4-H[Fóur-H] Clùb 4-H 클럽 《head, hands, heart, health를 모토로 하는 미국 농촌 청년 교육 기관의 한 단위》

A for B 관용구

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a bar fly

a person who often goes to bars or lounges Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly.

a bar star

a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge.

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

(something) for (something)

Comparing specific elements, attributes, or aspects of two altered bodies or things. Pound for pound, he's absolutely the bigger boxer. They may accept added big-ticket training accessories and coaches, but amateur for player, I still anticipate we accept the added accomplished team.

A for B

comparing A with B: The packets of abrasion crumb are all altered sizes, but, weight for weight, this one is the cheapest. ♢ Man for man, our soldiers are bigger accomplished and bigger able than theirs.

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