Meaning: acupuncture

'ækjʊpʌŋktʃən.
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

unc Idiom, Proverb

a bunch of malarkey

an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull """Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?"" ""No. It's a bunch of malarkey."""

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

beat someone to the punch (draw)

do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

Bob's your uncle

"no problem as ""Bob,"" a powerful friend or relative, will do it or have it done" "When I asked her to give your application to the president, she said, ""Bob's your uncle!"""

bounce back

recover from failure or sickness, try again Lana has the flu, but she bounces back quickly.

budget squeeze/crunch

a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.

crunch

(See the crunch)

dead-cat bounce

very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again "The broker said, ""It was a dead-cat bounce. Stocks remain low."""

do lunch

have lunch together, eat lunch We'll do lunch tomorrow, OK? Do you like salads?

I'll be a monkey's uncle

I cannot believe it, I must be dreaming "When Farley won the new car, he said, ""I'll be a monkey's uncle!"""

in no uncertain terms

definitely, clearly, call a spade a spade They told us about sex and drugs in no uncertain terms.

monkey's uncle

(See I'll be a monkey's uncle)

number-cruncher

an accountant, someone who works with numbers Our president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our company.

ounce of prevention

(See an ounce of prevention)

out to lunch

crazy, mad He is totally out to lunch but is still a very nice person.

pack a punch

hit hard, have a strong effect Here's a word that packs a punch: guilty.

pleased as punch

very pleased, happy about Our minister is pleased as punch when there's a large offering.

pull punches

talk nice, ease up, take it easy on you If the service is poor, he doesn't pull punches. He complains.

punch your lights out

hit you, knock you down, knock you out If you try to kiss my girlfriend I'll punch your lights out.

roll with the punches

be a flexible competitor, pick yourself up In politics you learn to roll with the punches and keep going.

thanks a bunch

thanks very much, thanks a lot "When I deliver the groceries, she says, ""Thanks a bunch, Teddy."""

that's the way the ball bounces

that is fate, that's life If Jon got the job, good for him. That's the way the ball bounces.

the crunch

the difficult time, the day we have less money The crunch is coming - when we have one salary instead of two.

when the crunch comes

when there is less money, when the economy fails When the crunch comes, we'll have our mortgage paid off!

Bobs your uncle

there you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion:"Make sure you have primed and undercoated the wood. Then apply the gloss paint and Bob's your uncle! The wood will stay protected and look good for another couple of years"

bounce

1. form of music from New Orleans. Check Mystikal's album for a song called "Neva gonna bounce"
2. a reference to the Bankhead Bounce, a dance made famous in Atlanta rap music
3. to leave, to get up, to break
4. of a man, to have sexual intercourse
5. to leave
6. to kill

bouncer

1. a person employed to eject troublemakers from clubs or events. These days they prefer the title of security
2. a liar

bouncers

the female breasts

carpet muncher

offensive term for a lesbian

chauncy

really cool;"Your new jersey is chauncy!"

crunchy

exhausted, not well

in my lunch

nosy

lunch

to act stupid or crazy

in conjunction with

together with与…共同；连用
He runs a store in conjunction with his relative．他同亲戚共同经营一家商店。

launch into

1．make a start on开始；发动
After leaving college，David launched out into a business career．大学毕业后，戴维就经商了。
They are launching out into a series of scientific experiments．他们正在着手进行一系列的科学试验。
Mr．Burk used the money to launch into a new business．伯克先生利用这笔钱开始搞一项新的企业。
2．speak out critically大发议论；批评；谴责
He at once launched out into oaths and curses．他突然大肆咒骂起来。
At first he spoke slowly and gently，but then launched out into fierce words of criticism．一上来他讲话语气平缓，可后来就言词激烈地批评起来。
The opposition launched into a violent attack on the government．反对党猛烈地攻击政府。
He launched out into a colourful description of his journey．他开始绘声绘色地叙述他的旅行见闻。

launch on

make a start on； commence开始
The opposition speaker launched a bitter attack on the government's mishandling of the taxpayers'money．反对党演讲者猛烈抨击政府使用纳税款不当。
The factory launched on the production of walkingtractors on a large scale．这家工厂开始大规模地生产手扶拖拉机。

launch on/upon

launch (out) into

launch upon

pounce at

seize抓住
She pounced at the first opportunity to ask questions．她一有机会就问问题。

pounce on

1．make a sudden attack on突然袭击
The wolf pounced savagely on the lamb．狼凶残地扑向小羊。
Field was walking in the street when he was pounced on by some ruffians．菲尔德在街上行走时，突然遭到几个歹徒的袭击。
2．grasp（a chance） eagerly紧紧抓住（机会）
The children pounced on the chance of visiting the television studios．孩子们抓住了去电视演播室参观的机会。
This is the kind of careless mistake on which her teacher loves to pounce．她的老师喜欢抓这一类粗枝大叶造成的错误。

pounce (up) on

pronounce on

give a considered opinion on 对…发表意见
She's too ready to pronounce on matters of which she really knows very little．她太喜欢对自己实际上几乎一无所知的问题发表意见。
He has every right to pronounce on this matter．他完全有权对这件事发表意见。

take a punch at

Idiom(s): take a punch at sb

Theme: ATTACK

to punch or strike at someone. (Informal.)
• Mary got so angry at Bob that she took a punch at him.
• She took a punch at him, but she missed.

say uncle

Idiom(s): say uncle

Theme: YIELDING

to surrender; to give in. (Informal.)
• Ann held Bobby down on the ground until he said uncle.
• Why isn't it enough to win the argument? Why do you demand that I say uncle?

pull one's punches

Idiom(s): pull one's punches

Theme: CRITICISM

to hold back in one's criticism. (Usually in the negative. The one's can be replaced with any.)
• I didn't pull any punches. I told her just what I thought of her.
• The teacher doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discipline.

Dutch uncle

Idiom(s): Dutch uncle

Theme: PEOPLE

a man who gives frank and direct advice to someone in the manner of a parent or relative.
• I would not have to lecture you like a Dutch uncle if you were not so extravagant.
• He acts more like a Dutch uncle than a husband. He's forever telling her what to do in public.

blow one's lunch

Idiom(s): blow one's lunch AND blow one's cookies

Theme: VOMIT

to vomit. (Slang.)
• The accident was so horrible I almost blew my lunch.
• Don't run so hard, or you'll blow your cookies.

beat sb to the punch

Idiom(s): beat someone to the punch AND beat someone to the draw

Theme: EARLY

to do something before someone else does it.
• I wanted to have the first new car, but Sally beat me to the punch.
• I planned to write a book about computers, but someone else beat me to the draw.

at this juncture

Idiom(s): at this juncture

Theme: NOW

at this point; at this pause.
• There is little more that I can say at this juncture.
• We can, if you wish, at this juncture, request a change in venue.

More Idioms/Phrases

augur well for attract one's attention at this stage of the game at this rate at this juncture at the worst at the very outside at the top of the hour at the top of one's voice at the present time at the outset at the mercy of

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