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n.
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

war Idiom, Proverb

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

all's fair in love and war

there are no rules to guide you in love or war, that's life When your girlfriend leaves you for your best friend, remember, All's fair in love and war.

an old warhorse

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

bend over backwards

do anything to help, try to please, go the extra mile They'll bend over backwards to find a room for you. They give excellent service.

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

best foot forward

(See put your best foot forward)

courseware

computer program that teaches a course We sell courseware to schools all over North America.

death warmed over

(See look like death warmed over)

hardware

computer machines and accessories The printer is an important part of your computer hardware.

liveware

people who use computers, computer students Our school has more liveware than computers!

look forward to something

anticipate with pleasure He

look like death warmed over

appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.

make war

fight with troops and planes and bombs To make war is to be greedy or insane - or both.

on the warpath

very angry, looking for trouble He is really on the warpath today so you should stay out of his way.

put your best foot forward

try to do your best work, present yourself well If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.

shareware

computer programs that people share Shareware will help us to save money. We'll share software.

software

computer programs, courseware This accounting software is very easy to use.

tug-of-war

a contest in which two sides try to defeat each other, a struggle The two countries have been in a tug-of-war over the territory for many years.

warm up

begin to exercise, excercise slowly "To warm up, she walks about a kilometer; then she jogs."

warmed over

warmed on a stove, reheated For supper we had warmed-over waffles. They tasted okay.

warped sense of humor

thinking that weird things are funny If you laugh at cruelty, you have a warped sense of humor.

backward

a strikeout where the batter is struck out without swinging the bat, i.e., caught looking

bar steward

a pun on bastard

Newark

Brick City. Home of RedMan, LOTUG, Artifacts, Channel Live, T-neck

at war

in the state of armed struggle在交战中
The two countries were at war for 8 years．这两个国家打了 8年仗。

aware of

conscious of知道；意识到
He is not aware of the fact that life is hard．他不知道生活是艰难的。
He was not aware of his having done wrong．他没意识到他做错了。
Presently she became aware of footsteps hurrying after her．过了一会她发觉身后有脚步声匆忙追来。

beware of

be on one's guard against；be careful of当心；小心
Beware of pickpockets when you go shopping．买东西时要当心扒手。
You should beware of repeating the same mistakes．你应当注意不要犯同样的错误。
You must beware of hasty generalizations．你必须注意避免作出轻率结论。

bring forward

1．introduce；propose提出
She brought forward a new proposal．她提出了一项新的建议。
The matter will be brought forward at the next meeting．这个问题将在下次会上提出来。
They have brought forward a plan to reform the curricula of our department．他们提出了一个改革我系课程设置的计划。
2．advance in time提前
They have brought the meetingforward to this Friday．他们已把会议提前到本周五召开。
This warm weather will bring the crops forward．这种暖和的天气会促使庄稼早熟。

carry forward

1．be advanced 被推动；发扬
We should carry forward the fine revolutionary tradition of plain living and hard struggle．我们应该发扬艰苦奋斗的优良传统。
2．pass forward to a new balance sheet 将帐目结转次栏
The money was carried forward to the next month．这笔钱被转至下月帐上。

come forward

step forward；move to the front；
offer oneself；present oneself站出来；自告奋勇；主动提出
Then the dean came forward and shook hands with all the representatives．接着，教务长走上前来，同所有的代表一一握手。
He has come forward with an offer of help．他主动提出帮忙。
The police want witnesses of the incident to come forward and help them with their inquiries．警察希望事故目击者能站出来协助他们调查。
When his home was badly damaged in the storm many soldiers came forward to help him repair it．当他家房子在暴风雨中遭到严重损坏时，许多战士主动来帮助他维修。

draw to/towards

1．attract towards吸引
He has something in his character that draws people to him．他身上有一种吸引人的东西。
2．approach；come near临近
The day was drawing towards evening．天色渐近黄昏。

draw towards

flash forward

move briefly to a later point in a story提前叙述故事情节
The film flashed forward to the death of the soldiers．电影提前表现了战士们的牺牲。

go forward

1．advance前进
The captain has asked all the sailors to go forward so that he can speak to them in a group．船长让水兵们向前靠拢，以便对他们讲话。
2．continue with sth．planned；proceed继续进行
The headmaster gave us permission to go forward with our teaching plan．校长允许我们继续执行教学计划。
The work is going forward at a satis factory pace．工作正以令人满意的速度进行着。
3．be sent further for approval by sb．被提请…核准
Your name will go forward to the committee when they are considerring the new appointments．在委员会考虑新的任命人选时，你的名字将被提交上去。

