Bedeutung: a naughty little beggar

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gar Idiom

beggars can't be choosers

people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""

down the garden path

(See lead you down the garden path)

full of piss and vinegar

lively, full of energy That little kid is full of piss and vinegar. He won't sit still.

garage kept

in good condition, kept in a garage when not in use This car has been garage kept. The body's excellent.

kangaroo court

a self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. It was decided in a kangaroo court that he would have to pay for the damage that he had caused to the school building.

lead you down the garden path

tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.

no cigar

not agreed to, refused or useless, no, certainly not I almost got the job but in the end it was no cigar.

one man's garbage is another man's art

each person has different likes and dislikes, to each his own You pick up what somebody throws away, so one man's garbage is another man's art.

sugar daddy

a rich older man who gives money to a younger woman for her companionship The woman went off on a nice winter holiday with her sugar daddy.

beggar

euphemism for "bugger"

bogart

to selfishly hold on to (something). Jocular usage heard amongst smokers of joints:"Come on Tim, don't bogart the joint"

common or garden

ordinary, plain

as regards

with reference to；concerning关于
As regards attending the meeting，I haven't decided yet．关于那个会议，我还没有决定是否参加。
He was always secretive as regards his family．关于他的家庭情况，他总是守口如瓶。

have a regard for

respect尊敬
He has a great regard for his teachers．他很尊敬他的老师。

regard…as

consider sb．or sth．to be认为…是
I regard him as my brother．我把他当作自己的兄弟。
It is regarded as impossible．这事被认为不可能。

regardless of

paying no attention to不考虑
Regardless of the danger，he climbed the tower．他不顾危险，爬上了那座塔。
He insisted on trying，utterly regardless of the possible grave consequences．他全然不顾可能产生的后果，执意要试一试。

lead sb down the garden path

Idiom(s): lead sb down the garden path

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive someone.
• Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path.
• That cheater really led her down the garden path.

beggar description

Idiom(s): beggar description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

to defy description; to be unable to be described
• The house was a mess. The place beggared description.
• Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

A young idler, an old beggar.

If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.

Everything in the garden is rosy.

Everything is satisfactory.

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.

Nothing is achieved without effort.

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

You can obtain more cooperation from others by being nice.

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.

Cigarette paper

If you cannot get or put a cigarette paper between people, they are so closely bonded that nothing will separate them or their positions on issues.

Close but no cigar

(USA) If you are close but no cigar, you are close to success, but have not got there.

Garbage fee

A garbage fee is a charge that has no value and doesn't provide any real service.

Garbage in, garbage out

If a computer system or database is built badly, then the results will be bad.

Gardening leave

(UK) If someone is paid for a period when they are not working, either after they have given in their notice or when they are being investigated, they are on gardening leave.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.

Lead someone up the garden path

If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. 'Lead someone down the garden path' is also used.

Beggars cannot be choosers.

One must accept what is available in difficult circumstances.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.

as regards|regards

prep. Regarding; concerning; about. You needn't worry as regards the cost of the operation. He was always secretive as regards his family.

beggars can't be choosers|beggar|beggars|chooser|c

People who can not choose what they will have, must accept what they get; if you are not in control, you must take what you can gel. We wanted to leave on the train in the morning but it doesn't go until afternoon, so we must go then. Beggars can't he choosers. Mary got a red dress from her sister, although she didn't like red. She kept it because she said beggars should not be choosers.
Compare: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.

cigar-store Indian|Indian|cigar|store

n. phr. A wooden statue of an Indian which in the past was placed in front of a cigar store. A cigar store Indian used to mean a cigar store in the same way a barber pole still means a barber shop.

foundation garment|foundation|garment

n. A close-fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman's underwear. Jane wears a foundation garment under her evening dress.

garbage down|garbage

v. phr., slang To eat eagerly and at great speed without much regard for manners or social convention. The children garbaged down their food.

garden apartment|apartment|garden

n. An apartment with a garden near it. The couple live in a garden apartment.

in regard to|regard|with regard to

prep. In connection with; from the standpoint of; concerning; regarding; about. I am writing with reference to your last letter. He spoke in reference to the Boy Scouts. I spoke to him with regard to his low marks. In regard to the test tomorrow, it is postponed.
Compare: IN RELATION TO, IN RESPECT TO.

kangaroo court|court|kangaroo

n. A self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. The Chicago mob held a kangaroo court and shot the gangster who competed with Al Capone.

sugar daddy|daddy|sugar

n., slang, semi-vulgar, avoidable An older, well-to-do man, who gives money and gifts to a younger woman or girls usually in exchange for sexual favors. Betty Morgan got a mink coat from her sugar daddy.

with regard to|in reference|in reference to|in reg

garden

garden
In addition to the idiom beginning with garden, also see lead down the garden path.

garden variety

garden variety
Ordinary, common, as in I don't want anything special in a VCR—the garden variety will do. This term alludes to a common plant as opposed to a specially bred hybrid. [Colloquial; 1920]

in regard to

in regard to
Also, as regards; in or with reference to; with regard to; in or with respect to. Concerning, about. For example, In regard to your letter, forget it, or As regards your subscription, I'm not sure why it was canceled, or In reference to your inquiry, we'll have to pass it on to the board, or We have a few questions with regard to your recent offer, or With respect to your latest request, we'll be happy to oblige. The word reference has been used in this idiom since the late 1500s, regard from the second half of the 1400s, and respect from the first half of the 1500s. Also see relative to.

lead down the garden path

lead down the garden path
Also, lead up the garden path. Deceive someone. For example, Bill had quite different ideas from Tom about their new investment strategy; he was leading him down the garden path. This expression presumably alludes to the garden path as an intentional detour. [Early 1900s] Also see lead on.

lead up the garden path

lead up the garden path
see lead down the garden path.

regard

regard
see in regard to.

regardless

regardless
regardless of
in spite of; notwithstanding regardless of the cost

sugar the pill

sugar the pill
Make something unpleasant more palatable, as in There would be no Christmas bonus this year but management sugared the pill by giving workers extra vacation time over the holidays. [Late 1700s]