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capture the imagination

cause a person to imagine a scene or character The story of Jacob Two-Two will capture the kids' imagination.

charity begins at home

"first help the needy in your own community; then help others" If you want to help the poor, remember that charity begins at home.

friggin

damn, cotton-picking, darn, flipping Then the friggin string broke and the friggin marbles fell all over the friggin floor!

leave hanging (in the air)

leave undecided or unsettled Whether or not they will be leaving next year was left hanging in the air at the end of the meeting.

leave me hanging

leave me wondering what happened You begin a story, but you don't finish it. You leave me hanging.

not by any stretch of the imagination

not adding to the story, not stretching it Gigi wasn't his only girl, not by any stretch of the imagination.

shagging wagon

a van designed for relaxing and having sex Tony's van has a bar and a bed. It's his shaggin' wagon.

tail wagging the dog

(See the tail wagging the dog)

The Group of Five/ The Regina Five

artists K. Lockhead, A. McKay, D. Morton, T. Godwin, R. Bloore The Group of Five are famous for their bold, abstract paintings.

the tail wagging the dog

minority controlling the majority If criminals get more rights, the tail will be wagging the dog.

virgin territory

untouched or unexplored area The island was virgin territory. There were no signs of humans.

bagging

a snack or food taken between meals. Heard pronounced as baggin [Lancs use]

bangin'

cool; looking good; hot; very attractive; fun; exciting; or very good:"Her body was bangin'!!!" "The new Lexus is bangin'!!"

banging

exciting, energetic, wonderful, excellent; usually pronounced "bangin"

be bringin' on the raucous

to be doing the best possible at something:"After that damn all nighter for ORGO yesterday... I'm bringin' the raucous!"

be raggin' it

having one's menstrual period:"She's pretty grumpy. She must be raggin' it"

begging for it

a general comment on a person's supposed, if not actual, yearning for sexual intimacies:"Cor, look at her! She's begging for it"

boggin

unpleasent, vile, ugly [Scottish]

buggin'

crazy

clingin

unpleasant, disgusting [Scottish use]

how are they hanging

a way of greeting

how's it hangin'

how is it going?

sagging deuce

a lowered Cadillac car

why you muggin' on my bumper

why are you staring at me?

at the beginning

at the starting point of在…开头
They sang a song at the beginning of the meeting．会议开始时他们唱了一首歌。

begin with

start with；continue from由…开始
The first word of a sentence should begin with a capital letter．句子的第一个词应以大写字母开头。
I'll ask you to read the poen，beginning with Jane．现在我要请你们读这首诗，从简开始。
Begin with this one and do the others afterwards．先做这个，然后再做其他。

from beginning to end

from first to last自始至终
The story was interesting from beginning to end．这个故事从头到尾都很有趣。

ginger up

put more life，energy，enthusiasm into sb．or some activity 使活跃起来；使有新的活力
Some of the smaller firms become rather slack；they need gingering up．一些小的商行营业很不景气，他们需要增添新的活力。

to begin with

in the first place首先；第一点
To begin with， there must be close cooperation between them．首先，在他们之间要有密切的合作。

set tongues awagging

Idiom(s): set tongues (a)wagging

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to start gossiping.
• The affair between the boss and her accountant set tongues awagging.
• If you don’t get the lawn mowed soon, you will set tongues wagging in the neighborhood.

leave hanging in midair

Idiom(s): leave someone or something hanging in midair AND keep someone or something hanging in midair

Theme: WAITING

to suspend dealing with someone or something; to leave someone or something waiting to be finished or continued.
• She left her sentence hanging in midair.
• She left us hanging in midair when she paused.
• Tell me the rest of the story. Don't leave me hanging in midair.
• Don't leave the story hanging in midair.

have sth hanging over one's head

Idiom(s): have sth hanging over one's head

Theme: WORRY

to have something bothering or worrying one; to have a deadline worrying one. (Informal.)
• I keep worrying about getting drafted. I hate to have something like that hanging over my head.
• I have a history paper that is hanging over my head.

go begging

Idiom(s): go begging

Theme: NEED - LACKING

to be unwanted or unused. (As if a thing were begging for an owner or a user.)
• There is still food left. A whole lobster is going begging. Please eat some more.
• There are many excellent books in the library just going begging because people don't know they are there.

beginning of the end

Idiom(s): beginning of the end

Theme: ENDINGS

the start of the termination of something or of someone's death.
• When he stopped coughing and remained still, I knew it was the beginning of the end.
• The enormous federal deficit marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living is concerned.

begin to see the light

Idiom(s): begin to see the light

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to begin to understand (something).
• My algebra class is hard for me, but I’m beginning to see the light.
• I was totally confused, but I began to see the light after your explanation.

begin to see daylight

Idiom(s): begin to see daylight

Theme: ENDINGS

to begin to see the end of a long task.
• I've been working on my thesis for two years, and at last I'm beginning to see daylight.
• I've been so busy. Only in the last week have I begun to see daylight.

use one's noggin

Idiom(s): use one's head AND use one's noggin; use one's noodle

Theme: INTELLIGENCE

to use one's own intelligence. (The words noggin and noodle are slang terms for "head.")
• You can do better in math if you'll just use your head.
• Jane uses her noggin and gets things done correctly and on time.
• Yes, she sure knows how to use her noodle.

keep hanging in midair

A good beginning makes a good end.

If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.

Charity begins at home.

A person's first duty is to help and care for his own family.

All-singing, all-dancing

If something's all-singing, all-dancing, it is the latest version with the most up-to-date features.

Flogging a dead horse

(UK) If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they're flogging a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.

Go down swinging

If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.

Low-hanging fruit

Low-hanging fruit are things that are easily achieved.

Mud-slinging

If someone is mud-slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person's reputation.

Swinging door

This idiom refers to something or someone that can go in two conflicting or opposite directions.

Pidgin English|English|Pidgin

n. phr. A jargon that consists of some mispronounced English words and some foreign words used by Orientals in talking with Westerners. You can conduct a lot of business in Pidgin English in the Far East.

begin with|begin

adv. phr. As a preliminary statement; in the first place. To begin with, you are far too young to get married.

clinging vine|cling|clinging|vine

n. A very dependent woman; a woman who needs much love and encouragement from a man. Mary is a clinging vine; she cannot do anything without her husband.

gin mill|gin|mill

n., slang A bar where liquor is sold. Rush Street in Chicago is full of gin mills.
Synonym: SPEAKEASY.