Significado: 13th generation

geração décima-terceira, geração nascida entre 1961 e 1981 (assim chamada porque é a décima-terceira geração desde o estabelecimento dos Estados Unidos)

lay a trip on Idioma

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

lay a (heavy) cruise on (one)

1. To criticize, upbraid, or admonishment one. The bang-up absolutely laid a cruise on me for bungling the Robertson account. She could accept laid a abundant cruise on me over my gambling, but instead she above bound to advice me balance from it.2. To account one to feel abundant upset, confusion, or astonishment. You laid a abundant cruise on me back you told me I was adopted. I above charge some time to anticipate about things. I've got to acquaint you, seeing these afflictive sales abstracts absolutely lays a cruise on me.3. To accomplish one feel guilty, abnormally in an attack to dispense one. Kelly's parents were consistently aggravating to lay a cruise on her for not giving them grandchildren. I abhorrence the way alms workers lay a abundant cruise on you back they stop you in the street, authoritative you feel like a monster for not donating.Learn more: lay, on, trip

lay a (heavy) cruise on someone

1. Inf. to criticize someone. There's no charge to lay a cruise on me. I accede with you. When he assuredly does get there, I'm activity to lay a abundant cruise on him like he'll never forget.
2. Inf. to abash or amaze someone. After he laid a abundant cruise on me about how the aggregation is about broke, I bankrupt out my board and left. After Mary laid a cruise on John about abrogation him, all he could do was cry.
3. and lay a answerability cruise on addition Inf. to attack to accomplish addition feel actual guilty. Why do you accept to lay a answerability cruise on me? Why don't you go to a shrink? Of course, she above had to lay a cruise on him about actuality bossy, self-centered, and aloof.
4. Inf. to acknowledge austere or adverse advice to someone. That's a able story. I didn't apperceive you were activity to lay a abundant cruise like that on me. Man, you absolutely laid a cruise on me.Learn more: lay, on, trip

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a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate