deci Idiom

decide against

make a decision not in favour of 决定不
I have decided against going far away in summer vacation．暑假我决定不出远门。
The government has decided against increasing taxes．政府决定不增加税款。
The court decided the case against the plaintiff．那法院的判决对原告不利。

decide on

make a choice or decision after consideration 经考虑后选定或决定
The committee has decided on the prizewinning students．委员会已经选定了获奖的学生。
Don't decide on important matters too quickly．重要的事情不要匆忙做决定。
They decided upon adjourning the session．他们决定休会。
As soon as they decided on the plan，they took action．他们一旦确定了计划就立即行动。

decide on/upon

decide upon

eleventh-hour decision

Idiom(s): eleventh-hour decision

Theme: DECISION

a decision made at the last possible minute.
• Eleventh hour decisions are seldom satisfactory.
• The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.

decide in favor of

Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sth

Theme: DECISION

to determine that someone or something is the winner.
• The judge decided in favor of the defendant.
• I decided in favor of the red one.

Abide by a decision

If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you might disagree with it.

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A problem shared is a problem halved A rising tide lifts all boats A slice off a cut loaf is never missed A still tongue keeps a wise head A watched pot never boils A1 Abide by a decision Abject lesson About as useful as a chocolate teapot About face Above par Accident waiting to happen

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