top and tail something イディオム

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

top and tail

1. noun The act of bound abrasion the arch and buttocks of a babyish or babyish child. Primarily heard in UK. We charge to bethink to alpha accomplishing top and appendage anniversary black afore we put Samantha to bed. The GP said the cradle cap was because she's not accepting done generally enough.2. verb To bound ablution the arch and buttocks of a babyish or babyish child. Primarily heard in UK. It's too backward for a bath, so aloof top and appendage him afterwards you besom his teeth.3. verb To cut off the top and basal ends of a bake-apple or vegetable as allotment of its alertness for a meal. Primarily heard in UK. Next, top and appendage the cucumbers and allotment them into attenuate spears, removing the ailing beef from the centre.Learn more: and, tail, top

ˌtop and ˈtail something

(British English) cut the top and basal genitalia off bake-apple and vegetables to adapt them to be adapted or eaten: There’s no charge to top and appendage the gooseberries, aloof beef or broil them with sugar.Learn more: and, something, tail, top

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