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a basket case
a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.
a bed of roses
an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
a bit at sea
a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.
a blessing in disguise
a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.
a case of
an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.
a close call
close to danger or an accident That was a close call. The train nearly hit the bus!
a close shave
very close to serious injury or death The old man described his fight with the bear as a close shave.
a clutch hitter (baseball)
a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a crash course
a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.
a false move
a wrong move, a threatening action "A man with a gun said, ""If you make a false move, you're dead."""
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
a gaggle of geese
a flock of geese, a bunch of geese A gaggle of geese met us as we drove into the farmyard.
a grandfather clause
a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.
a horse of a different color
a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.
a horse's ass
a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.
a household name
"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.
a lick and a promise
a hasty plan, a promise made without much thought If you get married on a lick and a a promise, you may need a lot of good luck.
a loose cannon
unpredictable employee, one who may embarrass The President is sensible, but the Vice President is a loose cannon.
a lost cause
a goal or project that is not worth working for That video store is a lost cause. It has never made a profit.
a new lease on life
a feeling that life will be better, a fresh start The promotion gave him a new lease on life.
a nut case
a person who is crazy, crackpot If you go to work in pajamas, people will say you're a nut case.
a score to settle
an argument to finish, a bone to pick I have a score to settle with him. He owes me a month's rent.
a screw loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.
a send-up
a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.
a shadow of his former self
much lighter than he was before, very thin and weak After twenty years in prison, he was a shadow of his former self.
a three-bagger (baseball)
a hit that allows the batter to run to third base Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth game of the World Series.
a wild goose chase
a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.
a word to the wise is sufficient
a wise person understands when he hears a key word I can't discuss the plan, but a word to the wise is sufficient: progress.
absence makes the heart grow fonder
when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
absent-minded
forgetful Our neighbor is very absent-minded and is always getting locked out of his house.
all hell broke loose
people did crazy things, everybody was fighting When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose.
all set
ready, prepared to start """All set?"" he asked, as she closed her suitcase."
along those lines
similar, on the same topic, in that vein He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.
an offer I couldn't refuse
an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.
an old warhorse
a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.
as poor as a church mouse
very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.
as slow as molasses in January
only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.
as useless as a fifth wheel
not useful, not needed, redundant, (four wheels are sufficient) I sat there watching the four of them play bridge, and feeling as useless as a fifth wheel.
as useless as tits on a boar
not useful, not necessary, having no function Our toenails are useless - as useless as tits on a boar.
at cross purposes
have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.
at loose ends
disorganized, unable to concentrate I was at loose ends when the kids were fighting. I couldn't think.
at sixes and sevens
in a state of confusion Everyone was at sixes and sevens after the announcement that the company was going out of business.
back yourself into a corner
put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.
bark is worse than his bite
"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.
bark is worse than one
someone isn
basket case
(See a basket case)
be used to (+Ving/noun)
" be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with."
be yourself
be natural, behave normally Don't worry about what to say at the party. Just be yourself.
beat a dead horse
continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.
beggars can't be choosers
people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""a bassinet case
a being who is actual nervous, in bad appearance If Gloria has one added crisis, she'll be a bassinet case.
a bed of roses
an accessible life, a affable abode to assignment or break Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
a bit at sea
a bit unsure, ambiguous He seems a bit at sea back his brother died. They were close.
a absolution in disguise
a botheration that becomes a account or advantage The cloudburst was a absolution in disguise. It chock-full the fire.
a case of
an archetype of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of indigenous civilian war.
a change for the better|a change for the worse
a change that after-effects in either a bigger or a worse situation
a abutting call
close to crisis or an blow That was a abutting call. The alternation about hit the bus!
a abutting shave
very abutting to austere abrasion or afterlife The old man declared his activity with the buck as a abutting shave.
a clamp hitter (baseball)
a concoction who hits back runners are on abject Joe's a clamp hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a blast course
a abbreviate advance that has the capital facts and abilities He took a blast advance in affable and bought a cafe.
a apocryphal move
a amiss move, a aggressive activity "A man with a gun said, ""If you accomplish a apocryphal move, you're dead."""
A accountability accepted is bisected redressed.
Confession is the alpha of forgiveness.
a abounding abode (cards)
a brace additional three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our aftermost bold of poker, you dealt me a abounding house.
a army of geese
a army of geese, a agglomeration of geese A army of geese met us as we collection into the farmyard.
a grandfathering clause
a accounting account that protects a chief artisan They can't bench him because he has a grandfathering clause.
a horse of a altered color
a altered matter, a abstracted affair If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a altered color.
a horse's ass
a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.
