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Miss Idiom

hit and miss

some right and some wrong, trial and error Hiring good help is still a hit-and-miss procedure.

miss out on

not be there, be unable to attend If I have a job, I'll miss out on the soccer games after school.

miss the boat

lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company.

miss the point

not understand, not get the point I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant?

miss the water till...

(See you don't miss the water till the well runs dry)

miss you

feel lonely because you are not here I miss you when you go to Hong Kong. Can I go with you?

out of commission

not operating, out of order My brain is out of commisssion. I can't think today.

wouldn't miss it for the world

I would rather attend it than see the world """Are you coming to my wedding?"" ""I wouldn't miss it for the world!"""

you don't miss the water till the well runs dry

you do not appreciate some things until they go away or become extinct Now we have only memories of of our song birds. You don't miss the water till the well runs dry.

miss thing

1. (US gay) a greeting to a homosexual man
2. a woman who is seen as arrogant and unpleasant

dismiss from

make sb．leave； send away from one's employment解雇；解职
The officer was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty．这位官员因玩忽职守而被撤职。
The clerk was dismissed from the factory for stealing bikes．那个职员因偷盗自行车被工厂开除了。

miss by a mile

1．be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2．fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。

miss out

1．lose a good chance错失良机
You missed out by not coming with us；we had a great time．你没有同我们一起去真是错失了良机，我们玩得可开心啦。
You'll miss out unless you get to the shop on the first morning of the sale．商店开张的第一天早上要是不去的话，你会错过良机的。
2．fail to put in遗漏；略去
The printers have missed out a line．印刷工人遗漏了一行字。
Would you like to check the report in case I've missed out anything important？你检查一下我的报告好吗？万一我漏掉了一些重要内容。
You may miss out the third paragraph of the article while reading it ．你读这篇文章时可略去第3段。

take amiss

misunderstand；interpret（remarks，conduct，etc．）unfavourably 误解
I think you have taken my word amiss；that was not my meaning．我想你误解了我的话，那不是我的意思。
His joke was taken amiss by some of the company．他开玩笑得罪了几个同伴。
I hope you will not take it amiss that I venture to make a few criticisms of your article．我冒昧地对你的文章提出几点批评意见，希望你不至于生气。

take sth amiss

Idiom(s): take something amiss AND take something the wrong way

Theme: PERCEPTION

to understand something as wrong or insulting.
• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?
• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?
• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.

not miss much

Idiom(s): not miss much AND not miss a thing

Theme: PERCEPTION

not to miss observing any part of what is going on. (Usually with do as in the examples.)
• Ted doesn't miss much. He is very alert.
• The puppy doesn't miss a thing. He sees every move you make.

miss sth by a mile

Idiom(s): miss (sth) by a mile

Theme: FAILURE

to fail to hit something by a great distance; to land wide of the mark.
• Ann shot the arrow and missed the target by a mile.
• "Good grief you missed by a mile," shouted Sally.

hit-and-miss

Idiom(s): hit-and-miss AND hit-or-miss

Theme: CARELESSNESS

carelessly; aimlessly; without plan or direction. (Fixed order.)
• There was no planning. It was just hit-and-miss.
• We handed out the free tickets hit-or-miss. Some people got one; others got five or six.

have a near miss

Idiom(s): have a near miss

Theme: PROXIMITY

to nearly crash or collide.
• The airplanes—flying much too close—had a near miss.
• I had a near miss while driving over here.

from Missouri

Idiom(s): be from Missouri

Theme: CERTAINTY

to require proof; to have to be shown (something). (From the nickname for the state of Missouri, the Show Me State.)
• You'll have to prove it to me. I'm from Missouri.
• She's from Missouri and has to be shown.

not miss a thing

hit-or-miss

A slice off a cut loaf is never missed

Used colloquially to describe having sexual intercourse with someone who is not a virgin, especially when they are in a relationship. The analogy refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, once the end has been removed, exactly how many slices have been taken.('You never miss a slice from a cut loaf' is also used.)

Heart misses a beat

If your heart misses a beat, you are suddenly shocked or surprised. ('Heart skips a beat' is an alternative)

Miss is as good as a mile

A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure.

Rice missionary

A rice missionary gives food to hungry people as a way of converting them to Christianity.

from Missouri|Missouri

adj. phr., slang Doubtful; suspicious. Don't try to fool me. I'm from Missouri.

heart skip a beat|beat|heart|heart miss a beat|mis

1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling.

