whittle away at (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.

biến mất tại (cái gì đó)

1. Khắc các phần nhỏ ra khỏi thứ gì đó, đặc biệt là một miếng gỗ, để làm ra (tạo) hình hoặc làm cho nó nhỏ hơn. Chúng tui thường ngồi trên hiên sau nhà và khua khoắng từng khối xàphòng chốngcho đến khi chúng có hình dạng của những con vật nhỏ bé. Tôi phải tiếp tục đục lỗ ở mép cửa cho đến khi nó vừa khít với khung. Để giảm hoặc loại bỏ kích thước, phạm vi hoặc sức mạnh của thứ gì đó bằng cách loại bỏ dần các bộ phận nhỏ. Nếu họ tiếp tục bòn rút ngân sách của chúng tui như thế này, bộ phận của chúng tui sẽ phải đóng cửa trước đó quá lâu. Chính quyền của tổng thống tiếp tục vơ vét quyền hạn của quốc hội và tòa án cho đến khi ông kiểm soát trả toàn đất nước. Phải viết một luận văn dài đến mức này thật là khó khăn, nhưng tui đã cố gắng thực hiện nó hàng ngày trong ba tháng qua .. Xem thêm: xa, whittle. Xem thêm:

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