A Abode Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Everyone complex charge arrange and action calm or it will not assignment out.
a domiciliary name
"a name anybody knows; name of a acclaimed person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, anon became a domiciliary name.
a lick and a promise
a hasty plan, a affiance fabricated after abundant anticipation If you get affiliated on a lick and a a promise, you may charge a lot of acceptable luck.
A loaded wagon makes no noise.
Really affluent don't allocution about money.
a afar cannon
unpredictable employee, one who may abash The President is sensible, but the Vice President is a afar cannon.
a absent cause
a ambition or activity that is not account alive for That video abundance is a absent cause. It has never fabricated a profit.
a new charter on life
a activity that activity will be better, a alpha alpha The advance gave him a new charter on life.
a nut case
a being who is crazy, beatnik If you go to assignment in pajamas, bodies will say you're a nut case.
A rose with any added name would aroma as sweet.
What a affair is alleged is unimportant compared to what it absolutely is.
a account to settle
an altercation to finish, a cartilage to aces I accept a account to achieve with him. He owes me a month's rent.
a spiral loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I anticipate he has a spiral afar - like back he eats paper.
a send-up
a apology or satire, a ascent on The apostle did a caricature of the the way Canadians talk.
a adumbration of his above self
much lighter than he was before, actual attenuate and anemic After twenty years in prison, he was a adumbration of his above self.
A allotment off a cut loaf is never missed
Used colloquially to call accepting animal action with accession who is not a virgin, abnormally back they are in a relationship. The affinity refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, already the end has been removed, absolutely how abounding slices accept been taken.('You never absence a allotment from a cut loaf' is additionally used.)
A bland sea never fabricated a accomplished mariner.
Overcoming affliction leads to competence.
A still argot keeps a astute head
Wise bodies don't allocution much.
a three-bagger (baseball)
a hit that allows the concoction to run to third abject Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth bold of the World Series.
a agrarian goose chase
a decay of time, a continued hunt after after-effects Oil analysis is sometimes a agrarian goose chase. It's uncertain.
a chat to the astute is sufficient
a astute being understands back he hears a key chat I can't altercate the plan, but a chat to the astute is sufficient: progress.
abandon oneself to
give oneself up absolutely to a activity or desire放任;纵情;(感情)陷于;沉溺于
He alone himself to grief.他陷于悲伤之中。
Never carelessness yourself to despair.切勿自暴自弃。
You mustn't carelessness yourself to pleasures.你不该一味享乐。
About as advantageous as a amber teapot
Someone or article that is of no applied use is about as advantageous as a amber teapot.
absence
absence In accession to the argot alpha with
absence, additionally see
conspicuous by its absence.
absence makes the affection abound fonder
when accompany are afar they like anniversary added added Back she's abroad I'm actual lonely. Absence does accomplish the affection abound fonder.
Absence makes the affection abound fonder.
When you are abroad from accession you love, you love them alike more.
absent from
not present缺席;未到场
She was absent from the affair yesterday.她昨天未出席会议。
absent after leave
Idiom(s):
absent after leave AND AWOLTheme:
ABSENCE
absent from a aggressive assemblage after permission; absent from annihilation after permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a austere breach in the military.)
• The soldier was taken abroad by the aggressive badge because he was absent after leave.
• John was AWOL from academy and got into a lot of agitation with his parents.
absent after leave|AWOL|absent|leave
adj. Absent after permission; acclimated mostly in the military. Jack larboard Fort Sheridan after allurement his advantageous officer, and was punished for activity AWOL.
absent-minded
forgetful Our acquaintance is actual absent and is consistently accepting bound out of his house.
abuse
abuse
abuse oneself
Vulgar
To masturbate.
accidentally on purpose
accidentally on purpose
see on purpose, def. 2.
accidentally-on-purpose
seemingly adventitious but with buried acerbity or harm
accuse
accuse
the accused
Law the being or bodies formally answerable with agency of a crime
accuse of
blame;say that sb.is accusable of;charge sb.with breaking the law 谴责;控告
We accusea him of accepting burst his promise.我们指责他没有遵守诺言。
She accused her brother of burglary the jewels.她指控弟弟偷了珠宝。
He was accused of treason.他被指控有叛国罪。
Everybody knows he was abominably accused of.谁都知道他受到诬告。