Often considered trite. When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. 2. To be startled or excited from surprise, joy. or fright. When Linda was told that she had won, her heart missed a beat.

hit or miss|hit|hit and miss|miss

adv. In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn't know which house on the street was Jane's, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss.

hit-or-miss|hit|hit-and-miss|miss

adj. Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. John did a lot of hit-or-miss reading, some of it about taxes. Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit-or-miss fashion.

in commission|commission|into commission

adv. or adj. phr. 1. On duty or ready to be put on duty by a naval or military service; in active service. The old battleship has been in commission for twenty years. It took many months to build the new bomber, and now it is ready to be put into commission. 2. In proper condition; in use or ready for use; working; running. The wheel of my bicycle was broken, but it is back in commission now.
Compare: IN ORDER².
Antonym: OUT OF COMMISSION².

miss a trick|miss|trick

v. phr. To fail to see, hear, or notice something of even the slightest importance. He never misses a trick when it comes to the stock market.

miss by a mile|mile|miss

v. phr., informal 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. Jack's first shot missed the target by a mile. 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed by a mile. 3. To fail badly; not succeed at all. John Brown wanted to be governor but in the election he missed by a mile.

miss is as good as a mile|mile|miss

It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little.

A proverb. We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile.

miss out|miss

v., informal To fail; lose or not take a good chance; miss something good. Jim's mother told him he missed out on a chance to go fishing with his father because he came home late. You missed out by not coming with us; we had a great time.
Compare: LOSE OUT.

miss the boat|boat|bus|miss|miss the bus

v. phr., informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn't study enough so he missed the boat and failed to pass. Ted could have married Lena but he put off asking her and missed the boat.

miss the point|miss|point

v. phr. To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. The student didn't get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point.

missing link|link|missing

n. 1. Something needed to complete a group; a missing part of a chain of things. A 1936 penny was the missing link in John's collection of pennies. The detective hunted for the fact that was the missing link in the case. 2. An unknown extinct animal that was supposed to be a connection between man and lower animals. The missing link would be half man and half ape.

out of commission|commission|out

adj. phr. 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission.
Antonym: IN COMMISSION¹. 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. The strike put the airline out of commission for a week. John will have to walk to the store. His bicycle is out of commission.
Compare: OUT OF ORDER.
Antonym: IN COMMISSION².

take amiss|take|take the wrong way|wrong way

v. phr. To become offended due to a misunderstanding. "I hope you won't take it amiss," the boss said to Jane, "that I find you irresistibly attractive."

amiss

amiss
see under take the wrong way.

commission

commission
see in commission; on commission; out of commission.

from Missouri, I'm

from Missouri, I'm
I'm extremely skeptical so you'll have to prove it. For example, You won the lottery? Come on, I'm from Missouri. The full expression, I'm from Missouri and you'll have to show me, dates from about 1880. Some authorities believe it alludes to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, whereby Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and slavery was forbidden in certain other areas, but the connection, if any, is not clear.

heart misses a beat, one's

heart misses a beat, one's
Also, one's heart skips a beat or stands still. One is startled, frightened, or very excited. For example, Her heart missed a beat when she heard her name called out in the list of finalists, or When the bear appeared in front of us, my heart skipped a beat, or My heart stands still at the very thought of flying through a thunderstorm. All these hyperbolic expressions can also be used with make, meaning “to cause one to be startled” as in That blast from the ship's whistle made my heart skip a beat.

hit or miss

hit or miss
Haphazardly, at random. For example, She took dozens of photos, hit or miss, hoping that some would be good. [c. 1600]

I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri
see from Missouri, I'm.

in commission

in commission
see under out of commission.

miss

miss
In addition to the idioms beginning with miss, also see heart misses a beat, one's; hit or miss; near miss; not miss a trick.
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- miss a beat
- miss by a mile
- miss fire
- miss is as good as a mile, a
- miss much
- miss out on
- miss the boat
- miss the point

miss a beat

miss a beat
Hesitate momentarily, out of embarrassment or confusion. This expression is most often used in a negative context, as in He sidestepped the reporter's probe into his personal life without missing a beat, or Not missing a beat, she outlined all the reasons for her decision. This expression alludes to the regular beat of musical time. [Mid-1900s]

miss fire

miss fire
Fail to achieve the anticipated result, as in Recycling cardboard seemed like a good idea but it missed fire. First recorded in 1727, this phrase originally described a firearm failing to go off and has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.