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skeleton crew Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a screw loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.
get screwed
receive unfair treatment, ripped off, taken in I got screwed when I bought this condo. I paid too much for it.
have a screw loose
act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.
put the screws to someone
try to force someone to do or say what you want The police were putting the screws to the criminal to try and get some information.
screw
cheat, shaft, get an unfair advantage (also see get screwed) Twice I tried to strike a deal with him and twice he screwed me.have sex with, make love When he heard the bed squeaking he knew they were screwing.
screw around
loaf about, hang around without doing anything I spent the morning screwing around and didn
screw loose
(See a screw loose)
screw-up
a careless mistake, a bungled job Those screw-ups were his fault. He forgot to order materials.
screw you
the worst to you, up yours "After I defeated him, he said, ""Screw you."" He hates to lose."
spin crew
speech-writing crew, hired writers The spin crew will tell me if I should say racial or ethnic.
crew
a gang
screw up one's courage
Idiom(s): screw up one's courage
Theme: COURAGE
to build up one's courage. • I guess I have to screw up my courage and go to the dentist. • I spent all morning screwing up my courage to take my driver's test.
screw up
Idiom(s): screw sb or sth up
Theme: TROUBLE
to cause trouble for someone or something. (Slang.) • Your advice about making a lot of money really screwed me up. Now I'm broke. • Your efforts screwed up the entire project.
put the screws on
Idiom(s): put the heat on (someone) AND put the screws on (someone); put the squeeze on (someone)
Theme: CONTROL
to put pressure on someone (to do something); to coerce someone.(Slang.) • John wouldn't talk, so the police were putting the heat on him to confess. • When they put the screws on, they can be very unpleasant. • The police know how to put the squeeze on.
Screwed if you do, screwed if you don't
This means that no matter what you decide or do in a situation, there will be negative consequences.
crew cut|crew|crew haircut|cut|haircut
n. A boy's or man's hair style, cut so that the hair stands up in short, stiff bristle. Many boys like to get crew cuts during the summer to keep cooler.
have a screw loose|have|screw|screw loose
v. phr,, slang To act in a strange way; to be foolish. Now I know he has a screw loose he stole a police car this time.He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd.
have one's head screwed on backwards|have|head|scr
v. phr. To lack common sense; behave in strange and irrational ways. Henry seems to have his head screwed on backwards; he thinks the best time to get a suntan is when it is raining and to sleep with his shoes on.
screw around|screw
v. phr., vulgar, avoidable To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or hack around. You guys are no longer welcome here; all you do is screw around all day.
screw up|screw
v. phr., slang, semi-vulgar, best avoided 1. To make a mess of, to make an error which causes confusion. The treasurer screwed up the accounts of the Society so badly that he had to be fired. 2. To cause someone to be neurotic or maladjusted. Her divorce screwed her up so badly that she had to go to a shrink.
screw up one's courage|courage|pluck|pluck up|pluc
v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark.When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for a dollar. Compare: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
screw-up|screw
n. A mistake; an error; a confusing mess. "What a screw-up!" the manager cried, when he realized that the bills were sent to the wrong customers.
section gang|crew|gang|section|section crew
n. A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge.
tighten the screws|screw|screws|tighten
v. phr. To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by failing anyone absent four times.
crew cut
crew cut A closely cropped haircut, usually for a male, as in The boys all think crew cuts are cooler in summer. This term presumably originated in the navy (crew referring to a ship's crew), where such a haircut was mandatory. [c. 1940]
screw someone out of Cheat, deceive, or defraud someone, as in They screwed me out of my overtime pay again. It is often rendered in the passive, be or get screwed, meaning “be cheated, deceived, or defrauded.” For example, We're getting screwed by this new income tax regulation. [Slang; c. 1900]
Số lượng nhân viên tối thiểu cần thiết để duy trì một văn phòng, doanh nghiệp, dịch vụ, v.v., hoạt động ở mức cơ bản. Chúng tui không thể có một nhà hàng đóng cửa trả toàn trong mùa chậm chạp, vì vậy chúng tui giữ một đội ngũ bộ xương trên tàu để phục vụ một số ít khách hàng quyết định đến. Các giàn khoan sẽ có một đội bộ xương tiếp tục hoạt động cho đến khi công ty trả thành chuyện bàn giao về công chuyện kinh doanh của mình cho các chủ sở có mới .. Xem thêm: bay hành đoàn, bộ xương
một bộ xương ˈcrew / ˈstaff / ˈservice
số lượng nhân viên tối thiểu cần thiết để điều hành một tổ chức hoặc dịch vụ: Vào cuối tuần, chúng tui có một bộ xương nhân viên để đối phó với các trường hợp khẩn cấp .. Xem thêm: bay hành đoàn, dịch vụ, bộ xương, nhân viên. Xem thêm:
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