Significado: abridge

a·bridge || ə'brɪdʒv. abreviar, abstraer, compendiar, condensar, contraer; limitar, reducir, acortar

DG Idioma

a double-edged sword

a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.

badger someone

get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer game software.

bridge the gap

help people communicate, mediate When the staff and the manager fight, I try to bridge the gap.

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.

burn your bridges

resign without notice, leave no way to return He can't return to the company. He's burned his bridges.

cross that bridge when I come to it

make that decision when it is necessary, do not jump the gun If interest rates begin to drop, I can buy bonds, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

cutting edge

the latest technology, state of the art This picture is the cutting edge - the best in the TV industry.

dodge a bullet

avoid a failure or loss or injury "Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a ""D"" on the final exam."

double-edged sword

(See a double-edged sword)

draft dodger

a person who runs away from military service American draft dodgers came to Canada in the 1970s.

drive me to the edge

cause me to be nearly mad or insane When those chipmunks sing, it drives me to the edge!

edgy

nervous, cranky, touchy You're kind of edgy today. Did you sleep well last night?

fudge it

create, fake it, make up If you can't remember a name, fudge it. Answer every question.

full-fledged

complete, having everything that is needed to be something She became a full-fledged nurse before she went to Saudi Arabia to work for a year.

get a word in edgewise

manage to break into a conversation I couldn

have an edge on

have an advantage (over someone) Their team has an edge on the race to win the high school football championship.

hedge in

keep from getting out or moving freely, block in My car was hedged in by the other cars and I was unable to move it this morning.

hedge your bets

bet safely, bet on two or more horses etc. If you hedge your bets, you have a better chance of winning.

hold a grudge

stay angry for a long time, bad blood He gets mad, but he never holds a grudge. He forgives easily.

just a smidgeon

just a little, just a small amount """Would you like more cream?"" ""Just a smidgeon, please."""

life on the edge

(See live on the edge)

live on the edge

live in danger from drugs or disease or crime When Bill played in the NHL, he was living on the edge.

nurse a grudge

keep a feeling of dislike toward some person My old girlfriend is still nursing a grudge toward me even after three years.

on edge

be nervous or irritable He has really been on edge lately because of his exams.

on the cutting edge

(See the cutting edge)

on the edge of one

nervously and excitedly waiting I have been on the edge of my seat all day while waiting for the contest to begin.

on the edge of your seat

very interested in a movie, feeling suspense in a story The movie The Firm will have you on the edge of your seat.

over the edge

become ill or unable to cope, around the bend Poor Ernst went over the edge when his twin brother died.

set your teeth on edge

irritate, irk, bug Some songs set my teeth on edge - really bother me.

sit in judgement on

judge someone's actions, evaluate Gary is afraid because you sit in judgement on whatever he does.

smidge/smidgeon

(See just a smidgeon)

take the edge off

lessen, weaken, soften We had a drink of hot chocolate in order to take the edge off the cold weather.

the cutting edge

the latest technology, state of the art Compact discs are no longer the cutting edge in recorded music.

to the best of my knowledge

I believe this is true, as far as I know To the best of my knowledge, Barrie and Bonnie are twins.

water under the bridge

the past, history That failure is water under the bridge. Let's not live in the past.

Artful Dodger

London cockney rhyming slang for lodger

atomic wedgie

a wedgie (q.v.) of such force that the band is separated from the rest of the underpants

badger

to bother incessantly:"Stop badgering her, she's not interested in buying another pair of your cheap trainers"

bodge

1. to do a poor job or repair
2. to cobble (something together)

bodge job

a job done poorly, something cobbled together, a makeshift repair

bridges

pants, trousers

budget

something un-good or upsetting; usually used understatedly as a reply to news you have just been told:"We've got another exam in that class? Budget!"

cludgie

a lavatory; also shortened to cludge

codger

an elderly male; usually prefixed with "old"

coffin dodger

derogatory term for an elderly person

dole bludger

derogatory Australian slang for a person who draws unemployment benefit without making any attempt to find work

The Bridge

Queensbridge

bridge over

overcome；link with a bridge 克服；度过；搭桥通车
This sum of money is sure to bridge over their difficulties．这笔钱肯定会帮助他们度过难关的。
The river has been bridged over．河上已架起了桥。

edge on

urge on怂恿
The boy committed the crime partly because he was edged on by others．这男孩犯罪部分是因为受他人怂恿。
The girl edged her boy friend on to buy a colour TV camera．这女孩怂恿她的男友买彩色电视摄像机。

edge out

1．displace 取代
Colour TV sets are gradually edging out black and white ones．彩电正在逐渐取代黑白电视机。
Imported cars from Japan are edging out American cars.从日本进口的汽车正在取代美国的汽车。
2．supplant; defeat or surpass by a small margin排挤掉；险胜
That forceful young woman edged out the forner chairman and is now chairman herself．那位年轻的女强人逐渐挤掉了前任主席，现在她自己当上了主席。
In the last election they succeeded in edging their opponents out by a small margin．在最近的一次选举中，他们以微弱的多数票挤掉了对手。