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a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

angels fear to tread

(See where angels fear to tread)

bread

money, cash, dough Hey, man, we need more bread if we're gonna buy cigarettes.

bread and butter

basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing) The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

breadbasket

stomach, belly The ball hit him just below his chest - right in the breadbasket.

don't know which side your bread is buttered on

do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

get ready

prepare yourself First I must get ready for work, then I will help you.

hang by a thread

be in doubt, depend on a very small thing The outcome of the election hung by a thread until the last two or three hours.

know which side your bread is buttered on

know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

read along

read with the leader, read together The instructor asked the class to read along in their text books.

read between the lines

see what is not written, read the implied message, find the hidden meaning If we read between the lines, the memo says the company is going to be sold.

read into

add your own meaning, see what you hope for Teri reads love into every letter you write to her.

read it over

read it, go over it Read it over and tell me what you think it says.

read me (CB radio)

hear my voice, hear my message """Do you read me?"" she asked. ""Yes. Loud and clear,"" he replied."

read my lips

my lips are saying what you are hearing, believe it "Edie said, ""Read my lips, people. We have no more money."""

read someone's mind

know what someone is thinking.

read the riot act

give someone a strong warning or scolding The teacher read the riot act to her students when they began to misbehave in class.

read them and weep

check your cards and cry about your poor hand "After dealing the cards, Walt said, ""Read 'em and weep, boys."""

read up on

read about, study, look up I'm going to the library to read up on Louis Riel.

read you

see what you're thinking or feeling You have an expressive face. Anybody can read you.

rough and ready

strong and willing, a game one For the oil-well crews, we need people who are rough and ready.

spread like wildfire

spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.

spread oneself too thin

try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything.

spread out

lie down with your arms and legs apart When you spread out on the sofa, there's no room for me.

spread the word

tell everybody, get the word out The teacher asked us to spread the word about the school concert.

step/tread on one

do something that embarasses or offends someone else I don't want to tread on my supervisor's toes as he has not been in a good mood lately.

threads

clothes, glad rags, rags Hey, Lucy. Nice threads! I love your jacket.

tread on one

do something that offends someone I don

where angels fear to tread

where even the angels fear to go, where danger is They were using a ouija board - going where angels fear to tread!

best thing since sliced bread

absolutely the best thing ever

bread box

the stomach

brown bread

dead. Cockney rhyming slang

hang by a a thread

depend on a very small thing；be in doubt千钧一发；处于紧急关头；安危未定
He has lost so much blood that his life hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three days he was so sick that his life hung by a thread．他病危，3天，真是命若游丝。
His life hung by a hair，but the doctors managed to revive him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。

hang by a hair/a thread

hang by a hair thread

read out of

expel from，or declare no longer to belong to（some organization）by proclamation of any kind宣布除名；自（政党等）逐出
He was read out of the club for violation of its rules．他因违反俱乐部规章而被开除。

read sb's mind

know what sb．is thinking知道某人在想什么；猜透某人的心思
I have known John so long that I can read his mind．我跟约翰已认识很久了，因此我知道他在想什么。

read up

1．collect information by reading 通过阅读获取知识或情报
He was reading up what Roberts had written on the history of India．他正在研究罗伯茨所写的关于印度历史的著作。
2．read carefully for an examination or other special purposes为准备考试或其它目的仔细攻读
I'm going to read up on statistics before the exam．我打算在考试前攻读统计学。
He has been reading the subject up．他一直在攻读这门课程。

ready for

prepared and fit for准备好
It took us several hours to gat the gymnasium ready for the school dance．为办学校舞会，我们花了几个小时才把体育馆布置好。

when one is good and ready

Idiom(s): when one is good and ready

Theme: PREPARATION - READY

when one is completely ready. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• I'll be there when I'm good and ready.
• Ann will finish the job when she's good and ready and not a minute sooner.

rough-and-ready

Idiom(s): rough-and-ready

Theme: PREPARATION - READY

strong, active, and ready for anything. (Fixed order.)
• John is not exactly rough-and-ready, but he is a moderately good athlete.
• Ralph is very rough-and-ready, but his table manners are very bad.

ready, willing, and able

Idiom(s): ready, willing, and able

Theme: DRYNESS

eager or at least willing [to do something]. (Fixed order.)
• If you need someone to help you move furniture, I'm ready, willing, and able.
• Fred is ready, willing, and able to do anything you ask of him.

read the handwriting on the wall

Idiom(s): read the handwriting on the wall

Theme: PREDICTION

to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.
• I know I am going to be fired. I can read the handwriting on the wall.
• Can't you read the handwriting on the wall? Can't you see what they are planning?

read sth through

Idiom(s): read sth through

Theme: EXAMINATION

to read all of something.
• Take this home and read it through.
• Read through this report and see if you can find any errors.

read sth over

Idiom(s): read sth over

Theme: EXAMINATION

to read something.
• When you have a chance, read this over.
• Also, read over this report.

read one's mind

Idiom(s): read one's mind

Theme: PERCEPTION

to guess what someone is thinking.
• You'll have to tell me what you want. I can't read your mind, you know.
• If I could read your mind, I'd know what you expect of me.

read sb the riot act

Idiom(s): read sb the riot act

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• The manager read me the riot act for coming in late.
• The teacher read the students the riot act for their failure to do their assignments.

read sb out of

Idiom(s): read sb out of sth

Theme: EJECT

to expel someone from an organization, such as a political party.
• Because of her statement, they read her out of the party.
• The officers tried to read me out of the society, but they didn't succeed.

read sb like an open book

Idiom(s): read sb like a(n open) book

Theme: PERCEPTION

to understand someone very well.
• I've got John figured out. I can read him like a book.
• Of course I understand you. I read you like an open book.

read one one's rights

Idiom(s): read one one's rights

Theme: CRIME

to make the required statement of legal rights to a person who has been arrested.
• All right, read this guy his rights and book him on a charge of theft.
• You have to read them their rights before putting them in jail.

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