pers イディオム
get behind (a person or idea)
in person
jeepers
new person
put things in perspective
superstar
take it personally
yeppers
choppers
2. see
persist in
She persisted in wearing that oldfashioned hat．她坚持要戴那顶旧式的帽子。
He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue．他虽然疲倦极了，可是仍然坚持工作。
persuade of
How can I persuade you of my sincerity？我如何才能使你相信我是真诚的呢？
I am persuaded of his honesty．我相信他是诚实的。
the last person
Idiom(s): be the last personTheme: LIKELIHOOD
to be the most unlikely person of whom one could think in a particular situation; to be the most unlikely person to do something.
• Bob was the last person for Tom to insult. He's so hot-tempered.
• Mary was the last person to ask to chair the meeting—she's so shy.
give one one's walking papers
Idiom(s): give one one's walking papersTheme: DISMISSAL - EMPLOYMENT
to fire someone; to dismiss someone from employment.
• Tom has proved unsatisfactory. I decided to give him his walking papers.
• We might even give Sally her walking papers, too.
get one's walking papers
Idiom(s): get one's walking papersTheme: FAILURE
to get fired. (Informal.)
• Well, I'm through. I got my walking papers today.
• They are closing down my department. I guess I'll get my walking papers soon.
Finders keepers, losers weepers
Idiom(s): Finders keepers(, losers weepers)Theme: FINDING
A phrase said when something is found. (The person who finds something gets to keep it. The person who loses it can only weep. Fixed order.)
• John lost a quarter in the dining room yesterday. Ann found the quarter there today. Ann claimed that since she found it, it was hers. She said, "Finders keepers, losers weepers."
• John said, "I'll say finders keepers when I find something of yours!"
feel like a new person
Idiom(s): feel like a new personTheme: FEELING - RENEWAL
to feel refreshed and renewed, especially after getting well or getting dressed up.
• I bought a new suit, and now I feel like a new person.
• Bob felt like a new person when he got out of the hospital.
Cast aspersion
If you cast aspersion, you try to blacken someone's name and make people think badly of them.Chinese whispers
(UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers.Like the clappers
If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast.Snake oil salesperson
A person who promotes something that doesn't work, is selling snake oil.Get Your Walking Papers
Get fired from a job.get a fresh perspective
to get a different point of view: "Let's ask the sales department for their opinion. The can bring us a fresh perspective."God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Heaven is more kind to the weak.God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb|God|lamb|sh
literary A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith's house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr. Smith said, "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb."Antonym: IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS.
finders keepers|finder|finders|finders keepers, lo
informal Those who find lost things can keep them.
Used usually by children to claim the right to keep something they have found. I don't have to give it back; it's finders keepers. Finders keepers, losers weepers! It's my knife now!in person|flesh|in the flesh|person
adv. phr. Yourself; personally. A TV actor appeared in person today in school. The governor cannot march in the parade in person today, but his wife wilt march.Compare: FACE-TO-FACE2.
Antonym: INSTEAD OF.
on one's uppers|on|uppers
adj. phr., informal Very poor. Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers.Compare: DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK.
walking papers|orders|papers|ticket|walking|walkin
n., informal A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal. The boss was not satisfied with Paul's work and gave him his walking papers. George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticket last Friday.cut capers
cut capersAlso, cut a caper. Frolic or romp, as in The children cut capers in the pile of raked leaves. The noun caper comes from the Latin for “goat,” and the allusion is to act in the manner of a young goat clumsily frolicking about. The expression was first recorded in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1:3): “Faith, I can cut a caper.”
finders, keepers
finders, keepersA phrase meaning that whoever finds something is entitled to keep it. For example, Someone left a dollar bill in this rented car—finders, keepers. This expression alludes to an ancient Roman law to that effect and has been stated in numerous different ways over the centuries. The modern version, often stated as Finders keepers, losers weepers, dates from the mid-1800s and is no longer a legal precept.
on one's uppers
on one's uppersPoor, in reduced circumstances, as in as in The Smiths try to hide the fact that they're on their uppers. First recorded in 1886, this metaphoric term alludes to having worn out the soles of one's shoes so badly that only the top portions remain.
own person, be one's
own person, be one'sAlso, be one's own man or woman. Be independent, be responsible for oneself. For example, We can't tell Jerry what to do—he's his own person. Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida: “I am my own woman, well at ease.” [Late 1300s]
person
personIn addition to the idiom beginning with person, also see feel like oneself; in person; own person, be one's.
person of color
person of colorA nonwhite person, such as someone of African or Native American descent. For example, They have made a genuine effort to promote persons of color to executive positions. This seemingly modern euphemism actually dates from the late 1700s and was revived in the late 1900s.
walking papers
walking papersA dismissal, as in They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, refers to a written notice of dismissal.
weepers
weeperssee finders, keepers.
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