know backwards

learn very thoroughly完全了解
Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage．每一位演员在登台之前都必须背熟台词。

leap forward

1．move suddenly 突然向前
The horse leaped forward，and I got out of the way only just in time．马突然向前冲，我刚好及时地闪开了。
2．develop very fast 迅速发展Scientific discoveries have leapt forward in recent years．科学发现近来日益增多。

look forward to

expect； be eager for； anticipate期待；盼望
Frank was looking forward to that evening's date．弗兰克期待着那天晚上的约会。
Jim has been working hard and looks forward to spending his vacation lying on the beach doing nothing．吉姆一直工作努力，他渴望能躺在海边什么也不干，度过假期。

push ahead/forward/on

1．go on resolutely坚决前进
It's getting on for noon；we must push ahead to our destination as quickly as possible．快中午了，我们必须尽快到达目的地。
If you want to push on with the decorating， we can leave dinner until later．你要是想继续装饰的话，晚饭我们可以晚点吃。
2．ambitiously draw attention to （oneself）故意引人注目
He doesn't like pushing himself forward on public occasions．他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。

push forward

put forward

1．propose or suggest提出
The students put forward new proposals on the running of the college to the College Education Committee．学生们向学院教育委员会提出了管理学院的建议。
I have put your name forward as the best for the job．我已提议你为这项工作的最佳人选。
2．move the hands of（a clock or watch）to a later time往前拨（钟表）
My watch was slow so I put it forward three minutes．我的表慢了，因此往前拨了3分钟。
3．move an event，appointment，etc．to an earlier time or date把…提前
We had to put our holiday forward one month．我们不得不把我们的假期提前一个月。
The warm weather has put the crops forward by a month．暖和的天气使庄稼早熟了一个月。

set forward

1．promote 推动
Their enterprise was set forward by the increase of capital．资本的增加促进了他们企业的发展。
2．put forward 提出；宣布
He set forward his proposition in no uncertain terms．他毫不含糊地提出了自己的建议。
The proposal she set forward is practicable．她提出的建议是可行的。
3．cause to indicate a later time 拨快
He set his watch forward five min utes in order not to be late．为了不迟到，他把表拨快了5分钟。

warn off

tell to keep away令…回避；叫…走开
He warns everybody off who tries to be friendly with his girlfriend．他不许任何人跟他女友亲近。
The road was closed to traffic after the accident，and the police were warning everyone off．事故发生后，道路被封锁，不准通行，警察正通知人们此路不通。

well-disposed toward

Idiom(s): be well-disposed toward sb or sth

Theme: FRIENDS

to feel positively toward someone or something; to feel favorable toward someone or something.
• I do not think I will get a raise since the boss is not well-disposed toward me.
• The senators are well-disposed toward giving themselves a raise.

warts and all

Idiom(s): warts and all

Theme: COMPLETELY

including all the faults and disadvantages.
• Jim has many faults, but Jean loves him, warts and all.
• The place where we went on vacation had some dismal aspects, but we liked it, warts and all.

warm up to

Idiom(s): warm up to sb

Theme: FRIENDS

to become friendly with someone; to get used to a person and become friends.
• It took a while before John warmed up to me, but then we became good friends.
• It's hard to warm up to Sally. She's very quiet and shy.

warm the cockles of one's heart

Idiom(s): warm the cockles of one's heart

Theme: PLEASING

to make someone warm and happy.
• It warms the cockles of my heart to hear you say that.
• Hearing that old song again warmed the cockles of her heart.

warm the bench

Idiom(s): warm the bench

Theme: SPORTS

[for a player] to remain out of play during a game—seated on a bench.
• John spent the whole game warming the bench.
• Mary never warms the bench. She plays from the beginning to the end.

warm as toast

Idiom(s): (as) warm as toast

Theme: HEAT

very warm and cozy.
• The baby will be warm as toast in that blanket.
• We were as warm as toast by the side of the fire.

sign one's own death warrant

Idiom(s): sign one's own death warrant

Theme: RUIN

to (figuratively) sign a paper that calls for one's death.
• I wouldn't ever gamble a large sum of money. That would be signing my own death warrant.
• The killer signed his own death warrant when he walked into the police station and gave himself up.

put sth forward

Idiom(s): put sth forward

Theme: DISCUSSION

to state an idea; to advance an idea.
• Toward the end of the meeting, Sally put an idea forward.
• Now, I'd like to put something forward.
• He put several suggestions forward.