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doubletalk

confusing talk, bafflegab His explanation of the Premier's decision was a lot of doubletalk.

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival What will your ETA be when you return home next month?

go into detail

give details in a story or report Don't go into detail right now. Just tell us how much it costs.

have a hitch in your getalong

limp, walk with a limp Since he broke his ankle, he's had a little hitch in his getalong.

heavy metal types

(See skids)

hitch in your getalong

(See have a hitch in your getalong)

pedal to the metal

accelerator all the way down, flat out He always drives fast - pedal to the metal all the time.

vegetate (veg out)

not do anything, be a couch potato After work he just vegetates - just sits there and says nothing.

in detail

minutely详细地；详尽地
There isn't time to explain in detail．没有时间详细阐述。
The teacher explained the text in detail．老师详细解释了课文。

hoist with one's own petard

Idiom(s): hoist with one's own petard

Theme: HARM

to be harmed or disadvantaged by an action of one's own which was meant to harm someone else; to be revealed as a wrongdoer by being identified with the deed. (From a line in Shakespeare's Hamlet.)
• She intended to murder her brother but was hoist with her own petard when she ate the poisoned food intended for him.
• The vandals were hoist with their own petard when they tried to make an emergency call from the pay phone they had broken.

down to the last detail

Idiom(s): down to the last detail

Theme: DETAILS

considering all of the details. (Fixed order.)
• Jean planned the party very carefully, down to the last detail.
• Mary wanted to be in charge of everything right down to the last detail.

Devil is in the detail

When people say that the devil in the detail, they mean that small things in plans and schemes that are often overlooked can cause serious problems later on.

Hoist with your own petard

If you are hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else.

Put the pedal to the metal

If you put the pedal to the metal, you go faster.

getaway car|car|getaway

n. phr. A vehicle parked near the scene of a crime in which the criminals escape. The police intercepted the getaway car at a major crossroads.

hoist with one's own petard|hoist|petard

adj. phr. Caught in your own trap or trick. Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard. (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one's own bomb.)

cretaceous

cretaceous
the Cretaceous
the Cretaceous Period or its rocks

detail

detail
see in detail.

petard

petard
hoist with one's own petard
destroyed by the very devices with which one meant to destroy others: cf. Hamlet, III, iv

retail

retail
at retail
directly to the consumer at retail prices

retainer

retainer
on retainer
hired, engaged, etc. by a retainer (sense ): said as of a lawyer