a lot to smell or drink, get wind of When the coyotes get a snootful of our campfire, they'll run.
caught flatfooted
not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!
flatfoot
policeman, a constable who walks the streets Ted is a flatfoot in Regina. He works for Regina City Police.
flatfooted
(See caught flatfooted)
shortfall
loss, deficit Shoplifting is one of the reasons for the shortfall - for the deficit.
snootful
(See a snootful)
Artful Dodger
London cockney rhyming slang for lodger
doubtful about
full of doubt对…怀疑;不能肯定 I am doubtful of the news.我怀疑那个消息的可靠性。 Are you doubtful of success?你对成功有怀疑吗? I feel doubtful about whether to go.是否要去,我犹豫不决。
doubtful about/of
full of doubt对…怀疑;不能肯定 I am doubtful of the news.我怀疑那个消息的可靠性。 Are you doubtful of success?你对成功有怀疑吗? I feel doubtful about whether to go.是否要去,我犹豫不决。
doubtful of
full of doubt对…怀疑;不能肯定 I am doubtful of the news.我怀疑那个消息的可靠性。 Are you doubtful of success?你对成功有怀疑吗? I feel doubtful about whether to go.是否要去,我犹豫不决。
neglectful of
in the habit of neglecting things常常忘记 She works so hard that she is often neglectful of her family.她工作非常卖命,常常连家都忘了。 He is often neglectful of his promise.他常常言而无信。
tightfisted with money
Idiom(s): tightfisted (with money) AND closefisted (with money)
Theme: MONEY
very stingy with money. • The manager is very closefisted with expenditures. • My parents are very tightfisted with money.
hotfoot it out of somewhere
Idiom(s): hotfoot it out of somewhere
Theme: DEPART
to run away from a place. (Folksy.) • Did you see Tom hotfoot it out of the office when the boss came in? • Things are looking bad. I think we had better hotfoot it out of here.
faultfinding
n. Recrimination; nagging; criticism. All of this constant faultfinding will only to lead to trouble between you and your wife.
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.
flatfoot|flat foot|foot
n., slang, derogatory A policeman. "What does Joe do for a living? He's a flatfoot."
distrustful
distrustful distrustful of suspicious of; having no confidence in
hotfoot
hotfoot hotfoot it â Informal to hurry
hotfoot it
hotfoot it Go in haste, walk fast or run. For example, I'll have to hotfoot it to the airport if I'm to meet them. [Slang; c. 1900]
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