie
1. Cư xử nhút nhát, tán tỉnh, đặc biệt là bí mật. Ví dụ, Đi đến điểm, bất nên phải chơi footsie với chúng tôi. Biểu hiện này đen tối chỉ đến chuyện hai người lén lút cọ xát chân nhau. [Những năm 1940]
2. Hợp tác hoặc tìm kiếm sự ủng hộ một cách ranh mãnh hoặc bí mật, như trong The thị trưởng vừa chơi footsie với các hội cùng khu phố khác nhau. [Giữa những năm 1900]. Xem thêm: footsie, comedy comedy footsie
1. Nếu ai đó chơi footsie, họ chạm hoặc chà chân người khác dưới bàn như một dấu hiệu của sự quan tâm đến tình dục. Những cặp đôi này uống rất nhiều Chianti, ăn chung một món tráng miệng, chơi footsie và boa khá tốt.
2. Nếu ai đó chơi footsie với một người hoặc tổ chức, họ thể hiện rằng họ thích họ hoặc quan tâm đến họ theo cách gián tiếp và thường bất chân thành. Ca sĩ vừa chơi footsie với tất cả các hãng thu âm lớn. Anh ấy vẫn đang chơi footsie với Thủ tướng để trở lại Nội các .. Xem thêm: footsie, comedy comedy ˈfootsie (with somebody)
chạm nhẹ vào chân ai đó bằng chính đôi chân của bạn, đặc biệt là dưới chân bàn, như một biểu hiện của tình cảm hoặc sở thích tình dục. Xem thêm: footsie, comedy comedy footsie
1. Tán tỉnh ai đó bằng cách bí mật (an ninh) chạm chân vào người đó.
2. Để hợp tác hoặc riết lợi một cách ranh mãnh hoặc ranh ma .. Xem thêm: footsie, chơi. Xem thêm:
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