의미: after ski

af·ter-ski a. , n. =APRÉS-SKI

ski 관용구

asking price

a starting price, a price to begin negotiations The asking price for the lot was $29,500. It sold for $28,000.

beauty is only skin deep

do not judge a person by physical features, you can't tell a book... If you want to date a beauty queen, remember that beauty is only skin deep.

by the skin of one

by a very small margin, barely I made the application date for the job by the skin of my teeth.

by the skin of one's teeth

barely succeed in doing something.

by the skin of their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

for the asking

by asking, on request You can get a free ticket to the concert for the asking from the front office.

get under my skin

bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.

heart skip a beat

be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night.

heart skips a beat

be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright My heart skipped a beat when I saw my name on the television screen.

hit the skids

begin to fail, go downhill After losing his job and his wife he hit the skids - became a bum.

no skin off my nose

no bother to me, will not hurt me If he doesn't come to my party it's no skin off my nose.

praise him to the skies

praise him a lot, sing his praises Wade is an excellent student. His teachers praise him to the skies.

save your skin/neck

save you from risk, dismissal or death The dog saved your neck. His barking helped us find you.

skid row

area of a city where many people live who have no money and drink a lot of alcohol The skid row of our city is very depressing with the large number of drunk people around.

skidaddle

leave, go, off with you, vamoose """Get out of here! Skidaddle!"" the old man shouted at the boys."

skids

drug users, skids A few skids were playing video games at the mall.

skin alive

scold angrily, spank or beat She told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.

skin and bones

very skinny The cat which we found in the empty house was all skin and bones..

skin-deep

only on the surface, not having any deep or honest meaning Although beauty is said to be only skin-deep many people care about it too much.

skin off one

matter of interest, concern or trouble to one It is no skin off my nose as to whether or not I get invited to the party or not.

skinhead

youth with a short haircut, member of the Nazi Party "Three skinheads shouted ""Heil!"" as they marched up the street."

skinny dip

swimming naked, in the buff They took off their clothes and went for a skinny dip in the lake.

skip bail

run away and not come to trial and therefore give up any money that you may have already paid the court The man didn

skip classes

miss classes, not attend classes, play hooky Riza had low grades in history because he skipped classes.

skip it

forget all about it "Skip it", I said as she forgot to bring me the phone number after I had asked her three times.

there's more than one way to skin a cat

there are many ways to do it, I know another method For math problems, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

bit of skirt

a woman or women; a male expression for females viewed sexually. Also abbreviated to skirt

get skins

see slap skins (2)

hit dem skins

to have sex

hit skins

see slap skins (2)

homeskillet

a close relative or friend:"My homeskillet gets me the goods whenever I want" -- ?? (?? [??])

skill

general ability; ability on the microphone

skins

1. The lips of the vagina
2. condom
3. rolling papers

skint

having no money, poor

skirt

a female

skitzing

acting bizarre or crazy, from schizophrenic

slap skins

1. slapping hands together
2. to have sex; slapping skins, hitting skins, getting skins, etc. skins means the skin of the opposite sex

you damn skippy

yes, with emphasis; "Are you going to see that model tonight? You damn skippy!"

jump out or one's skin

be badly frightened；be very much surprised 惊吓；大吃一惊；吓了一跳
The door slammed with such a bang that I nearly jumped out of my skin．门砰地一声关上了，吓了我一跳。

save one's neck/skin

save from danger or trouble 免于遭殃；使摆脱困境
He's saved his neck，thanks to his counsel，but people will always suspect him．多亏他的辩护律师才使他免受绞刑，但人们将永远以怀疑的眼光来看他。
You really saved my neck by help ing me check up on many details in my paper；otherwise I couldn't have got the work done in time．你替我核对了这篇论文中的许多具体细节，真是帮了个大忙，否则我根本不可能及时完成这篇论文。

save one's skin

skim through

read quickly through浏览
I have just skimmed through the book；I intend to read it thoroughly when I get more time．这本书我只是浏览了一下，打算以后有充裕的时间再精读它。

skip off

leave without attracting attention 悄悄离开
He skipped off quickly when the waiter brought us the bill．侍者拿来帐单时，他很快溜走了。
She is always skipping out when there is washingup to be done．当要洗碗时，她总是悄悄溜走。

skip off/out

skip out

skip over

pass over； omit；ignore略过；遗漏；忽视
Let's skip over these points and come to the main argument．我们略过这几点来看看主要论点吧。
I'll skip over your rudeness．我不会计较你的粗鲁。

thin-skinned

Idiom(s): thin-skinned

Theme: SENSITIVE

easily upset or hurt; sensitive.
• You'll have to handle Mary's mother carefully. She's very thin-skinned.
• Jane weeps easily when people tease her. She's too thin-skinned.

thick-skinned

Idiom(s): thick-skinned

Theme: FEELING - LACKING

not easily upset or hurt; insensitive.
• Tom won't worry about your insults. He's completely thick-skinned.
• Jane's so thick-skinned she didn't realize Fred was being rude to her.

soaked to the skin

Idiom(s): soaked to the skin

Theme: WETNESS

with one's clothing wet clear through to the skin.
• I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin.
• Oh, come in and dry off! You must be soaked to the skin.

skin sb alive

Idiom(s): skin sb alive

Theme: SCOLDING

to be very angry with someone; to scold someone severely. (Folksy.)
• I was so mad at Jane that I could have skinned her alive.
• If I don't get home on time, my parents will skin me alive.