Meaning:
accredit
ə'kredɪtv.
grant credentials to
provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
give credit for
cre Idiom, Proverb
a screw loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.
all over hell's half acre
all over the place, everywhere I left the gate open, and the cows are all over hell's half acre.
cream of the crop
best of a group, the top choice The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
cream you
hit you, knock you down, knock you flat If Jon discovers you lied to him, he'll cream you. He'll hit you.
creep
strange person, pervert, weirdo What a creep! He looks like a stray dog!
deep, dark secret
very private information, on the QT I'll tell you all - except my past. That's a deep, dark secret.
deserve credit
deserve praise or thanks, give her credit David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy.
discretion is the better part of valor
"be sensible when you are brave; be courageous but not reckless" In all your battles, be brave but not foolish. Discretion is the better part of valor.
filthy lucre
money, dollars Filthy lucre - that's what people want - cash, moola, lettuce.
get screwed
receive unfair treatment, ripped off, taken in I got screwed when I bought this condo. I paid too much for it.
give her credit
say that she helped or contributed Give Jane credit for staying with Tarzan all these years.
give me the creeps
cause me to feel scared or uncomfortable Damon looks like a ghost. He gives me the creeps.
have a screw loose
act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.
hell's half acre
(See all over hell's half acre)
keep a secret
not tell anyone, keep it to yourself Children can keep a secret better than adults.
major (credit)
(See a major)
open secret
a secret that so many people know it is no longer a secret It is an open secret that he will be leaving the company next month.
peaches-and-cream
beautiful skin, clear complexion This new lotion will give you a peaches-and-cream complexion.
put the screws to someone
try to force someone to do or say what you want The police were putting the screws to the criminal to try and get some information.
sacred cow
something that is never criticized or laughed at even if it sometimes deserves to be The medical insurance system is a sacred cow of the government and is never criticized by anyone.
sacred moose
(a sacred cow in Canada)
screech
homemade liquor, hooch, moonshine We can't afford a bottle of gin, so I bought a jug of screech.
screw
cheat, shaft, get an unfair advantage (also see get screwed) Twice I tried to strike a deal with him and twice he screwed me.have sex with, make love When he heard the bed squeaking he knew they were screwing.
screw around
loaf about, hang around without doing anything I spent the morning screwing around and didn
screw loose
(See a screw loose)
screw-up
a careless mistake, a bungled job Those screw-ups were his fault. He forgot to order materials.
screw you
the worst to you, up yours "After I defeated him, he said, ""Screw you."" He hates to lose."
spin crew
speech-writing crew, hired writers The spin crew will tell me if I should say racial or ethnic.
trade secret
a business secret, a special recipe or formula I won't tell how Paula makes her pizza. It's a trade secret.
up shit creek
in a bad situation, in a fix If we lose our matches, we're up shit creek. We need a campfire.
CREAM
1. to ejaculate; to cream oneself implies great sexual excitement, but is often said only figuratively
2. Cash Rules Everything Around Me
3. money
cream crackered
knackered, tired out, exhausted; rhyming slang
cream your jeans
to be very excited, so much so that one figuratively ejaculates. Not always necessarily sexual excitement:"God, she's gorgeous. I think I've just creamed my pants"
crease
the anus
crease up
to laugh heartily
cred
1. that which is acceptably fashionable, abbreviated from credible.
2. see also street cred
creechy
weird; just indescribable; every kind of weird stuff that you can think of:"Her house was creechy with all those skeletons"
creepy-crawly
an insect, spider, worm etc.
Crenshaw
Los Angeles street. Know for it's sunday nights, where people go to floss phat cars, get their mack on, chill, etc.
crescent fresh
extremely cool:"Dude that concert was crescent fresh"
crew
a gang
street cred
having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the "street"
give credit
1.believe that sb.possesses;credit with 相信;信以为真
Few of us gave credit to his story.我们中间没什么人相信他讲的话。
Do you give credit to his story of what happened?你对他讲的所发生的事情相信吗?
2.give recognition,praise,approval(对某事)给予承认、称赞或赞许
The credit for the success of the English Speech Contest should be given to the teacher who organized it.成功地组织这次英语演讲的老师应该受到称赞。
One must give credit where it is due.该称赞的就应该称赞。
I gave you credit for being more sensible;but you are less sensible than I thought.我过去赞扬你很懂事,但是我未料到你不象我想象的那样懂事。
give credit (to)
1.believe that sb.possesses;credit with 相信;信以为真
Few of us gave credit to his story.我们中间没什么人相信他讲的话。
Do you give credit to his story of what happened?你对他讲的所发生的事情相信吗?
2.give recognition,praise,approval(对某事)给予承认、称赞或赞许
The credit for the success of the English Speech Contest should be given to the teacher who organized it.成功地组织这次英语演讲的老师应该受到称赞。
One must give credit where it is due.该称赞的就应该称赞。
I gave you credit for being more sensible;but you are less sensible than I thought.我过去赞扬你很懂事,但是我未料到你不象我想象的那样懂事。
on credit
promising to pay at some future time赊欠
I bought it on credit.这是我赊帐买的。
Goods in our shop are not sold on credit but have to be paid for in cash.本店货物现金交易,概不赊欠。
on the increase
increasing在增加
Crime in big cities is on the increase.大城市的犯罪率在上升。
The demand for consumer goods is ever on the increase.对消费品的需求日益增长。
to sb's credit
to sb.'s honor是某人的荣誉
It's greatly to your Creait that you succeeded.取得成功是你莫大的光荣。
up the creek without a paddle
Idiom(s): up the creek (without a paddle)
Theme: TROUBLE
in a bad situation. (Slang. Use with caution. There is a taboo version of this phrase.)
• What a mess I’m in. I'm really up the creek without a paddle.
• I tried to prevent it, hut I seem to he up the creek, too.
sell sth on credit
Idiom(s): sell sth on credit
Theme: SALES
to sell something now and let the purchaser pay for it later.
• I'm sorry, we don't sell groceries on credit. It's strictly cash-and-carry.
• There is a shop around the corner that sells clothing on credit.
screw up one's courage
Idiom(s): screw up one's courage
Theme: COURAGE
to build up one's courage.
• I guess I have to screw up my courage and go to the dentist.
• I spent all morning screwing up my courage to take my driver's test.