Meaning: actinotherapies

n.
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

rap Idiom, Proverb

a bum rap

unfair blame, unjust sentence, take the rap It was a bum rap. Eddie didn't steal those paintings.

beat the rap

have the charges removed or dropped, get off Every time the burgler was caught he was able to beat the rap.

build a better mousetrap

improve a common product If you're not an inventor, you try to build a better mousetrap.

bum rap

(See a bum rap)

bush telegraph

street gossip, through the grapevine Arne gets the news through the bush telegraph. People tell him.

claptrap

nonsense, trivia, bull I heard what the psychic said. What a lot of claptrap!

crap

lies, bull, BS He told us that history books contain a lot of crap - BS.

crappy

poor quality, junky, shabby What a crappy camera! Look at these terrible pictures!

cut the crap

stop telling lies, do not BS, no more bull Will somebody tell him to cut the crap and give us the facts.

fall into a trap

be tricked, be deceived When the lawyer asks you questions, don't fall into a trap.

get by/scrape by

have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.

get your knuckles rapped

be punished, get hell, get shit If I forget to register my guns, I'll get my knuckles rapped.

grapevine

(See through the grapevine)

keep under wraps

keep something hidden, not show or talk about Details of the program were kept under wraps until the election.

rap your knuckles

(See get your knuckles rapped)

scrape by

have just enough to live, get by We can scrape by if we sell the car and the TV.

scrape me off the ceiling

help me become normal or recover from shock If I win a million dollars, you'll have to scrape me off the ceiling.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

scrape together

gather money etc. a little at a time We managed to scrape together enough money to go to Disneyland even though business is very bad and we don

scrape up

find or gather something with some effort His girlfriend scraped up some money and went to visit him during the summer.

sour grapes

feeling negative because you did not win If she loses, she complains about the referee. It's just sour grapes.

strapped

having very little money, nearly flat broke I can't afford to go to a concert this month. I'm strapped.

strapped for cash

have no money available I am a little strapped for cash so I won

take the rap

receive punishment, be accused and punished The owner of the restaurant was forced to take the rap over allowing underage workers to work at night.

through the grapevine

through gossip, bush telegraph """How did you know I moved?"" ""I heard it through the grapevine."""

tourist trap

place that is overpriced and attracts tourists He thinks that Hawaii is a tourist trap and doesn

twist/wrap someone around one

have complete control over My sister has her boss wrapped around her little finger and she is able to do anything that she wants.

under wraps

secret, not advertised, on the QT I know the name of the winner, but I have to keep it under wraps until tonight.

wrap around his finger

controlled by him, on a string I do whatever she wants. She's got me wrapped around her finger.

wrap it up

finish it, end it, bring to a close They played some new songs but they wrapped it up with a hit.

wrap-up

closing, conclusion During the wrap-up, the speaker thanked everyone for coming.

wrap your mind around

understand, comprehend, get your mind around Val's niece is also her half sister. Wrap your mind around that!

a grape on the business

Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others

crappappella

shitty; very bad

draped

consumed by something:"I've been draped by my final project"

scrap a lick

can't scrap a lick: can't put up a fight, has a poor fighting ability

strap

a gun

trap

to sell drugs

wrap up

1．dress warmly；put on warm clothes 穿暖和
Wrap up well today；it's very cold．今天很冷，穿暖和点。
2．bring to an end，esp．a successful conclusion 圆满结束；完成
They wrapped up the business deal in less than an hour．不到一小时，他们那笔生意就成交了。
3．disguise；conceal 掩饰；掩盖
He wrapped up his meaning in a fancy speech．他把自己的意图隐藏在精心设计的措词里。
4．be quiet；shut up 安静；别吵；住口
Wrap up，you boys，We are having a meeting in the next room．安静点，孩子们，我们正在隔壁房间开会。
5．cover or roll up in；envelop；cover completely 包起来；包扎；裹紧
She wrapped up the little child in a thick blanket．她用厚毛毯把孩子裹得严严的。
He wrapped up the parcel．他包好了包裹。
6．involve deeply；cause to be absorbed completely 深深卷入；使全神贯注；埋头于；深陷在…之中
He is wrapped up in his scientific studies．他全神贯注地进行他的研究工作。
She is so wrapped up in him that she can't see his faults．她痴情地爱他，看不到他身上的缺点。

wrapped up in

Idiom(s): wrapped up in sb or sth

Theme: INVOLVEMENT

concerned and involved with someone or something.
• Sally is wrapped up in her work.
• Ann is all wrapped up in her children and their activities.

wrap sth up

Idiom(s): wrap sth up

Theme: STOP

to terminate something. (Informal.)
• It's time to wrap this project up and move on to something else.
• Let's wrap up this discussion. It's time to go home.

take the rap for

Idiom(s): take the rap (for sb)

Theme: RESPONSIBILITY

to take the blame (for something) for someone else. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)
• I don't want to take the rap for you.
• John robbed the bank, but Tom took the rap for him.

scrape sth together

Idiom(s): scrape sth together

Theme: COLLECT

to assemble something quickly, usually from a small supply of components.
• I'll try to scrape something together for dinner.
• We really should try to have a party to celebrate the boss's birthday. Let's try to scrape together a little something.

rap one's knuckles

Idiom(s): rap one's knuckles

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to punish someone slightly.
• She rapped his knuckles for whispering too much.
• Don't rap my knuckles. I didn't do it.

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

Idiom(s): pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps)

Theme: DETERMINATION

to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.
• They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
• If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now.

keep sth under wraps

Idiom(s): keep sth under wraps

Theme: SECRECY

to keep something concealed (until some future time).
• We kept the plan under wraps until after the election.
• The automobile company kept the new model under wraps until most of the old models had been sold.

have a scrape

Idiom(s): have a scrape (with sb or sth)

Theme: ENCOUNTER

to come into contact with someone or something; to have a small battle with someone or something.
• I had a scrape with the county sheriff.
• John and Bill had a scrape, but they are friends again now.

have a mind like a steel trap

Idiom(s): have a mind like a steel trap

Theme: INTELLIGENCE

to have a very sharp and agile mind; to have a mind capable of fast, incisive thought.
• Sally can handle the questioning. She has a mind like a steel trap.
• If I had a mind like a steel trap, I wouldn't have so much trouble concentrating.

get one's knuckles rapped

Idiom(s): get one's knuckles rapped

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to receive punishment.
• I got my knuckles rapped for whispering too much.
• You will have your knuckles rapped if you are not careful.

bow and scrape

Idiom(s): bow and scrape

Theme: HUMILITY

to be very humble and subservient.
• Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here.
• The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.