other Idiom, Proverb
another nail in your coffin
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
every other
grass is always greener on the other side
hot and bothered
in one ear and out the other
in other words
look the other way
made for each other
Mother Nature
motherhood and apple pie
motherload
necessity is the mother of invention
on the other hand
one good turn deserves another
one man's garbage is another man's art
one man's meat is another man's poison
other fish to fry
shoe is on the other foot
six of one and a half dozen of the other
six of one and half-a-dozen of the other
six of one, half a dozen of the other
tell me another one
the grass is greener on the other side of the fenc
tied to your mother's apron strings
turn the other cheek
turn the other way
wait for the other shoe to drop
brother
2. African-American male
motherfuck
2. a supreme insult, an expletive
3. a damn; "I don't give a motherfuck"
4. the hell; "Get the motherfuck out!"
motherfucker
2. a supreme insult, an expletive based on the incest taboo, prob. the ultimate in obscenities
3. anything one dislikes
4. a damn, e.g. "I don't give a motherfucker"
motherfuckin
other level
ic other words
In other words， much thinking yields wisdom．换句话说，多想出智慧。
He has been working too much，and is not at all well．In other words， he needs a good rest．他一直很劳累，身体很不好。换句话说，他需要彻底的休息。
He became， in other words，a great hero．换句话说，他变成了一个了不起的英雄。
one after another other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after another/the other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after the other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one another
They gave presents to one another at Christmas．圣诞节他们互赠礼品。
or other
I shall be coming again some day or other．我总有一天还会来的。
I've read the story before in some book or other．我以前在哪本书上读过这个故事。
Somehow or other，John managed to get a wellpaid job in the bank．不知怎么地，约翰在银行找到了一份薪水高的工作。
other than
He has no books other than the Bible．除了《圣经》以外，他没有别的书。
He has visited every country in Asia other than Japan．除了日本以外，他访问了所有的亚洲国家。
2．different from不同于
I do not wish him other than he is．我不希望他改变现状。
somehow or other
We must get the work finished somehow or other by tomorrow morning．无论如何我们要在明天早晨以前完成这项工作。
2． for some reason that is not clear 由于某种未弄清楚的原因
Somehow or other he again made a mistake in solving the mathematical problem．不知由于什么原因，他那个数学题又做错了。
the other day
I wrote a letter to him the other day．日前我给他写过一封信。
with every other breath
Idiom(s): with every (other) breathTheme: CONTINUOUSLY
[saying something] repeatedly or continually.
• Bob was out in the yard, raking leaves and cursing with every other breath.
• The child was so grateful that she was thanking me with every breath.
tied to one's mother's apron strings
Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron stringsTheme: CONTROL
dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?
There are plenty of other fish in the sea
Idiom(s): There are plenty of other fish in the sea.Theme: AVAILABILITY
There are other choices. (Used to refer to persons.)
• When John broke up with Ann, I told her not to worry. There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
• It's too bad that your secretary quit, but there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
The shoe is on the other foot
Idiom(s): The shoe is on the other footTheme: RECIPROCITY
A proverb meaning that one is experiencing the same things that one caused another person to experience. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The teacher is taking a course in summer school and is finding out what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot.
• When the policeman was arrested, he learned what it was like to have the shoe on the other foot.
the other way round
Idiom(s): the other way roundTheme: OPPOSITION
the reverse; the opposite.
• No, it won't fit that way. Try it the other way round.
• It doesn't make any sense like that. It belongs the other way round.
the other side of the tracks
Idiom(s): the other side of the tracksTheme: LOCATION
the poorer section of town or the richer section of town, depending on perspective.
• He is from a wealthy family and I am from a very humble background, but he is the first boy I have met from the other side of the tracks, and I want to marry him.
• I hear he is dating someone from the other side of the tracks.
sth or other
Idiom(s): sth or otherTheme: SOMETHING
something; one thing or another. (Informal.)
• I can't remember what Ann said—something or other.
• A messenger came by and dropped off something or other at the front desk.
six of one and half a dozen of the other
Idiom(s): six of one and half a dozen of the otherTheme: CHOICE
about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)
• It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
• What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.
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