Смысл: abreaction

abreaction[͵æbrıʹækʃ(ə)n]
n психол.
<Í> абреакция, освобождение от напряжения, вызванного подавляемыми эмоциями, при помощи проигрывания конфликтной ситуации (устного или ролевого)

action Идиома

a piece of the action

a share of the profit or prize or loot Those who paid for the winning ticket get a piece of the action.

actions speak louder than words

people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.

chain reaction

one event causing a sequence of events Abe sold his shares, causing a chain reaction in the market.

drive you to distraction

cause you to lose thoughts, drive me up the wall Her continual chatter will drive you to distraction.

piece/slice of the action

a share in the activity or the profits of something The inventor wanted a large piece of the action of the profits from the new computer that he had invented.

take action

act in a deliberate way, act with a purpose Before I take action, I'll ask Bing if he was aware of the rules.

action

recreational activities such as gambling, prostitution and drugs

action man

a man who participates in macho activities

go into action

start sth．planned，esp．military attack（军事）行动；动手
As soon as the guards left，the prisoners went into action according to their escape plan．哨兵刚离开，囚犯们就按越狱计划开始行动。

out of action

not working；not functioning不能工作；失（去）效（能）
Three trains went out of action yesterday when the severe cold ruined the engines．昨天因天气奇冷致使发动机冻坏，3趟列车停止运行。

piece of the action

Idiom(s): piece of the action

Theme: SHARE

a share in a scheme or project; a degree of involvement. (Slang.)
• If you guys are going to bet on the football game, I want a piece of the action, too.
• My brother wants in on it. Give him a piece of the action.

all talk and no action

Idiom(s): all talk (and no action)

Theme: INACTION

talking about doing something, but never actually doing it.
• The car needs washing, but Bill is all talk and no action on this matter.
• Bill keeps saying he'll get a job soon, but he's all talk and no action.
• Bill won't do it. He's just all talk.

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.

Actions speak louder than words.

What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do.

Knee-jerk reaction

A knee-jerk reaction is an instant, instinctive response to a situation.

Knee Jerk Reaction

A quick and automatic response.

actions speak louder than words|action|actions|lou

What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say.

A proverb. John promised to help me, but he didn't. Actions speak louder than words. Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best player on the team.

gut reaction|gut|reaction

n. phr. A mental or physical response that springs from one's depths. My gut reaction was to get out of here as fast as possible.

out of action|action|out

adv. phr. Useless; crippled; damaged so as to be quiescent. American bombers put Nazi heavy industry out of action during World War II. When I broke my leg I was out of action for the entire football season.

center of attraction, the

center of attraction, the
Something or someone that attracts the most interest or curiosity. For example, The Ferris wheel is always the center of attraction at our carnival, or Jan is the center of attraction wherever she goes. This expression comes from physics, where since about 1770 it has denoted the point to which bodies tend by gravity or the action of centripetal force.

satisfaction

satisfaction
give satisfaction
1) to satisfy
2) to accept a challenge to duel