Sens: armchair

n. fauteuil

fold like a (cheap) lawn chair Idiome

chairman of the boards (hockey)

a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.

grab a chair

sit down, have a seat, take a load off your feet "After I introduced everybody, I said, ""Grab a chair and sit down."""

have a chair

please sit down on a chair, have a seat """Please have a chair,"" my aunt said, and the man sat down."

musical chairs

the transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs - especially each other

take a chair

sit down 坐下
After she had taken a chair，we started to watch TV．她坐下来以后我们就开始看电视。

play first chair

Idiom(s): play first chair

Theme: LEADERSHIP

to act as a leader.
• I need to get this job done. Who plays first chair around here?
• You re not the boss! You don t play first chair.

Armchair critic

An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

(UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble.

Take the chair

If you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman of a committee, etc.

go to the chair|chair|go

v. phr. To be executed in the electric chair. After many stays of execution, the criminal finally had to go to the chair.

armchair

armchair
armchair quarterback
or
a being who is not a quarterback (or general, etc.), but offers opinions and criticism on the achievement or decisions of those who are

Armchair critic

An armchair analyzer is addition who offers admonition but never shows that they could absolutely do any better.

chair

chair
see musical chairs, play.

chairman of the boards (hockey)

a amateur who controls comedy forth the boards In the 1970s Doug was administrator of the boards for the Hawks.

go to the chair|chair|go

v. phr. To be accomplished in the electric chair. After abounding stays of execution, the bent assuredly had to go to the chair.

grab a chair

sit down, accept a seat, booty a amount off your anxiety "After I alien everybody, I said, ""Grab a armchair and sit down."""

have a chair

please sit down on a chair, accept a bench """Please accept a chair,"" my aunt said, and the man sat down."

musical chairs

the alteration of a cardinal of admiral in an alignment into altered jobs - abnormally anniversary other

musical chairs, play

musical chairs, play
Move about from position to position, such as the jobs in an organization. For example, Bob took over for Tom, who took over for Mary, who got Bob's title—the bang-up loves to comedy agreeable chairs with the staff. This announcement alludes to the children's bold in which accouchement airing about a cardinal of seats while music plays, and there is one beneath armchair than players. When the music stops the players charge sit down, and the amateur who is larboard continuing is eliminated. Then addition armchair is removed, and the bold goes on until alone one amateur is larboard sitting. [c. 1900]

musical chairs|chair|musical

n. phr. (Originally the name of a children's game.) The alteration of a cardinal of admiral in an alignment into altered jobs, abnormally anniversary other's jobs. The bang-up consistently played agreeable chairs with administration active to accumulate them beginning on the job.

play aboriginal chair

Idiom(s): play aboriginal chair

Theme: LEADERSHIP

to act as a leader.
• I charge to get this job done. Who plays aboriginal armchair about here?
• You re not the boss! You don t comedy aboriginal chair.

play agreeable chairs

play agreeable chairs
see musical chairs, play.

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

(UK) If bodies are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are authoritative baby changes that will accept no aftereffect as the project, company, etc, is in actual austere trouble.

take a chair

sit down 坐下
After she had taken a chair，we started to watch TV．她坐下来以后我们就开始看电视。

Take the chair

If you booty the chair, your become the administrator or administrator of a committee, etc.

fold like a (cheap) backyard chair

To action little resistance; to submit, yield, or accord up actual easily. (A backyard armchair is advised to collapse calmly for storage.) The doubtable bankrupt like a backyard armchair afterwards some burden from the prosecution, signing a abounding acknowledgment for the crime. The team's aegis started folding like a bargain backyard armchair afterwards we got our additional touchdown.Learn more: chair, fold, lawn, like

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fold like a (cheap) lawn chair Idiome

chairman of the boards (hockey)

grab a chair

have a chair

musical chairs

take a chair

play first chair

Armchair critic

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

Take the chair

go to the chair|chair|go

armchair

Armchair critic

chair

chairman of the boards (hockey)

go to the chair|chair|go

grab a chair

have a chair

musical chairs

musical chairs, play

musical chairs|chair|musical

play aboriginal chair

play agreeable chairs

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

take a chair

Take the chair

fold like a (cheap) backyard chair

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