含义: a little rift within the lute

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LUT 成语

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.

clutch hitter (baseball)

(See a clutch hitter)

clutz

a clumsy person, one who makes careless mistakes What a clutz I am! I poured sugar in the salt shaker!

highfalutin

proud, pretentious We need a musician, not some highfalutin rock star!

in a flutter

(See in a tizzy)

polluted

very drunk, loaded, plastered, wasted Every Friday night he goes to the bar and drinks till he's polluted.

ride the clutch

drive a car with your foot on the clutch pedal If you ride the clutch, we will soon have to replace it.

absobloodylutely

absolutely

Absofuckinglutely

without doubt

cluth at straws

depend on sth．that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger；try sth．with little hope of succeeding捞救命稻草（将要溺死之人连一根草也要去抓）
To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws．应付考试只凭记忆而不学习那是枉费心机。

grasp/catch/cluth at straws

glutton for punishment

Idiom(s): glutton for punishment

Theme: PEOPLE

someone who seems to like doing or seeking out difficult, unpleasant, or badly paid tasks.
• If you want to work for this charity, you'll have to be a glutton for punishment and work long hours for nothing.
• Jane must be a real glutton for punishment. She's typing Bill's manuscript free of charge, and he doesn't even thank her.

clutch at straws

Idiom(s): clutch at straws

Theme: HOPE

to continue to seek solutions, ideas, or hopes that are insubstantial.
• When you talk of inheriting money, you are just clutching at straws.
• That is not a real solution to the problem. You are just clutching at straws.

Clutch play

If an activity is referred to as a clutch play, it means that the activity was the key to the success or failure of the venture. For instance, a clutch play in a baseball game may be striking out a batter with the bases loaded.

Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes

This idiom is used to suggest trying out an idea to see if people accept it.

Succeed in the clutch

If you succeed in the clutch, you perform at a crucial time; it is particularly used in sports for the decisive moments of the game. The opposite is 'fail in the clutch.'

glutton for punishment|glutton|punishment

n. phr. A greedy person; someone who wants too much of something, such as food or drink, which will make him sick. Fred eats so much red meat that he is a regular glutton for punishment.

grasp at straws|at straws|clutch|clutch at straws|

v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws. The robber clutched at straws to make excuses. He said he wasn't in the country when the robbery happened.

in a flutter|flutter

adv. phr., informal In a state of nervous excitement. Whenever Norm and Cathy are near one another, both are in a flutter; they must be in love.

ride the brake|brake|clutch|ride|ride the clutch

v. phr., informal To keep your foot on the pedal. Riding the brake is a bad habit for a driver to form.

absolute

absolute
the Absolute
Philos. ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.

clutch

clutch
see grasp at straws.