Significado: afflatus

n. inspiração; impulso

flat Idioma

caught flatfooted

not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!

fall flat

be unsuccessful, fail I think that my attempt at humor fell flat and now she doesn

flat

not motivated, lacking energy, not up for it In the second game, the team was flat. They lacked energy.

flat broke

having no money, out of cash By the end of my first term at university, I was flat broke.

flat out

as fast as possible, pedal to the metal Scott was driving flat out most of the way - over 180 km per hour.

flatfoot

policeman, a constable who walks the streets Ted is a flatfoot in Regina. He works for Regina City Police.

flatfooted

(See caught flatfooted)

flatliner

a person whose emotions do not change The doctor is a flatliner. His face shows no joy, no sorrow.

flattery will get you nowhere

saying nice things will not help you, kiss the blarney stone "When I complimented Anna on her hair, she said, ""Thanks, but flattery will get you nowhere."""

have a flat

have a hole in a tire, have a flat tire If you have a flat, phone a service station for help.

in nothing flat

quickly I will have this information printed out for you in nothing flat.

knock flat

knock down, knock over The flag pole was knocked flat - hit by a truck.

flatter oneself

feel assured；be sure of one's own talent or skill； be highly confident自信；敢说
I can flatter myself that my judgement is usually correct．我可以自信地说我的判断通常是正确的。
I flatter myself I can do it．我自信我能做。
She flatters herself that she is a better swimmer than he is．她确信她的游泳技术比他高明。

leave sb flat

Idiom(s): leave sb flat

Theme: FAILURE

to fail to entertain or stimulate someone.
• Your joke left me flat.
• We listened carefully to his lecture, but it left us flat.

flat as a pancake

Idiom(s): (as) flat as a pancake

Theme: FLATNESS

very flat. (Informal.)
• The punctured tire was as flat as a pancake.
• Bobby squashed the ant flat as a pancake.

fall flat on one's face

Idiom(s): fall flat (on one's face) AND fall flat (on its face)

Theme: FAILURE

to be completely unsuccessful. (Informal.)
• I fell flat on my face when I tried to give my speech.
• The play fell flat on its face.
• My jokes fall flat most of the time.

fall flat on its face

Better flatter a fool than fight him.

It's better to avoid disputes with stupid people.

fall flat|fall|flat

v., informal To be a failure; fail. The party fell flat because of the rain. His joke fell flat because no one understood it.

flat as a pancake|flat|pancake

adj. phr. Very level; very flat; having no mountains or hills. A great part of the American Midwest is as flat as a pancake.

flat-footed|flat|flat feet|flat foot|flatfoot|foot

adj., informal 1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright. The governor issued a flat-footed denial of the accusation. He came out flat-footed against the idea. 2. Not ready; not prepared;

usually used with "catch". The teacher's question caught Tim flat-footed. Unexpected company at lunch time caught Mrs. Green flat-footed.

flat-out|flat

adv. phr., informal 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. The student told his teacher flat-out that he was not listening to her. 2. At top speed; as fast as possible. He saw two men running flat-out from the wild rhinoceros.

flatfoot|flat foot|foot

n., slang, derogatory A policeman. "What does Joe do for a living? He's a flatfoot."

flatter oneself|flatter

To be sure of your own talent or skill; highly confident. I flatter myself that I am a better swimmer than he is.

in no time|flat|in nothing flat|no time

adv. phr., informal In a very little time; soon; quickly. When the entire class worked together they finished the project in no time. The bus filled with students in nothing flat.

leave flat|flat|leave

v. phr., informal To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat. My car ran out of gas and left me flat, ten miles from town.
Compare: LEAVE IN THE LURCH, WALK OUT².

stone-broke|broke|dead|dead broke|flat|flat broke|

adj., informal Having no money; penniless. Jill wanted to go to the movies but she was stone-broke. The man gambled and was soon flat broke.

caught flat-footed

caught flat-footed
Caught unprepared, taken by surprise, as in The reporter's question caught the President flat-footed. This usage comes from one or another sport in which a player should be on his or her toes, ready to act. [c. 1900]

flat on one's back

flat on one's back
1) Sick in bed. For example, The flu has put her flat on her back.
2) Helpless, without recourse, defeated, as in I wish I could help but the recession has put me flat on my back.

flat-footed

flat-footed
see caught flat-footed.

flatten

flatten
flatten out
1) to make or become flat or flatter by spreading out
2) Aeron. level off (sense ) (at level)

flatter

flatter
flatter oneself
to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)

leave flat

leave flat
Forsake or abandon completely, especially without warning. For example, He didn't tell her he wasn't picking her up; he just left her flat. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see high and dry; leave in the lurch.

More Idioms/Phrases

least least resistance, line of leather leave leave flat leave hanging leave holding the bag leave one cold leave open