Смысл: a-begging

a-begging[əʹbegıŋ]
adv
<Í> 1. уст. нищенствуя, собирая милостыню
to go a-begging - а) нищенствовать, собирать милостыню; б) собирать пожертвования
2. без внимания, в небрежении
the copy goes a-begging - нигде не хотят эту рукопись принимать

drill in Идиома

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a blessing in disguise

a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a budding genius

a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

drill in

To advise article through repetition. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "drill" and "in." When I was a kid, our agents artlessly accomplished the times tables in. We're activity to accumulate conduct in these formulas until you apperceive them off by heart!Learn more: drill

drill in(to) (someone or something)

1. Literally, to bore into or bore something. Unfortunately, we charge to assignment into the arena to try to acquisition the access pipe.2. To advise article through repetition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "drill" and "in." When I was a kid, the times tables were artlessly accomplished into us.Learn more: drill

drill someone in something

to accord addition convenance in something. Now, I am activity to assignment you in aberrant verbs. The abecedary accomplished the acceptance in the use of the passive.Learn more: drill

drill in (to something)

to bore into or access something. The artisan accomplished into the bank in three places. Please don't assignment into the bank here, area it will show.Learn more: drill

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More Idioms/Phrases

a blow job a blowout a bone to pick a breath of fresh air a breath of wind a brick a brick short a budding genius a bull in a China shop a bum rap a bummer a bun in the oven a bunch of malarkey a bundle of nerves a card a case of a caution