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Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2013, 17:03

... criticism in American and Vietnamese online newspapers + To compare the use of directness and indirectness in criticism between American and Vietnamese online newspapers 1 Hence, in American media ... simple, specific and clear. Headlines of critical articles in American online newspapers from November 26 th to December 2 nd have no slang with quotation mark (which is so popular in Vietnamese ... Althen (2003:18), Americans are often less direct than they realize. Latins and Arabs are generally inclined to display their emotions more openly than Americans do and to view Americans as unemotional...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:44

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Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2013, 16:18

... the concert. (as) free as a bird carefree; completely free. ᮀ Jane is always happy and free as a bird. ᮀ The convict escaped from jail and was as free as a bird for two days. ᮀ In the summer I feel free ... 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 ... opaque phrase. This dictionary shows as full a form of an idiom as possible with the frequently omitted parts in parentheses. For example: back down NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary xii For more...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 00:15

... and Eliza- beth Kirkpatrick in NTC’s English Idioms Dictionary. About This Dictionary xiii xi About This Dictionary NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary is designed for easy use by lifelong speakers ... 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 ... trinomial phrases. The dictionary contains a unique Phrase-Finder Index that allows the user to identify and look up any expression in the dictionary from a single key word. This is a dictionary of form...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 00:20

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Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 23:11

... linguistic resources of American English this Dictionary becomes a cultural property book for all the American people. A century before Noah Webster organized his first American dictionary (1806), ... Agricultural Adjustment Administration. 2. American Automo- bile Association. 3. Antiaircraft artillery. AAAL abbr. American Academy of Arts and Letters. AAAS abbr. American Association for the Advancement ... be excused from responsible critical review. USAGE IN THIS DICTIONARY In the treatment of usage the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary of the En- glish Language, Third Edition, have tried...

Ngày tải lên: 05/04/2014, 10:40

... achieve orgasm. bristols Noun. Breasts. From the rhyming slang Bristol City - titty. See 'tit'. britneys Noun. Beers. Rhyming slang on Britney Spears. Very popular and recent expression. ... rhyming slang bubble and squeak meaning speak. E.g."If you bubble me to the boss, I'll lose my job." Noun. A person from Greece. From bubble and squeak, cockney rhyming slang on ... rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use. April Noun. Bottom, buttocks, 'arse'. Rhyming slang...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 23:06

... sympathy system get something out of one’s system systems all systems (are) go T done to a T NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 588 up wrapped up in someone or something up wrap something up up write someone ... build up to something to burned to a cinder to burn someone or something to a crisp NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 596 shot (all) shot to hell shot give something a shot shot give something ... sealed, and delivered signs show signs of something silent (as) silent as the dead NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 580 reminiscent reminiscent of someone or something remission in remission repair...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... 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 ... 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 reason. It It sucks. It ... someone off beg off (on something ) off be off off better off ( doing something ) NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 550 give give someone a reputation (for doing something ) give give someone a...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... vacation. when hell freezes over and until hell freezes over never. (The first entry is al- ways affirmative and the second is always negative.) ᮀ I’ll say I’m sorry to you when hell freezes over! ... can’t persuade me. You’re just wasting your breath. waste someone to kill someone. (Slang, es- pecially criminal slang. ) ᮀ The thief tried to waste the bank guard after the bank robbery. ᮀ The ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... (Also literal. Slang. ) ᮀ The news of Tom’s death really tore Bill up. T Bad news tears up some people. Other people can take it calmly. tee someone off to make someone angry. (Slang. ) ᮀ That ... inside the box is what got us into this mess in the first place. thinking outside the box thinking freely, not being bound by old, nonfunctional, or limiting structures, rules, or practices. (Compare ... almost never strikes out. ᮀ John struck out at least once in every game this season. 2. to fail. (Slang. ) ᮀ Ann did her best, but she struck out anyway. ᮀ Give it another try. Just be- cause you...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... stupid or silly. (Slang. ) ᮀ Boy, I really pulled a boner! I’m so dumb. ᮀ If you pull a boner like that again, you’re fired! pull a fast one to succeed in an act of de- ception. (Slang. ) ᮀ She ... boxer to win. (Slang. ) ᮀ Bill has been barred from the boxing ring for pulling his punches. ᮀ “I never pulled my punches in my life!” cried Tom. 2. to hold back in one’s criticism. (Slang. Usually ... someone; to steal from someone. (Slang. ) ᮀ That store op- erator ripped me off. T They shouldn’t rip off people like that. 2. [with something] to steal something. (Slang. ) ᮀ I bought it! I didn’t...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... run or travel to somewhere. (Slang, especially criminal slang. ) ᮀ When I got out of class, I made for the gym. ᮀ When he got out of jail, he made for Toledo. make free with someone or something 1. [with ... or ruin some- thing. (Slang. ) ᮀ I’ve worked hard on this. Please don’t louse it up. T You’ ve louse d up all my plans. lousy with something with something in abundance. (Slang. ) ᮀ This place ... with someone or something. ) ᮀ I wish you wouldn’t come into my house and make free with my food and drink. ᮀ make free with someone or something 261 melt in one’s mouth 1. to taste very good. (Also...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... stimulated by drugs or alcohol. (Slang. ) ᮀ The old man was hopped up again. He was addicted to opium. ᮀ John usually gets hopped up on the weekends. 2. excited; enthusiastic. (Slang. ) ᮀ What are you ... Mary. I think he’s in love. have a whale of a time to have an excit- ing time; to have a big time. (Slang. Whale is a way of saying big.) ᮀ We had a whale of a time at Sally’s birthday party. ᮀ Enjoy ... been around. have been had to have been mistreated; to have been been cheated or dealt with badly. (Informal or slang. ) ᮀ They were cheated out of a thousand dollars. They’ve really been had. ᮀ Look what they...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... one’s freedom to set someone free; to divorce someone. ᮀ Mrs. Brown wanted to give her husband his freedom. ᮀ Well, Tom, I hate to break it to you this way, but I have decided to give you your freedom. give ... something ).) ᮀ I did- n’t get a free hand with the last project. ᮀ John was in charge then, but he didn’t have a free hand either. ᮀ I demand to have a free hand with my own child! get a ... selection. give someone a free hand (with something ) to give someone complete control over something. (See also get a free hand (with someone or something ).) ᮀ They gave me a free hand with the...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... exhaustion. (Slang. ) ᮀ I was so tired I just went home and conked out. ᮀ I was afraid I would conk out while I was driv- ing. 2. [for something] to break down; to quit running. (Slang. ) ᮀ My ... return. (Informal or slang. ) ᮀ Look at that lawyer cozying up to the judge! ᮀ Lawyers who cozy up like that usually get into big trouble. crack a book to open a book to study. (Slang. Almost always ... that have to be done, but I hate to waste my time on cut and paste. cut and run to get free and run away. (Slang. As in cutting loose the rope on a ship’s or boat’s anchor and sailing away in a...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20