意味: abbot of misrule

（とくにクリスマスの時期の）宴会部長（古語）

mis イディオム

a lick and a promise

a hasty plan, a promise made without much thought If you get married on a lick and a a promise, you may need a lot of good luck.

break a promise

not do as you promised, go back on your word Trudy never breaks a promise. She is very dependable.

hit and miss

some right and some wrong, trial and error Hiring good help is still a hit-and-miss procedure.

keep a promise

do what you promise to do You can depend on Vern to keep a promise. He's reliable.

lick and a promise

(See a lick and a promise)

make a mistake

make an error He made a mistake on the math test.

misery loves company

sad people want to be with other sad people On the door of the jail was this sign: Misery Loves Company.

miss out on

not be there, be unable to attend If I have a job, I'll miss out on the soccer games after school.

miss the boat

lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company.

miss the point

not understand, not get the point I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant?

miss the water till...

(See you don't miss the water till the well runs dry)

miss you

feel lonely because you are not here I miss you when you go to Hong Kong. Can I go with you?

out of commission

not operating, out of order My brain is out of commisssion. I can't think today.

promise the moon

mentally alert, ready to do something Before the elections the politicians were promising everyone the moon but when they were elected they began to talk differently.

put out of its misery

kill because it is suffering, put down One of our dogs had diabetes, so we put it out of its misery.

show promise

show some of your ability, show that you will develop Len shows promise as a teacher. He is patient and articulate.

wouldn't miss it for the world

I would rather attend it than see the world """Are you coming to my wedding?"" ""I wouldn't miss it for the world!"""

you don't miss the water till the well runs dry

you do not appreciate some things until they go away or become extinct Now we have only memories of of our song birds. You don't miss the water till the well runs dry.

miss thing

1. (US gay) a greeting to a homosexual man
2. a woman who is seen as arrogant and unpleasant

by mistake

unintentionally；as a result of misjudgement or carelessness 错误地
I took his book by mistake．我错拿了他的书。

dismiss from

make sb．leave； send away from one's employment解雇；解职
The officer was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty．这位官员因玩忽职守而被撤职。
The clerk was dismissed from the factory for stealing bikes．那个职员因偷盗自行车被工厂开除了。

miss by a mile

1．be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2．fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。

miss out

1．lose a good chance错失良机
You missed out by not coming with us；we had a great time．你没有同我们一起去真是错失了良机，我们玩得可开心啦。
You'll miss out unless you get to the shop on the first morning of the sale．商店开张的第一天早上要是不去的话，你会错过良机的。
2．fail to put in遗漏；略去
The printers have missed out a line．印刷工人遗漏了一行字。
Would you like to check the report in case I've missed out anything important？你检查一下我的报告好吗？万一我漏掉了一些重要内容。
You may miss out the third paragraph of the article while reading it ．你读这篇文章时可略去第3段。

mistake for

take for 误认为
She mistook him for your brother．她误认为他是你哥哥。
She looks so young that people often mistake her for her daughter．她非常年轻，人们经常把她误认为是她女儿。

promise away

give away by promising许给
He has promised most of his books away to his friends．他已答应把大部分书籍送给他的朋友们。

take amiss

misunderstand；interpret（remarks，conduct，etc．）unfavourably 误解
I think you have taken my word amiss；that was not my meaning．我想你误解了我的话，那不是我的意思。
His joke was taken amiss by some of the company．他开玩笑得罪了几个同伴。
I hope you will not take it amiss that I venture to make a few criticisms of your article．我冒昧地对你的文章提出几点批评意见，希望你不至于生气。

take sth amiss

Idiom(s): take something amiss AND take something the wrong way

Theme: PERCEPTION

to understand something as wrong or insulting.
• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?
• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?
• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.

not miss much

Idiom(s): not miss much AND not miss a thing

Theme: PERCEPTION

not to miss observing any part of what is going on. (Usually with do as in the examples.)
• Ted doesn't miss much. He is very alert.
• The puppy doesn't miss a thing. He sees every move you make.

