Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 2.10 pdf

408 ugly resent being so dependent on Uncle Sam for protection an Uncle Tom a black person who is too eager to please white people ;b This phrase is from the book Uncle Tom's Cabin by H.B.Stowe,in which the main person in the story is a black slave (= someone who is legally owned by another person) • She was seen by other blacks in the neighborhood as an Uncle Tom for not complaining about police harassment ugly an ugly duckling someone or something that is ugly and not successful when they are young or new, but which develops into something beautiful and successful • The most successful company was last year's ugly duckling be as ugly as sin X to be very ugly> That dog of his is as ugly as sin um um and ah to have difficulty making a decision • (often + about) She's still umming and ahing about telling her mother • He ummed and ahed and finally agreed to let me seethe documents umbrage take umbrageformal to become upset and angry about something someone has said or done • (often + at) He took great umbrage at newspaper reviews of his book • The minister took umbrage when colleagues queried her budget plans uncertain in no uncertain terms if someone tells you something in no uncertain terms, they say it in a strong and direct way • We were told in no uncertain terms that dishonesty would not be tolerated uncle Uncle Sam the government or the country of the United States • These smaller countries say uncle American, informal to admit that you have been defeated ;b In children's fights, a child being held down had to say 'uncle' before being allowed to get up • I'm determined to show them I can be a star I'm not going to say uncle unglued come unglued American, informal to lose control of your emotions After Dan's death shejust came unglued American, informal if a person or something they are trying to achieve comes unglued, they have problems which cause them to fail • The negotiations are showing signs of coming unglued, with new questions coming up every day • The team played well in the first half but came unglued in the second unknown an unknown quantity if someone or something is an unknown quantity, you not know much about them or what effect they will have in the future • Turner may well in the election, though he is an unknown quantity as a campaigner • The new computer system is still an unknown quantity for our department unstuck come unstuck British & Australian if a person or something they are trying to achieve comes unstuck, they have problems which cause them to fail • Athletes who don't prepare properly for the humid conditions will certainly come Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove thi 409 unstuck • The negotiations came unstuck over disagreements about the wording up Up yours! very informal an angry and impolite way of telling someone you not care about their opinion • 'You're not supposed to be smoking in here.' 'Upyours, mate!' be (right) up there with sb/sth to be as good or as famous as someone or something else > He's up there with the foremost sculptors of our age be on the up if someone or something is on the up, they are becoming more successful • At number 27 in the world tennis rankings he is definitely on the up.• It's been a difficult year for our family, but things are on the up again now be on the up and up informal if someone or something is on the up and up they are becoming more and more successful Since the recession ended, our business has been on the up and up American, informal if a person or an activity is on the up and up, they are honest> You can trust Mick - he's on the up and up be up yourself British & Australian, very informal to think that you are better and more important than other people She's so up herself ever since she landed this new job, it's unbearable be up against sth/sb if you are up against a situation, a person, or a group of people, they make it very difficult for you to achieve what you want to achieve When I saw how deeply the racist views were held I began to understand what we were up against • The Weish rugby team will really be up against it (= have a lot of problems) when they take on France next week be up and about/around if someone is up and about after an illness, they are well enough to get out of up bed and move around Trevor's up and about again, but he won't be able to drive for afeui weeks be up and down if a person is up and down, they are sometimes happy and sometimes sad, usually after something very bad has happened to them • She's been very up and down since her husband's death if a situation is up and down, it is sometimes good and successful and sometimes bad and not successful • Things are up and down for dairy farmers at the moment be up and running < if something is worth your while, you will get an advantage if you it • (often + doing sth) It's worth your while taking out travel insurance if you are going abroad make sth worth your while if you tell someone that you will make it worth their while if they something, you mean you will pay them to something, especially something bad or illegal • If you can get us his personal files, we'll make it worth your while be worth its/your weight in gold -: to be extremely useful or valuable • A book that could tell me in simple language how to use this computer would be worth its weight in gold • Really good experienced singers are worth their weight in gold to the choir wounds lick your wounds "