Bedeutung: abs (coll.

Bauchmuskeln {pl}

coll Idiom

blue-collar worker

someone who works at a trade, e.g., a plumber The blue-collar workers will vote for Ed. He's a tradesman.

collect my thoughts

think calmly and clearly, organize my thoughts She was glad when the kids left so she could collect her thoughts.

collecting dust

not used for a long time, idle, gathering dust """Where's the silver tray?"" ""On the shelf, collecting dust."""

hot under the collar

upset, becoming angry, hot and bothered It's only a joke. Don't get hot under the collar.

put yourself through college

earn money to pay for your college education You need a good summer job to put yourself through college.

the old college try

a good effort, trying hard like a college student Let's give it the old college try, boys. We can win this boat race!

bill collecta

drug dealer

collar poppin'

to have on a really cool outfit or that to have a "good time" See also pop ya collar

collywobbles

a feeling of nervousness or pain in the stomach

pop ya collar

to be happy or know that you look good

work one's way through college

Idiom(s): work one's way through college

Theme: WORK

to hold a job that pays part of one's college expenses.
• Tom couldn't get a loan, so he had to work his way through college.
• I worked my way through college, and that made college seem more valuable to me.

take up a collection

Idiom(s): take up a collection

Theme: COLLECT

to collect money for a specific project.
• We wanted to send Bill some flowers, so we took up a collection.
• The office staff took up a collection to pay for the office party.

Collateral damage

Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage.

Collect dust

If something is collecting dust, it isn't being used any more.

Have your collar felt

If someone has their collar felt, they are arrested.

get hot under the collar

get angry about something which isn't very important: "You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving habits. Don't let it worry you!"

College Boards|Board|College

n. A set of examinations given to test a student's readiness and ability for college. John got a high score on his College Boards. College Boards test both what a student has learned and his ability to learn.

Roman collar|Roman|collar

n. The high, plain, white collar worn by priests and clergymen. The man with the Roman collar is the new Episcopalian preacher. Many Protestant churches do not require their ministers to wear Roman collars.

blue collar worker|blue|blue collar|collar|worker

n. phr. A manual laborer who is probably a labor union member. Because Jack's father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual.
Antonym: WHITE COLLAR WORKER.

collective farm|collective|farm

n. A large government-run farm made by combining many small farms. The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms.

collector's item|collector|item

n. Something rare or valuable enough to collect or save. Jimmy's mother found an old wooden doll in the attic that turned out to be a collector's item.

cow college|college|cow

n., slang 1. An agricultural college; a school where farming is studied. A new, bigger kind of apple is being grown at the cow college. 2. A new or rural college not thought to be as good as older or city colleges. John wanted to go to a big college in New York City, not to a cow college.

hot under the collar|collar|hot

adj. phr., informal Angry. Mary gets hot under the collar if you joke about women drivers. Tom got hot under the collar when his teacher punished him.

old college try|college|old|old college|try

n. phr. An attempt to win a favor from another by mentioning the fact that one had gone to the same college or university as the party from whom the favor is requested. Since he needed a job, he decided to use the old college try when he contacted Jerry, but it didn't work.
Compare: OLD BOY NETWORK.

sailor collar|collar|sailor

n. A large square collar like those worn by sailors. Little Timmy's suit has a sailor collar. Mary's blouse has a sailor collar.

white-collar workers|white|white-collar|workers

n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well-known fact that white-collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS.

collar

collar
see hot under the collar.

collected

collected
see cool, calm, and collected.

collector's item

collector's item
An object of great interest, value, or rarity, as in This necklace is a collector's item. Originating in the early 1900s as collector's piece, a usage still common in Britain, the term in its present form is occasionally transferred to persons as well, as in The Beach Boys became a collector's item on the tour. [c. 1930]

cool, calm, and collected

cool, calm, and collected
Calm and composed, self-possessed. For example, No matter what the board decides, you have to appear cool, calm, and collected in front of the stockholders. This alliterative synonym for cool as a cucumber dates from the late 1800s.

cow college

cow college
An agricultural college; any small, relatively unknown rural college. For example, He's never published a paper, but he might do all right in some cow college. This term uses cow in the somewhat pejorative sense of “provincial.” [c. 1910]

old college try, the

old college try, the
One's best effort, as in Come on, if we give it the old college try we just might be able to cut down this tree. This slangy expression, originally a cheer to urge a team on, dates from the 1930s when college football films were very popular.