Смысл: acre-inch

acre-inch[͵eıkə(r)ʹıntʃ]
n
<Í> акр-дюйм

inch Идиома

a cinch

something that's very easy to do.

a penny pincher

a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.

a pinch of coon shit

very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.

a pinch of salt

a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge.

a pinch to grow an inch

on your birthday, guests pinch you to help you grow taller """Happy birthday, Sal. Here's a pinch to grow an inch!"" ""Ouch!"""

feel the pinch

feel a little bit poorer, feel there is less money

give an inch

concede a little bit, compromise, let up We asked Dad to change his rule, but he wouldn't give an inch.

give him an inch and he'll take a mile

give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

give someone an inch and they will take a mile

if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn

in a pinch

okay when nothing else is available That other tool will do in a pinch if we can

lead pipe cinch

certain of the result, a foregone conclusion The Jets are a lead pipe cinch to win the game. They're better.

penny pincher

(See a penny pincher)

pinch

steal, rob, take what does not belong to you When he was a boy he pinched pennies from his mom's purse.

pinch an inch

pinch an inch of fat on your body """If I can pinch an inch, am I fat?"" ""No. Just pleasantly plump."""

pinch hitter (baseball)

substitute batter, extra batter Gomez is the best pinch hitter on the team. His average is .372.

pinch of coon shit

(See a pinch of coon shit)

pinch of salt

(See a pinch of salt)

pinch off a loaf

have a bowel movement, drop a log """Where were you?"" ""In the can, pinching off a loaf."""

pinch pennies

be careful with money, be thrifty My grandmother always pinches pennies and will never spend her money foolishly.

pinch to grow an inch

(See a pinch to grow an inch)

arfinch

British slang for to steal

with a grain/pinch of salt

with reserve or doubt半信半疑；可疑
You'll have to take what he says with a grain of salt．他说的话你不可全信。
with a heavy hand oppressively压制；苛刻；用高压手段
He ruled his household with a heavy hand．他在家里太专横了。

with a pinch of salt

within an inch of one's life

Idiom(s): within an inch of one's life

Theme: DAYDREAM

very close to losing one's life; almost to death.
• The accident frightened me within an inch of my life.
• When Mary was seriously ill in the hospital, she came within an inch of her life.

take sth with a pinch of salt

Idiom(s): take something with a pinch of salt AND take something with a grain of salt

Theme: DISBELIEF

to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt.
• You must take anything she says with a grain of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth.
• They took my explanation with a pinch of salt. I was sure they didn't believe me.

pinch-hit for

Idiom(s): pinch-hit (for sb)

Theme: SUBSTITUTION

to substitute for someone. (Originally from baseball, where it refers to a substitute batter.)
• Will you pinch-hit for me at band practice?
• Sorry, I can't pinch-hit. I don't have the time.

inch by inch

Idiom(s): inch by inch

Theme: MOVEMENT

one inch at a time; little by little.
• Traffic moved along inch by inch.
• Inch by inch, the snail moved across the stone.

inch along

Idiom(s): inch along (sth)

Theme: MOVEMENT

to move slowly along something little by little.
• The cat inched along the carpet toward the mouse.
• Traffic was inching along.

every inch a

Idiom(s): every inch a something AND every inch the something

Theme: THOROUGHNESS

completely; in every way. (With the force of an attributive adjective.)
• Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.
• Her father is every inch a gentleman.

come within an inch of

Idiom(s): come within an inch of doing something AND come within an ace of doing something

Theme: ALMOST

almost to do something; to come very close to doing something. (The reference to distance is usually metaphorical)
• I came within an inch of going into the Army.
• I came within an inch of falling off the roof.
• She came within an ace of buying the house.

every inch the

Give someone an inch and they will take a mile.

Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.

Take a raincheck

If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later. ('Raincheck' is also used.)

Raincheck

An offer or deal that is declined right now but willing to accept later.

by inches|inch|inches

adv. phr. By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. The river was rising by inches. They got a heavy wooden beam under the barn for a lever, and managed to move it by inches. He was dying by inches.

every inch|every|inch

adv. phr. To the last part, in every way; completely. He was every inch a man. Henry looked every inch a soldier.

feel the pinch|feel|pinch

v. phr. To be short of money; experience monetary difficulties. If we are going to have a recession, everybody will feel the pinch.

give one an inch, and he will take a mile|give|inc

If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never satisfied. I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more. If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile. The counselor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a haircut until Saturday. It's against the rules, and if I give an inch, someone will take a mile."

in a pinch|pinch

adv. phr., informal In an emergency. Dave is a good friend who will always help out in a pinch.

inch (one's way) along|inch|inch along|inch one's

v. phr. To. proceed slowly and with difficulty. When the electricity failed, it took John half an hour to inch his way along the corridors of the office building.

it's a cinch|cinch

informal sentence It is very easy. "What about the final exam?" Fred asked. "It was a cinch" Sam answered.
Compare: PIECE OF CAKE.

penny-pincher|penny|pincher

n., informal A stingy or selfish person; miser. He spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny-pincher. -

penny-pinching|penny|pinching

adj. or n., informal Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle.

pinch and scrape|pinch|scrape

v. phr. To save as much money as possible by spending as little as possible. They are trying to buy their first house so they are pinching and scraping every penny they can.

pinch pennies|pennies|penny|pinch

v. phr., informal Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies. -

pinch-hit|hit|pinch

v. 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. Smith was sent in to pinch-hit for Jones. 2. informal To act for a while, or in an emergency, for another person; take someone's place for a while. I asked him to pinch-hit for me while I was away. The president of the City Council pinch-hits for the mayor when the mayor is out of town. -

pinch-hitter|hit|hitter|pinch|pinch-hit

n. Jones was hit by a pitched ball and Smith came in as a pinch-hitter. When our teacher was sick, Mrs. Harris was called as a pinch-hitter. -

pinch-hitting|hit|hitting|pinch|pinch-hit

adj. or n. Pinch-hitting for another teacher is a hard job.

pride must take a pinch|pinch|pride

One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty.

A proverb. "Mother," Sue cried, "stop pulling my hair!" "Just a moment, young lady," the mother answered, while combing her hair. "Don't you know that pride must take a pinch?"

take with a grain of salt|a grain of salt|a pinch

v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt. We took Uncle George's stories of the war with a pinch of salt.