Significado: a-ha experience

Experiencia a-ha (un descubrimiento repentino)

exp Idioma

expand your horizons

experience or discover new ideas or goals or cultures Travel, read, discuss - expand your horizons!

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

at the expense of

1．with the loss of； at the sacrifice of失去；牺牲
He devoted his time to football at the expense of his studies．他全然不顾学习，把全部时间都用于踢球。
He became a brilliant scholar，but only at the expense of his health．他成了一个卓越的学者，却牺牲了自己的健康。
Don't try to benefit at the expense of others．不要干损人利已的事。
2．at the cost of花费；支付
We were all entertained at the director's expense．我们全由导演请客。
They built the railroad at the expense of two hundred million dollars．他们花了2亿美元修筑这条铁路。
He has been at the expense of her education．他一直支付她的教育经费。

by express

by rapid method of conveyance 快件邮寄
She sent a letter by express．她用快件寄了一封信。

expect of

anticipate期待；希望
The whole family expects great things of him．全家人对他抱以很大期望。
Parents usually expect too much of their children．父母往往都对子女寄予太多希望。

expose to

1．leave uncovered or unprotected 暴露于
Do not expose it to the sun．此物谨防日晒。
To stay warm in cold weather，coldblooded animals must expose themselves to a source of warmth such as direct sunlight．冷血动物在寒冷的气温下要保暖，必须把自己暴露在阳光这样的温源下。
2.make known揭露（出来）
We must expose this shameful activity to the newspaper．我们必须将这可耻勾当公诸报端。

expressive of

serving to express 表示的；表现的
His look was expressive of gratitude．他流露出感激之情。
A baby's cry may be expressive of hunger or pain．婴儿的哭啼可能表示饥饿或疼痛。

when least expected

Idiom(s): when least expected

Theme: SURPRISE

when one does not expect (something).
• An old car is likely to give you trouble when least expected.
• My pencil usually breaks when least expected.

out-of-pocket expenses

Idiom(s): out-of-pocket expenses

Theme: MONEY

the actual amount of money spent. (Refers to the money one person pays while doing something on someone else's behalf. One isusually paid back this money.)
• My out-of-pocket expenses for the party were nearly $175.
• My employer usually pays all out-of-pocket expenses for a business trip.

measure up to one's expectations

Idiom(s): measure up (to one's expectations)

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to be as good as one expects.
• This meal doesn't measure up to my expectations.
• Why doesn't it measure up?

go to the expense

Idiom(s): go to the expense (of doing sth)

Theme: MONEY

to pay the (large) cost of doing something.
• I hate to have to go to the expense of painting the house.
• It needs to be done, so you'll have to go to the expense.

go on a fishing expedition

Idiom(s): go on a fishing expedition

Theme: SEARCHING

to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.

explain sth away

Idiom(s): explain sth away

Theme: EXPLANATION

to give a good explanation for something; to explain something so that it seems less important; to make excuses for something.
• This is a very serious matter, and you cannot just explain it away.
• John couldn't explain away his low grades.

explain oneself

Idiom(s): explain oneself

Theme: EXCUSES

to explain what one has said or done or what one thinks or feels. (Formal and polite.)
• Please take a moment to explain yourself. I'm sure we are interested in your ideas.
• Yes, if you give me a moment to explain myself, I think you'll agree with my idea.

expecting a child

Idiom(s): expecting (a child)

Theme: PREGNANCY

pregnant. (A euphemism.)
• Tommy's mother is expecting a child.
• Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.

explode a bombshell

Idiom(s): drop a bomb(shell) AND explode a bombshell; drop a brick

Theme: SHOCK

to announce shocking or startling news. (Informal or slang.)
• They really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer.
• Friday is a good day to drop a bomb like that. It gives the business world the weekend to recover.
• They must speak very carefully when they explode a bombshell like that.
• They really dropped a brick when they told the cause of her illness.

expense is no object

Idiom(s): money is no object AND expense is no object

Theme: MONEY

it does not matter how much something costs.
• Please show me your finest automobile. Money is no object.
• I want the finest earrings you have. Don't worry about how much they cost because expense is no object.

Experience is the father of wisdom.

Experience and knowledge result in better judgement.

Explore all avenues

If all avenues are being explored, then every conceivable approach is being tried that could possibly get the desired result.

Hangdog expression

A hangdog expression is one where the person's showing their emotions very clearly, maybe a little too clearly for your liking. It's that mixture of misery and self-pity that is similar to a dog when it's trying to get something it wants but daren't take without permission.

Meet your expectations

If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.

On a fishing expedition

If someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to get information, often using incorrect or improper ways to find things out.

What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?

(USA) This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.

enlarge on|enlarge|enlarge upon|expand|expand on|e

v. To talk or write more about; say or explain more completely or at greater length. The teacher enlarged on the uses of atomic power.

explain away|explain

v. To explain (something) so that it does not seem true or important. John explained away his unfinished homework by showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast. It is hard to explain away Abraham Lincoln's dream about being dead, which he had a few days before he was shot. The man could not explain away the gun and the marked money from the bank robbery that the police found in his car.

explain oneself|explain

v. phr. 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. When we didn't understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself. 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. When Jack brought Mary home at three o'clock in the morning, her father asked him to explain himself.

explode a bombshell|bombshell|explode

v. phr., informal To say something startling; suggest or show something astonishing or shocking, The police exploded a bombshell when they arrested the kindly old banker for stealing money from the bank. The principal exploded a bombshell by cancelling the dance as a penalty. Political leaders exploded a bombshell when they picked the young lawyer to run for mayor.

express oneself|express

v. phr. To say what you think or feel; put your thoughts or feelings into words by speaking or writing. The boy expressed himself well in debate. The mayor expressed himself as opposed to any borrowing.

out-of-pocket expenses|expenses|out|pocket

n. phr. Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. Luckily, my out-of-pocket expenses didn't amount to more than $15.

expect

expect
see when least expected.

expedition

expedition
see fishing expedition.

expense

expense
see at the expense of; go to the trouble; money is no object.

explain

explain
1.
explain away
to state reasons for so as to justify, often by minimizing, or make understandable
2.
explain oneself
1) to make clear what one means
2) to give reasons justifying one's conduct

explain away

explain away
Dismiss or minimize the importance of something, especially something detrimental. For example, “His words were taken down, and though he tried to explain them away, he was sent to the Tower” (Thomas Macaulay, The History of England, 1855). [c. 1700]

express

express
express oneself
1) to state one's thoughts
2) to give expression to one's feelings, imagination, etc., in creative or artistic activity

express oneself

express oneself
Reveal or portray one's feelings or views through speech, writing, some form of art, or behavior. For example, I find it hard to express myself in Italian, or Helen expresses herself through her painting, or Teenagers often express themselves through their attire, haircuts, and the like. [Mid-1500s]

fishing expedition

fishing expedition
An attempt to find useful information by asking questions at random. For example, The sales force was told to go on a fishing expedition to find out what they could about the company's competitors. This expression was taken up by lawyers to describe interrogating an adversary in hopes of finding relevant evidence and is now used more broadly still. [c. 1930]