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a rivederci[͵ærıvəʹdeətʃı]
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a bare-faced lie
a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.
a bed of roses
an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
a double-edged sword
a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.
a fine-toothed comb
a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.
a fool and his money are soon parted
"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.
a marked man
a person known for political beliefs or criminal acts When they discovered I had been a Nazi, I was a marked man.
a red-letter day
a special day, a memorable day This is going to be a red-letter day. I found my lost keys!
a redneck
a person who is intolerant of other opinions and cultures, a bigot "If you ask a redneck he'll say, ""Find a job or starve - and if you don't like it, too bad."""
absent-minded
forgetful Our neighbor is very absent-minded and is always getting locked out of his house.
all decked out
(See deck out)
all fired up
eager, enthused, gung ho Ian gets all fired up when he sees Kari. There's love in his eyes.
all it's cracked up to be
as good as the ads say, live up to the reports The new computer isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's not so hot.
all rolled up in one
combined His brother is president and vice-president all rolled up in one.
all spruced up
clean and dressed in your best clothes, dressed up The young farmers got all spruced up for the dance.
all teed up
the golf ball is on the tee, everything is ready The parade is ready to begin. It's all teed up.
all washed up
failed in business or career Barry's all washed up. His business is bankrupt.
armed to the teeth
fully armed, having many weapons The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.
bare-faced lie
(See a bare-faced lie)
bat five hundred
hit half the times at bat, win half the competitions If you solve five problems out of ten, you're batting five hundred.
bated breath
(See with bated breath)
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
be used to (+Ving/noun)
" be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with."
bed down
lie down and sleep, find a place to sleep After grazing in the valley, the deer will bed down on the hill.
better to have loved...
(See it is better to have loved and lost...)
bite the hand that feeds one
turn against or hurt a helper or supporter, repay kindness with wrong My niece is biting the hand that feeds her if she keeps abusing the help that her parents are giving her.
bite the hand that feeds you
be unkind to the one who cares for you or pays you If you criticize your employer, you bite the hand that feeds you.
black-listed
excluded, not be invited, not allowed to join Gore was black-listed because he led the demonstration.
blasted
dad-blamed, darn, doggone Where's the blasted hammer? It's never here when I need it!
bleeding heart
one who begs for sympathy for victims, have a soft spot... "Hector is a bleeding heart for wolves. ""Save the wolves,"" he tells people in his speeches."
bombed
drunk, hammered, sloshed to the gills Fay was bombed before she got to the party. She was drunk.
booked/booked up
no more space or rooms, no vacancy The Royal Hotel is booked up. Every room is reserved.
brain is fried
brain is very tired or ruined by drug abuse After writing six exams, my brain was fried - too much studying!
bright eyed and bushy tailed
frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested.
browned off
unhappy, a little bit angry, ticked off Tran was browned off because we were late. She didn't like that.
bug-eyed
wide-eyed with surprise The little boy was bug-eyed when he got a new bicycle for a birthday present.
bull-headed
" stubborn; inflexible."
burned
convicted or punished while involved in crime Tony got burned when he was a drug dealer. He went to jail.
bushed
" very tired; exhausted."
busted
charged by the police, arrested Shane got busted for trafficking. He sold cocain to some kids.
buzzed
slightly intoxicated, tipsy Jane got buzzed on fermented coconut juice. She was happy!
calculated risk
an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed They took a calculated risk when they introduced the new computer screen onto the market.
canned
prepared, memorized, a pat answer His answers sound canned, like he memorized them.
catch (someone) red-handed
catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.
caught flatfooted
not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!
caught red-handed
caught with evidence, caught in the act The smuggler was caught redhanded with a kilo of cocain.
checkered career
career with failures, history of good and bad His checkered career may ruin his chance of being elected.
cheesed off
upset, annoyed, ticked off They were cheesed off when I said you wouldn't pay them.
chicken feed
a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.
chicken-livered
cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.
choked
angry, mad, pissed She was really choked when you called her a bitch.