mistake sb for sb else

Idiom(s): mistake someone for someone else AND mix someone up with someone else

Theme: IDENTIFICATION

to confuse someone with someone else; to think that one person is another person.
• I'm sorry. I mistook you for John.
• Tom is always mistaking Bill for me. We don't look a thing alike, though.
• Try not to mix Bill up with Bob.

miss sth by a mile

Idiom(s): miss (sth) by a mile

Theme: FAILURE

to fail to hit something by a great distance; to land wide of the mark.
• Ann shot the arrow and missed the target by a mile.
• "Good grief you missed by a mile," shouted Sally.

miscarriage of justice

Idiom(s): miscarriage of justice

Theme: JUSTICE

a wrong or mistaken decision, especially one made in a court of law.
• Sentencing the old man on a charge of murder proved to be a miscarriage of justice.
• Punishing the student for cheating was a miscarriage of justice. He was innocent.

make no mistake about it

Idiom(s): make no mistake (about it)

Theme: CERTAINTY

without a doubt; certainly. (Informal.)
• This car is a great buy. Make no mistake about it.
• We support your candidacy—make no mistake.

make mischief

Idiom(s): make mischief

Theme: TROUBLE

to cause trouble.
• Bob loves to make mischief and get other people into trouble.
• Don't believe what Mary says. She's just trying to make mischief.

make life miserable for

Idiom(s): make life miserable for sb

Theme: TROUBLE

to make someone unhappy over a long period of time.
• My shoes are tight, and they are making life miserable for me.
• Jane's boss is making life miserable for her.

hit-and-miss

Idiom(s): hit-and-miss AND hit-or-miss

Theme: CARELESSNESS

carelessly; aimlessly; without plan or direction. (Fixed order.)
• There was no planning. It was just hit-and-miss.
• We handed out the free tickets hit-or-miss. Some people got one; others got five or six.

have a near miss

Idiom(s): have a near miss

Theme: PROXIMITY

to nearly crash or collide.
• The airplanes—flying much too close—had a near miss.
• I had a near miss while driving over here.

have a lot of promise

Idiom(s): have a lot of promise

Theme: POTENTIAL

to be very promising; to have a good future ahead.
• Sally is quite young, but she has a lot of promise.
• This bush is small, but it has a lot of promise.

give sth a lick and a promise

Idiom(s): give sth a lick and a promise

Theme: CARELESSNESS

to do something poorly—quickly and carelessly. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• John! You didn't clean your room! You just gave it a lick and a promise.
• This time, Tom, comb your hair. It looks as if you just gave it a lick and a promise.

from Missouri

Idiom(s): be from Missouri

Theme: CERTAINTY

to require proof; to have to be shown (something). (From the nickname for the state of Missouri, the Show Me State.)
• You'll have to prove it to me. I'm from Missouri.
• She's from Missouri and has to be shown.

promise sb the moon

Idiom(s): promise the moon (to someone) AND promise someone the moon

Theme: PROMISES

to make extravagant promises to someone.
• Bill will promise you the moon, but he won't live up to his promises.
• My boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.

not miss a thing

hit-or-miss

A slice off a cut loaf is never missed

Used colloquially to describe having sexual intercourse with someone who is not a virgin, especially when they are in a relationship. The analogy refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, once the end has been removed, exactly how many slices have been taken.('You never miss a slice from a cut loaf' is also used.)

Heart misses a beat

If your heart misses a beat, you are suddenly shocked or surprised. ('Heart skips a beat' is an alternative)

Misery guts

A misery guts is a person who's always unhappy and tries to make others feel negative.

Miss is as good as a mile

A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure.

Red mist

If someone sees red or the red mist, they lose their temper and self-control completely.

Rice missionary

A rice missionary gives food to hungry people as a way of converting them to Christianity.

Scotch Mist

The phrase 'Scotch mist' is used humorously to refer to something that is hard to find or doesn't exist - something imagined.

as good as one's promise|as good as one's word|goo

adj. phr. Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word. We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her.