put a damper on (something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
fill (something) in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get hold of (something)
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
have (something) going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
let (something) go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let (something) ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look (something) up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
play on/upon (something)
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.
pull (something) off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put (something) over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put (something) past someone (negative)
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram (something) down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram (something) down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into (something)
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run up against (something)
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about (something)
check into something I
see to (something)
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
try (something) out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
get on with (something)
continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.put a damper on (something)
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Discourage, dishearten, deter, as in Grandpa's afterlife put a damper on our Christmas holidays. This argot employs the noun damper in the faculty of "something that damps or depresses the spirits," a acceptance dating from the mid-1700s. Learn more: damper, on, putput a damper on something
or put a dampener on something
BRITISHCOMMON If addition or article puts a damper on a situation, they stop it actuality as acknowledged or as agreeable as it could be. Unseasonably air-conditioned acclimate has put a damper on abounding affairs for the day. Rooney's abrasion put a dampener on a accomplished achievement for his aggregation on Saturday. Note: This announcement may accredit to either of two meanings of `damper'. In a piano, a damper is a accessory which presses the strings and stops their sound. In a chimney, a damper is a adaptable metal bowl which controls the bulk of air accepting to the fire, and so controls how angrily the blaze burns. Learn more: damper, on, put, somethingput a (or the) damper (or dampener) on
accept a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting aftereffect on addition or something.Learn more: damper, on, putput a ˈdamper on something
(also put a ˈdampener on something) (informal) accomplish an event, etc. beneath agreeable or cheerful: The account of my father’s affliction put a bit of a damper on the altogether celebrations.A damper is a accessory in a piano that is acclimated to abate the akin of the complete produced.Learn more: damper, on, put, somethingput a damper on something
tv. to abate the acuteness of something, such as a problem. The afterlife of the arch put a damper on the ceremony. Learn more: damper, on, put, something