Significado: agonal

adj. no angular, que no tiene ángulo

gon Idioma

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

a goner

something that is lost or beyond help I thought he was a goner, but the cat came back. He's home.

doggone

extremely annoying, god-damn, blasted I can't find any scissors again. This house must eat them - doggone!

fall off the wagon

become drunk again, return to a bad habit The old man fell off the wagon. He got drunk last night.

fix your wagon

hurt you, get back at, get revenge If you make him angry, he'll fix your wagon. He'll get revenge.

foregone conclusion

(See a foregone conclusion)

gone to pot

in poor condition, neglected, run down The farmyard had gone to pot. There was junk everywhere.

gone to the dogs

not well maintained, in very poor condition My garden has gone to the dogs. It's full of dandelions and weeds.

goner

(See a goner)

gonzo

gone, not here, out of here On June 30, school's finished and I'm gonzo!

jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba

join a popular activity Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace.

let bygones be bygones

forget about problems that happened in the past We need to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

long gone

departed earlier, not here now Albert was long gone by the time the RCMP arrived.

off the wagon

begin to drink alcohol again after stopping for awhile He seems to be off the wagon again. I saw him yesterday and I am sure that he had been drinking.

on the bandwagon

the newest popular group or activity, joining something because many others are doing it Everybody in our company is on the bandwagon now to try and eliminate smoking in the workplace

on the wagon

not drinking liquor, not getting drunk The old man is on the wagon. He promised he wouldn't drink.

shagging wagon

a van designed for relaxing and having sex Tony's van has a bar and a bed. It's his shaggin' wagon.

too far gone

not able to stop a disease, a goner Several doctors tried to treat the cancer, but it was too far gone.

angon

wait a minute

chase the dragon

to smoke heroin by burning the drug on foil and inhaling the smoke through a tube

gon'

see gonna

gonna

going to;"I'm gonna make it"

to hell and gone

Idiom(s): to hell and gone

Theme: RUIN

very much gone; has gone to hell. (Use hell with caution.)
• All my hard work is to hell and gone.
• When you see everything you've planned to hell and gone, you get kind of angry.

lost and gone forever

Idiom(s): lost and gone forever

Theme: LOSS

lost; permanently lost. (Fixed order.)
• My poor doggy is lost and gone forever.
• My money fell out of my pocket and I am sure that it is lost and gone forever.

gone with the wind

Idiom(s): gone with the wind

Theme: DEPART

gone; mysteriously gone. (A phrase made famous by the Margaret Mitchell novel and film Gone with the Wind. The phrase is used to make gone have a stronger force.)
• Everything we worked for was gone with the wind.
• Jean was nowhere to be found. She was gone with the wind.

gone on

Idiom(s): gone on

Theme: DAYDREAM

died. (Euphemistic.)
• My husband, Tom—he's gone on, you know—was a great one for golf
• Let us remember those who have gone on before.

gone goose

Idiom(s): gone goose

Theme: DEPART

someone or something that has departed or run away.
• Surely, the burglar is a gone goose by now.
• The child was a gone goose, and we did not know where to look for him.

gone but not forgotten

Idiom(s): gone but not forgotten

Theme: FORGETFULNESS

gone or dead and still remembered. (Fixed order.)
• The good days we used to have together are gone, but not forgotten.
• Uncle Harry is gone but not forgotten. The stain where he spilled the wine is still visible in the parlor carpet.

get on the bandwagon

Idiom(s): get on the bandwagon AND jump on the bandwagon

Theme: JOINING

to join the popular side (of an issue); to take a popular position.
• You really should get on the bandwagon. Everyone else is.
• Jane has always had her own ideas about things. She's not the kind of person to jump on the bandwagon.

fix one's wagon

Idiom(s): fix one's wagon

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to punish someone; to get even with someone; to plot against someone. (Informal.)
• If you ever do that again, III fix your wagon!
• Tommy! You clean up your room this instant, or III fix your wagon!
• He reported me to the boss, but I fixed his wagon. I knocked his lunch on the floor.

dead and gone

Idiom(s): dead and gone

Theme: DAYDREAM

dead and buried, and probably forgotten. (Fixed order.)
• John is dead and gone. There is no reason to fear him anymore.
• Her husband is dead and gone, but she is getting along fine.

come and gone

Idiom(s): come and gone

Theme: DEPART

already arrived and already departed. (Fixed order.)
• No, Joy is not here. She's come and gone.
• Sorry, you are too late for your appointment. The doctor has come and gone.

climb on the bandwagon

Idiom(s): climb on the bandwagon

Theme: JOINING

to join others in supporting someone or something.
• Come join us! Climb on the bandwagon and support Senator Smith!
• Look at all those people climbing on the bandwagon! They don't know what they are getting into!

all gone

Idiom(s): all gone

Theme: COMPLETION

used up; finished; over with.
• Oh, the strawberry jelly is all gone.
• We used to have wonderful parties, but those days are all gone.

jump on the bandwagon

A loaded wagon makes no noise.

Really wealthy don't talk about money.

Let bygones be bygones.

Let's forgive and forget past quarrels.

Agony aunt

An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.

Circle the wagons

(USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don't think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack.

Gone fishing

If someone has gone fishing, they are not very aware of what is happening around them.

Gone for a burton

(UK) If something's gone for a burton, it has been spoiled or ruined. If a person has gone for a burton, they are either in serious trouble or have died.

Gone pear-shaped

(UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result.

Here today, gone tomorrow

Money, happiness and other desirable things are often here today, gone tomorrow, which means that they don't last for very long.

Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut

(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.

Saigon moment

(USA) A Saigon moment is when people realise that something has gone wrong and that they will lose or fail.

all gone|all|gone

adj. phr. Used up; exhausted (said of supplies); done with; over with. We used to travel a lot, but, alas, those days are all gone.

fall off the wagon|fall|fall off|wagon

v. phr., slang, alcoholism and drug culture To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today.

far gone|far|gone

adj. phr. In a critical or extreme state. He was so far gone by the time the doctor arrived, that nothing could be done to save his life.

fix someone's little red wagon|fix|fix someone's w

v. phr., informal 1. (Said to a child as a threat) to administer a spanking. Stop that right away or I'll fix your (little red) wagon! 2. (Said of an adult) to thwart or frustrate another, to engineer his failure. If he sues me for slander, I will counter-sue him for malicious prosecution. That will fix his wagon!