absorption trapshut your trap Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
build a better mousetrap
claptrap
fall into a trap
strapped
strapped for cash
tourist trap
strap
trap
pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps
Idiom(s): pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps)Theme: DETERMINATION
to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.
• They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
• If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now.
have a mind like a steel trap
Idiom(s): have a mind like a steel trapTheme: INTELLIGENCE
to have a very sharp and agile mind; to have a mind capable of fast, incisive thought.
• Sally can handle the questioning. She has a mind like a steel trap.
• If I had a mind like a steel trap, I wouldn't have so much trouble concentrating.
be strapped
Idiom(s): strapped (for sth)Theme: LACKING
very much in need of money. (Informal.)
• I'm strapped for a few bucks. Can you loan me five dollars?
• Sorry, I'm strapped, too.
fall into the trap
Idiom(s): fall into a trap AND fall into the trap; fall into someone's trapTheme: DECEPTION
to become caught in someone's scheme; to be deceived into doing or thinking something.
• We fell into a trap by asking for an explanation.
• I fell into his trap when I agreed to drive him home.
• We fell into the trap of thinking he was honest.
fall into one's trap
Idiom(s): fall into a trap AND fall into the trap; fall into someone's trapTheme: DECEPTION
to become caught in someone's scheme; to be deceived into doing or thinking something.
• We fell into a trap by asking for an explanation.
• I fell into his trap when I agreed to drive him home.
• We fell into the trap of thinking he was honest.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps
If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself.bear trap|bear|trap
n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon A police radar unit designed to catch speeders. Watch the bear trap at exit 101.mind like a steel trap|mind|steel|steel trap|trap
n. phr. A very quick and understanding mind, which is quick to catch an idea. Henry is not fond of sports, but he has a mind like a steel trap. A successful lawyer must have a mind like a steel trap.pull oneself up by the bootstraps|bootstrap|bootst
adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps.sand trap|sand|trap
n. A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball. The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap.speed trap|speed|trap
n. A place where police hide and wait to catch drivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap.strapped for|strapped
adj. Broke; out of funds. My brother is so extravagant that he is always strapped for cash.tax trap|tax|trap
n., informal Predicament in which taxpayers in middle-income brackets are required to pay steeply progressive rates of taxation as their earnings rise with inflation but their personal exemptions remain fixed, resulting in a loss of real disposable income. Everybody in my neighborhood has been caught in a tax trap.bootstrap
bootstraplift oneself by the (or one's own) bootstraps
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to achieve success by one's own unaided efforts
by one's bootstraps
by one's bootstrapssee under pull oneself up by the bootstraps.
mind like a steel trap, have a
mind like a steel trap, have aBe very quick to understand something, as in Aunt Ida may be old, but she still has a mind like a steel trap. This simile likens the snapping shut of an animal trap to a quick mental grasp.
pull oneself up by the bootstraps
pull oneself up by the bootstrapsSucceed by one's own efforts, as in She was homeless for nearly two years, but she managed to pull herself up by the bootstraps. This expression alludes to pulling on high boots by means of the straps or loops attached to them at the top. [Early 1900s]
strapped for
strapped forIn need of, as in We're strapped for cash this week. Originating in the mid-1800s as simply strapped, meaning “in need of money,” the term acquired for in the first half of the 1900s. Now the term is also used for other needs, as in I can't give you any more firewood; I'm strapped for it myself.
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Điều bắt buộc là phải im lặng hoặc ngừng nói chuyện ngay lập tức. Có thể thô lỗ, afraid hăng hoặc đùa cợt tùy theo ngữ cảnh. Cạm bẫy của bạn đi, Bobby — bất ai hỏi ý kiến của một người như bạn! A: "Vậy bạn nghĩ chúng tui có thể bán những món hàng ăn cắp này ở đâu?" B: "Đóng cái bẫy của bạn lại! Bạn bất có đủ ý thức để bất nói về điều đó ở nơi công cộng?" A: "Chà, chiếc Cadillac đó vừa có những ngày tốt đẹp hơn. Bạn vừa trả bao nhiêu cho viên ngọc nhỏ đó?" B: "Ah, đóng cái bẫy của bạn lại, Dave. Tôi nghĩ nó trông rất ổn.". Xem thêm: shut, allurementshut your allurement
im lặng; ngừng nói. bất chính thức. Xem thêm: shut, allurementshut your ˈmouth / ˈtrap / ˈface / ˈgob!
(cũng giữ im lặng tiếng aperture / ˈtrap) (tiếng lóng), một cách thô lỗ để bảo ai đó im lặng hoặc ngừng nói: 'Im đi khuôn mặt của bạn ', Roger nói,' hoặc tui sẽ đuổi bạn ra. '♢ Tại sao bạn bất thể học cách giữ cái miệng lớn của mình? Allurement và gob là những từ lóng để chỉ ‘miệng’ .. Xem thêm: face, mouth, shut, allurementShut your trap!
verbSee Shut your face !. Xem thêm: đóng cửa. Xem thêm:
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