Nghĩa là gì:
straight man 
straight man- danh từ
- diễn viên gợi (nói để các diễn viên hài khác pha trò)
straight man Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a kept woman
a woman who is paid to live with a man I'm tired of being a kept woman. I want to be free of him.
a man of few words
"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.
a man of the cloth
a minister, a priest, a clergyman Being a man of the cloth, he has studied the Bible.
a marked man
a person known for political beliefs or criminal acts When they discovered I had been a Nazi, I was a marked man.
bottle man
a man who finds bottles in garbage cans or dumpsters The bottle man walked down the alley pushing a cart full of junk.
chain of command
order of those in power, line of authority If you are a lieutenant, the chain of command goes up and down.
chairman of the boards (hockey)
a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.
company man
a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees My father was a true company man and was always putting in an extra effort for his company.
crack shot/salesman etc.
a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.
dog in the manger
a person who will not share something he does not use or need He's a dog in the manger about his office space. He doesn't use it, but he won't let us have it.
fallen woman
prostitute, hooker The priest was trying to save the fallen women in his parish.
forget your manners
forget to be polite, forget to say please etc. "When I reached in front of Mac, he said, ""Forget your manners?"""
front man
one who performs before the star goes on stage Mic is the front man for Dolly. He sings before she does her act.
hatchet man
a politician etc. whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expenses etc. He is acting as a hatchet man for the leader but I don
his own man
independent man, one who makes his own decisions Ken will do his job, but he does it his way. He's his own man.
hit man
hired killer, a person who is paid to commit murder The hit man who killed the president is a terrorist.
kept woman
(See a kept woman)
leg man
someone who performs messenger services, an errand boy He was working as a leg man for the motion picture company.
man in the street
the average or ordinary person According to what the man in the street is saying the government is not very popular.
man of few words
(See a man of few words)
man of the cloth
(See a man of the cloth)
man-to-man
frank or direct I had a man-to-man talk with him about the problem last night.
marked man
(See a marked man)
middleman
(See the middleman)
mind your manners
be polite, be courteous, watch your P's and Q's "At the wedding, Mom said to me, ""Now, Son, mind your manners."""
my old man
my husband, my man My old man is babysitting while I have a weekend holiday!
old man
(See my old man)
one man's garbage is another man's art
each person has different likes and dislikes, to each his own You pick up what somebody throws away, so one man's garbage is another man's art.
one man's meat is another man's poison
one person likes what another person hates, to each his own "Some people love his music; others hate it. One man's meat is another man's poison."
one too many
too much alcohol The man drank one too many so his friends would not let him drive home.
one-upmanship
ability to keep ahead of others, trying to keep an advantage I get tired of his one-upmanship and his desire to always be better than everyone else.
see a man about a dog
go to the bathroom or washroom Excuse me. I have to see a man about a dog.
self-made man
one who succeeds by his own efforts Ming built his business by himself. He's a self-made man.
take it like a man
be brave when hurt, do not complain about problems They told him not to cry when he was hurt - to take it like a man.
the man in the middle
the person between two enemies When hockey players fight, the linesman is the man in the middle.
the Man in the Moon
a myth that the moon is the face of a man """Who will help me find my dog?"" ""I know. The Man in the Moon!"""
the middleman
a person who buys from the producer and sells to the merchant If we can buy from the producer, we can save the money we pay to the middleman.
the old man
father or husband, my old man "Jenny said, ""I'll ask the old man if I can use the car."""
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
feeding a man good food will cause him to love you, beauty is only skin deep """Do you believe the way to your heart is through your stomach?"" ""No, but you are a great cook!"""
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
"it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes" On the side of the beer mug were these words: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.
to a man
every man or person, not one person disagreed We asked the team who should be coach. To a man, they chose you.
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
too many cooks spoil the broth
too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
too many irons in the fire
too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things.
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when you are a visitor do the same things as your hosts do "When I visit an Asian country, I learn the customs, and do as the ""Romans"" do."
action man
a man who participates in macho activities
alderman
a man's pot belly
alderman's nail
London cockney rhyming slang for tail
axeman
American slang for a man who plays a musical instrument, especially a guitar
binman
a refuse collector, a dustbin man người đàn ông thẳng thắn
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