Significato: abaxile

'əbeæksaɪladj. abassiale, lontano dall'asse (biolog.)

Ile Idioma

a holy pile

a lot, very much, tons To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.

break the silence

talk about a secret, tell people the truth When he accused us of the crime, my brother broke the silence.

bright eyed and bushy tailed

frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested.

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

circular file

garbage can or wastebasket, file 13 A lot of memos go in the circular file. They're garbage.

cooler heads prevailed

sensible people spoke, violence was avoided There was nearly a riot, but cooler heads prevailed.

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

dirt file

record of failures and bad actions Every time we have a fight, you haul out my dirt file.

file 13

the garbage can or wastebasket This letter goes in file 13 - in the can in the corner.

flash a smile

smile at someone for only a second Andy flashed a smile at me when the teacher asked to see his work.

give him an inch and he'll take a mile

give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

give someone an inch and they will take a mile

if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn

go the extra mile

work longer or harder than expected, give 110% If you are willing to go the extra mile, you can be the top student.

holy pile

(See a holy pile)

keep a low profile

not go out much, lay low He plans to keep a low profile until the trial is over.

life of Riley

a soft easy life, pleasant way of living He has been living the life of Riley since he retired from his job last year.

make hay while the sun shines

do something at the right time, not wait too long You should make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.

once in a while

occasionally We like Japanese food so we go to that restaurant once in a while.

pile up

accumulate, put things on top of each other He piled up the magazines on top of the small table.

quit while you're ahead

quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

rile up

become afraid, upset, worked up The horses get all riled up when they smell smoke.

silence is golden

silence is wonderful, silence is peaceful After a day of teaching grade two students, silence is golden.

spoiled brat

a child who always gets what he wants Sure he's a spoiled brat. His mom gave him whatever he wanted.

strike while the iron is hot

do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike while the iron is hot.

talk a mile a minute

talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.

the strong, silent type

a quiet and rugged-looking man Doris loves men like Jeff - the strong, silent type.

wipe that smile off your face

stop smiling, do not smile, cut it out Reg, tell Peter you're sorry and give him a big kiss. Gail, wipe that smile off your face.

Annabel Giles

modern Rhyming Slang for "piles" (hemorrhoids)

boiler

1. derogatory term for an unattractive woman. Often phrased as old boiler for added derogatory emphasis
2. a car

bunny boiler

an obsessive and psychotic woman; taken from a scene in the film Fatal Attraction

curry-mile

the name given to an area in Manchester called Rusholme, which has a high density of asian restaurants and food takeaways positioned along its main street

filero

a knife

smile now, cry later

popular tatoo of a smiling face and frowning face; depicts gangster life

for a while

for a period of time暂时；片刻；一会儿
Wait for a little while，as I shallbe back in a few minutes．等一会儿，因为我马上就回来。
Let's rest for a while．让我们休息一会儿。
Why don't you lay that difficult math problem aside for a while ？你为什么不把那道数学难题暂时放一边呢？

in silence

speechlessly；soundlessly默不作声地；静悄悄地
They looked at each other in silence．他们默不作声地相互对视。
As night fell，everything was in silence．夜幕降临，一切静悄悄。

miss by a mile

1．be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2．fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。

on file

stored in a file存档
This card should be kept on file for reference．这张卡片应该存档以备参考。
Our documents on file may throw some light on the matter．我们保存的文件也许会对这件事有所启示。

pile it on

exaggerate；stretch the truth夸大
Stop piling it on； it's not half as bad as you make it appear．别夸大其辞了，情况远没有你描述的那么糟。
pile on（to）
put on in a heap堆上
Why is it that all the extra work gets piled onto me at Christmas time？为什么圣诞节期间把所有额外工作都堆在我身上？
Pile on more coal；the fire is going out．火快灭了，再加些煤。

pile out

push out（of a car， room， etc．）挤出去；蜂涌而出
We piled out of the back of the car and stretched our cramped limbs．我们争先恐后地从后面下车，活动一下被挤得动弹不得的四肢。

pile up
1．grow into a big heap积聚
He didn't go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up．他3天没去上班，工作积了一大堆。
Don't let your work pile up； never leave till tomorrow what you can finish today．不要积压工作，今天能处理的决不要拖到明天。
They had piled up a lot of earth in one corner of the garden．他们在花园一角堆积了很多土。
He has piled up a lot of troubles for himself．他给自己找了一身麻烦。
2． crash冲撞
Several cars and lorries piled up on the motorway in thick fog this morning．今天早上，高速公路上有好几辆小汽车及卡车在大雾中相撞。
One car made a sudden stop and the two cars behind it piled up．一辆小汽车突然停住，后面的两辆撞了起来。

reconciled to

prepared to accept甘心接受
He is not reconciled to his defeat．他不甘心失败。

smile at

1．direct a smile towards对…微笑
It often prevents an argument if you smile at people who are rude to you．朝那些对你无礼的人微笑，就可以避免争吵。
She is smiling at me．她在向我微笑。
2．be amused by对…觉得好笑；被…逗笑
The teacher smiled at my answer．老师对我的回答笑了笑。
Mary smiled at John's menace．玛丽对约翰的威胁一笑置之。

smile on

1．favor对…有利
Fate smiled on him．他运气好。
May fortune smile on you in your new life together！祝你们新婚幸福！
2． smile at对…微笑
He smiled on the happy scene．看到这令人高兴的情景他笑了。

smile through one's tears

smile while weeping破涕为笑
Hearing of his arrival，she smiled through her tears．听说他来了，她破涕为笑。

while away

pass（the time）in a leisurely way 消磨（时间）
I was glad of his company to while away an hour until the train came．在等车的一小时中，有他作伴消磨时间，我很高兴。
It's foolish to while away one's time in idle talk．把时间花费在闲谈上是很愚蠢的。

worth one's while

Idiom(s): worth one's while

Theme: BENEFIT

worth one's time and trouble.
• The job pays so badly it's not worth your while even going for an interview.
• It's not worth Mary's while going all that way just for a one-hour meeting.

while away the time

Idiom(s): while away the time

Theme: TIME - SPEND

to spend or waste time.
• I like to read to while away the time.
• Jane whiles the time away by daydreaming.

shed crocodile tears

Idiom(s): shed crocodile tears AND cry crocodile tears

Theme: DECEPTION

to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
• The child wasn't hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.
• He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.

rank and file

Idiom(s): rank and file

Theme: PEOPLE

the members of a group, not the leaders. (Fixed order.)
• The rank and file will vote on the proposed contract tomorrow.
• The last contract was turned down by the rank and file last year.

pile sth up

Idiom(s): pile sth up

Theme: ACCIDENT

to crash or wreck something.
• Drive carefully if you don't want to pile the car up.
• The driver piled up the car against a tree.

pile into

Idiom(s): pile in(to sth)

Theme: ENTRANCE

to climb in or get in roughly.
• Okay, kids, pile in!
• The children piled into the car and slammed the door.

More Idioms/Phrases

pinch-hit for pin sth on pin one's faith on pin one's ears back pile sth up pile into piece of the action picked over pick sth up

English Vocalbulary

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