Смысл: afloat

afloat1. [əʹfləʋt] a predic
<Í> 1. плавающий на поверхности воды; плывущий по течению
to be afloat - плыть, плавать
2. (находящийся) в ходу, в движении; в полном разгаре
rumours are afloat - ходят слухи
3. покрытый, залитый водой
decks are afloat - палубы залиты /затоплены/ водой
4. мор. (находящийся) на службе в военном флоте

2. [əʹfləʋt] adv
<Í> 1. 1) на воде, на море; на поверхности (воды)
to keep afloat - держаться на поверхности, не тонуть [ср. тж. 4]
to bring /to get/ smth. afloat - а) снять с мели; б) пустить в ход
2) в плавании
life afloat - жизнь на море, жизнь моряка
how long did you spend afloat? - как долго вы были в плавании?
3) мор. на плаву
the ship was set afloat - судно было спущено на воду
2. на борту, на борт (судна)
cargo afloat and ashore - груз на борту и на берегу
3. в действии, в деле; на ходу
to get a new periodical afloat - начать издание нового журнала
4. при деньгах, не на мели
lend me some money to keep me afloat - одолжи мне денег, а то я на мели /чтобы я мог перебиться/ [ср. тж. 1]

flo Идиома

back teeth are floating

have to urinate, need to pee Please watch for a rest room. My back teeth are floating.

birds of a feather flock together

people who are similar become friends or join together Don

cash flow

money spent on the operation of a business Calculate your weekly business expenses. That's your cash flow.

flip-flop

change of opinion, move to the other side We often see politicians do a flip-flop after they're elected.

floor it

push the gas pedal down, pedal to the metal Buddy floors it from every stoplight. He drives too fast.

floor you

surprise you, shock you, bowl you over (see bowl me over) The odor from a turkey farm is enough to floor you.

Florida green

yellow traffic light, amber warning light Oops! I just drove through a Florida green. Any cops around?

get in on the ground floor

be there at the start, be one of the first If I get in on the ground floor at MING'S, I'll advance quickly.

go with the flow

take things as they come.

ground floor

the first or best chance - especially in a business The video store was a good investment so I was happy to get in on the ground floor.

have the floor

it is your turn to speak to the group You have the floor, Mai. Please tell us about your idea.

mop the floor with us

perform so well the audience wants more We loved the Gagnon concert. He mopped the floor with us.

wall flower

a girl who is not invited to dance, no shrinking violet I won't go to the party because I feel like a wall flower when the boys don't ask me to dance.

Aunt Flo

menstrual period:"Man, Aunt Flo is visiting"

flo'

floor

floss

1. to move in and out of something:"Floss the NSX" -- DJ Quick (Dollars and sense)
2. to show off

flossin'

what type of clothes you wear, what is your style

flow

1. money
2. to rhyme continuously in the same rhyme scheme without stopping

toe up from the floor up

to be really messed up (like from a hangover)

tore up from da flo up

ugly

take the floor

address a public meeting发表演说
When our representative took the floor，a hush fell over the audience．我们的代表发言时，听众席鸦雀无声。

wipe the floor up with

Idiom(s): wipe the floor up with sb

Theme: FIGHTING

to beat or physically abuse someone. (Slang. Usually said as a threat.)
• You say that to me one more time, and I'll wipe the floor up with you.
• Oh, yeah! You're not big enough to wipe up the floor with anybody!

walk the floor

Idiom(s): walk the floor

Theme: WAITING

to pace nervously while waiting.
• While Bill waited for news of the operation, he walked the floor for hours on end.
• Walking the floor won't help. You might as well sit down and relax.

mop the floor up with

Idiom(s): mop the floor up with sb

Theme: ATTACK

to overwhelm and physically subdue someone; to beat someone. (Slang.)
• Stop talking like that, or I'll mop the floor up with you!
• Did you hear that? He threatened to mop up the floor with me!

get the floor

Idiom(s): get the floor

Theme: COMMUNICATION

to receive official permission to address the audience.
• When I get the floor, I'll make a short speech.
• The last time you had the floor, you talked for an hour.

