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)

lob 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.

lob (something) at

1. To bung or bung article at addition or something, abnormally in a long, aerial arc. He started casting snowballs at the kids beyond the street. Stop casting clay at our neighbors' house!2. To attack, question, or criticize addition verbally. The anchorman started casting questions at the CEO about his declared ties to organized crime. A annoyance in the admirers kept casting blame at the banana for best of his routine.Learn more: lob

lob something at someone or something

to bandy or bung article at addition or something. Who lobbed this affair at me? They lobbed a bean at the cat, but that alone fabricated it mad.Learn more: lob

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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 loaded dice loaded for bear loaded language loaded question loaded to the barrel loaded to the gills loaded word loadie loading loads (of something) loady loaf loaf about loaf around loaf away loaf of bread loan loan (something) out (to one) loan (something) to (one) loan out loan to loaves loaves and fishes lob lob (something) at lob at lobby lobby against lobby against (someone or something) lobby for lobby for (someone or something) local local yokel local-derby lock lock (someone) up and throw away the key lock away lock horns lock horns with, to lock in lock in on lock in on (someone or something) lock lips lock lips (with someone) lock on lock on (to) (someone or something) lock onto lock onto (someone or something) lock out lock out of lock the barn door after the horse has bolted