commonly used english phrases and their meanings

... The taxes increased across the board and everyone must pay more. act high and mighty - to act proud and powerful The woman always acts high and mighty and nobody likes her. act one's ... sweetness and light - to be very sweet, to be innocent and helpful The girl is all sweetness and light after she does something bad. all systems go - everything is ready (often used when ... energy The man stood up and belted out several old songs. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2014, 20:36

... sentences onto their mean- ings, in contrast to the work mentioned above and that of Gibson and Wexler (1994), Siskind (1992) Sakas and Fodor (2001), and Yang (2002). These all evaluate their learners ... the posterior probability of the correct meanings for the quantifiers ‘a’, ‘another’ and ‘any’ over the course of training with 1, 3, 5 and 7 candidate meanings for each utterance 5 . These three ... meaning rep- resentation of the type used here (Siskind, 1996). The models of Alishahi and Stevenson (2008) and Maurits et al. (2009) learn, as well as word- meanings, orderings for verb-argument...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 20:20

... /ˈgræmər/ văn phạm grand (adj) /grænd/ rộng ln, v i grandchild (n) /grổnátaild/ chỏu (ca ụng b) granddaughter (n) /'grổn,do:t/ chỏu gỏi grandfather (n) /grổnáfa:/ ụng grandmother (n) /'grổn,m/ ... /'lɔdʤik/ lô gic logical (adj) /'lɔdʤikəl/ hợp lý, hợp logic 3000 English Commonly Used words 29 TVN Center 5 th Floor 292 Tay Son, Đong Đa, Ha Noi Tel: (84 ... đại sảnh, tòa (thị chính), hội trường hammer (n) /'hæmə/ búa hand (n) (v) /hænd/ tay, bàn tay; trao tay, truyền cho handle (v) (n) /'hændl/ cầm, sờ mó; tay cầm, móc quai hang (v)...

Ngày tải lên: 26/06/2014, 09:50

... 8 alive and kicking - to be well and healthy My aunt is 87 years old and she is very much alive and kicking. alive and well - to be well and healthy The worker is alive and well after ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 1 Commonly- Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", ... something easily and quickly The car was easy to fix and we were able to do it blindfolded. able to do (something) standing on one's head - to be able to do something easily and quickly...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... sweetness and light - to be very sweet, to be innocent and helpful The girl is all sweetness and light after she does something bad. all systems go - everything is ready (often used when ... girls walked arm in arm to school. armed and dangerous - to have a weapon that may be used (usually used for a criminal) The criminal was armed and dangerous when the police arrested him. ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 19 assault and battery - a criminal charge where one violently attacks and beats someone The man was arrested for assault and battery after the fight. at Idioms...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 24 at sixes and sevens - to be lost and bewildered We were at sixes and sevens when the local grocery store closed. at (someone`s) beck and call - to be always ready ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision. ... loggerheads with the company over their plans to build a new factory. at loose ends - restless and unsettled My friend's mother was at loose ends after her husband died. at odds (with...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... We finished our lunch and went back to the salt mines. back up (someone or something) - to support someone or something The doctor made a mistake and the hospital refused to back him up. ... girlfriend. (no) bed of roses - a situation that is happy and comfortable (usually used in the negative) The new job was very difficult and certainly no bed of roses. (have a) bee in one`s ... of the man at the gas station. beat the rap - to escape conviction and punishment (for a crime) The man beat the rap and did not have to go to jail. beat the tar out of (someone) - to...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 47 bite the hand that feeds you - to harm or turn against someone who does good things for you He is biting the hand that feeds him when he criticizes and fights against his boss. ... house with the other people. big shot - an important and powerful person The man is a big shot in the oil and gas industry. bird in hand is worth two in the bush - something that you already ... might get A bird in hand is worth two in the bush so we decided to sell the car to our neighbor rather than wait to get a higher price. birds and the bees - human sex and reproduction The...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... bright and early - very early The woman likes to get up bright and early every morning. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - to be eager and cheerful Everybody was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ... you ask your father he is bound to try and help you with your problem." bow and scrape - to be very humble and subservient I was forced to bow and scrape to get some money from my parents. ... business began to break even and we started to make money. break fresh/new ground - to deal with something in a new way The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... full of happiness and feel that you will explode or burst My grandmother burst with joy when she saw her new baby granddaughter. burst with pride - to be full of pride and ready to burst ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 68 bury/hide one`s head in the sand - to refuse to see something, to face or know something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to hear about family problems. ... in the air and none of them have any chance to succeed. build (something) to order - to make something especially for a customer The family wanted to build their kitchen table and chairs...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... usually buy bottles of water by the dozen. by the handful - in measurements equal to a handful We were eating fresh blueberries by the handful. by the hour - after each hour, one hour ... margin He is by far the smartest person in his company. by fits and starts - irregularly, with many stops and starts By fits and starts the company was finally able to begin business. by ... call it a day/night - to quit work and go home I called it a day and decided to go home early. call it quits - to stop, to finish I called it quits and went home for the day. call of...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... My sister caused tongues to wag when she came to the party without her husband. cave in - to weaken and be forced to give something up The company caved in to the union`s demand for more ... to become agitated and alarmed about something The soccer player caused a stir when he began to criticize the referee. cause eyebrows to raise - to shock people I caused eyebrows to raise ... order to catch forty winks. catch on - to understand something, to learn about something I was finally able to catch on and understand the math problem. catch on - to become popular...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... account. cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal. close Idioms close at hand - to be within ... building. cock -and- bull story - a story that is not true The boys gave us a cock -and- bull story about the tire marks in front of our house. cog in the machine - a small and unimportant ... cold comfort to those who had lost their families. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 99 cold fish - a distant and unfeeling person The man was a cold fish and cared little about his family....

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... difficult situation Things came to a pretty pass and nobody knew what to do about the problem. come to a standstill - to stop The circus came to a standstill when the elephant escaped from his ... home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire. come in handy - to be useful or convenient I think that the small hammer will come in handy to fix the desk. come ... new students come from Mexico. come from far and wide - to come from many different places The people came from far and wide to hear the new band. ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 12:20

... my aunt's new coat cost a pretty penny. cost an arm and a leg - to cost too much The new motorcycle cost my brother an arm and a leg. cough up - to give something unwillingly The ... to think and worry about future events or problems before they happen We should not worry about that problem now. We can cross that bridge when we come to it. cross one`s heart and hope ... charge of the money My mother always used to control the purse strings in our family. cook one`s goose - to ruin one`s chances The girl cooked her goose and has no chance of getting the new...

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