Significato: a state of emergency was proclaimed

fu proclamato lo stato di emergenza

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by and large

on the whole, considering everything By and large we had a good meeting even though it was a little short.

charge it

buy or purchase on credit, put it on the bill "The clerk said, ""If you don't have cash, you can charge it."""

drive a hard bargain

pay a low price, negotiate firmly When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.

drop charges

withdraw complaints, not press charges I realized it was an accident, so I dropped the charges.

forget it

do not continue, stop it, I do not want it, drop it I'm not interested in joining the club. Forget it.

forget your manners

forget to be polite, forget to say please etc. "When I reached in front of Mac, he said, ""Forget your manners?"""

get a charge out of

enjoy, is amused by Ming gets a charge out of Pam's memos. They're humorous.

in charge

responsible for, in control Who's in charge here? Who is the manager or supervisor?

in charge of

in control of, responsible for My sister has been in charge of buying supplies at her company for many years.

in the charge of

under the care or supervision of She has been in the charge of her grandmother since her mother and father died.

larger than life

"larger or prettier than people we know; bigger than life" In American movies, everything seems larger than life. Buildings are taller, women are sexier.

let George do it

let him or her do the job, wait for someone to do it If his attitude is let George do it, he won't succeed in our firm.

on target

done by the planned date, on schedule If we can complete the drawings by Monday, we'll be on target.

on the verge

close, nearly, almost doing it "Our baby is on the verge of talking. She said, ""Da-da."""

press charges

ask the police to charge someone with a crime The police asked her if she wanted to press charges against the thief.

splurge on something

spend a lot of money for something He splurged on a beautiful present for his girlfriend.

strike a bargain

find a satisfactory deal or price After discussing the price of the carpet, we struck a bargain: $15.

supercharge

boost the power, hop up, tweak We supercharged the engine in a Datsun 510, doubling its power.

take charge

be in control, supervise Jim will take charge while I'm away. He'll be your supervisor.

the tip of the iceberg

a small part of it, about one-tenth of it This invoice is only part of the debt - the tip of the iceberg.

the underground

the hidden actions of those who fight a law Some Canadians fought the GST through the underground.

tip of the iceberg

(See the tip of the iceberg)

virgin territory

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

abergaveny

London cockney rhyming slang for penny

argue the toss

to argue or dispute loudly and with length

argy-bargy

trouble, noisy quarrelling, arguing

blurge

a paper towel roll with fabric softener that dilutes the smell of marijuana or other drugs:"The blurge needs to be refilled"

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

totally incompetent

disgorge

to vomit

dog burger

British slang for a cheap hamburger

George Clinton

one of the most sampled men alive, creator of the P-Funk.

gorgorific

got it going on

live large

to live extravagantly and ostentatiously

Mossberg

popular brand of twelge gauge shotgun, used by the police

The Burgh

Pittsburgh, PA.

argue about

discuss；quarrel about争论；争辩
They are always arguing about unimportant matters．他们总是为一些小事争论不休。
My students argued over the ocrrectness of the answer．我的学生们互相争论着答案的正确性。

argue about/over

argue against

express an opinion against反驳
The next speaker will argue against this plan．下一个演讲者将会反驳这项计划。

argue away

1．argue continuously连续争论
They sometimes argue away for hours．他们有时一争论就是几小时。
2．dismiss with a plausible argument以似是而非的理由驳回；不考虑
He tried to argue the matter away．他想方设法要把这件事辩解过去。
You can't argue away this problem．你不能不考虑这个问题。

argue down

defeat sb．in an argument驳倒
The speaker was wellinformed，but I argued him down at last．演讲者博闻强记，但是我最终把他驳倒了。
They argued him down fiercely．他们经过激烈的辩论把他说得哑口无言。

argue for

debate in favour of；give reasons in support of为…争辩；支持；赞成
I'll try to argue the matter for you， but he's very obstinate．在这个问题上我会为你说话的，但他却是个固执的人。
It is necessary that we should argue the problem for them．我们有必要为他们辩论这件事。

argue out

talk about sth． thoroughly until a decision is reached深入地辩论某事，直到辩出结果
The committee argued the matter out，and at last agreed to take no action．委员会深入地研究了此事，最后决定不采取行动。
They intend to argue the whole problem out tomorrow night．他们打算在明天晚上把整个问题辩出个结果来。

argue out of

persuade sb． agamst doing sth． by showing reasons说服某人不要做某事
The parents argued their son out of leaving his present job．父母说服儿子不要放弃目前的工作。
He was argued out of his opposition．他被说服得不再反对了。

argue over

at large

1．free； not confined； at liberty自由地；未被捕；逍遥法外
The criminal is still at large．那个罪犯依然逍遥法外。
It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside．在宁静的乡村里有一只危险的野兽依然肆意逍遥，想起来未免令人忐忑不安。
2．as a whole；altogether普遍的；一般的；整体的
The country at large is hoping for political and economic reforms．全国人民普遍希望进行政治和经济改革。
He was elected congressman at large．他被全体选民选为议员。
All peoples at large are for peace．各国民众全都赞成和平。
3．fully； completely详尽地
Please explain the passage at large．请详细地讲解这篇短文。
There is no time to discuss the subject at large at this meeting．这次会上，我们没有时间充分讨论这个问题。

bargain away

1．continue talking about a price 讨价还价
Women like to bargain away in the market．妇女们喜欢在市场上讨价还价。
2．allow sth． to be sold or lost（at a low price）for sth．of little vaLue； lose through bargaining为获取某物廉价出售；通过讨价还价而失掉
It was foolish of them to bargain away a vast area of their territory for a sum of money．为了一笔钱，他们竟轻易地放弃了大片领土，真是太蠢了。
He bargained away his property．他贱卖了自己的财产。
They have bargained away all hope of success．他们因讨价还价而丧失了所有成功的希望。

bargain for

1．try to get sth． at a low price想廉价把…弄到手
The man spent hours bargaining for a valuable painting．那人花了好几个小时讨价还价，想把一幅珍贵的绘画弄到手。
2．expect； anticipate期望；预料
She found that the trouble she was put to was more than she had bargained for．她发现所遇到的麻烦比预料的还多。
I didn't bargain for what happened．我并未预料到所发生的事情。

charge for

ask sb．a price for sth．要价；收费
How much does the hotel charge for a room？这家旅馆每个房间要多少钱？
He charged us 100 yuan for this used bicycle．对于这部旧自行车，他向我们要价100元。

charge off

1．write off as an expense or loss把…作为消耗或损失注销
The debt was finally charged off after his death．债务最后在他死后被注销了。
The store owner charged off all of the last season's stock of suits．店主把上季度所有库存服装当作损耗处理了。
2．attribute 归因于
You can't charge off your mistake to inexperience．你不能把错误归咎于缺乏经验。

charge to

1．record sth．to sb．'s debt 把帐记在某人名下
Don't forget to charge the money to my account．不要忘了把钱记在我的帐上。
2．lay blame on 归咎于
The manager charged the failure to his negligence．经理将失败归咎于他的疏忽。