Bedeutung: a ball of string

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stri Idiom

have two strikes against one

have things working against one, be in a difficult situation He already has two strikes against him and it will be very difficult for him to get the job.

havoc strikes

problems happen, crises occur suddenly Farmers plant their crops, and havoc strikes in hailstones.

hold the purse strings

control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.

in stride

(See take it in stride)

it strikes me

this is clear to me, this is my impression It strikes me that we share many interests and activities.

on a shoestring

on a very low budget, with little money to spend We went to China and Japan on a shoestring and enjoyed it very much.

on a string

controlled by a person, wrapped around his finger He's got you on a string, Bonny. Are you thinking for yourself?

play on my heart strings

cause me to feel emotional, make me feel sentimental The movie Hey Jude will play on your heart strings - make you cry.

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

pull strings

secretly use influence and power He was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.

strictly business

very serious, not joking, no nonsense When he conducts the band, he's strictly business. He's serious.

strictly for the birds

(See for the birds)

strike a bargain

find a satisfactory deal or price After discussing the price of the carpet, we struck a bargain: $15.

strike it rich

become rich or successful suddenly He struck it rich when he got a job at the computer company and was able to buy some stock very cheap.

strike me

causes me to pause, impresses me What strikes me is the color of the leaves. They're crimson.

strike out

be put out of action through one

strike out (baseball)

fail to hit the ball while at bat This time he'll hit the ball. Last time at bat he struck out.

strike out on your own

leave home and support yourself, be independent I was eighteen when I struck out on my own and found a job.

strike up a conversation

begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.

strike up the band

begin conducting the band, give the downbeat Maestro, strike up the band. We want to hear some music.

strike while the iron is hot

do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike while the iron is hot.

strike your fancy

interest you, appeal to you, turn your crank Do you see anything on the menu that strikes your fancy? Lobster?

string a line

create a story, make up a story He was stringing you a line. A dog wasn't driving the car.

string along

pretend that you believe, go along with When Franz talks about shark fishing, I just string along.

string bean

thin person, bean pole You string bean, Kenny! You're too skinny to hit the ball!

string of good luck

a series of lucky events, lucky streak He isn't the best pitcher. He's just having a string of good luck this season.

string out

make something extend over a great distance or over a long period of time The games of the soccer tournament were strung out over a period of about 3 weeks.

strings attached

obligations, restraining conditions He was able to borrow the money for the furniture with no strings attached.

strip mall

a row of stores with a small parking lot in front Does the Langdale strip mall have a video store?

stripped

(See bare bones)

take a strip off

scold, lecture, give you hell The foreman took a strip off me for driving too fast. He was mad.

take in stride

accept good or bad luck and go on The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight.

take it in stride

continue without delay, cope with Lilian is so steady. If there's a problem, she takes it in stride.

tear a strip off

scold, lecture, criticize, give you hell Kasan's father tore a strip off him for missing a day of school.

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

wildcat strike

a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people walked off the job.

have two strings to one's bow

have an alternative or choice有两手准备
You've made sure in both directions．It's always good to have two strings to one's bow．你已经在两个方面都落实了。有两手准备总是好的。

on the string

under sb．'s influence or control唯命是从；在…支配下
She was pretty and popular，with two or three boys on the string all the time．她漂亮又活跃，始终有两三个男孩围着她转。

restrict to

limit；keep within certain limits限制；约束；使在限度内
Our club membership is restricted to twenty．我们俱乐部的成员限制在20人以内。
Discussion at the meeting was restricted to the agenda．这次会议的讨论只限于议程上的内容。
We are restricted to a speed of 30miles an hour in builtup areas．建筑物林立地区，我们的车速限制为每小时30英里。

strike at

1．attack 进攻
Many newspapers struck at his latest plan．许多报纸都攻击他的最新计划。
He struck at me but missed．他动手打我，但是没打着。
2．attempt to destroy 企图毁坏
Each of the two theories seems to strike at the foundation of the other．这两种理论似乎从根本上相互排斥。

strike back

return an attack 还击
In reply to last night's bombing attack，our planes this morning struck back at the enemy port．为了回敬昨夜的空袭，我机今晨对敌机场进行了还击。
When he attacked me，naturally I struck back．他既然攻击我，我当然还击。

strike down

1．cause to fall by a blow 击倒
The man struck down by lightning during the storm was taken to the hospital．在暴风雨中被雷电击中的人被送进了医院。
With one blow he struck down his opponent．他一拳就把对手击倒。
2．make sb．unable to lead a full，active life 使受到摧残
He was struck down by a heart attack at the age of forty．他40岁时得了心脏病。
He is struck down with flu．他患流感。

strike dumb

make unable to speak 使哑口无言
His eloquence struck them dumb．他的雄辩使他们哑口无言。
The news of his financial losses struck him dumb．他财务损失的消息使他目瞪口呆。

strike in

interrupt suddenly 突然插话
Someone struck in with a question．有人插进来提出了一个问题。
“I know where she was．”Jane struck in．简突然插话说：“我知道她在哪儿。”

strike off

1．remove 删去；除去
He promised to strike off the interest of the first debt．他答应免去第1笔债的利息。
2．remove by cutting 斩去；砍去
The boy was striking off all the flowers with a stick．小男孩在用棍子把花全部打落。
He struck off the enemy's revolver．他一拳打掉了敌人的左轮手枪。
3．print 印刷
They struck off 5，000 copies of the election leaflet．他们印了5000张关于选举的传单。
Another hundred thousand copies of the novel have been struck off since last yedr．自去年以来，那部小说又印了10万册。

strike on

think of or get suddenly or unexpectedly 偶然想起；偶然得到
He struck on a way of making diamonds．他突然找到了一种制造钻石的方法。
We struck on the idea when at work yesterday．我们昨天上班时忽然想到了这个主意。
He struck upon the book in a secondhand bookstore．他在一家旧书店里偶然发现了这本书。

strike on/upon

strike up

1．begin playing 开始演奏
People won't get up to dance until the band strikes up．音乐声起，人们开始跳舞。
The band struck up as soon as the Queen stepped on the shore．女王一登岸，乐队就开始奏乐。
2．begin a friendship with sb．建立起友谊
They struck up an acquaintance with each other on the beach and soon became very friendly．他们是在海滩上相互认识的，而且很快就建立起了友谊。
By degrees they struck up a friendship．他们逐渐建立了友谊。

strike upon

string up

1．hang sth．high 把…挂起来
They strung up colored lights all over the room．他们在整个房间里挂起了彩灯。
They strung up the ham for the winter．他们把火腿悬挂起来留到冬天吃。
2．kill sb．by hanging 绞死（某人）Two of the rebel leaders were strung up as a warning to the others．叛变首领中的两名被绞死，以做效尤。
3．make tense，excited 使紧张；使振奋
On the evening of his big speech he didn't seem at all strung up．他在作重要讲话的那天晚上似乎一点也不紧张。
He strung up his nerves to do it．他打起精神来干那件事。