意味: abiotrophic

eɪbaɪə'trɑfɪk /-'trɒf-adj. 無生活力の, 生命がないまたは細胞や組織が死滅した（病理学）

ph イディオム

blow it up (photo)

enlarge it, magnify it If you want to see details in the photo, blow it up.

bush telegraph

street gossip, through the grapevine Arne gets the news through the bush telegraph. People tell him.

catch phrase

idiom, popular phrase, buzz word There's a catch phrase for Newfoundland: The Rock.

coin a phrase

(See to coin a phrase)

have a physical (examination)

get a medical check-up Our company sent all the employees to have a physical last week.

hold the phone

wait a minute, let me think about it """Dad, I'm going to quit school."" ""Hold the phone! Let's talk."""

it phased me out

it caused me to feel uneasy, throw you I was nervous when you did the bungie jump. It phased me out.

jumping Jehosephat

holy cow, jimminy crickets, wow """Your VISA balance is $63,756."" ""Jumping Jehosephat! Is it?"""

kill an elephant

do too much, do ten times more than necessary, overdo it He asked you to adjust the carburetor, not rebuild the motor. Don't kill an elephant!

Murphy's Law

"""Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."" it never fails" Have you planned for failure? Remember, Murphy's Law applies to all projects.

phase me

bother me, affect me When the man said I had won the lottery, it didn't phase me. Much.

phase me out

confuse me, surprise me, throw me for a loop The new expressions phased me out. They confused me.

Phd

Doctor of Philosophy After receiving his Phd in history my friend was able to get a job at a university.

phone-in

a radio/TV show that invites phone calls The topic for the phone-in show was Animal Rights.

phooey

oh no, darn it, nuts, rats, shucks Phooey! I hit my golf ball into the water again!

photo op

photo opportunity, chance to have your photo taken Then Brian shook hands with students to create a photo op.

ralph

vomit, puke, barf, hork, throw up In the washroom, someone had ralphed all over the floor.

Saskatchewan pheasant

magpie, black and white bird Two Saskatchewan pheasants flew out of the bush.

Sophie's choice

choosing between the death of you or your child He was facing a Sophie's choice: Lose his son or lose his own life.

to coin a phrase

to create a new phrase, to make up a phrase "To coin a phrase, ""Life is just book of idioms!"""

uphill battle

difficult work, rough going, tough sledding We've asked the government to protect children's rights, but it's an uphill battle all the way.

white elephant

a purchase that was not used, a useless object Should we take the statue of Stalin to the White Elephant Sale?

alphonse

London cockney rhyming slang for pence

Anglophone

a Canadian whose first language is English; also refers to all Canadians who do not speak French

bumph

papers or documents usually of little interest; also spelt bumf. Short for bum fodder, meaning toilet paper

cipher

1. a circle of brothers dropping science, showing and proving. A 5%-er term
2. a graffitti writer

phat

1. rich like butter, really good, extremely well put together
2. if a girl was phat, she had Plenty o' Hips And Thighs, in other words PHysically ATtractive; old slang. Think 60's or early 70's here. A bit more modern: Pussy, Hips And Tits or even Pretty Hot And Tempting

phat blunt

a cigar with the tobacco removed and replaced with pot

phat pocket

a person who has a lot of money

Philly

Philadelphia. Home of Schoolly D., Da Youngstas, The Fresh Prince, Tuff Crew, The Roots, DJ Ghetto, Bahamadia

phase in

introduce sth．gradually or in stage 逐步采用；分阶段引入
They phased in the new course by accepting just five students in the first year， and ten in the second．他们逐步发展新专业，第一年只收5个学生，第二年收了10个学生。
They've decided to phase the new techniques in．他们已决定逐步引进那些新技术。

phase out

withdraw sth．gradually or in stage逐步停止；逐步撤去；逐步淘汰
Will that country phase out its oil exports？那个国家会逐步停止输出石油吗？
The agreement called for the phasing out of troops in the area．协议要求从那个地区逐步撤出军队。
The old machinery here will be phased out．这里的旧机器将被逐步淘汰。

triumph over

win victory over战胜
He triumphed over his rivals．他战胜了对手。

get physical

Idiom(s): get physical (with sb)

Theme: FORCE

to use physical force against someone.
• The coach got in trouble for getting physical with some members of the team.
• When the suspect wouldn't cooperate, the police were forced to get physical.

alpha and omega

Idiom(s): alpha and omega

Theme: EVERYTHING

both the beginning and the end; the essentials, from the beginning to the end; everything, from the beginning to the end. (Fixed order.)
• He was forced to learn the alpha and omega of corporate law in order to even talk to the lawyers.
• He loved her deeply; she was his alpha and omega.

Elephant in the room

An elephant in the room is a problem that everyone knows very well but no one talks about because it is taboo, embarrassing, etc.

Fight an uphill battle

When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.

Is Saul also among the prophets?

It's a biblical idiom used when somebody known for something bad appears all of a sudden to be doing something very good.

Man on the Clapham omnibus

(UK) The man on the Clapham omnibus is the ordinary person in the street.

Megaphone diplomacy

If negotiations between countries or parties are held through press releases and announcements, this is megaphone diplomacy, aiming to force the other party into adopting a desired position.

Memory like an elephant

'An elephant never forgets' is a saying, so if a person has a memory like an elephant, he or she has a very good memory indeed.

Photo finish

A photo finish is when two contestants (usually in a race) finish at almost exactly the same time, making it difficult to determine the winner. (The saying stems from the practice of taking a photograph when the winners cross the finish line to determine who was ahead at the time.)

See the elephant

If you see the elephant, you experience much more than you wish to; it is often used when a soldier goes into a warzone for the first time.

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

a white elephant

something that is expensive, but has no use: "People say the stadium is a white elephant and a waste of money."

a memory like an elephant

have an excellent memory: "She won't forget, you know. She has a memory like an elephant."

alpha wave|alpha|wave

n. A brain wave, 8-12 cycles per second, associated with a state of relaxation and meditation and, hence, free of anxieties. Try to produce some alpha waves; you will instantly feel a lot better.

gopher ball|ball|gopher

n., slang A baseball pitch that is hit for a home run. The pitcher's only weakness this year is the gopher ball.

photo finish|finish|photo

n. phr. A close finish in a race of people or animals, where the camera must decide the actual result, sometimes by millimeters. The black horse was declared the winner in a photo finish.

white elephant|elephant|white

n. phr. Unwanted property, such as real estate, that is hard to sell. That big house of theirs on the corner sure is a white elephant.