意味: 3Dfx Interactive

n. 3Dｆｘインタラクティブ, エヌビディア社（もともとはライバル会社）によって買収されるまで3Dグラフィックスカードとグラフィック加工ユニットを製造した1994年に設立した会社

keep up the act イディオム

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a piece of the action

a share of the profit or prize or loot Those who paid for the winning ticket get a piece of the action.

a tough act to follow

a performance that is not easy to equal Gail danced very well. That is a tough act to follow.

act out

explain by movement and gestures Watch - I'll act out the meaning of pacifist.

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

actions speak louder than words

people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.

as a matter of fact

to state a fact, in fact, to be perfectly honest The burrowing owl is a protected species. As a matter of fact, it's an endangered species.

bring some new facts to light

discover some new facts, make some new facts known The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.

caught in the act

caught doing a crime, caught with his pants down Two of the boys were caught in the act of vandalism. They were breaking car windows.

chain reaction

one event causing a sequence of events Abe sold his shares, causing a chain reaction in the market.

keep up the act

To advance a façade or apocryphal set of behaviors in adjustment to deceive people. Other words can be acclimated amid "up" and "act." The aggregation has kept up the act for so continued that I anticipate alike they accept their own adventure at this point. I'm annoyed of befitting up this act. I aloof appetite to acquaint the apple the accuracy about our relationship! Audiences are larboard at the end of anniversary adventure apprehensive how abundant best the villain can accumulate up her act afore her accurate colors emerge.Learn more: act, keep, up

keep up an act

and keep up one's actFig. to advance a apocryphal front; to act in a appropriate way that is altered from one's accustomed behavior. Most of the time John kept up an act. He was absolutely not a affable person. He works adamantine to accumulate up his act.Learn more: act, keep, up

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caught up caught with his pants down caution cave in cement hands CEO chain letter chain of command chain reaction chain smoker chairman of the boards (hockey) chalk one up for you chances are change for the better change hands change horses in mid stream change horses in midstream