Significato: 13th generation

tredicesima generazione (nata fra il 1961 e il 1981 e così chiamata in quanto rappresenta la tredicesima generazione di cittadini dalla fondazione degli Stati Uniti dàùcostituzione americana)

grope at Idioma

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a dead heat

a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.

a fat lip

a hit on the lip, an injured lip Stop bothering her or I'll give you a fat lip. I'll hit you.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fraidy cat

a child who is afraid to jump etc., chicken """Ian's a fraidy cat!"" the boys shouted. ""Ian's afraid to jump!"""

a full plate

a busy schedule, a lot to do Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

grope at (someone or something)

To try, generally unsuccessfully, to touch, catch, or butt addition or something. I groped at Sally's duke as the car came careening down the street. Tanya groped at the string, but it slipped away, and the airship floated against the sky.Learn more: grope

grope at someone or something

to ability for addition or article blindly. She groped feebly at the anatomy she could hardly see. Sharon groped at Frank as he ran out to get the doctor.Learn more: grope

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a golden opportunity a goner a good arm a good egg a good head a good sport a grain of salt a grain of truth a grandfather clause a handful a handout a hard day a hard-on a hard row to hoe a hard time a hassle a head start grog grogan groggery groggified groggy groghound grok gronk gronk out groom groom (someone) as (something) groom (someone) for (something) groom as groom for groove groove on groove on (someone or something) groove on someone/something grooved grooving groovy grope grope (around/about) for (someone or something) grope after grope after (someone or something) grope at grope at (someone or something) grope in the dark gross gross one out gross out gross someone out gross up gross-out grotty ground ground bass ground beetle ground floor, get in on the ground in ground laurel ground on ground on (something) ground out ground rule ground rules ground sloth ground squirrel ground zero ground-breaking grounded in (actual) fact