Significato: abseil

ab·seil || 'æbseɪl, -saɪln. abseil, calata in corda doppia, metodo di discesa da una montagnav. abseil, calare in corda doppia da una montagna

ei Idioma

all things being equal

if things remain the same, if no surprises occur All things being equal, we should sell all our bicycles by October.

behind the eight ball

behind schedule, not coping very well, not up to par I'm behind the eight ball in my computer course. I need to study and practise.

being there

being where good things happen, being in the right place at the right time Caleb seems to succeed by just being there. Good things happen to him wherever he is.

by the skin of their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

carry weight

have influence, have power "Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight."

carry your weight

do your share of the work, do enough work If you carry your weight, you can work here for the summer.

dasein

blending into a group, not distinct or unique How to describe Anna? Dasein - she seems to disappear in a group.

dig in their heels

hold their position, not yield or move "If we discuss money, he digs in his heels. ""No raises,"" he says."

draw their fire

get attention while a friend moves or escapes You draw their fire while I move behind them. You distract them.

for the time being

for now, for awhile We really need a new car but for the time being we

give free rein to

allow to move about or to do something with freedom He was given free rein in his new job to do what he wanted.

give someone their due

give someone the credit that they deserve You have to give him his due. He has successfully saved the company from bankruptcy.

hit the ceiling

become very angry, lose your cool The third time we were late for class, she hit the ceiling.

hold the reins

be the most influential person He has been holding the reins in his company for many years.

neither fish nor fowl

something or someone that does not belong to a definite group I don

neither here nor there

not relevant to the thing being discussed, off the subject What you are saying is neither here nor there. We are talking about our plans to move this year - not 5 years in the future.

pull your weight

do your job, do your share of the work If we all pull our weight - do our share - we can achieve our goals.

put on weight

gain weight He has put on a lot of weight since he stopped going to the gym.

rain on their parade

ruin the party, spoil the fun, piss on them "When Barb found out she wasn't invited to the wedding, she said, ""I hope it rains on their parade."""

roll their eyes

eyes express boredom or disapproval When he told the joke again, the students began rolling their eyes.

scrape me off the ceiling

help me become normal or recover from shock If I win a million dollars, you'll have to scrape me off the ceiling.

seeing things

imagine that you see things, hallucinate If John said there's a ghost in the house, he must be seeing things.

seize the opportunity

act now to gain most, take advantage of He seized the opportunity to invest in gold. He didn't wait.

step on their toes

offend them, upset them When I mentioned their debt, did I step on their toes?

throw your weight around

use power to scare you, power trip Bud throws his weight around - tells everybody what to do.

toney neighborhood

a district that has expensive houses The Kitigawas bought a large house in a toney neighborhood.

weigh in at

measure the weight of a person, tip the scales Teddy weighed in at one hundred kilograms. He's a heavy man.

weirdo

strange person, pervert, creep This weirdo started following us around the park. It was scary!

aijuswannaseing

I just want to sing, title of Musiq Soulchild's 2000's album

Ayeite

comes from the English word "all right"

b-ei-ei-ich

bitch:"She's nuthin' but a b-ei-ei-ich"

behind the eight-ball

in a difficult position, in a tight spot

Blimey O'Reilly

(interj) an exclamation of surprise

crank an Eight Ball

to defecate

dank-a-theis

a sack of marijuana:"We need to go score some dank-a-theis"

eight-ball

see behind the eight-ball

eighty six

to end, to put a stop to (something)

Neighbourhood Family

South Central Blood set associated with Cypress Hill

tray eight

a thirty-eight handgun

at leisure

when one has free time在空余之时
I am quite at leisure if you want me to do anything for you．你要是需要我帮忙，我完全有空。
Please look through the manuscript at you leisure．请在闲暇的时候把这份稿子看一下。

at (one's) leisure

bring into being

cause to be produced 使产生
Reforms have brought great social and economic changes into being．改革带来了社会和经济的巨大变化。

conceive of

1．imagine；form the idea of设想；构想
It's impossible to conceive of anything better．想象不出更好的东西了。
The modern child finds it difficult to conceive of a time when there was no radio or TV．现代的儿童觉得很难想象过去没有收音机和电视机的时代是什么样子。
It is difficult to conceive of his doing such a thing．很难想象他会干出这样的事情。
2．consider考虑
Her father wouldn't conceive of her going to London at her age．她父亲不愿意考虑她这个年龄就去伦敦。
We refuse to conceive of such a solution to our problem．我们拒绝考虑采取那样的办法来解决我们的问题。

either…or

one or the other of the two或…或；不是…就是
Please either come in or go out．Don't stand there in the doorway．要么进来要么出去，不要站在门口。
He must be either mad or drunk．他不是疯了，就是喝醉了。

foreign to

not belonging to or suitable for；
unconnected with非…所有的；不适于；与…无关的
Sitting still all day is foreign to a healthy boy's nature．终日静坐不符合健康男孩的性格。
Your argument is foreign to the question．你的争论与题无关。
Your idea is completely foreign to my principle．你的意见一点也不适合我的原则。

have weight with

have effect on对…有影响；对…产生效力
His opinions have great weight with us．他的意见对我们影响很大。

neither fish, (flesh，) nor fowl

sth．or sb．that does not belong to a definite group or known class非驴非马；不伦不类
Mrs．Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair．Mr．Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl．哈里斯太太买了一张桌子兼椅子的家俱，她先生说那是不伦不类。
That book is neither fish，flesh，nor fowl．这本书写得不伦不类。

neither fish, nor fowl

seeing that

since 既然
Seeing that he refused to help us，there's no reason why we should now help him．既然他过去不肯帮助我们，现在我们也没理由该去帮助他。

seize on

take and use eagerly 抓住并积极利用
You have to seize on every chance of success as it is not likely to be re peated．你必须抓住每个成功的机会，因为这种机会不大可能再来。
She seized on the chance of going to New York to work．她抓住了去纽约工作的机会。