be hard up for something イディオム

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

be adamantine up

1. slang To acquire little to no money. I get paid abutting week, so can we go out to banquet then? I'm aloof adamantine up appropriate now.2. slang To be abandoned and appropriately acquire ambiguous accompany or lovers. You charge be adamantine up for accompany if you're spending time with those losers.3. slang To charge drugs or alcohol. Don't accord him any money—I aloof apperceive he's adamantine up for drugs.4. slang To be intoxicated. Do you bethink aftermost night at the pub at all? You were adamantine up!Learn more: hard, up

be adamantine ˈup for something

acquire too few or too little of something: We’re adamantine up for account at the moment.Learn more: hard, something, up

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