barrel Идиома
a barrel of laughs
cash on the barrelhead
lock, stock and barrel
over a barrel
scrape the bottom of the barrel
shooting fish in a barrel
over a/the barrel
I have to obey him because he's got me over a barrel．我被他所控制，只好服从他。
over the barrel
I have to obey him because he's got me over a barrel．我被他所控制，只好服从他。
lock, stock, and barrel
Idiom(s): lock, stock, and barrelTheme: EVERYTHING
everything. (Fixed order.)
• We had to move everything out of the house—lock, stock, and barrel.
• We lost everything—lock, stock, and barrel—in the fire.
let sb have it with both barrels
Idiom(s): let sb have it (with both barrels)Theme: SCOLDING
to strike someone or attack someone verbally. (Informal. With both barrels simply intensifies the phrase.)
• I really let Tom have it with both barrels. I told him he had better not do that again if he knows what's good for him.
• Bob let John have it—right on the chin.
get sb over a barrel
Idiom(s): get someone over a barrel AND get someone under one's thumbTheme: DOMINATION
for someone to be put at the mercy of someone; to get control over someone.
• He got me over a barrel, and I had to do what he said.
• Ann will do exactly what I say. I've got her over a barrel.
• All right, John. You've got me under your thumb. What do you want me to do?
funny as a barrel of monkeys
Idiom(s): (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys AND more fun than a barrel of monkeysTheme: FUNNY
very funny.
• Todd was as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The entire evening was funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The party was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
as much fun as a barrel of monkeys
Idiom(s): as much fun as a barrel of monkeysTheme: FUNNY
a great deal of fun.
• Roger is as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.
• The circus was as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
Idiom(s): (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys AND more fun than a barrel of monkeysTheme: FUNNY
very funny.
• Todd was as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The entire evening was funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The party was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
A dishonest or immoral person can have a bad influence on a group.Barrel of laughs
If someone's a barrel of laughs, they are always joking and you find them funny.Pork barrel
Pork barrel politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good.Scraping the barrel
When all the best people, things or ideas and so on are used up and people try to make do with what they have left, they are scraping the barrel.roll out the barrel
prepare to have a good time: "Roll out the barrel - we're celebrating our exam results."cash on the barrelhead|barrelhead|cash
n. phr., informal Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car. Some lawyers want cash on the barrelhead.Compare: COLD CASH.
lock, stock, and barrel|barrel|lock|stock
n. phr. Everything; completely. The robbers emptied the whole house
lock, stock, and barrel. Compare: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER.
over a barrel|barrel|over|over the barrel
adv. phr., informal In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about what happens to you; in a helpless condition; trapped. Bill had Tom over a barrel because Tom owed him money. Ralph has me over a barrel; I need five dollars, and he won't lend it to me unless I let him use my bicycle.Compare: ON THE ROPES.
scrape the bottom of the barrel|barrel|bottom of t
v. phr., informal To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels and pennies for their lunch. The garage owner had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a qualified mechanic to work for him.barrel
barrelsee both barrels, with; bottom of the barrel; cash on the barrelhead; like shooting fish in a barrel; lock, stock, and barrel; more fun than a barrel of monkeys; over a barrel; pork barrel; rotten apple.
barrelhead
barrelheadon the barrelhead
upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery to pay cash on the barrelhead
both barrels, with
both barrels, withWith full force, as in When I scolded her for stealing, I let her have it with both barrels. This term alludes to firing with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
bottom of the barrel
bottom of the barrelThe least desirable, the dregs, as in The nominating committee had trouble finding candidates; they were settling for the bottom of the barrel. The phrase often occurs in scrape the bottom of the barrel, meaning “to use the least desirable elements” (because one has no choice), as in Bringing up that minor legal point proves that you're scraping the bottom of the barrel. This metaphor for the sediment left by wine in a barrel was already used by Cicero to describe the lowest elements of Roman society. [First half of 1900s]
like shooting fish in a barrel
like shooting fish in a barrelRidiculously easy, as in Setting up a computer nowadays is like shooting fish in a barrel. This hyperbolic expression alludes to the fact that fish make an easy target inside a barrel (as opposed to swimming freely in the sea). [Early 1900s]
on the barrel
on the barrelsee cash on the barrelhead.
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