의미: air wing

áir wìng【항공·군사】 비행단(cf. WING)

wing 관용구

back to the drawing board

go back to start a project or idea from the beginning The boss doesn

claws are showing

show resentment or envy or jealousy, if looks could kill When you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you dislike her?

drawing card

entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.

get in the swing of things

adapt to a new environment or situation He got into the swing of things after the party started.

glowing terms

(See in glowing terms)

in glowing terms

with much praise, praise you to the skies (see praise him to the skies) Your manager spoke of you in glowing terms. He praised you.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

on the wing

flying, in flight Canada geese were on the wing, going south for the winter.

so small you could barely swing a cat

very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

wing it

improvise, change your plans, play it by ear If I am asked strange questions at an interview, I wing it. I give the best answers I can think of.

wingding

wild party, bash We went to Happy Harry's wingding. It was a great party.

wingnut

a person who acts crazy, a nut Jerry, you wingnut! How did you get that horse in the elevator?

wingy

wild, crazy, wacko Leon drove his car into the lake again. That guy is really wingy!

with wings

to take out, to take with you, to go """Can I take your order?"" ""I'll have a Big Mac, a large fries and a Coke - with wings."""

swing

to have sexual intercourse

swing low

to have oral sex

in full swing

at the maximum point of activity 紧张（积极）进行
The negotiations are in full swing．谈判正在紧张地进行。
When he arrived，the meeting was already in full swing．当他到那里的时候，会议正开得很热烈。
A mass campaign to plant trees is in full swing．一场群众性植树运动正在轰轰烈烈地进行。

owing to

because of由于
Owing to your assistance，he finished the job in only two hours．由于你的帮助，他仅用两小时就把活干完了。
The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment．我们产品质量的稳步提高在很大程度上是由于设备有所改进。
I owe my present accomplishment to your timely assistance．我现在的成就多亏你的及时帮助。

swing round

1．turn round quickly 猛转身
He swung round to see who had pushed him．他赶紧回头看谁推了他。
He swung round to confront the man who had been shadowing him．他急忙转过身子，正视着尾随他的那个家伙。
2．change（opinion）改变（观点等）
When he realized the truth of the situation，he completely swung round to our position．他了解到事情真相后，就完全转到我们这方面来了。

waiting in the wings

Idiom(s): waiting in the wings

Theme: PREPARATION - READY

ready or prepared to do something, especially to take over someone else's job or position. (From waiting at the side of the stage to go on.)
• Mr. Smith retires as manager next year, and Mr. Jones is just waiting in the wings.
• Jane was waiting in the wings, hoping that a member of the hockey team would drop out and she would get a place on the team.

try one's wings

Idiom(s): try (out) one's wings

Theme: TRYING

to try to do something one has recently become qualified to do. (Like a young bird uses its wings to try to fly.)
• John just got his driver's license and wants to borrow the car to try out his wings.
• I learned to skin-dive, and I want to go to the seaside to try my wings.
• She was eager to try out her wings.

Trouble is brewing

Idiom(s): Trouble is brewing, AND There is trouble brewing

Theme: TROUBLE

Trouble is developing.
• Trouble's brewing at the office. I have to get there early tomorrow.
• There is trouble brewing in the government. The prime minister may resign.

take sb under one's wings

Idiom(s): take sb under one's wing(s)

Theme: MANAGE

to take over and care for a person.
• John wasn't doing well in geometry until the teacher took him under her wing.
• I took the new workers under my wings, and they learned the job in no time.

swing sth

Idiom(s): swing sth

Theme: CAUSES

to make something happen. (Slang.)
• I hope I can swing a deal that will make us all a lot of money.
• We all hope you can swing it.

see which way the wind is blowing

Idiom(s): see which way the wind is blowing

Theme: OBSERVATION

to determine what is the most expedient thing to do.
• We studied the whole situation to see which way the wind was blowing and decided to avoid any conflict at that time.
• Sam failed to see which way the wind was blowing and got himself caught up in an argument.

not enough room to swing a cat

Idiom(s): not enough room to swing a cat

Theme: SIZE - SMALL

not very much space. (Folksy.)
• Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.
• How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.

have growing pains

Idiom(s): have growing pains

Theme: DIFFICULTY

[for an organization] to have difficulties in its growth.
• The banker apologized for losing my check and said the bank was having growing pains.
• Governments have terrible growing pains.

get into the swing of things

Idiom(s): get into the swing of things

Theme: JOINING

to join into the routine or the activities.
• Come on, Bill. Try to get into the swing of things.
• John just couldn't seem to get into the swing of things.

get into full swing

Idiom(s): get into full swing AND get into high gear

Theme: ACTIVITY

to move into the peak of activity; to start moving fast or efficiently. (Informal.)
• In the summer months, things really get into full swing around here.
• We go skiing in the mountains each winter. Things get into high gear there in November.

clip one's wings

Idiom(s): clip one's wings

Theme: CONTROL

to restrain someone; to reduce or put an end to a teenager's privileges. (Informal.)
• You had better learn to get home on time, or I will clip your wings.
• My mother clipped my wings. I can't go out tonight.

There is trouble brewing

swing into action

Idiom(s): go into action AND swing into action

Theme: WORK

to start doing something.
• I usually get to work at 7:45, and I go into action at 8:00.
• When the ball is hit in my direction, you should see me swing into action.

Time has wings.

Time goes by quickly.

Full swing

If a something is in full swing, it is going or doing well.

Go down swinging

If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.

In the swing

If things are in the swing, they are progressing well.

Swing the lead

If you swing the lead, you pretend to be ill or do not do your share of the work.

Swinging door

This idiom refers to something or someone that can go in two conflicting or opposite directions.

Swings and roundabouts

If something's swings and roundabouts, it has about as many disadvantages as it has advantages.

Take someone under your wing

If you take someone under your wing, you look after them while they are learning something.

Wing and a prayer

If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you try to do something and hope you'll succeed even though you have very little chance of success.

No Room to Swing a Cat

An unsually small or confined space.

go back to the drawing board

to have to start again because something didn't work: "Unfortunately the plans didn't work out. We'll have to go back to the drawing board."

clip one's wings|clip|wing|wings

v. phr. To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success. When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings. Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so his father stopped his allowance; that clipped his wings.

drawing card|card|draw|drawing

n. The most important figure in a multi-person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. During the concert series Barbra Streisand was the biggest drawing card. The biggest drawing card at many a university is the resident Nobel Laureate.

growing pains|grow|growing|pain|pains

n. 1. Pains in children's legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. The little girl's legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains. 2. informal Troubles when something new is beginning or growing. The factory has growing pains.

in full swing|full swing|swing

adj. phr. Actively going on; in full action. The Valentine party was in full swing. All of the children were planting seeds; the gardening project was in full swing.

left-wing|left|wing

adj. That which is or belongs to a group of people in politics that favors radical change in the direction of socialism or communism. The left-wing faction called for an immediate strike.

on the wing|on|wing

adv. or adj. phr. 1. In the air; while flying. The duck flew away, but John shot it on the wing. 2. informal In constant motion; always very busy. Susan was on the wing doing things to get ready for her trip. Mr. Jones had a busy schedule and his secretary had to catch him on the wing to sign the letters.
Synonym: ON THE FLY. 3. informal Moving from one place to another; traveling; going somewhere. Mary's husband is a traveling salesman and he's always on the wing. They stayed in France for a week and then they were on the wing again.
Synonym: ON THE GO, ON THE MOVE.

right-wing|right|wing

adj. Being or belonging to a political group which opposes any important change in the way the country is run. Some countries with right-wing governments have dictators.
Antonym: LEFT-WING.