意味: bet one's boots

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boots イディオム

quake in his boots

feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.

you bet your boots

believe it, certainly, you can count on it "The cowboy said, ""You bet your boots I'm going to the rodeo."""

are your boots laced

inquiry as to whether or not one understands the matter in question

bootsie

something or someone that is bad. "You bootsie" means you did something unacceptable

bovverboots

Sturdy heavy boots.

knock boots

to have sex

knocking boots

to have sexual intercourse; the knock refers to the man's hips hitting the woman's ass, which produces a slapping sound. The motion litterally knocks her boots (buttocks): "Bring your friend, I likes you two's I'll knock the boots, the sneakers and the house shoes." -- Digital Underground (Flowing on the D-line [??])

heart in one's boots

a feeling of great fear or nervousness深为惊恐
in our mouths．这只熊从森林里朝我们走来时，我们非常害怕。
Our monitor got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth．我们班长很紧张地站起来发表他的第一次演讲。

heart in one's mouth/boots

You bet your boots!

Idiom(s): You bet (your boots)! AND YOU can bet on it!

Theme: CERTAINTY

surely; absolutely. (Informal.)
• BILL: Coming to the meeting next Saturday? BOB: YOU bet!
• You bet your boots I'll be there!

tough as old boots

Idiom(s): (as) tough as old boots

Theme: STRENGTH

very strong; not easily moved by feelings such as pity.
• Margaret is never off work. She's as tough as old boots.
• Don't expect sympathy from the boss. She's tough as old boots.

shake in one's boots

Idiom(s): shake in one's boots AND quake in one's boots

Theme: FEAR

to be afraid; to shake from fear.
• I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager.
• Stop quaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you.

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

Idiom(s): pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps)

Theme: DETERMINATION

to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.
• They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
• If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now.

die in one's boots

Idiom(s): die in one's boots AND die with one's boots on

Theme: DAYDREAM

to go down fighting; to die in some fashion other than in bed; to die fighting. (A cliché popularized by western movies. The villains of these movies said they preferred death by gunshot or hanging to dying in bed.)
• I won't let him get me. I'll die in my boots.
• He may give me a hard time, but I won't be overcome. I'll fight him and die with my boots on.

quake in one's boots

die with one's boots on

Heart in your boots

If you're heart is in your boots, you are very unhappy.

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps

If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself.

Too big for your boots

If someone is too big for their boots, they are conceited and have an exaggerated sense of their own importance.

Jesus shoes|Jesus|Jesus boots|boots|shoes

n., slang Men's sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool.

bet one's boots|bet|bet one's bottom dollar|bet on

v. phr., informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. or bet one's life . To feel very sure; have no doubt. Was I scared when I saw the bull running at me? You bet your life I was!

die with one's boots on|boot|boots|die|die in one'

v. phr., informal To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots. The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on.

heart in one's mouth|boot|boots|heart|heart in one

A feeling of great fear or nervousness.

Often considered trite. Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth. My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house. When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

in one's shoes|boot|boots|in one's boots|shoe|shoe

adv. phr. In or into one's place or position. How would you like to be in a lion tamer's boots?
Compare: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER'S PLACE, STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES.

lick one's boots|boot|boots|lick|lick boots

v. phr. To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time. A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots.

pull oneself up by the bootstraps|bootstrap|bootst

adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

shake in one's boots|boot|boots|shake|shake in one

v. phr., informal To be very much afraid. The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door.

too big for one's breeches|big|boot|boots|breeches

adj. phr. Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I'll have to put him back in his place. When the teacher made Bob a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.

you bet|bet|bet your boots|bet your life|boot|boot

informal Most certainly; yes, indeed; without any doubt.

Used to declare with emphasis that a thing is really so. Do I like to ski? You bet your life I do. You bet I will be at the party. You can bet your boots that Johnny will come home when his money is gone.
Compare: BET ONE'S BOTTOM DOLLAR.

bootstrap

bootstrap
lift oneself by the (or one's own) bootstraps
or
to achieve success by one's own unaided efforts

by one's bootstraps

by one's bootstraps
see under pull oneself up by the bootstraps.

lick someone's boots

lick someone's boots
Act with extreme servility, as in This man wanted every employee to lick his boots, so he had a hard time keeping his staff. Shakespeare used this idiom in the form of lick someone's shoe in The Tempest (3:2). [Late 1500s]

pull oneself up by the bootstraps

pull oneself up by the bootstraps
Succeed by one's own efforts, as in She was homeless for nearly two years, but she managed to pull herself up by the bootstraps. This expression alludes to pulling on high boots by means of the straps or loops attached to them at the top. [Early 1900s]