Significato: absorbing

ab'sorbing || -bɪŋadj. assorbente; (fig) avvincenteab·sorb || əb'sɔːbv. assorbire; assimilare; (fig) assorbire l'attenzione di; occupare, impegnare

bing Idioma

give you a ribbing

tease you, bug you, give you a hard time When I got stuck in the lake, my friends gave me a ribbing.

bing

jailhouse talk for solitary confinement, hence "crazy"

binge

1. a spree, often involving food or alcohol
2. to go on a spree

bobbing for fries

extremely ugly--as in the girl's so ugly she stuck her face in a fry vat

go on a binge

Idiom(s): go on a binge

Theme: DRINKING

to do too much of something. (Slang. Especially to drink too much.)
• Jane went on a binge last night and is very sick this morning.
• Bill loves to spend money on clothes. He's out on a binge right now—buying everything in sight.

bingo card|bingo|card

n., slang A response card, bound into a periodical, containing numbers keyed to editorial or advertising matter, giving the reader the opportunity to send for further information by marking the numbers of the items he is interested in; such a card can be mailed free of charge. Jack thinks he is saving time by filling out bingo cards instead of writing a letter.

cradle-robbing|cradle|rob|robbing

adj. or n. Bob is seventeen and I just saw him with a girl about twelve years old. Has he started cradle-robbing? No, that girl was his sister, not his date!

More Idioms/Phrases

crack a smile crack down crack of dawn crack the whip crack up cracked up cradle-robber cradle-robbing cramp one's style crash dive(1) crash the gate crash-dive(2) crazy bone cream of the crop creature of habit credibility gap

English Vocalbulary

absorbs absorptance absorptances absorptiometer absorptiometers absorption absorption basket absorption budget absorption capacity absorption center Absorption Department absorption hardships absorption loan absorption of immigrants absorption of light absorptions absorptive absorptive capacity