NTC’S American IDIOMS Dictionary phần 7 docx

... happened at the office, she went stark raving mad. ᮀ You must be stark raving stark raving mad 377 of the economy. ᮀ When he launches forth, I leave the room. take one at one’s word to believe ... morning. ᮀ Mrs. Smith told Mr. Smith that he was too old to be sowing his wild oats. son of a bitch 372 throw oneself at the mercy of the court Go to throw oneself on the mercy of the cour...

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... returned the lost kit- ten to Mrs. Brown, she thanked me from from the bottom of one’s heart 1 27 fish for something to try to get information (from someone). (Also literal.) ᮀ The lawyer was ... to work hard to get the contract, because they have the jump on us. get the jump on someone 1 47 (Said to someone who has invited you to something that you cannot attend now, but would like to...

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... figures round in round numbers round round out something round round something off NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 574 way come someone’s way way do something the hard way way downhill all the ... relish reluctance reluctance to do something reluctant be reluctant to do something NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 572 to get off to a flying start to get ready (to do so...

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... get into a mess into get into an argument (with someone ) into get into full swing NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 522 in not for (anything in) the world in not in the same league with someone ... tight rein on someone or something Keep Keep at it! keep keep at someone or something NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 526 It It never rains but it pours. It It (only) stands to...

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... tilt at windmills at tip the scales at something at try one’s hand (at something ) NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 458 as happy as a lark as happy as can be as hard as a rock as hard as nails as ... tick as tight as Dick’s hatband as tough as an old boot as true as steel as ugly as a toad NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 456 with impunity without risk of punish- ment; with...

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... The government put the money up for the cost of construction. T Who will put up the money for my education? 7. [with some- thing] to shape and arrange one’s hair (with curlers, hairpins, etc.). ᮀ I can’t ... with—purely to test the validity of the proposition. (The devil’s advocate play (the) devil’s advocate 3 17 (Informal.) ᮀ The bear ripped into the deer. ᮀ The angry teacher ripped in...

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... something not very something; not at all something. ᮀ The towels in the none too something 277 knuckle down (to something ) to get busy doing something; to get serious about one’s work. (Informal.) ... another thought not to worry about something anymore. (A polite way not give it another thought 279 (Proverb.) ᮀ I haven’t heard from my son since he left for college, but I suppose no...

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... nervous. in flux and in a (constant) state of flux in constant change; changing. ᮀ I can’t in flux 2 07 evening. ᮀ I’ve put my entire life into apple-pie order. in a (pretty) pickle and in a real pickle in ... says it harkens back to the time when everything was delivered by a horse-drawn wagon. hang tough 174 Have I made myself clear? Do you un- derstand exactly what I am telling you? (In...

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... purse strings to be in charge of the money in a business or a house- control the purse strings 77 She was able to cover her tracks up so that they couldn’t find her. T It’s easy to cover up ... month. by themselves 1. with help from no one else. ᮀ Do you think they can do it by by themselves 57 call a meeting to ask that people assem- ble for a meeting; to request that a meet- ing be he...

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... the dictionary. The compiler has included idiomatic phrases drawn from or suggested by Anne Bertram in NTC’s Dictionary of Proverbs and Clichés, NTC’s Dictionary of Euphemisms, and NTC’s Dictionary ... Dictionary of Folksy, Regional, and Rural Sayings and Eliza- beth Kirkpatrick in NTC’s English Idioms Dictionary. About This Dictionary xiii amount of salt called for in...

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