의미: achromatopsia

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ops 관용구

blow this popsicle stand

leave this place, quit this place What a boring town! Let's blow this popsicle stand!

chops

lips and teeth, mouth You need big chops to play the tuba, eh.

jump through hoops

do all the required steps, red tape To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops.

pull out all the stops

work as hard as possible, go all-out, go for broke You're losing this match. If you want to win, you'll have to pull out all the stops.

the buck stops here

"I am responsible for what we do - no one else; pass the buck" """The buck stops here,"" the new manager said to us. ""We don't blame others for our problems."""

topsy-turvy

upside down, in disarray My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean up.

chubbychops

jocular and affectionate term of address for a podgy person

give props

see props

hops

vertical jump, usually related to basketball

props

1. an abbreviation of "propers" or proper respects. A show sits on physical and non-physical props. At an award ceremony the winner gives props: "And I would like to thank..."
2. to give me my props means to give me my proper respect, usually done by tapping fists together

lick one's chops

Idiom(s): lick one's chops

Theme: DRYNESS

to show one's eagerness to do something, especially to eat something.
• We could tell from the way the boys were licking their chops that they really wanted a turn at riding the motorcycle.
• Fred started licking his chops when he smelled the turkey roasting in the oven.

knock the props out from under

Idiom(s): knock the props out from under sb

Theme: SHOCK

to destroy someone's emotional, financial, or moral underpinnings; to destroy someone's confidence.
• When you told Sally that she was due to be fired, you really knocked the props out from under her.
• I don't want to knock the props out from under you, but the bank is foreclosing on your mortgage.

Bust my chops

When someone says that they're not going to bust their chops, it means they are not going to work that hard or make much effort.

Oops a daisy

An expression used to indicate surprise.

Proclaim it from the rooftops

If something is proclaimed from the rooftops, it is made as widely known and as public as possible.

lick one's chops|chops|lick

v. phr., informal To think about something pleasant; enjoy the thought of something. John is licking his chops about the steak dinner tonight. Tom is licking his chops about the lifeguard job he will have at the beach next summer. Our team is licking its chops because we beat the champions last night. (From the fact that some animals lick their mouths when they expect to be fed or when they see food, and after eating.)
Compare: LOOK FORWARD TO, MAKE ONE'S MOUTH WATER.

mad as a hornet|hen|hop|hops|hornet|mad|mad as a w

adj. phr., informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet. Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him. Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips.

shout from the housetops|housetop|housetops|roofto

v. phr., informal To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one's own personal business. Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops. When Mary bleached her hair, her neighbors shouted it from the housetops.

bottom drops out, the

bottom drops out, the
Also, the bottom falls out. A collapse occurs, as in The bottom dropped out of the steel market, or When they lost the game, the bottom fell out of their hopes to make the playoffs. This term alludes to collapsing deeper than the very lowest point, or bottom. [First half of 1600s]

buck stops here, the

buck stops here, the
I'll take full responsibility, as in You needn't call my boss; the buck stops here. This saying gained fame as a sign on the desk of President Harry S. Truman. It alludes to another expression that means the opposite, pass the buck. [Mid-1900s]

shout from the rooftops

shout from the rooftops
Announce publicly, as in Just because I won first prize you needn't shout it from the rooftops. This term alludes to climbing on a roof so as to be heard by more people. A similar phrase, using housetops, appears in the New Testament (Luke 12:3): “That which ye have spoken ... shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.” [c. 1600]