Meaning: abrade

ə'breɪd
v.
wear awayrub hard or scrub

ade Idiom, Proverb

bull-headed

" stubborn; inflexible."

call a spade a spade

"say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

cascade (business)

allow information to flow down to the employees Archie thinks we should control this information, not cascade it.

got it made

be happy and successful and rich Brandy's got it made: she has a career, wealth and a loving family.

have it made

have achieved success, have everything you want Viv has a new home, two cars and a career. She has it made.

hit parade

a list of songs arranged in order of popularity We listened to all the songs on the hit parade last night.

horse trade

a business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard bargaining After several hours of horse trading we finally reached an agreement to buy the new computers.

jack-of-all-trades

a person who can do many things We gave him a job because we needed a jack-of-all-trades around the factory to look after the many repairs.

loaded

have lots of money His new boss is really loaded.

loaded to the hilt

fully loaded, packed to the top The trailer was loaded to the hilt - full of our belongings.

loss leader

a low-priced item to bring customers to a store The loss leader at SuperStore is a package of coffee for 99

made for each other

be natural mates, be very compatible, soul mates Bob and Alice are made for each other. They're happily married.

make the grade

do acceptable work, measure up To make the grade, you have to complete the training program.

on parade

walking in a parade, displaying When Jack's on parade, he marches straight and tall.

piss parade

a group of people pissing together On bus trips we stopped for a piss parade every two or three hours.

rain on their parade

ruin the party, spoil the fun, piss on them "When Barb found out she wasn't invited to the wedding, she said, ""I hope it rains on their parade."""

ring leader

leader of a gang, leader of some criminals The ring leader, Tony Amano, helped the prisoners escape.

self-made man

one who succeeds by his own efforts Ming built his business by himself. He's a self-made man.

shades

sunglasses, tinted glasses Erica looks cool in her shades. She looks like a model.

shades of

like, similar to That building looks familiar - shades of our old school.

Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her li

Someone has caused

spade work

first stage of the work, preparation for later work, pave the way Paul did the spade work for our food bank. He asked each of the merchants for a donation.

stock in trade

main product, bread and butter Our stock in trade is tires. We sell more tires than oil or gas.

teach you the tricks of the trade

teach you how to do it, teach you the easy way, learn the ropes Welcome to the company, Ken. Paul will work with you and teach you the tricks of the trade.

the tricks of the trade

skills of an occupation, learn the ropes I know the printing business. I'll show you the tricks of the trade.

trade insults

insult each other, say rude things to each other, mudsling When the two men couldn't agree on the cause of the problem, they began trading insults.

trade secret

a business secret, a special recipe or formula I won't tell how Paula makes her pizza. It's a trade secret.

trade something in

exchange something old or used for something new He traded in his old car for a new one.

trick of the trade

a smart, quick or skillful way of doing something He knows many of the tricks of the trade in the publishing business.

tricks of the trade

(See the tricks of the trade)

academy

prison or jail

beat seven shades of shit out of someone

to thoroughly beat up

blades

20 inch chrome car wheel rims: "Big pimpin' on B.L.A.D.'s" -- Jay Z. (Big pimpin')

chickadee

a girl; a close friend;"She's my chickadee"

cross fader

fading switch to select the left or right turntable. Without it, scratching wouldn't sound too good

fade

1. the hairdo (see high top fade)
2. to ignore, to erase, or to get rid of (kill)
3. term from from the dice-game craps, related to losing. The player rolling the dice must have someone to fade them (i.e. to put up money against the money they are gambling). If you are faded, you have lost

high top fade

haircut high on the top, fading down to close cut on the sides:"Livin' in fear of my shade or my high top fade" -- Public Enemy (??? [??])

leather Tuscadero

female equivalent of The Fonz that appeared on Happy Days:"Now he's zipped up like leather Tuscadero" -- Ice Cube (We had to tear this motherfucker up [1992])

fade away

become gradually fainter；disappear slowly；lose one's strength逐渐减弱；慢慢消失；衰弱
The sound of cheering faded away in the distance．欢呼声在远处渐渐消失了。
They watched the airplane fading away into the mist．他们看着飞机消失在云雾中。
She became ill and slowly faded away．她生了病，身体便慢慢地衰弱下去。
The old man is just fading away.那个老人的身体在渐渐衰弱。
2．retreat or vanish quietly 悄悄地离开 He faded away quietly and we never saw him again．他悄悄地溜掉了，我们再也没有看到他。
He is an expert at fading away away when he isn't needed．他很善于在不需要他的时候悄悄地走开。

made do

manage凑合；对付
This motel isn't what we wanted，but we must make do．这家汽车旅馆不是我们想住的，但我们只好将就一下。
She'll make do with the old typewriter until the new one arrives．新打字机到之前她将凑合着用旧的。
If yod don't have the right tool for the job， we'll have to make do without it．假如你没有干这活的适当工具，咱们只得对付着干。

made do (with, without)

made up of

composed of； consisting of；comprising由…组成
The committee is made up of seven members．委员会由7人组成。

persuade of

convince 使相信
How can I persuade you of my sincerity？我如何才能使你相信我是真诚的呢？
I am persuaded of his honesty．我相信他是诚实的。

wade in

1．go busily to work；set to work with vigour忙碌地工作；精神饱满地工作
The work won't wait；We'd better wade in now．工作不能再拖下去了，我们还是现在就干起来吧。
The house was a mess after the party，but Mother waded in and soon made it clean again．聚会以后屋内乱七八糟，母亲赶紧整理，使房间很快就又变得整齐了。
2．attack攻击
When she had heard Jerry's argument，she waded in and tore it apart．听完杰瑞的论点后，她给予了猛烈的抨击，把他的观点驳得体无完肤。

wade in/into

wade into

wade through

work steadily and slowly缓慢而艰难地工作
I shan't be home for dinner；I'm still wading through all those urgent letters．我不回家吃晚饭了，我还在处理这些急信，进展很缓慢。

trade on

Idiom(s): trade on sth

Theme: ADVANTAGE - TAKE

to use a fact or a situation to one's advantage.
• Tom was able to trade on the fact that he had once been in the Army.
• John traded on his poor eyesight to get a seat closer to the stage.

made to order

Idiom(s): made to order

Theme: FITTING

put together on request.
• This suit fits so well because it's made to order.
• His feet are so big that all his shoes have to be made to order.

made to measure

Idiom(s): made to measure

Theme: FITTING

[of clothing] made especially to fit the measurements of a particular person.
• Jack has his suits made to measure because he's rather large.
• Having clothes made to measure is rather expensive.