Nghĩa là gì: bewilder

bewilder /bi'wildə/

ngoại động từ
- làm bối rối, làm hoang mang, làm lúng túng; làm ngơ ngác

wild Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a wild goose chase

a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

go hog wild

have a wild celebration, go wild When the Stampeders won the Grey Cup, the fans went hog wild.

go wild

act wild, run and squeal etc. When the teacher leaves the room, the kids go wild.

run wild

be or go out of control The crowd ran wild after the soccer game.

sow wild oats

live a wild life as a young person As a youth he lived a reckless life. He sowed a few wild oats.

spread like wildfire

spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.

went wild

(See go wild)

wild

exciting, awesome, rad """Do you like my new shirt?"" ""Ya, man. It's wild."""

wild about

like a lot, crazy about, mad about I'm just wild about Harry, but he doesn't care about me.

wild and woolly

uncivilized, like an animal When cowboys are on the range, they become wild and woolly.

wild goose chase

(See a wild goose chase)

wildcat strike

a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people walked off the job.

buckwilding

to get buckwild means to have sex, see also wilding. A "buck" is a young, unbroken horse that cowboys try to master at a rodeo

wild thing

sexual intercourse

wilding

to act without without rational thought. Wilding was a term not used until the Central park jogger attack in 1989. The victim in this case was raped, and, upon being questioned, kids in the neighborhood of the attackers had said that they had done the "Wild Thing" (after the Tone Loc release). Misinterpreted by reporters not accustomed to the slurred speech of the attackers, the term wilding was born out of the NYC media's lust for a catch phrase. (Info from: "Black Studies, Rap and the Academy" by Houston Baker Jr.)"Across the street you was wilding" -- Nas (?? [1996])

wild-goose chase

Idiom(s): wild-goose chase

Theme: FUTILITY

a worthless hunt or chase; a futile pursuit.
• I wasted all afternoon on a wild-goose chase.
• John was angry because he was sent out on a wild-goose chase.

Wild horses couldn't drag

Idiom(s): Wild horses couldn't drag sb.

Theme: FORCE

nothing could force someone (to go somewhere). (Informal.)
• I refuse to go to that meeting! Wild horses couldn't drag me.
• Wild horses couldn't drag her to that game.

sow one's wild oats

Idiom(s): sow one's wild oats

Theme: LIFESTYLE

to do wild and foolish things in one's youth. (Often assumed to have some sort of sexual meaning.)
• Dale was out sowing his wild oats last night, and he's in jail this morning.
• Mrs. Smith told Mr. Smith that he was too old to be sowing his wild oats.

go hog-wild

Idiom(s): go hog-wild

Theme: BEHAVIOR - WILD

to behave wildly. (Folksy.)
• Have a good time at the party, but don't go hog-wild.
• The teacher cannot control a class that is going hog-wild.

Like wildfire

If something happens or spreads like wildfire, it happens very quickly and intensely.

Sow your wild oats

If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. for e.g. He'd spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down.

Wild and Dine

When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.

a wild child

a young adult who goes to lots of parties: "Emma is a bit of a wild child."

go hog wild|go|hog|wild

v. phr., slang To become extremely agitated and go out of control. After the soccer game was won, the fans went hog wild.

run wild|run|wild

v. phr. To be or go out of control. The students ran wild during spring vacation. The new supervisor lets the children run wild. The violets are running wild in the flower bed.
Compare: RUN RIOT.

sow one's wild oats|oats|sow|wild oats

v. phr. To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man.

spread like wildfire|spread|wildfire

v. phr. To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire.

wild goose chase|chase|goose|wild|wild goose

n. phr. An absurd and completely futile errand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a man who never really existed.

wild pitch|pitch|wild

n. A pitch in baseball that is so high, so low, or so far from the plate that the catcher cannot catch it and a base runner can move to the next base. The runner went to second base on a wild pitch.

wildcat strike|strike|wildcat

n., informal A strike not ordered by a labor union; a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers. The garbage collectors have gone on a wildcat strike, but the union is going to stop it.

go wilding

go wilding
Also, go out wilding. Go on a rampage, as in The convention delegates have arrived in town, and after deliberating all day they are ready to go out wilding at night. This term originally referred to teenage gang violence directed against randomly chosen victims, impulsive mugging or rape, and similar terrorizing. It also has been transferred to unruly but less violent outings, as in the example. [1980s]

wild about, be

wild about, be
Be highly excited or enthusiastic about, as in She was just wild about that jazz band. This usage replaced the slightly earlier wild after. [Second half of 1800s]

wild card

wild card
An unpredictable person or event, as in Don't count on his support—he's a wild card, or A traffic jam? That's a wild card we didn't expect. This expression comes from card games, especially poker, where it refers to a card that can stand for any rank chosen by the player who holds it. The term was adopted in sports for an additional player or team chosen to take part in a contest after the regular places have been taken. It is also used in computer terminology for a symbol that stands for one or more characters in searches for files that share a common specification. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.

wild horses couldn't drag me

wild horses couldn't drag me
Nothing could induce or persuade me, as in Wild horses couldn't drag me to that nightclub. This idiom, always in negative form, is believed to have replaced wild horses couldn't draw it from me, referring to the medieval torture of using horses to stretch a prisoner and thereby force a confession. [First half of 1800s]

wild oats

wild oats
see sow one's wild oats.

wild pitch

wild pitch
A careless statement or action, as in Calling comic books great literature—that's a wild pitch. This term comes from baseball, where it signifies a pitched ball so far off target that the catcher misses it, enabling a base runner to advance. [Mid-1900s]