flotsam and jetsam

Idiom(s): flotsam and jetsam

Theme: WORTHLESSNESS

worthless matter; worthless encumbrances. (Refers to the floating wreckage of a ship and its cargo. Fixed order.)
• His mind is burdened with the flotsam and jetsam of many years of poor instruction and lax study habits.
• Your report would be better if you could get rid of a lot of the flotsam and jetsam and clean up the grammar a bit.

flora and fauna

Idiom(s): flora and fauna

Theme: LIFE

plants and animals. (Latin. Fixed order.)
• The magazine story described the flora and fauna of Panama.
• We went for a hike in the Finnish wilderness hoping to learn all about the local flora and fauna.

float a loan

Idiom(s): float a loan

Theme: MONEY

to get a loan; to arrange for a loan.
• I couldn't afford to pay cash for the car, so I floated a loan.
• They needed money, so they had to float a loan.

ebb and flow

Idiom(s): ebb and flow

Theme: SEA

to decrease and then increase, as with tides; a decrease followed by an increase, as with tides. (Fixed order.)
• The fortunes of the major political parties tend to ebb and flow over time.
• The ebb and flow of democracy through history is a fascinating subject.

do a flip-flop

Idiom(s): do a flip-flop (on something) AND do an about-face

Theme: REVERSAL

to make a total reversal of opinion. (Informal or slang.)
• Without warning, the government did a flip-flop on taxation.
• It had done an about-face on the question of deductions last year.

Birds of a feather flock together.

People of the same sort are usually found together.

Flogging a dead horse

(UK) If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they're flogging a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.

Flowery speech

Flowery speech is full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.

On the factory floor

On the factory floor means the place where things are actually produced.

Shop floor

'Shop floor' refers to the part of an organisation where the work is actually performed rather than just managed.

Through the floor

If prices go, or fall, through the floor, they fall very quickly.

Wallflower

A woman politician given an unimportant government position so that the government can pretend it takes women seriously is a wallflower.

Whatever floats your boat

When people say this, they mean that you should do whatever makes you happy.

Wipe the floor with

(UK) If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily.

a wallflower

someone who stands on his own at parties: "Who's the wallflower over there?"

burn up the dance floor

dance a lot: "They like burning up the dance floor."

bird has flown|bird|flown|fly

slang The prisoner has escaped; the captive has got away. When the sheriff returned to the jail, he discovered that the bird had flown.

birds of a feather flock together|bird|birds|birds

People who are alike often become friends or are together; if you are often with certain people, you may be their friends or like them.

A proverb. Don't be friends with bad boys. People think that birds of a feather flock together.

flip-flop|flip|flop

flip-flop¹ v., informal To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch. The football coach had one play in which he flip-flopped his left halfback and fullback.
flip-flop² n., informal A complete change; a switch from one thing to an entirely different one. John wanted to be a carpenter like his father, but when he saw the print shop he did a flip-flop and now he's learning printing.
flip-flop³ adj. phr., informal Involving or using a change from one of two places, positions, or alternatives to the other. The machine was controlled by a flip-flop switch. The football coach hoped to surprise his opponents by using a flip-flop offense.

floor one|floor

v. phr. To overwhelm; astound; nonplus. John's sudden announcement that he would retire floored all of us in the office.

floorwalker

n. A section manager in a department store. To exchange this pair of shoes, you must first get the floorwalker's approval.

flower child|child|flower

n., slang, informal 1. A young person who believes in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize his peace-loving nature. Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate! 2. Any person who cannot cope with reality. "Face facts, Suzie, stop being such a flower child!"

flower power|flower|power

n., slang The supposed power of love and nonviolence as intended to be used by members of the anti-culture to change American society. The young people were marching for flower power.

get in on the ground floor|get in|get in on|ground

v. phr. To be one of the first members or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc. Elliott got in on the ground floor and made a fortune at the company. Mr. Smith who joined the new college as an instructor, got in on the ground floor, and wound up as its president after twenty years.

ground floor|floor|ground

n. 1. First floor of a house or building. Mrs. Turner has an apartment on the ground floor. 2. informal The first or best chance, especially in a business. That man got rich because he got in on the ground floor of the television business.