意味: Abidal

n. アビダル, 姓; エリックアビダル（1979年生まれ）, リヨン出身のフランス人サッカー選手

Abi イディオム

break a habit

stop doing a daily activity: drinking coffee, smoking Laurie can't seem to break her habit of writing on her hands.

cabin fever

feeling depressed because you have to stay inside After three weeks of cold weather we all had cabin fever.

force of habit

from habit, because of a habit She still cooks enough food for five people. It's force of habit.

kick a habit

stop a habit, shake a habit A person needs discipline to kick a habit like drinking.

kick the habit

stop a bad habit like smoking or taking drugs He has been trying to kick his smoking habit for years.

shake a habit

quit a habit, kick a habit It's difficult to shake the habits you learn as a child.

wekabi

personal evil spirit, personal devil His wekabi told him to steal the statue of the Ethiopian ruler.

abide by

1．be faithful to；obey； keep to；adhere to严守；遵守；坚持
If you join the club，you must abide by its rules．你参加这个俱乐部就得遵守其规章。
I expect him to abide by his decision to help us．我希望他能坚持他帮助我们的决定。
Both sides should strictly abide by the contract．双方应恪守本合同。
Californians and New Englanders abide by the same federal laws．加利福尼亚人和新英格兰人遵守同样的联邦法律。
2．fulfil履行
Having made our decision， we must abide by it．我们既已作出决定，就应该照着办。
She will abide by her promise．她会履行诺言的。
3．suffer the consequences of承担…的后果
You two will have to abide by the inevitable．你们两个人不得不承受那无可幸免的事。
He said he'd abide by all possible consequences．他说他将承担一切可能的后果。
You must abide by the results of your mistakes．你必须承担由你的错误所造成的后果。

in the habit of

habitually习惯地
He is in the habit of scratching his head when thinking．他思考时习惯抓头。
She is in the habit of smoking．她有吸烟的习惯。
You're in the habit of reading the newspaper at breakfast．你有边吃早饭边看报纸的习惯。
Are you in the habit of rising early？你有早起的习惯吗？

to the best of one's ability

Idiom(s): to the best of one's ability

Theme: ABILITY

as well as one is able.
• I did the work to the best of my ability.
• You should always work to the best of your ability.

in all probability

Idiom(s): in all probability

Theme: CERTAINTY

very likely; almost certainly.
• He'll be here on time in all probability.
• In all probability, they'll finish the work today.

Abide by a decision

If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you might disagree with it.

abide by|abide

v. To accept and obey; be willing to follow. A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee's decision. The members agree to abide by the rules of the club.

creature of habit|creature|habit

n. phr. A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought. Our boss is a creature of habit, so let us not confuse him with too many new ideas.

fall into the habit of|fall|habit|into the habit

v. phr. To develop the custom of doing something. Jack has fallen into the bad habit of playing poker for large sums of money every night.

law-abiding|abiding|law

adj. Obeying or following the law. Michael had been a law-abiding citizen all his life.

son of a bitch|S.O.B.|SOB|bitch|son|sunuvabitch

also S.O.B. n. phr., vulgar, avoidable (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, individual. Negatively: Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch! Positively: So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!
Compare: SON OF A GUN.

abide

abide
In addition to the idioms beginning with abide, also see can't stand.
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- abide by

can't abide

can't abide
see can't stand.

habit

habit
see kick a habit.

probability

probability
see in all probability.

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

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