意味: absolute discretion

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a screw loose

a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.

discretion is the better part of valor

"be sensible when you are brave; be courageous but not reckless" In all your battles, be brave but not foolish. Discretion is the better part of valor.

from scratch

from the very beginning He decided to build the house from scratch.

get by/scrape by

have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.

get screwed

receive unfair treatment, ripped off, taken in I got screwed when I bought this condo. I paid too much for it.

have a screw loose

act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.

put the screws to someone

try to force someone to do or say what you want The police were putting the screws to the criminal to try and get some information.

scrape by

have just enough to live, get by We can scrape by if we sell the car and the TV.

scrape me off the ceiling

help me become normal or recover from shock If I win a million dollars, you'll have to scrape me off the ceiling.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

scrape together

gather money etc. a little at a time We managed to scrape together enough money to go to Disneyland even though business is very bad and we don

scrape up

find or gather something with some effort His girlfriend scraped up some money and went to visit him during the summer.

scratch

remove from the list, cancel I saw the list of players on the team. I've been scratched.

scratch one

do something nice for someone in the hope that they will do something for you "You scratch my back and I

scratch the surface

barely begin, uncover only a few facts His first lecture on Stravinsky only scratched the surface.

scratch your head

feel confused, wonder who or why They're still scratching their heads about who assassinated Kennedy.

screech

homemade liquor, hooch, moonshine We can't afford a bottle of gin, so I bought a jug of screech.

screw

cheat, shaft, get an unfair advantage (also see get screwed) Twice I tried to strike a deal with him and twice he screwed me.have sex with, make love When he heard the bed squeaking he knew they were screwing.

screw around

loaf about, hang around without doing anything I spent the morning screwing around and didn

screw loose

(See a screw loose)

screw-up

a careless mistake, a bungled job Those screw-ups were his fault. He forgot to order materials.

screw you

the worst to you, up yours "After I defeated him, he said, ""Screw you."" He hates to lose."

scrounge around

look in many places for an item or items We didn

scrut

oh no, darn, nuts, rats Scrut! My bike has a flat tire!

start from scratch

start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch - to rebuild our lives.

flip the script

to lie or change the story

scrap a lick

can't scrap a lick: can't put up a fight, has a poor fighting ability

scrilla

money, loot

script

see flip the script

scrub

a loser, a man that has nothing to offer but weak game, always trying to holla, & he thinks that he is da shit

beyond description

wonderfully good；not possible to describe 难以形容的；难以描述的
The grand sight of the Yellow Mountain is beyond description．黄山的美景非笔墨所能描述。
The film is dull beyond description．这部电影单调极了。

discriminate against

treat unfairly， as less important or worthy歧视
It is unjust and unlawful to discriminate against people of other races．歧视别的种族是不公正的，不合法的。
Laws do not discriminate against anyone．法律面前人人平等。
You have no right to discriminate against him．你没有权利歧视他。

discriminate from

tell from； distinguish把…同…区分开来；辨别；区分
Some children can't discriminate good books from bad ones．一些孩子不能辨别好书和坏书。

subscribe to

1．pay regularly to receive a newspaper，magazine，etc．订阅；订购
Many teachers subscribe to that periodical．许多老师都订那份杂志。
He subscribes to many journals concerned with his subject．他订阅了许多与他学科有关的杂志。
2．agree with sth．that is said or done赞同
I subscribe to your opinion．我赞同你的意见。
We all subscribe to the resolution adopted at the meeting．我们全都赞同会上作出的决议。

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Idiom(s): You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Theme: RECIPROCITY

You do a favor for me and I'll do a favor for you.; If you do something for me that I cannot do for myself, I will do something for you that you cannot do for yourself.
• I'll grab the box on the top shelf if you will creep under the table and pick up my pen. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
• Politicians are always saying to one another, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."

scrimp and save

Idiom(s): scrimp and save

Theme: THRIFT

to be very thrifty; to live on very little money, often in order to save up for something.
• We had to scrimp and save in order to send the children to college.
• The Smiths scrimp and save all year in order to go on a Caribbean cruise.

screw up one's courage

Idiom(s): screw up one's courage

Theme: COURAGE

to build up one's courage.
• I guess I have to screw up my courage and go to the dentist.
• I spent all morning screwing up my courage to take my driver's test.

screw up

Idiom(s): screw sb or sth up

Theme: TROUBLE

to cause trouble for someone or something. (Slang.)
• Your advice about making a lot of money really screwed me up. Now I'm broke.
• Your efforts screwed up the entire project.

scream bloody murder

Idiom(s): scream bloody murder

Theme: COMPLAINT

to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. (Slang.)
• When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder.
• There is something wrong next door. Everyone is screaming bloody murder.

scratch one's back

Idiom(s): scratch one's back

Theme: RECIPROCITY

to do a favor for someone in return for a favor done for you. (Informal.)
• You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
• We believe that the mayor has been scratching the treasurer's back.

scratch around

Idiom(s): scratch around (for sth)

Theme: SEARCHING

to look here and there for something. (Informal.)
• Let me scratch around for a better bargain. Maybe I can come up with something you like.
• I'll scratch around for a week or two and see what I come up with.

scrape sth together

Idiom(s): scrape sth together

Theme: COLLECT

to assemble something quickly, usually from a small supply of components.
• I'll try to scrape something together for dinner.
• We really should try to have a party to celebrate the boss's birthday. Let's try to scrape together a little something.

play-by-play description

Idiom(s): play-by-play description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

a detailed description of an event given as the event is taking place. (Usually in reference to a sporting event.)
• And now here is Bill Jones with a play-by-play description of the baseball game.
• John was giving me a play-by-play description of the argument going on next door.

not up to scratch

Idiom(s): not up to scratch AND not up to snuff

Theme: ADEQUACY

not adequate. (Informal.)
• Sorry, your paper isn't up to scratch. Please do it over again.
• The performance was not up to snuff.

make sth from scratch

Idiom(s): make sth from scratch

Theme: CREATION

to make something by starting with the basic ingredients.(Informal.)
• We made the cake from scratch, using no prepared ingredients.
• I didn't have a ladder, so I made one from scratch.

have a scrape

Idiom(s): have a scrape (with sb or sth)

Theme: ENCOUNTER

to come into contact with someone or something; to have a small battle with someone or something.
• I had a scrape with the county sheriff.
• John and Bill had a scrape, but they are friends again now.

bow and scrape

Idiom(s): bow and scrape

Theme: HUMILITY

to be very humble and subservient.
• Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here.
• The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.

beggar description

Idiom(s): beggar description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

to defy description; to be unable to be described
• The house was a mess. The place beggared description.
• Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

up to scratch

Idiom(s): up to snuff AND up to scratch

Theme: SATISFACTORY

as good as is required; meeting the minimum requirements. (Slang.)
• Sorry, Tom. Your performance isn't up to snuff You'll have to improve or find another job.
• My paper wasn't up to scratch, so I got an F.

put the screws on

Idiom(s): put the heat on (someone) AND put the screws on (someone); put the squeeze on (someone)

Theme: CONTROL

to put pressure on someone (to do something); to coerce someone.(Slang.)
• John wouldn't talk, so the police were putting the heat on him to confess.
• When they put the screws on, they can be very unpleasant.
• The police know how to put the squeeze on.

More Idioms/Phrases

quite a number quite a lot quite a little quick as a flash quake in one's boots put the touch on put the squeeze on put the screws on put sth right put sth on the back burner put one's foot in it put oneself in sb else's shoes put on a brave front pull up somewhere pull sth out of thin air

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