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pat Idiom

a pat answer

a planned or memorized answer, a canned answer You won't get the job if you give a pat answer to every question.

cross paths

meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.

down pat

memorized, just right Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times.

down the garden path

(See lead you down the garden path)

lead you down the garden path

tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.

lose patience

not be patient any longer, out of patience Mom is losing patience with us because we don't obey her.

oilpatch

the local oil industry, the oil business Calgary's oilpatch does not control the price of oil and gas.

on the warpath

very angry, looking for trouble He is really on the warpath today so you should stay out of his way.

out of patience

having no more patience, lose patience I'm out of patience with the kids. They're fighting all the time.

pat answer

(See a pat answer)

pat on the back

praise He gave me a pat on the back after I finished the project.

patch things up

agree to stop fighting, become friends again Jon and May fight a lot, but they patch things up and go on.

patch up

fix I have been trying to patch up our differences for many months now.

paths will cross

(See cross paths)

run out of patience

(See lose patience)

stand pat

be satisfied with things and be against a change We should stand pat for awhile and not do anything to cause any problems with the negotiations.

Pat Duke

1. Patty Duke, an old sitcom television show:"On the stoop doing the Pat Duke" -- Ol' Dirty Bastard (Don't you know [1994])
2. a popular dance style from the late 80's

patna

partner

patsy

a fool

in anticipation

expected；awaited；prepared for 预期；期待；预备
I have a journey to the White Mountains in anticipation.我预计将到白山旅游。

in anticipation of

in expectation of； in view of期望；预期；鉴于
All troops have been mobilized in anticipation of the coming war.全军动员以应付即将来临的战争。

participate in

join（in）参加
Bob would not participate in the other children's games．鲍勃不愿参加其他孩子的游戏。
How many people participated in the inaugural ceremony？多少人参加了开幕典礼？

sympathize with

1．feel sorry for 同情
She always sympathizes with the poor people．她总是同情穷人。
2．be interested in and approve of 赞同
Her brother doesn't sympathize with her idea to be a waitress．她的哥哥不赞成她当女招待。

try one's patience

Idiom(s): try one's patience

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to do something annoying that may cause someone to lose patience; to cause someone to be annoyed.
• Stop whistling. You're trying my patience. Very soon I'm going to lose my temper.
• Some students think it's fun to try the teacher's patience.

path of least resistance

Idiom(s): path of least resistance

Theme: EASY

to do the easiest thing; to take the easiest route.
• John will follow the path of least resistance.
• I like challenges. I won't usually take the path of least resistance.

patch sth up

Idiom(s): patch sth up

Theme: RECONCILIATION

to (figuratively) repair the damage done by an argument or disagreement.
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith are trying to patch things up.
• We patched up our argument, then kissed and made up.

patch sb up

Idiom(s): patch sb up

Theme: MEDICAL

to doctor someone; to dress someone's wounds. (Informal.)
• They patched John up in the emergency room.
• I patched up Ann's cuts with bandages and sent her home.

pat sb on the back

Idiom(s): pat someone on the back AND give someone a pat on the back

Theme: PRAISE

to congratulate someone; to encourage someone.
• We patted Ann on the back for a good performance,
• When people do a good job, you should give them a pat on the back.

lead sb down the garden path

Idiom(s): lead sb down the garden path

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive someone.
• Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path.
• That cheater really led her down the garden path.

extend one's sympathy

Idiom(s): extend one's sympathy (to sb)

Theme: SORROW

to express sympathy to someone. (A very polite and formal way to tell someone that you are sorry about a misfortune.)
• Please permit me to extend my sympathy to you and your children. I'm very sorry to hear of the death of your husband.
• Let's extend our sympathy to Bill Jones, who is in the hospital with a broken leg. We should send him some flowers.

beat a path to one's door

Idiom(s): beat a path to one's door

Theme: ATTRACTION

[for people] to come to someone in great numbers. (So many people will wish to come and see you that they will wear down a pathway to your door.)
• I have a product so good that everyone is beating a path to my door.
• If you really become famous, people will beat a path to your door.

give sb a pat on the back

Constant occupation prevents temptation.

When you work you avoid temptation.

Every path has its puddle.

Progress is rarely without difficulty.

Lead someone up the garden path

If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. 'Lead someone down the garden path' is also used.

Patience of Job

If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience.

Primrose path

The primrose path is an easy and pleasurable lifestyle, but one that ends in unpleasantness and problems.

Warpath

If someone is on the warpath, they are very angry about something and will do anything to get things sorted the way they want.

to go through a bit of a rough patch

when things are not going well: "Since the argument, they've been going through a bit of a rough patch."

beaten path|beaten|path

n. phr. The usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established, If we always follow the beaten path, we'll never have the courage to try something new.

cross one's path|cross|path

v. phr. To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan. Surprisingly, I crossed John's path in Central Park one afternoon.

extend one's sympathy to|extend|sympathy

v. phr. To offer one's condolences on the occasion of a death or similarly tragic event. All of Tom's colleagues extended their sympathy to him when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.

lay rubber|lay|lay a patch|patch|rubber

v. phr., slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house.

line of least resistance|least resistance|line|pat

n. phr. The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance. Some parents take the path of least resistance with their children and let them do as they please.

mental telepathy|mental|telepathy

n. phr. The passing of one person's thoughts to another without any discoverable talking or carrying of signals between them. Mrs. Smith knew the moment her husband's ship sank on the other side of the world. It seems like a case of mental telepathy. Most or all men who practice mental telepathy on stage have really trained themselves to detect tiny clues from the audience.

on the warpath|on|warpath

adj. phr., informal 1. Very angry. When Mother saw the mess in the kitchen she went on the warpath. Betty has been on the warpath ever since she found out she was not invited to the party. 2. Making an attack; fighting. The government is on the warpath against narcotics. The police are on the warpath against speeders.

pat on the back|back|pat

pat on the back¹ v. phr. 1. To clap lightly on the back in support, encouragement, or praise. The coach patted the player on the back and said a few encouraging words. 2. To make your support or encouragement for (someone) felt; praise. After he won the game, everyone patted him on the back for days.
pat on the back² n. phr. 1. An encouraging tap of the hand on someone's back; a show of sympathy or support. I gave her a pat on the back and told her she had done fine work. 2. A word or gesture of praise or other encouragement; applause. Pats on the back weren't enough; he wanted hard cash.

pat-a-cake|cake|pat

n. A clapping game that keeps time to a nursery rhyme. Mother played pat-a-cake with the baby.

patch up|patch

v. 1. To mend a hole or break; repair; fix. He patched up a couple of old tires. The lovers patched up their quarrel. 2. To put together in a hurried or shaky way. They patched up a hasty peace.

pit-a-pat|pat|pit

adv. With a series of quick pats. When John asked Mary to marry him, her heart went pit-a-pat. The little boy ran pit-a-pat down the hall.

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

acoustic doublet acoustic-energy corollary acoustic energy dissipation rate acoustic-energy dissiption rate acoustic-energy flux acoustic figiri acoustic filter acoustic fluid velocity acoustic generator acoustic grating acoustic-gravity waves acoustic high-pass filter acoustic image acoustic imaging acoustic impedance acoustic impedance at diaphragm acoustic impedance in wall acoustic impedance of catenoidal horn