poss Idioma

take possession

receive the keys as the new owner """We bought a house in Parkland."" ""When do you take possession?"""

posse

a group of people you hang out with; this doesn't necessarily mean a gang

in possession of

having or controlling；occupying 占有；具有
The old professor is in possession of many books．这位老教授拥有大量的书籍。
Our library is in possession of several sets of encyclopaedias．我们图书馆存有好几部百科全书。
Peter is in possession of the house which belonged to his father．彼得现在占用原来属于他父亲的房子。

in the possession of

owned or controlled by被…占有
The famous portrait is now in the possession of the National Gallery，那张有名的照片被保存在国家美术馆里。

play possum

1．pretenb to be asleep装睡；装傻
The boy seemed to be fast asleep，but I knew he was playing possum．这孩子看上去象是睡熟了，但我知道他是装的。
Don't let his silence fool you；he's just playing possum．别被他的沉默骗了，他只不过是装傻。
2．stay quiet for selfprotection；try to escape attention by inactivity 不动声色；不引起注意
The rabbit played possum under the bushes， hoping the hunter would not see him．兔子静待在灌木丛中，希望猎人看不见它。

possessed of

in possession of拥有
He is possessed of great natural ability．他天赋很高。
He was possessed of a big vocabulary．他的词汇量很大。

take possession of

become owner of占有；拥有
You can't take possession of the house until all the papers have been signed．所有文件都签好之后房子才归你所有。

soon as possible

Idiom(s): (as) soon as possible

Theme: SOON

at the earliest time.
• I'm leaving now. I'll be there as soon as possible.
• Please pay me as soon as possible.

possessed by

Idiom(s): possessed by sth

Theme: CONTROL

under the control of something; obsessed with something.
• She acted as if she were possessed by evil spirits.
• He was possessed by a powerful sense of guilt.

as far as possible

Idiom(s): as far as possible AND So far as possible

Theme: AMOUNT - MUCH

as much as possible; to whatever degree is possible.
• We must try, as far as possible, to get people to stop smoking in buses.
• As far as possible, the police will issue tickets to all speeding drivers.
• I'll follow your instructions so far as possible.

So far as possible

play possum|play|possum

v. phr., informal 1. To pretend to be asleep. Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum. 2. To stay quiet for self-protection; try to escape attention by inactivity. The rabbit played possum under the bushes, hoping the hunter would not see him. Bob played possum when the teacher looked around.

possessed of|possessed

adj. phr., formal In possession of; having; owning. He was possessed of great wealth. He was possessed of great self-confidence.

self-possessed|possessed|self

adj. Confident; sure of one self. Before he made his first million, he used to be shy, but afterwards he became very self-possessed.

possessed

possessed
possessed of
in possession of

possession is nine points of the law

possession is nine points of the law
Actually holding something is better than merely claiming it. For example, When Karen told John he must return the sofa he'd borrowed, he said possession is nine points of the law. This term originally alluded to nine elements that would aid someone's lawsuit, among them a good lawyer, good witnesses, a good jury, a good judge, and good luck. In time, however, the term was used more for squatter's rights. [Late 1500s]

possible

possible
see as far as possible; as soon as.

possum

possum
see play possum.