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boo Идиома
baby boomer
a person born during the decade after World War II Baby boomers will retire in the first decade of the 21st century.
booboo
(See make a booboo)
boobs
breasts, tits Okay, she has lovely boobs. What about her personality?
boogie
go, walk, drive Let's boogie on down to the store and rent a video.
book worm
one who reads a lot, geek Sarah is quite a book worm. She loves to read history books.
booked/booked up
no more space or rooms, no vacancy The Royal Hotel is booked up. Every room is reserved.
boom box
portable cassette/CD player.
boot it
drive fast, highball it, pedal to the metal If you boot it, Betty won't ride with you. She hates going fast.
boot out
make someone go or leave, get rid of someone, dismiss He was booted out of high school for smoking on the school grounds.
boot up
start or switch on a computer Wait until I boot up the Mac. Then we can print your letter.
booze
liquor, hooch, moonshine I think Gus has been drinking. His breath smells of booze.
boozing buddies
friends who drink liquor and party together In those days, Billy and I were boozin' buddies - pals.
caribouboo
a mistake made by a caribou, make a booboo """Why did the caribou get lost?"""
close the books
stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period They usually close the books at the end of February every year.
cook the books
illegally change information in accounting books in a company The accountant was cooking the books for over a year before he was caught.
crack a book
study, read a textbook Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.
curl up with a good book
sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.
Denver boot
a wheel block that stops a car from moving Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car.
every trick in the book
every method or device, every way of doing it If you want to find boys, Keiko knows every trick in the book.
give you a boost
cause you to be confident, encourage you Winning that award will give her a boost. It will encourage her.
give you the boot
fire you, dismiss you, down the road If you drink liquor at work, they'll give you the boot.
have a boo
have a look, have a peek Have a boo with my binoculars. You can see one of the planets.
hit the books
study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books.
in his good books
among those he likes, on his list of good people She's in his good books because she praised his painting.
in my good books
among the people I like, on my good side To get in my good books, you can help me with my homework.
in the boonies
out of town, out in the country Lan lives in the boonies - fifty kilometers from Calgary.
in your bad books
one of the people you do not like If I don't agree with you, I'll be in your bad books, right?
keep books
keep records of money earned and spent The accountant has been keeping careful books of all the transactions in the company.
kit and caboodle
everything, all the stuff, the whole shebang The canoe tipped, and it all fell in the river - kit and caboodle!
make a booboo
cause an error, make a mistake, screw up """I made a booboo."" ""Don't worry. We can fix it."""
on the books
listed, accounted for Is it legal to sell items that aren't on the books - that aren't listed?
one for the books
something very unusual or remarkable His latest complaint about noise at work is one for the books and is very stupid.
peek-a-boo
peek through the fingers with hands covering eyes Shelly was playing peek-a-boo with the baby.
quake in his boots
feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.
take a boo
look at, take a look Take a boo with my telescope. See the dust on the moon?
the whole caboodle
(See kit and caboodle)
throw the book at
punish severely for breaking a rule or the law The government threw the book at him after he was convicted of drunk driving.
tickedy-boo
operating well, A-OK After they gave him insulin, everything was tickedy-boo.
to boot
in addition to, plus We'll trade you the car for the truck and give you $500 to boot.
you bet your boots
believe it, certainly, you can count on it "The cowboy said, ""You bet your boots I'm going to the rodeo."""
you can't tell a book by its cover
the cover or surface does not reveal its contents, beauty is only skin deep If you buy a car because it looks nice, remember this: you can't tell a book by its cover.
ace boon coon
friends
ace boone coon
friends
afterboomer
newspaper slang for a person born between 1965 and 1974 after the baby-boom of 1946 to 1964
are your boots laced
inquiry as to whether or not one understands the matter in question
baboon
an oaf, a fool
bamboozle
1. to confuse, to mystify 2. To steal
black book
1. a small book carried by graffiti artists for others to do work in
2. a book to carry phone numbers in
3. The Bible
boo
1. a term of endearment, like baby
2. an expression used when someone stares at you for a long time and doesn't speak to you; you say boo!! "I said boo to that guy who just stared at me in the library"
3. a name given to a recluse, or someone strange and antisocial, as in Boo Radley from To Kill A Mockingbird:"Watch out for Boo; he might be a serial killer"
4. your boy/girlfriend: "He's my boo"
boo-boo
1. ugly (used for females)"Man, that chick is boo-boo"
2. a scar or bruise, an acne spot, etc
3. joke