Meaning: abandoning

ə'bændən
n.
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worrya feeling of extreme emotional intensity
v.
forsake, leave behindstop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claimsgive up with the intent of never claiming againleave behind empty; move out ofleave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

nin Idiom, Proverb

a stitch in time saves nine

a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine.

be up and running

" (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to"

burning question

(See the burning question)

dressed to the nines

dressed in high fashion, gussied up Here I am in jeans. Everybody else is dressed to the nines.

dressed to the nines (teeth)

dressed elegantly They were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.

good morning

hello, hi, good day "We said, ""Good morning, Miss Keele,"" as we entered the room."

head is spinning

mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.

hit the ground running

be able to work effectively when you begin a new job, self-starter We need someone who can hit the ground running, a person who needs no training.

in the running

competitive, could win, give you a run for... With ten games remaining, the Expos are still in the running. They have a chance to win.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

keep the home fires burning

keep things going as usual while someone is away Don

morning after (the night before)

a hangover He

nine-day wonder

someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.

nine lives

avoiding death often, lucky to survive Some race-car drivers have nine lives. They often escape death.

nine times out of ten

almost always Nine times out of ten if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.

nine-to-five job/attitude

a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.

on cloud nine

very happy, riding high When Bev received her diploma, she was on cloud nine.

raining cats and dogs

raining hard, raining heavily You need a raincoat, Dear. It's raining cats and dogs!

running water

tap water, water from a pressure system At the cabin in the woods we don't have running water.

the burning question

the main question, what we all want to know Who drove the car into the lake? That's the burning question.

the turning point

the second or minute when things go better or worse, tip the scales When Tanya hit the ball over the fence - that was the turning point in the game.

the whole nine yards

including all the work, doing the whole job, the whole ball of wax My goals include a degree, career, marriage, children - the whole nine yards.

top of the morning

good morning, have a good morning, the best of the morning "Old Tweedsmuir would say, ""Top o' the morning to you,"" as we walked to school."

turning point

(See the turning point)

up and running

operating, working Andre is repairing the copier. It will soon be up and running.

winning isn't evrything; it's the only thing

winning is the only thing that matters, get it straight "It was Vince Lombardi, a football coach, who said, ""Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing."""

winning streak

winning game after game, make a clean sweep The Expos have won nine games - their longest winning streak.

Admiral Browning

chocolate log; that which sinks the Bismarck

awning over the toy shop

male beer belly

bent as a nine bob note

1. positively homosexual
2. crooked, dishonest
a catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete. There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile

burnin'

infected with a sexually transmitted disease

clownin'

acting a fool

Moneyearnin' Mount Vernon

Shabazz, 4th ave, 3rd street. One of the worst corners in Mount Vernon - hood hang out, dealers, addicts. Home of Heavy D., Pete Rock and CL Smooth - 77 hillside straight up Columbus Hill make a left in Mount Vernon

nina

1) [neenyah] Spanish for girl of 5 years or less. Chica is a teenage girl.
2) [neenah] 9mm. Mixture of correct Spanish pronounciation of the i and NYC or Southern dialect ponounciation of the final -er as -ah of the word "niner"

nine

a 9mm gun

nino

Spanish term for godfather, as in Nino Brown. From the movie "The Godfather". Also Nino Brown in New Jack City

the whole nine

everything; all of something

whas happenin

a greeting pattern meaning hello, how are you, whassup and what up but it is older term

at the beginning

at the starting point of在…开头
They sang a song at the beginning of the meeting．会议开始时他们唱了一首歌。

from beginning to end

from first to last自始至终
The story was interesting from beginning to end．这个故事从头到尾都很有趣。

out of the running

having no chance to win 无取胜的希望
It was clear from the start that Enoch was out of the running in the Congressional race．一开始就很明显，伊诺先生在这次议会竟选中是没有获胜希望的。
His sudden illness put him out of the running in the contest．他突然病倒了，使他在比赛中获胜的希望成了泡影。

quick as greased lightning

Idiom(s): (as) quick as greased lightning

Theme: SPEED

Very quickly; very fast.
• Jane can really run. She's as quick as greased lightning.
• Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.

off to a running start

Idiom(s): off to a running start

Theme: BEGINNINGS - FAST

with a good, fast beginning, possibly a head start.
• I got off to a running start in math this year.
• The horses got off to a running start.

off and running

Idiom(s): off and running

Theme: BEGINNINGS

started up and going. (Also literal, as in a footrace. Fixed order.)
• The car was finally loaded by 9:30, and we were off and running.
• The construction of the building was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule.

nine-to-five job

Idiom(s): nine-to-five job

Theme: EMPLOYMENT

a job with regular and normal hours.
• I wouldn't want a nine-to-five job. I like the freedom I have as my own boss.
• I used to work nights, but now I have a nine-to-five job.

nine days' wonder

Idiom(s): nine days' wonder

Theme: NOVELTY

something that is of interest to people only for a short time.
• Don't worry about the story about you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder, and then people will forget.
• The elopement of Jack and Anne was a nine days' wonder. Now people never mention it.

morning after the night before

Idiom(s): morning after (the night before)

Theme: HANGOVER

the morning after a night spent drinking, when one has a hangover.
• Oh, I've got a headache. Talk about the morning after the night before!
• It looked like a case of the morning after the night before, and Frank asked for some aspirin.

like greased lightning

Idiom(s): like greased lightning

Theme: SPEED

very fast. (Folksy. Informal.)
• He left the room like greased lightning.
• They fled the burning building like greased lightning.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Idiom(s): Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

Theme: CHANCE

a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.
• Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.
• Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.

first thing in the morning

Idiom(s): first thing (in the morning)

Theme: EARLY

before anything else in the morning.
• Please call me first thing in the morning. I can't help you now.
• I'll do that first thing.