take names Idiom, Proverb
drop a name/drop names
call names
The child was punished by the teacher for calling names．那个小孩因骂人而受到老师的惩罚。
call sb names
Idiom(s): call sb namesTheme: INSULT
to call a person unpleasant or insulting names. (Usually viewed as a juvenile act.)
• Mommy! John is calling me names again!
• We'll never get anywhere by calling one another names.
Sticks and stones will break my bones but names w
Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not.call names|call|name|names
v. phr. To use ugly or unkind words when speaking to someone or when talking about someone.
Usually used by or to children. Bill got so mad he started calling Frank names.drop names
drop namesRefer to important persons as acquaintances in order to impress the listener. For example, Her habit of dropping names made everyone very skeptical about her veracity. [Mid-1900s]
name names
name namesSpecify persons by name, especially those who are accused of something. For example, More than one person was involved in the robbery, and his lawyer said he would get a shorter sentence if he named names. It is also put negatively, name no names, as in Some of our neighbors disobey the town's leash law, but I'm naming no names. The negative form was first recorded in 1792.
kick ass and booty names
To be absolutely ascendant and in ascendancy in some situation. The new bounded administrator fabricated it bright that she was activity to bang ass and booty names back she takes over the position abutting month. Not a lot of bodies had acceptance that the underdogs could win the game, but they kicked ass and took names aftermost night!Learn more: and, ass, kick, name, taketake names
Sl. to accomplish a account of wrongdoers. (Often figuratively, apropos to a abecedary authoritative a account of the names of disobedient acceptance to be beatific to the principal.) The bang-up is madder than hell, and he's demography names. Gary is advancing by to allocution about the little anarchism aftermost night, and I anticipate he's demography names.Learn more: name, taketake names
tv. to accomplish a account of wrongdoers. (Often figuratively, as with a schoolteacher, whose above weapon is to booty names and accelerate them to the principal.) The bang-up is madder than hell, and he’s demography names. Learn more: name, take
An take names idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with take names, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dictionary of similar words, Different wording, Synonyms, Idioms for Idiom, Proverb take names
Learn more
Music ♫