Meaning: 1st viscount montgomery of alamein

n.
English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)

cou Idiom, Proverb

a crash course

a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.

an offer I couldn't refuse

an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

ball is in someone's court

be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

ball's in your court

(See the ball's in your court)

bean-counter

accountant We asked the bean-counters to look over the figures in the new budget.

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

couch doctor

a psychoanalyst who puts his patients on a couch He was sent to see a couch doctor after his continued problems at work.

couch potato

someone who spends too much time watching TV.

cough up

pay your share, pay a debt, pay up Come on, Tony. Cough up. You haven't paid anything.

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

count on

depend on, rely on We can count on Tanya. She always comes to choir practice.

count one

depend or rely on getting something before one has it Don

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

course you can

you can do it, believe it, of course you can """I don't think I can learn this."" ""Course you can, son."""

courseware

computer program that teaches a course We sell courseware to schools all over North America.

courtesy of

from, given by, donated by The doughnuts are courtesy of Harry's Bakery.

crash course

(See a crash course)

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

down for the count

defeated by an oponent, out of the contest Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.

had a couple

had two or more drinks of alcohol, tipsy She was laughing a lot - like she'd had a couple.

hold court

act like a king or queen among their subjects He always acts like he is holding court among his subjects when I see him in his office.

if looks could kill

the look on your face was evil or hateful If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at me or something?

in due course

in the usual amount of time, at the right time We will send the information to you in due course.

in the course of

during In the course of his life he visited over 45 countries.

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.

lose count

forget how many you counted, lose track There were so many falling stars that I lost count.

matter of course

the usual way, habit, rule It was done as a matter of course and nobody really thought about the results.

of course

as one would expect Of course you can use my car if you want to.

of course you can

"you can do it; yes, you can" """I can't read this fat book."" ""Of course you can, Johnny."""

offer I couldn't refuse

(See an offer I couldn't refuse)

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

par for the course

just what was expected, nothing unusual That was par for the course. He always comes late when there is a lot of work to do.

run its course

go until it stops, take its course We don't have a cure for a cold. It will just have to run its course.

scout's honor

"what I say is the truth; the gospel truth" We didn't take your golf ball - scout's honor.

so small you could barely swing a cat

very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

stand up and be counted

say you support and will vote for it, stand up for If you really believe in gay rights, you will stand up and be counted.

take its course

develop naturally, go through a process, willy-nilly We can control many parts of our environment, but the weather just takes its course.

take something into account

remember and consider Please take into account that she has only been studying French for a few weeks.

take you to court

sue you, bring a lawsuit against you If you don't pay for the damage, they could take you to court.

the ball's in your court

you speak or act now, it's your turn She offered to pay $1900 for your car, so the ball's in your court.

be bringin' on the raucous

to be doing the best possible at something:"After that damn all nighter for ORGO yesterday... I'm bringin' the raucous!"

couch surf

to sleep on different friends' couches each night because you are a homeless college student:"Hey man, where you stayin? Dude, I'm couch surfing right now."

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

totally incompetent

couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway

having bow legs. Occasionally heard as couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel, - a Midlands/Northern variation whereby ginnel is dialect for alleyway

county blues

prison-issue clothes

coupon

the face [Scottish/Irish use]

court in

to initiate into a gang

court out

to initiate out of a gang

raucous

see be bringin' on the raucous

a couple of

1．two 二个
I'll come back in a couple of weeks．我两周后就回来。
2．several几个
Let's have a couple of drinks．我们喝几杯吧。