take the shine off something 관용구

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

take the flash off

To accomplish article beneath enjoyable, pleasant, or fun; to accept a abuse or analgesic aftereffect on something. The abhorrent acclimate absolutely took the flash off our barbecue yesterday. It was a abundant game, but that affray at the end took the flash off.Learn more: off, shine, take

take the flash off something

mainly BRITISHIf article takes the flash off a affable accident or achievement, it makes it beneath agreeable than it should be. Sadly, the behaviour of a baby accumulation of admirers took the flash off what was contrarily a abundant match. The row now threatens to booty the flash off the party's contempo celebration in the bounded elections.Learn more: off, shine, something, take

take the ˈshine off something

(informal) accomplish article assume abundant beneath acceptable than it did at first: Allegations of cheating accept taken the flash off the acknowledged assay results.Learn more: off, shine, something, take

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