Nghĩa là gì:
ahimsa
ahimsa- danh từ
- thuyết cấm sát sinh (phật giáo)
wouldn't shout if a shark bit him Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
chew him out
lecture him, scold him, give him hell (see give you hell) My sister chewed me out for taking her car. She gave me hell.
cut him off
not have sex with him, not make love to him If he doesn't buy me a car, I'll cut him off - no nookie!
deck him
knock him down, cream you Tony decked him in the first round of the boxing match.
ditch him
leave him, lose him, give him the slip I tried to ditch him at the mall but he held on to my hand.
don't know him from Adam
do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.
drop her/him
leave her, not date her anymore, tube her (see tube him) She wouldn't quit smoking, so I dropped her - told her it was off.
drop him like a hot potato
leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.
dump her/him
leave her or him, drop her, tube her (see tube him) Sid and Marie had a fight, so he dumped her and began seeing me.
get him back
get revenge, get back at Lyle wants to get me back for seeing Betty. He's jealous.
give him a taste of his own medicine
do to him what he does, an eye for an eye If Jim is sarcastic, give him a taste of his own medicine.
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.
give him the brush-off
turn away from someone, reject someone When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
give him the evil eye
look fierce or evil, stare in a bad way When I testified in court, the prisoner gave me the evil eye.
give him the slip
leave him, ditch him We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom.
give it to him
lecture him or hit him, tell him off If he touches me again, I'm really going to give it to him!
got him covered
point a gun at him, prevent him from going """I've got you covered!"" the boy said, pointing a toy gun at me."
lose him
get away from him, ditch him I can lose him at the mall - among the shops and people.
low-ball him
offer him a very low price for his car, house etc. If his price is too high, low-ball him. Offer him a very low price.
nail him
hit him, hurt him, stop him They want to nail him because he beat up on Tommy.
pay him back
do what he did to you, get revenge Sally paid Harry back by going on a date with Jim.
pin down/pin him down
get a direct answer, obtain the facts Jed won't answer my questions. He's difficult to pin down.
praise him to the skies
praise him a lot, sing his praises Wade is an excellent student. His teachers praise him to the skies.
put him in his place
tell him he is wrong - that he is out of line Dwaine has insulted all of us. I hope Dad puts him in his place.
send him flying
trip him, cause him to fall, ass over teakettle His motorcycle hit a rock and sent him flying into the ditch.
send him up
send him to prison, find evidence to convict him The criminal threatened to kill the policeman who sent him up.
shake him
make him nervous, cause him to lose confidence Even the divorce didn't shake him. He didn't change at all.
Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her li
Someone has caused
start a fire under him
motivate him, get him started Somebody started a fire under Kent. He's skating hard tonight.
take him down a peg
push him to a lower place, get off your high horse Ali was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg.
take him out
defeat him, eliminate him Wei entered the tournament, but Jo took her out in the first round.
tell him a thing or two
tell him he caused a problem, tell him off If Sid took my keys, I'm going to tell him a thing or two.
tell him off
tell him you are angry, tell him he is wrong If he mentions my toupee once more, I'm going to tell him off.
tell him where to get off
tell him what you think of him, tell him off If he complains about the meals, tell him where to get off.
tell him where to go
tell him to go to hell, tell him off If he criticizes the way I drive, I'll tell him where to go!
tube him
leave him, drop him He was a bore so I tubed him.
chim
good, fine; Question: "Hey man, how's it going?" Response: "It's chim"
shimmy
see booty
chime in
1.join in singing 跟着唱起来
The singer asked the audience to chime in.这位歌手请大家跟着一起唱。
The whole group chimed in on the chorus.全组的人都参加合唱。
2.express agreement;break into a conversation同意;插话
He was so interested in our discussion that he chimed in from time to time.他对我们的讨论非常感兴趣,不时地插话。
I thought you'd chime in.我想你会同意的。
chime in with
harmonize with;agree;go well together与…符合一致;附和
You should have your own viewpoint.Don't always chime in with others'opinion.你应该有你自己的观点,不要附和别人的意见。
I think your plans will chime in with mine.我想你的计划会同我的一致。
When father suggested going to the beach for the vacation,the whole family chimed in with the idea.当父亲提议去海滨度假时,全家欣然同意。
chime with
harmonize with;chime in with与…协调一致
The holiday music should chime with our feelings.假日音乐应该和我们的心情和谐一致。
Those blue curtains will chime with the carpet.这些蓝色的窗帘会同地毯的颜色协调。
leave sbto himself
leave sb.to look after himself;not control sb.听任某人自行其是;自己照看自己;不去管
I decided to leave Jim to himself after he had refused to accept any of my suggestions.吉姆拒绝我的任何建议之后,我决定一切由他去。
The children were left very much to themselves during the holidays.孩子们在假期中可以自由活动。
Better flatter a fool than fight him.
It's better to avoid disputes with stupid people.
Every ass likes to hear himself bray.
People like to listen to themselves talking.
Every man for himself.
You must think of your own interests before the interests of others.
Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wol
Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.
Every ass likes to hear himself bray
This means that people like the sound of their own voice.
Every man for himself
If it's every man for himself, then people are trying to save themselves from a difficult situation without trying to help anyone else.
Himalayan blunder
A Himalayan blunder is a very serious mistake or error.
Smoke like a chimney
Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney. sẽ bất hét lên nếu một con cá mập cắn anh ta
Rẻ tiền, keo kiệt. Ở Úc, "to hét" là mua cho ai đó thứ gì đó, thường là đồ uống. Chủ yếu được nghe ở Úc. Bạn mong Steve mua đồ uống cho bạn? Ha! Anh chàng đó sẽ bất hét lên nếu một con cá mập cắn anh ta !. Xem thêm: bit, if, shark, la. Xem thêm: