의미: afloat

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1 <물위·공중에> 떠서(floating about)

2 해상에(at sea), 배 위에
▶ the largest battleship afloat 세계 최대의 전함
▶ cargo afloat 해상의 화물
▶ life[service] afloat 해상 생활[근무]

3 <갑판·전답 등이> 침수하여

4 헤매고, 방황하고; 불안정하여

5 <소문이> 퍼져

6 빚지지 않고; 활동하여

7 【상업】 <어음이> 유통하여
keep afloat 가라앉지[빚지지] 않게 하다[않고 있다]
set afloat …을 뜨게 하다; 유포시키다, <소문>을 퍼뜨리다
▷ flóat v., n.

visit from (Aunt) Flo 관용구

back teeth are floating

have to urinate, need to pee Please watch for a rest room. My back teeth are floating.

birds of a feather flock together

people who are similar become friends or join together Don

cash flow

money spent on the operation of a business Calculate your weekly business expenses. That's your cash flow.

flip-flop

change of opinion, move to the other side We often see politicians do a flip-flop after they're elected.

floor it

push the gas pedal down, pedal to the metal Buddy floors it from every stoplight. He drives too fast.

floor you

surprise you, shock you, bowl you over (see bowl me over) The odor from a turkey farm is enough to floor you.

Florida green

yellow traffic light, amber warning light Oops! I just drove through a Florida green. Any cops around?

get in on the ground floor

be there at the start, be one of the first If I get in on the ground floor at MING'S, I'll advance quickly.

go with the flow

take things as they come.

ground floor

the first or best chance - especially in a business The video store was a good investment so I was happy to get in on the ground floor.

a appointment from (Aunt) Flo

euphemism The time during which a woman menstruates; a woman's period. A pun on the changeable name "Flo" (a abridgement of Florence) and the "flow" of claret from the uterus that occurs during menstruation. I consistently get abhorrent cramps whenever I get a appointment from Aunt Flo. Do you anticipate you ability be pregnant? How continued has it been back you've had a appointment from Flo?Learn more: Flo, visit

visit from Flo

(...ˈflo) n. a menstrual period. (Learn added Aunt Flo.) I am assured a appointment from Flo, but she seems late. Learn more: Flo, visit

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