Arti: a fight to the finish

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ish Idiom

a different kettle of fish

different, not the same A cult is not a religion. A cult is a different kettle of fish entirely.

a sucker for punishment

one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.

big fish in a small pond

an important person in a small place He wasn

bigger fish to fry

more important people to meet or do business with Don't bother fighting with him. You've got bigger fish to fry.

cold fish

person who is unfriendly or doesn

death wish

saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.

dish it out

criticize, complain Jay can dish it out, but she gets mad if you criticize her.

dish out

treat or criticize roughly He likes to dish out criticism to others but he doesn

drink like a fish

drink a lot of liquor every day If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.

finish off

kill, strike the final blow The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it.

finishing touch

the final move, the act that completes the task As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.

fish and company stink after three days

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!

fish for

try to get or to find out (something) by hinting at it She is always fishing for compliments when I see her at work.

fish for a compliment

hint that he wants a compliment If Al mentions cars, he's fishing for a compliment on his Jaguar.

fish out of water

someone who does not fit in He was like a fish out of water at the expensive restaurant.

good riddance to bad rubbish

used to show you are glad that someone or something has been taken or sent away Good riddance to bad rubbish! I never liked him and I am glad that he has finally left.

hellish

bad, awful, unfair If we have to pay our medical bills, it's a hellish arrangement!

jibberish

nonsense, bafflegab, bunk Did he say disregardless? I wish he wouldn't talk jibberish!

kettle of fish

something to be considered, how things are That

luck of the Irish

(See the luck of the Irish)

neither fish nor fowl

something or someone that does not belong to a definite group I don

other fish to fry

(See bigger fish to fry)

penny-wise and pound foolish

wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and economizes on small things but wastes all of his money on big things.

polish off

finish completely, finish doing something quickly We polished off the work early and went to the beach for the day.

polish off/polish it off

eat all of it, drink it all Somebody polished off the last few cookies. Who ate them?

polish the apple

try to win favor by flattering someone The teacher doesn

put the finishing touches on

add the last details or trimmings Lan decorated the the cake - she put the finishing touches on it.

shooting fish in a barrel

a task that is too easy, a game without challenge We won 18-2. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.

standoffish

not friendly, not sociable Brett appears to be standoffish, but he's really quite friendly.

the luck of the Irish

the good luck of Irish people "When Kerry wins a prize, he says, ""Aye, it's the luck of the Irish."""

there's something fishy

there is something wrong, there is something strange There's something fishy about a 1970 car with only 5000 km.

what a dish

what a beautiful girl Julia Roberts - what a dish!

wishful thinking

believing it is true because you wish it was true Roy says that he is going to marry Dawn, but it's wishful thinking.

wishy washy

not able to decide, saying yes and no I like you because you're decisive, because you're not wishy washy.

apple polish

American slang for flattery

as the actress said to the bishop

a jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement, by imbuing sexual innuendo

bash the bishop

to masturbate. Jocular male terminology. Derived from the similarity of the head of the penis with a bishop's mitre

best of British

(interj) good luck!

chocolate starfish

the anus

coldfish

a person who is unemotional or insensitive

lavish

see live lavish

live lavish

to live extravagantly and ostentatiously

zipperfish

a woman's genital area; vagina

dish up

1．serve up in a dish用盘子端上
She dished up a roast turkey．她端上一盘烤火鸡。
The food was dished up when the guests arrived．客人来时，饭菜都盛好端上来了。
2．prepare；serve up facts， arguments准备并提出事实等论据
He dished up a lot of useful facts and figures．他提供了许多有用的事实和数据。
She can dish up the story in a humorous way．她能幽默地把这故事讲得娓娓动听。

distinguish from

1．tell one thing from another辨别
Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses．大象同其它动物的区别之处是象的鼻子长。
We must learn to distinguish friends from enemies．我们要学会分清敌我。
2．show the difference between区别
He can't distinguish right from wrong．他是非不明。

finish off/up

1． end quickly； bring or come to an end；eat or drink up completely结束；完成；吃光；喝光
He finished the work off yesterday．他昨天把工作干完了。
The meeting finished off with a prayer．会议最后以祈祷而结束。
Let's finish off the wine．我们把这些酒喝光吧。
We can finish off with a glass of brandy．我们最后来一杯白兰地就结束吧。
Let's finish up everything on the table．让我们把桌上的东西全吃光吧。
2．kill；destroy毁掉；杀掉
They finished off the criminal．他们杀掉了那个罪犯。
Her illness last year nearly finished her off．去年她那一场病差点送了她的命。

finish up

fish out

1．bring out like a fish打捞
The girl fell into the river and the soldier fished her out．女孩掉进河里时，那位战士把她救上来了。
This river is in danger of being fished out．这河里的鱼有被捕光的危险。
2．bring out； draw or pull out掏出；拉出
The poor old man fished out several coins from his pocket．那个可怜的老人从口袋里掏出几个硬币。
She fished out a bunch of keys from her handbag．她从手提包里掏出一串钥匙来。
Fishing out his pipe，he filled it and puffed at it without a word．他掏出烟斗，装满烟丝，一言不发地抽了起来。

neither fish, (flesh，) nor fowl

sth．or sb．that does not belong to a definite group or known class非驴非马；不伦不类
Mrs．Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair．Mr．Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl．哈里斯太太买了一张桌子兼椅子的家俱，她先生说那是不伦不类。
That book is neither fish，flesh，nor fowl．这本书写得不伦不类。