意味: abelia

n. アベリア, 小さな白またはピンクの花の房を咲かせるスイカズラ科の植物（東アジア産）

Eli イディオム

beeline

(See make a beeline)

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

believe my eyes

(See can't believe my eyes)

believe one

believe what one hears, become sure of (something) I couldnbelieve what one sees, become sure of seeing something We couldn

breathe a sigh of relief

feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

can't believe my eyes

cannot believe what I see, it is unbelievable When you walked into that cafe, I couldn't believe my eyes.

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

deliver the goods

succeed in doing what is expected well He is the best manager that we have ever had. He knows how to deliver the goods.

feeling bum

feeling lazy or negative, lacking energy I'm feeling kind of bum today. I didn't sleep well last night.

feeling good

a little bit drunk, buzzed, had a few After drinking a few beers Pat was feeling good.

feeling his oats

feeling energetic, feeling strong Look at that cowboy dance! He's feeling his oats tonight.

feeling no pain

half drunk, half corked After three drinks of rum, Alex was feeling no pain.

give up the blueline (hockey)

let opponents cross the blueline before you check them If we give up the blueline, they will get more shots on goal

hard feelings

unfriendly feelings, resentment "After the argument, Bill said, ""I hope there are no hard feelings."""

hard to believe

not easy to believe, difficult to believe It's hard to believe that you're a grandfather. You look so young.

hurt my feelings

make me feel sad, offend me You hurt my feelings when you said I waddle like a duck.

led to believe

be told, be given information, lead you down... """Were you led to believe that the car was in good condition?"" ""Yes. They said it was fine."""

lovelies

ladies, women, girls, chicks When we docked at Rome, we met three lovelies and went dancing.

lovelife

the romantic part of your life, your intimate life """How's your lovelife?"" ""Great! I met a wonderful lady."""

make a beeline

go straight towards When the kids saw the ice cream man coming, they all made a beeline for him.

make a beeline for

go in a straight line Whenever he goes to a football game he always makes a beeline for the food stand.

make a beeline for something

hurry directly somewhere When he enters the cafeteria he always makes a beeline for the dessert section.

make believe

imagine, pretend, make up """Let's make believe we are baby elephants,"" I said to the children."

mixed feelings

"feeling both positive and negative, happy and sad; bittersweet" I have mixed feelings. I'm happy about the new job, but sad about leaving my friends.

no hard feelings

no feelings of anger or resentment, no grudges Dad and Paul argue about politics but there are no hard feelings.

not feeling myself

not feeling well, under the weather I'm not feeling myself these days. I'm tired all the time.

sinking feeling

"feeling of failure; despair" When I saw the ambulance at our house, I got a sinking feeling.

Alans Psychedelic Breakfast

American slang for to vomit

catch feelings

to get an attitude;"Just because she was talking to your boo, don't go catchin' feelings"

deliver street pizza

to vomit

deliver the wood

to have sexual intercourse

Elijah Muhammad

Elijah Poole, a Georgia-born ex-factory worker who founded the black muslim movement Nation of Islam in Detroit in 1930, also known as Honorable Elijah Muhammad

peeling

what comes off when peeling a cap:"The bigger the cap, the bigger the peelin'" -- Ice Cube (Steady mobbin' [1991]) Note that Cube is paraphrasing a Parliament line, where GC says "The bigger the headache, the bigger the pill", but the way he says it, "pill" comes out sounding like peel".

peeling caps

killing someone by shooting him, shots to the head often disfigure it in such a way that the cranium is "peeled back":"One wrong move and your cap's peeled" -- Ice T. (O.G. original gangster)

believe in

1．consider sth．to be true；have faith or trust in相信…是真的；信赖；信仰
Christians believe in God．基督徒信仰上帝。
I don't believe in him．我不信任他。
2．favour； support the idea of赞成；支持；主张
His parents don't believe in sending him to school too early．他的父母不主张太早送他上学。
He believes very strongly in female emancipation．他坚决主张妇女解放。
I believe in keeping early hours．我相信早睡早起有好处。
She believes in plenty of fresh air and exercise．他相信大量的新鲜空气和锻炼有好处。

deliberate on

consider；think over carefully 仔细考虑
We are still deliberating over the matter．我们仍在仔细考虑这个问题。
We have deliberated on your proposal．我们对你的建议已经仔细考虑了。

deliberate on/over/upon

deliberate over

deliberate upon

delight in

take great pleasure in 喜爱；取乐
Mary delights in her new house．玛丽非常喜爱她的新居。
He always delights in doing good．他总喜欢做好事。

deliver over

hand over 移交 The former secretary delivered all the files over to his successor．前任秘书把所有的公文箱移交给他的接班人了。
He's delivering over the post now．他正在办理移交手续。
We delivered the thief over to the police．我们把小偷交给了警察。
The thief delivered himself up to the police．那个小偷向警察自首。

deliver over/up

deliver up

eligible for

having the right qualifications 有…资格的
Are you eligible for free medical treatment？你有免费医疗的资格吗？
Anyone who can speak French is eligible for membership in this club．任何会讲法语的人都有资格加入这个俱乐部。
Pupils must pass in all subjects to be eligible for school teams．全部功课及格的学生才有资格参加校队。

hard feeling

angry or bitter feeling敌意
Jim asked Andy to shake hands with him，just to show that there were no hard feelings．吉姆请安迪同他握手，以示彼此无敌意。

in all likelihood

very likely很有可能
In all likelihood I'll be away for Shanghai for two weeks．很可能我要去上海两周。

relieve of

1．take from sb．；free sb．from替…拿；使某人免于
Let me relieve you of that heavy parcel．让我替你提那个重包。
You'd better relieve Mary of some of the housework．你最好减轻一点玛丽的家务活。
2．dismiss from（a position）解除（某人职务）
The captain was relieved of his post when his guilt was proved．证明有罪之后，船长被解除了职务。
She was relieved of her post at her own request．她要求辞职并被批准了。
3．rob sb．of sth．抢劫（某人的东西）
A thief relieved me of￡5．小偷偷了我5英镑钱。

take delight in

find delight in喜欢
Some people take delight in harming others．有些人以害人为乐。
Our monitor takes delight in helping others．我们的班长乐于助人。
He takes delight in playing chess．他喜欢下棋。

stand and deliver

Idiom(s): stand and deliver

Theme: REQUESTING

to give up something to someone who demands it. (Originally used by highway robbers asking for passengers' valuables. Now used figuratively. Fixed order.)
• And when the tax agent says "Stand and deliver" you have to be prepared to pay what is demanded.
• The robber stopped the coach and demanded of Lady Ellen, "Stand and deliver!"

More Idioms/Phrases

stand and deliver stamp sth out stamp sb out stall off stake a claim stack the deck against stack sth up

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