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batt Idiom

battleaxe

cranky woman, a bitch Marlene - that old battleaxe - is spreading lies about me.

batty

(See drive me batty)

drive me batty

cause me to be insane, drive me crazy The noise from that motorcycle is driving me batty!

half the battle

a large part of the work Sending the letters out will be half the battle. We can finish the rest of the work next week.

how goes the battle

are you winning the battle of life? are you okay? """How goes the battle?"" Jo asked. ""I win and I lose,"" Pat replied."

uphill battle

difficult work, rough going, tough sledding We've asked the government to protect children's rights, but it's an uphill battle all the way.

without batting an eye

without pausing, looking calm and natural Without batting an eye, she gave him a false name and address.

battered

very intoxicated by drink or drugs

battle

to compete, usually freestyle rapping, sometimes breakdancing or graffiti:"You want to rap and you got no battle, it's like havin' a boat and you got no paddle" -- Public Enemy (??? [1987])

batty-boy

derogatory term for a homosexual male. From batty meaning buttocks. Also spelt batty-bwoy. [West Indies]

battle sth out

Idiom(s): battle sth out

Theme: ARGUMENT

to argue something to a conclusion; to fight something to a conclusion.
• The Senate and the House disagree on the bill, so they will have to battle a compromise out.
• The two young toughs went into the alley to battle out their disagreement.

batten down the hatches

Idiom(s): batten down the hatches

Theme: PREPARATION

to prepare for difficult times. (A nautical expression, meaning, literally, to seal the hatches against the arrival of a storm.)
• Here comes that contentious Mrs. Jones. Batten down the hatches!
• Batten down the hatches, Congress is in session again.

assault and battery

Idiom(s): assault and battery

Theme: ATTACK

a violent attack [upon someone] followed by a beating. (A criminal charge. Fixed order.)
• Max was charged with two counts of assault and battery.
• Dave does not go out at night because he does not want to be a victim of assault and battery.

Battle of nerves

A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.)

Fight an uphill battle

When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.

Recharge your batteries

If you recharge your batteries, you do something to regain your energy after working hard for a long time.

batting average|bat|batting

n. phr. Degree of accomplishment (originally used as a baseball term). Dr. Grace has a great batting average with her heart transplant operations.

battle of nerves|battle|nerves

n. phr. A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out. It has been a regular battle of nerves to get the new program accepted at the local state university. See: WAR OF NERVES.

half the battle|battle|half

n.phr. A large part of the work. When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle. To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self-improvement.

batten

batten
batten down the hatches
to fasten canvas over the hatches, esp. in preparing for a storm

battery

battery
1.
in battery
in firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge: said of a heavy gun
2.
the Battery
a park in New York City, at the S tip of Manhattan: 21 acres

losing battle, a

losing battle, a
Also, a losing game. A failing effort or activity. For example, He's fighting a losing battle against putting on weight, or We think his candidacy is a losing game. These expressions, alluding to actual unsuccessful battles or games, have been used figuratively since the early 1600s. Also see lost cause.

pitched battle, a

pitched battle, a
An intense conflict, as in Their disagreement turned into a pitched battle between the nurses and the physicians' assistants. This term, dating from about 1600, originally alluded to a military battle in which the array of forces and battleground are predetermined (as opposed to a hasty skirmish).