bottom of the pile Idiom

a holy pile

a lot, very much, tons To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.

holy pile

(See a holy pile)

pile up

accumulate, put things on top of each other He piled up the magazines on top of the small table.

pile it on

exaggerate；stretch the truth夸大
Stop piling it on； it's not half as bad as you make it appear．别夸大其辞了，情况远没有你描述的那么糟。
pile on（to）
put on in a heap堆上
Why is it that all the extra work gets piled onto me at Christmas time？为什么圣诞节期间把所有额外工作都堆在我身上？
Pile on more coal；the fire is going out．火快灭了，再加些煤。

pile out

push out（of a car， room， etc．）挤出去；蜂涌而出
We piled out of the back of the car and stretched our cramped limbs．我们争先恐后地从后面下车，活动一下被挤得动弹不得的四肢。

pile up
1．grow into a big heap积聚
He didn't go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up．他3天没去上班，工作积了一大堆。
Don't let your work pile up； never leave till tomorrow what you can finish today．不要积压工作，今天能处理的决不要拖到明天。
They had piled up a lot of earth in one corner of the garden．他们在花园一角堆积了很多土。
He has piled up a lot of troubles for himself．他给自己找了一身麻烦。
2． crash冲撞
Several cars and lorries piled up on the motorway in thick fog this morning．今天早上，高速公路上有好几辆小汽车及卡车在大雾中相撞。
One car made a sudden stop and the two cars behind it piled up．一辆小汽车突然停住，后面的两辆撞了起来。

pile sth up

Idiom(s): pile sth up

Theme: ACCIDENT

to crash or wreck something.
• Drive carefully if you don't want to pile the car up.
• The driver piled up the car against a tree.

pile into

Idiom(s): pile in(to sth)

Theme: ENTRANCE

to climb in or get in roughly.
• Okay, kids, pile in!
• The children piled into the car and slammed the door.

make a pile

Idiom(s): make a bundle AND make a pile

Theme: MONEY

to make a lot of money. (Slang.)
• John really made a bundle on that deal.
• I'd like to make a pile and retire.

make one's pile|make|pile

v. phr. To make one's fortune. The rich man made his pile in the stock market.

nigger in the woodpile|nigger|woodpile

n. phr., slang Something unexpected that changes a situation; a hidden factor or trick.

Racist and offensive, but commonly used in the past. I knew there had to be a nigger in the woodpile, because the man was being much too generous. When the salesman gave him an extra tire for his bike, the boy suspected a nigger in the woodpile.

the basal of the pile

The affliction or everyman position in a group. As far as our government is concerned, kids built-in into abjection are aloof at the basal of the pile, perpetually ignored.Learn more: bottom, of, pile

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