Significato: Aaron

n. Aronne, fratello maggiore di Mosè, primo sommo sacerdote del popolo ebraico (biblico); nome proprio maschile

Ron Idioma

bark up the wrong tree

make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.

bet on the wrong horse

base one

come on strong

do it with more energy, do it with enthusiasm If you come on too strong, the customer will not buy from you.

dead wrong

clearly wrong, mistaken I was dead wrong about the word: it's prejudice, not prejudism.

don't get me wrong

"do not misunderstand; take it the wrong way" "Don't get me wrong; I love literature, but I hate poetry."

electronic superhighway

a computer network, Internet We can find more information on the electronic superhighway.

front man

one who performs before the star goes on stage Mic is the front man for Dolly. He sings before she does her act.

front me

lend me money for now, put up the money If you will front me, I can buy the car and then repay you.

front runner

leader, one of the best With this new model, Nissan will be a front runner again.

get off on the wrong foot

make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.

get out of bed on the wrong side

be in a bad mood I think that she got out of bed on the wrong side this morning as she hasn

get up on the wrong side of bed

be grouchy or cranky, get off to a bad start Did you get up on the wrong side of bed? Are you in a bad mood?

get up on the wrong side of the bed

be in a bad mood He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and won

go strong

(See going strong)

go wrong

choose wrong answers, make a mistake Where did we go wrong with our budget? Did we miscalculate?

going strong

doing well, succeeding The party was going strong - lots of dancing and laughter.

in the wrong

wrong; against justice, truth or fact The driver was in the wrong and was arrested by the police after the accident.

iron out

work out We have ironed out all of our problems and are finally doing better.

irons in the fire

very busy, plate is full I can't help with your project. I have too many irons in the fire.

on the throne

sitting on the toilet, in the john Archie's on the throne. He'll be down in a few minutes.

pronto

now, immediately, right away You'll miss your bus if you don't leave now. Pronto!

put up a good front

pretend to be happy, fool people about one

rub someone the wrong way

irritate others with something one says or does Her lack of politeness always rubs me the wrong way.

rub the wrong way

bother, irritate, bug That waiter rubs me the wrong way. He's too impatient.

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.

take it the wrong way

"misunderstand, feel bad; no offence, but..." He stares because he is curious. Don't take it the wrong way.

the strong, silent type

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

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

too many irons in the fire

too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things.

two wrongs don't make a right

you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did the same thing to you Two wrongs don't make a right and if someone does something bad to you you should not try and hurt them as well.

up front

at the beginning, level with beforehand He was up front with me. He told me about the interest charges first.

wake up on the wrong side of bed

(See get up on the wrong side of bed)

armstrongs

musical notes in the upper register, high trumpet notes

Bronx

New York City borough where hip-hop was born and raised. Home of Boogie Down Productions

chronic

1. see marijuana. Incredibly potent marijuana, it started out as weed laced with coke; "The Chronic" -- Dr. Dre (The Chronic [1992])
2. Marijuana laced with acid;"Damn! That was some good chronic!"

chronic flakes

ashes from a marijuana cigarette

cronk

1. something of poor quality: "That car is a cronk"
2. an unattractive female

Cronkite

news, after the newsreader Walter Cronkite:"Grand Puba and Studd Doogie droppin' Cronkite" -- Grand Puba (A little of this)

dep-testosterone

any anabolic steroid

front

pretend to be that which you are not; act tough:"You can't front on that" -- Beastie Boys (So what'cha want [1992])

front-in

to talk about someone, to embarrass

Strong island

Long island

confront with

bring face to face；cause to meet使面对；遭遇
Fearless hunters dare to confront with the fiercest animals．无畏的猎手敢于面对最凶残的野兽。
They were confronted with a lot of difficulties in their research work．他们在研究工作中遇到了许多困难。

in front of

before在…的前面
A large tree stands in front of his house．他的房前长有一棵大树。

pronounce on

give a considered opinion on 对…发表意见
She's too ready to pronounce on matters of which she really knows very little．她太喜欢对自己实际上几乎一无所知的问题发表意见。
He has every right to pronounce on this matter．他完全有权对这件事发表意见。

use strong language

Idiom(s): use strong language

Theme: COMMUNICATION - SWEAR

to swear, threaten, or use abusive language.
• I wish you wouldn't use strong language in front of the children.
• If you feel that you have to use strong language with the manager, perhaps you had better let me do the talking.

up-front

Idiom(s): up-front

Theme: SALES

in advance.
• I ordered a new car, and they wanted 20 percent up-front.
• I couldn't afford to pay that much upfront. I'd have to make a smaller deposit.

tied to one's mother's apron strings

Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron strings

Theme: CONTROL

dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?

the wrong side of the tracks

Idiom(s): the wrong side of the tracks

Theme: LOCATION

the poor part of a town.
• They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter.
• We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education.

take wrong

Idiom(s): take sb or sth wrong

Theme: CONFUSION

to misunderstand someone or something.
• Please don't take me wrong, but I believe that your socks don't match.
• You'll probably take this wrong, but I have to say that I've never seen you looking better.