Meaning: abbot

'æbət
n.
the superior of an abbey of monks

bot Idiom, Proverb

best of both worlds

(See the best of both worlds)

botch it

ruin it, do it wrong, blow it When you bake bread for the first time, it's easy to botch it.

bottle drive

going to houses asking for pop and liquor bottles The bottle drive was a success. The girls earned $350.

bottle man

a man who finds bottles in garbage cans or dumpsters The bottle man walked down the alley pushing a cart full of junk.

bottle up

not talk about, keep in your mind Don't keep all those feelings bottled up inside you. Talk!

bottom dollar

one

bottom fall out/drop out

to fall below an earlier lowest price When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

bottom fell out

(See the bottom fell out)

bottom line

the total, the final figure on a balance sheet When they examined the bottom line of the company they decided not to invest in it.

bottom out

reach the lowest or worst point of something The value of the stock has begun to bottom out and should soon begin to increase in value.

bottom rung

the first step, the lowest position Jerry, my boy, in this company you start at the bottom rung.

bottoms up

finish your drinks, drink the remainder """Bottoms up,"" said his friend. ""It's time to go."""

burn the candle at both ends

work or play too hard without enough rest He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and his studies. That is why he became sick.

can't have it both ways

"you have to choose one or the other; cannot have your cake..." When children are allowed to make choices, they learn that they can't have it both ways.

chief cook and bottle washer

manager, supervisor Hal is the chief cook and bottle washer for our school supper.

cut both/two ways

be capable of having two opposite effects My decision to complain to our boss could cut two ways and cause him to be pleased as well as angry at me.

from the bottom of my heart

sincerely, with deep feeling For your kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

from the bottom of one

with great feeling, sincerely I thanked him from the bottom of my heart for helping my daughter when she was sick.

get to the bottom of

get the facts, find the cause Did you get to the bottom of the problem? What is the cause?

have it both ways

do two things, have both things You can

hit bottom

be at the very lowest, not be able to go any lower The economy hit bottom last year but is finally starting to improve.

hit rock bottom

feel very unfortunate, feel very depressed After his farm was seized, he hit rock bottom - lost all hope.

hit the bottle

drink liquor, get drunk to forget problems When Laura left him, he hit the bottle, drinking to forget her.

hot and bothered

upset, getting angry, ready to speak angrily You know that Dad gets hot and bothered when you stay out late.

jump in with both feet

become totally involved, go whole hog Ken gets involved in his work. He jumps in with both feet.

rock bottom

(See hit rock bottom)

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

spin the bottle

a game to decide who is to kiss whom When we played spin the bottle, Mavis always got to kiss Ron.

the best of both worlds

the best parts of two cultures or styles etc., two heads are better... If you have Italian design and German engineering, you have the best of both worlds, eh.

the bottom fell out

the project stopped, the business failed, the wheels fall off When the price of oil dropped, the bottom fell out of the oil industry in Alberta.

the bottom line

the final number, the conclusion The bottom line is this: we can't afford to buy another store.

you can bet your bottom dollar

you can be sure of it, you can bet your last dollar on it If Terry knows about the dance, you can bet your bottom dollar he'll be there.

bat for both sides

to be bisexual

botch job

1. a makeshift construction or repair
2. a thing done badly

botch up

1. to build or repair in a makeshift manner
2. to do something badly
3. a makeshift construction or repair
4. a thing done badly

bottle

1. courage, confidence:"Johnny's scared, he's lost his bottle"
2. to smash a bottle into a person's face, very often a beer bottle after a drinking spree

bottle-arse

a person with notably broad buttocks

bottle it

1. to lose courage; also bottle out
2. (interj) shut up!

bottle out

see bottle it (1)

bottom burp

wind from the anus, a fart; generally children's expression

bottomless pit

a person with an insatiable appetite for food

botty

the buttocks; children's expression

make (both) ends meet

earn what it costs to live收支相抵
He could not make both ends meet．他入不敷出。
However much money you earn，it's still difficult to make ends meet．不管你挣多少钱，若要收支平衡仍有困难。

soft as a baby's bottom

Idiom(s): (as) soft as a baby's bottom

Theme: SOFTNESS

very soft and smooth to the touch.
• This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom.
• No, Bob doesn't shave yet. His cheeks are soft as a baby's bottom.

play both ends against the middle

Idiom(s): play both ends (against the middle)

Theme: MANIPULATION

[for one] to scheme in a way that pits two sides against each other (for one's own gain). (Informal.)
• I told my brother that Mary doesn't like him. Then I told Mary that my brother doesn't like her. They broke up, so now I can have the car this weekend. I succeeded in playing both ends against the middle.
• If you try to play both ends, you're likely to get in trouble with both sides.

make both ends meet

Idiom(s): make (both) ends meet

Theme: MONEY

to manage to live on a small amount of money.
• It's hard these days to make ends meet.
• I have to work overtime to make both ends meet.

let sb have it with both barrels

Idiom(s): let sb have it (with both barrels)

Theme: SCOLDING

to strike someone or attack someone verbally. (Informal. With both barrels simply intensifies the phrase.)
• I really let Tom have it with both barrels. I told him he had better not do that again if he knows what's good for him.
• Bob let John have it—right on the chin.

learn sth from the bottom up

Idiom(s): learn sth from the bottom up

Theme: LEARNING

to learn something thoroughly, from the very beginning; to learn all aspects of something, even the most lowly. (Informal.)
• I learned my business from the bottom up.
• I started out sweeping the floors and learned everything from the bottom up.

have the best of both worlds

Idiom(s): have the best of both worlds

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

to be in a situation where one can enjoy two different opportunities.
• When Donna was a fellow at the university, she had the privileges of a professor and the freedom of a student. She definitely had the best of both worlds.
• Don hated to have to choose between retirement and continuing working. He wanted to do both so he could have the best of both worlds.

have a foot in both camps

Idiom(s): have a foot in both camps

Theme: FLEXIBILITY

to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people.
• The shop steward had been promised a promotion and so had afoot in both camps during the strike—workers and management.
• Mr. Smith has afoot in both camps in the parent-teacher dispute. He teaches math, but he has a son at the school.