Meaning: 1st baron beaverbrook

n.
British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)

roo Idiom, Proverb

a new broom sweeps clean

an employee works hard on the first day or two, make a good impression "After my first day working for Grandfather, he said, ""A new broom sweeps clean."""

bet on a lame rooster

bet on a loser, fall for that If you vote for that guy, you're betting on a lame rooster.

boys in the backroom

a group of men making decisions behind the scenes The boys in the backroom told us that we must close down the factory as soon as possible.

by hook or by crook

in any way necessary She says that she will go to Italy this year by hook or by crook.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

come home to roost

(See chickens come home to roost)

Donnybrook

a fight involving many people - especially in a game of hockey The Flames and the Oilers had another Donnybrook last night - a bench-clearing brawl.

elbow room

room to move among people, space in a crowd On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn't much elbow room.

get to the root of the problem

find the cause, get to the bottom of We got to the root of the problem. The children are afraid of the dog.

go through the roof

become very angry, blow your stack Mr. Tse will go through the roof when he sees all these mistakes.

groovy

stylish, cool, neat, with it That's a groovy T-shirt, man. I like the purple parrot.

hit the roof

become very angry, go into a rage He hit the roof when he found out that his son had wrecked the family car.

in the groove

at one

kangaroo court

a self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. It was decided in a kangaroo court that he would have to pay for the damage that he had caused to the school building.

make room

create a space, move out of the way Please make room so Miss Munro can walk to her car. Move, please.

make room for someone or something

arrange space for He made room for the new computer in the spare room.

money is the root of all evil

money is the cause of bad things If money is the root of all evil, why do you want to be rich?

new broom sweeps clean

a new person makes many changes We discovered the truth to the expression "a new broom sweeps clean" when our new boss changed everything in our organization.

proof of the pudding...

(See the proof of the pudding is in the eating)

put down roots

live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw.

root for

cheer for, pull for Who are you rooting for - the Leafs or les Canadiens?

root of the problem

(See the root of the problem)

rule the roost

be the dominant one in the family She seems rather quiet but she really rules the roost in their family.

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

do not judge until you test the finished product, do not jump to conclusions She drew a cartoon of a boy with a plum on his thumb. Then she wrote The proof of the pudding...

the room is so small you have to go outside turn a

"the room is very small; so small you could barely swing a cat" It's not a large apartment. The bathroom is so small I have to to go outside to turn around.

the root of the problem

the cause of the problem, the reason for the problem Students don't do enough reading - that's the root of the problem.

through the roof

(See go through the roof)

went through the roof

(See go through the roof)

brewers droop

an inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection due to excessive consumption of alcohol

Brooklyn

New York City borough

Brooky

an abbreviated name frequently used for the British TV soap opera "Brookside"

Crooklyn

see Brooklyn

daisy roots

London Cockney rhyming slang for boots

rooster

1. Piru blood street gang
2. the vagina
3. the penis

Rooti Poo

the ghetto eqivalent to a nerd

shrooms

psilocybin/psilocin, mushrooms; a kind of hallucinogenic mushroom

make room for

1． arrange space for为…腾出空地
We can easily make room for you at this table．我们很容易就能在这张桌上为你腾出位置。
2．be replaced by被…所替代
It's in the very nature of things that the old eventually makes room for the new．旧事物终将被新事物所代替，这是必然的。

raise the roof

1．make a lot of noise吵闹
The gang raised the roof with the singins．这帮人唱歌唱得吵死人。
2．scold loudly大声批评；严厉指责
Mother raised the roof when she saw the dog's muddy footprints on her new bed spread．看到新床单上有狗的泥脚印时，母亲便高声训斥。

root out

1．remove by the roots连根拔除We rooted out the weeds in our garden．我们清除园子里的草。
2． destroy completely肃清；灭绝
We must root out this evil．我们要根除这种弊病。
It is necessary to root out corruption in government．有必要根除政府的腐败行为。
3．discover and bring to light翻出；找出
Julie rooted out some reference books from the library．朱丽从图书馆里找了一些参考书。
Can you root out some good players for the team？你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？

take root

Idiom(s): take root

Theme: BEGINNINGS

to begin to take hold or have effect. (Also literal, referring to plants.)
• Things will begin to change when my new policies take root.
• My ideas began to take root and influence other people.

rooted to the spot

Idiom(s): rooted to the spot

Theme: MOVEMENT - LACKING

unable to move because of fear or surprise.
• Joan stood rooted to the spot when she saw the ghostly figure.
• Mary was rooted to the spot as the mugger snatched her bag.

room and board

Idiom(s): room and board

Theme: LODGING

food to eat and a place to live; the cost of food and lodging. (Fixed order.)
• That college charges too much for room and board.
• How much is your room and board?

not enough room to swing a cat

Idiom(s): not enough room to swing a cat

Theme: SIZE - SMALL

not very much space. (Folksy.)
• Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.
• How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.

go to the bathroom

Idiom(s): go to the bathroom (2)

Theme: BATHROOM

2. to go into a rest room, bathroom, or toilet.
• BILL: Where is Bob? JANE: He went to the bathroom.
• John went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.

take up room

Idiom(s): take up space AND take up room

Theme: SPACE

to fill or occupy space. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The piano is taking up too much room in our living room.
• John, you're not being any help at all. You're just taking up space.

A new broom sweeps clean.

A newly-appointed person makes changes energetically.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money is the main cause of wrongdoing and problems.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested.

Barrack-room lawyer

(UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about.

Bedroom eyes

Someone with bedroom eyes has a sexy look in their eyes.