bree 관용구

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familiarity breeds contempt

a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.

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shoot the breeze

talk, visit, chat, chew the fat Hank and I were drinking beer and shooting the breeze.

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shoot the breeze/bull

talk idly I met him at the supermarket so we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.

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breed

to have sex:"Yo girl, we gonna breed or what?"

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breeze

1. a corny joke
2. an argument, a quarrel
3. to leave; see breeze off

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breeze off

get lost, go away

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win in a breeze

win very easily；win without having to try hard轻易获胜
He was expected to win in a walk，but he was badly beaten．人们以为他会轻易获胜，但是他却被打得一败涂地。

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win in a walk/breeze

win very easily；win without having to try hard轻易获胜
He was expected to win in a walk，but he was badly beaten．人们以为他会轻易获胜，但是他却被打得一败涂地。

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Bright and breezy

When someone is cheerful and full of energy, they are bright and breezy.

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be a breeze

to be easy: "The exam was a breeze."

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breeze in|breeze

v. phr., slang, informal To walk into a place casually (like a soft blowing wind). Betsie breezed in and sat down at the bar.

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fan the breeze|bat|bat the breeze|breeze|fan|shoot

v. phr. 1. See: SHOOT THE BREEZE. 2. To swing and miss the ball in baseball. The batter tried to hit a home run but he fanned the breeze.

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too big for one's breeches|big|boot|boots|breeches

adj. phr. Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I'll have to put him back in his place. When the teacher made Bob a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.

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win in a walk|breeze|walk|win|win in a breeze

v. phr., informal To win very easily; win without having to try hard. Joe ran for class president and won in a walk. Our team won the game in a breeze.
Compare: HANDS DOWN.

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bat the breeze

bat the breeze
see shoot the breeze.

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breeches

breeches
too big for one's breeches
Informal too forward, presumptuous, etc. for one's position or status

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breeze in

breeze in
1) Arrive in a casual way, as in She breezed in, two hours late. This phrase transfers the blowing of a light wind to human entrances. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
2) Win easily, as in A fine golfer, he breezed in first. This usage at first alluded to horse racing but soon was transferred to more general use. [c. 1900]

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in a breeze

in a breeze
see under hands down.