label mate Idiom, Proverb
ball park figure/estimate
a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.
reach a stalemate
arrive at a position where no progress is made The talks to buy the materials for the new computer labs reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to get them started again.
soul mate
one who is your natural and compatible mate I thought Carson and I were soul mates, but we disagree a lot.
bezzy mates
best friends:"They've been bezzy mates since they were at nursery together"
Billy no mates
derogatory term for a person who appears to have no friends
approximate to
come very near to近似;接近
His account of what happened approximated to the truth though there were some small errors.虽然有些小的出入,他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。
The yearly output approximates to 600,000 tons.年产量接近 60万吨。
Billy no-mates
(UK slang) a man with no friends: "He doesn't want to go alone to the restaurant and look like Billy no-mates."
Norma no-mates
(UK slang) a woman with no friends: "She doesn't want to look like Norma no-mates."
alma mater
alma mater Also,
Alma Mater. The school or college one attended and, usually, graduated from, as in
During football season I always check to see how my alma mater is doing. This expression sometimes refers to the institution's official song, as in
I never did learn the words to my college's alma mater. The term is Latin for “kind mother.” [c. 1800]
label mate
Someone who is a recording artisan with the aforementioned flat characterization (as addition person). I was a little afraid to become characterization mates with a such a arguable artist, but the added publicity has absolutely helped activation sales of our albums as well. The two were characterization mates for about 15 years afore acceptable a couple.Learn more: label, matelabel mate
n. addition who annal on the aforementioned characterization (as the speaker). (Record industry.) Frank Duke is my characterization mate, and we like to get calm and account about the almanac industry. Learn more: label, mate