accuser /ə'kju:ze/xe Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
an axe to grind
at sixes and sevens
axe to grind
battleaxe
between sixes and sevens
get axed
get mixed up
give you the axe
how are you fixed for
mixed feelings
sixes and sevens
axe
2. a guitar
axe wound
axeman
banjaxed
2. drunk, by extension of meaning 1.
boxed
2. in prison
boxed-up
xerox
exempt from
Old age pensioners should be exempt from taxation．领取养老金的人应免除征税。
Being very small can exempt a man from military service. 年岁很小可以免除服兵役。
mixed bag
Idiom(s): mixed bagTheme: COMBINATION
a varied collection of people or things. (Refers to a bag of game brought home after a day's hunting.)
• The new students in my class are a mixed bag—some bright, some positively stupid.
• The furniture I bought is a mixed bag. Some of it is valuable and the rest is worthless
have mixed feelings about
Idiom(s): have mixed feelings (about sb or sth)Theme: CERTAINTY - LACKING
to be uncertain about someone or something.
• I have mixed feelings about Bob. Sometimes I think he likes me; other times I don't.
• I have mixed feelings about my trip to England. I love the people, but the climate upsets me.
• Yes, I also have mixed feelings.
get mixed-up
Idiom(s): get mixed-upTheme: CONFUSION
to get confused.
• I get mixed-up easily whenever I take a test.
• Sorry, I didn't say the right thing. I got mixed-up.
free and easy casual Fixed order
Idiom(s): free and easy casual. (Fixed order.)Theme: CASUAL
casual. (Fixed order.)
• John is so free and easy. How can anyone be so relaxed?
• Now, take it easy. Just act free and easy. No one will know you're nervous.
death and taxes
Idiom(s): death and taxesTheme: DAYDREAM
death, which is inevitable, and the payment of taxes, which is unavoidable. (A saying that emphasizes the rigor with which taxes are collected. Fixed order.)
• There is nothing as certain on this old planet as death and taxes.
• Max said he could get out of anything except death and taxes.
well-fixed
Idiom(s): well-heeled AND well-fixed; well-offTheme: WEALTH
wealthy; with sufficient money.
• My uncle can afford a new car. He's well-heeled.
• Everyone in his family is well-off.
All sixes
If something is all sixes, it doesn't matter how it's done; it's the same as 'six of one and half a dozen of the other'.Get the axe
If you get the axe, you lose your job. ('Get the ax' is the American spelling.)Judge, jury and executioner
If someone is said to be the judge, jury, and executioner, it means they are in charge of every decision made, and they have the power to be rid of whomever they choose.Fixed In Your Ways
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.Have an Axe to Grind
To have a dispute with someone.at sixes and sevens|seven|sevens|six|sixes
adj. phr. Not in order; in confusion; in a mess. He apologized because his wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens. Our teacher had just moved to a new classroom, and she was still at sixes and sevens. After the captain of the team broke his leg, the other players were at sixes and sevens.bobby-soxer|bobby|soxer
n. A teen-aged girl. (1940s idiom) My two daughters, age 13 and 14, are typical bobby-soxers.exert oneself|exert
v. phr. To make an effort; try hard; work hard. Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks. Jerry exerted himself to please the new girl.mixed bag|bag|mixed
n. phr. A varied set of people, ideas, objects, or circumstances, including both the good and the bad. This report is a mixed bag of opinions. There was a mixed bag of people at the press conference.mixed blessing|blessing|mixed
n. Something good that has bad features. John's new bicycle was a mixed blessing. The other boys were always asking John to ride it.mixed up|mixed
adj. phr., informal Confused in mind; puzzled. Bob was all mixed up after the accident.Compare: BALL UP1. 2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat. The papers on his desk were mixed up. 3. informal Joined or connected (with someone or something bad). Harry was mixed up in a fight after the game. Mary's father told her not to get mixed up with the students that always break school rules.
death and taxes, certain as
death and taxes, certain asAlso, sure as death and taxes. Bound to occur, inevitable, as in His business is going to fail, certain as death and taxes. This phrase was invented by Benjamin Franklin in a letter (1789) and has been repeated ever since, the government's recurring need for revenue probably assuring its continued popularity.
exert oneself
exert oneselfPut oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]
mixed blessing
mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition. [First half of 1900s]
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