의미: acquest

ac·quest n. 취득(물); 【법】 (상속에 의하지 않은) 취득 재산

que 관용구

a question of

the important factor, the issue For them, it's a question of faith. They believe in the Bible.

budget squeeze/crunch

a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.

burning question

(See the burning question)

it's not a question of

it is not a factor, it is not important It's not a question of money. We can afford to buy a TV.

jump queue

go to the front of a line of people waiting for service, horn in If somebody jumps queue in front of Dad, he tells them to go to the back of the line.

love conquers all

love is strong enough to overcome all problems "When the family was reunited, Mom said, ""Love conquers all."""

no question

it is certain, no doubt """No question of its quality,"" he said, examining the watch."

no questions asked

you will not be asked to explain or pay If he returns the stolen car, there will be no questions asked.

not a question of

(See it's not a question of)

on queer street

dizzy or stunned, not acting normal After he hit me I felt like I was on queer street - I was dazed.

open to question

not clearly correct, debatable Your decision to allow liquor at the party is open to question.

out of the question

impossible You have no money so going to Hong Kong for your holiday is out of the question.

pip-squeak

a small, unimportant person He called his friend a pip-squeak which made him very angry.

pipsqueak

tiny person, weak man, potlicker, wimp Keith was a pipsqueak until he started lifting weights.

pop the question

ask an important question, ask someone to marry you In the old days, a man would buy the ring and then pop the question.

question of

(See a question of)

send a bouquet

compliment a person, announce a compliment I would like send a bouquet to the volunteers at the Food Bank.

squeaky clean

very clean, innocent I've checked Todd's record. He's clean - squeaky clean.

squeal

tell the police, rat on Robbie won't squeal on us. He'll never tell what we did.

squealer

one who tells the police or authorities, canary Jason, you squealer! You told the teacher I copied your work.

the burning question

the main question, what we all want to know Who drove the car into the lake? That's the burning question.

the squeaky wheel gets the grease

the person who complains loudest gets service Our clerks put up this sign: The squeaky wheel gets the grease!

tight squeeze

difficult financial situation The company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year.

wax eloquent

speak beautifully, make a speech using nice words When we talk about art, Uncle Jonas begins to wax eleoquent.

without question

certain, no doubt Lee sang best, without question. She has an excellent voice.

clique

The West Coast equivalent of "crew"

curry queen

a gay male who is attracted to asian homosexuals. See dinge queen and scat queen

dinge queen

a gay male attracted to black homosexuals. Essentially offensive term due to the use of 'dinge', meaning black. See curry queen, scat queen

dizzy queen

a giddy and flamboyant gay male

pissy queen

a fastidious over fussy gay male

prissy queen

a prim and snooty gay male; can mean the same as "pissy queen" See "dizzy queen, scat queen, curry queen, etc.

quette

a gun

scat queen

a gay male who indulges in sexual acts involving faeces. Scat is derived from scatology; see also "curry queen", "pissy queen" and "dinge queen"

squeeze the trigger

to shoot a gun

Tanqueray

a brand of distilled English Gin, used to make cocktail drinks. It was recently popularized by several rap and also by a very creative advertising campaign in the US, featuring and elderly white man named Mr. Jenkins: "Mr. Jenkins doesn't understand all the Hip-hop lyrics at his friend's record release party, but he understands gin and juice very clearly" is the line that was used:"My homey Dr. Dre came through with a gang of Tanqueray" -- Snoop Doggy Dogg (Gin and Juice [??])

beside the point/mark/question

having nothing to do with离题；与本题无关
That question was beside the mark and need not be answered．那个问题与本题无关，没有必要回答。
What you have said is beside the point．你所说的与题无关。

beside the question

beyond question

not to be doubted or disputed毫无疑问；没有争论的余地
This university is beyond question one of the best in China．这所大学无疑是中国最好的大学之一。
His drawing is without question the best in the class．他的画无疑是班上最好的。

beyond/without question

call…in/into question

declare that one has doubt about对…提出怀疑
Several people called in question the truth of his story．一些人对他的话持怀疑态度。
This soldier's courage has never been called into question．这位士兵的勇气从未受到过怀疑。

call…in question

call…into question

in consequence of

as a result of由于…原因
In consequence of the deep snow，school will not open today．由于雪很深，学校今天停课。
In consequence of your bad behaviour I'm forced to dismiss you．由于你行为不轨，我只好解雇你。

in question

under consideration or discussion 正被谈论或考虑的
Where is the man in question？刚刚谈到的这个人在哪儿？
Here are the two students in question．这就是我们所谈到的两个学生。
The book in question was published in 1990．该书是1990年出版的。

out of question

undoubtedly无疑
It is out of question that he will work his way through college．毫无疑问，他会完成大学学业的。

queue up

be in a line排队
People are queuing up for tickets for the concert．人们正排队购买音乐会的票。

squeak by

Idiom(s): squeak by (sb or sth)

Theme: MOVEMENT

just to get by someone or something. (Informal.)
• The guard was almost asleep, so I squeaked by him.
• I wasn't very well prepared for the test, and I just squeaked by.

in quest of

Idiom(s): in quest of someone or something AND in search of someone or something

Theme: SEARCHING

seeking or hunting something; trying to find something.
• They went into town in quest of a reasonably priced restaurant.
• Monday morning I'll go out in search of a job.

in consequence

Idiom(s): in consequence (of sth)

Theme: CONSEQUENCES

as a result of something; because of something.
• In consequence of the storm, there was no electricity.
• The wind blew down the wires. In consequence, we had no electricity.

divide and conquer

Idiom(s): divide and conquer

Theme: DIVISION

to cause the enemy to divide and separate into two or more warring factions, and then move in to conquer all of them. (Fixed order.)
• Mary thought she could divide and conquer the board of directors, but they had survived such tactics many times, and her efforts failed.
• Sam led his men to divide and conquer the enemy platoon, and his strategy succeeded