Смысл: ambulance chaser

ambulance chaser[ʹæmbjʋləns͵tʃeısə]
амер. разг.
<Í> 1) адвокат, навязывающий свои услуги лицам, пострадавшим от несчастных случаев
2) излишне напористый, навязчивый адвокат

chase Идиома

a wild goose chase

a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

chaser

a soft drink to follow a hard drink, a weaker drink The old man drank coffee as a chaser for the Irish whisky.

cut to the chase

tell the exciting part, get to the point George, please, cut to the chase. We're tired of the story already.

give chase

chase or run after someone or something The police gave chase to the man who robbed the store.

lead a merry chase

delay or escape capture by someone, make a person work hard He led the investigators on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.

wild goose chase

(See a wild goose chase)

Ambulance Chaser

American slang for a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims

chase the dragon

to smoke heroin by burning the drug on foil and inhaling the smoke through a tube

chubbychaser

a person who finds fat people attractive

sack chaser

woman using a man for money

wild-goose chase

Idiom(s): wild-goose chase

Theme: FUTILITY

a worthless hunt or chase; a futile pursuit.
• I wasted all afternoon on a wild-goose chase.
• John was angry because he was sent out on a wild-goose chase.

lead sb on a merry chase

Idiom(s): lead sb on a merry chase

Theme: FUTILITY

to lead someone in a purposeless pursuit.
• What a waste of time. You really led me on a merry chase.
• Jane led Bill on a merry chase trying to find an antique lamp.

go chase oneself

Idiom(s): go chase oneself

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to go away (and stop being a bother). (Slang.)
• He was bothering me, so I told him to go chase himself.
• Get out, you pest! Go chase yourself!

give chase to

Idiom(s): give chase (to sb or sth)

Theme: PURSUIT

to chase someone or something.
• The dogs gave chase to the fox.
• A mouse ran by, but the cat was too tired to give chase.
• The police gave chase to the robber.

If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch eithe

If you try to do two things at the same time, you won't succeed in doing either of them.

Chase rainbows

If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve.

Chase your tail

If you are chasing your tail, you are very busy but not being very productive.

ambulance chaser|ambulance|chaser

n. An attorney who specializes in representing victims of traffic accidents. By extension, a lawyer of inferior rank or talent. Don't hire Cohen; he's just another ambulance chaser.

give chase|chase|give

v. phr. To chase or run after someone or something. The dog saw a rabbit and gave chase. The policeman gave chase to the man who robbed the bank.

go chase oneself|chase|go

v. phr., slang Go away and stop being a nuisance. John's father was busy and told him to go chase himself. The owner of the store told the boys in front to go chase themselves.
Compare: BEAT IT, GO JUMP IN THE LAKE.

lead a merry chase|chase|lead|merry chase

v. phr. To delay or escape capture by (someone) skillfully; make (a pursuer) work hard. The deer led the hunter a merry chase. Valerie is leading her boyfriend a merry chase.

run after|chase|chase after|run

v. 1. To try to find; look for; hunt. The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things for setting the stage when it puts on a play. 2. informal To seek the company of; chase. Some boys spend a lot of time and money running after girls.

run around|chase|chase around|run

v., informal To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. Tim hasn't been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn't time to run around. Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together.

Often used with "with". Ruth runs around with girls who like to go dancing.
Compare: GO AROUND, HANG AROUND.

wild goose chase|chase|goose|wild|wild goose

n. phr. An absurd and completely futile errand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a man who never really existed.

chase

chase
see ambulance chaser; cut to the chase; give chase; go fly a kite; lead a chase; run after; wild goose chase.

lead a chase

lead a chase
Also, lead a merry chase or dance. Mislead someone; waste someone's time. For example, Mary refuses to commit herself and is leading John a merry chase, or Harry led us all a dance; we were waiting at the hotel and he'd gone to the movies. [First half of 1500s]