Смысл: acromegalies

acromegaly[͵ækrə(ʋ)ʹmegəlı]
n мед.
<Í> акромегалия

lie Идиома

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a pack of lies

many lies, no truth to it What Gail is saying about Julie is a pack of lies. It's not true.

as the crow flies

the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

believe my eyes

(See can't believe my eyes)

believe one

believe what one hears, become sure of (something) I couldnbelieve what one sees, become sure of seeing something We couldn

breathe a sigh of relief

feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.

butterflies in one

a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach The little boy had butterflies in his stomach when he had to give the speech in front of the class.

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

can't believe my eyes

cannot believe what I see, it is unbelievable When you walked into that cafe, I couldn't believe my eyes.

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

drop like flies

dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies.

get your jollies

(See get your kicks)

hard to believe

not easy to believe, difficult to believe It's hard to believe that you're a grandfather. You look so young.

holier-than-thou

acting as if one is better than others in goodness or character etc. I don

how time flies

how quickly time passes, how short the time seems How time flies when I visit you. The hours pass too quickly.

led to believe

be told, be given information, lead you down... """Were you led to believe that the car was in good condition?"" ""Yes. They said it was fine."""

let sleeping dogs lie

don

lie down on the job

stop working, refuse to work Yes, I take long coffee breaks, but I would never lie down on the job.

lie in state

after death a famous person lies in a state of honor (in an open coffin) so the public can see their body The President lay in state for three days after his death.

lie in wait

watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone The police decided to lie in wait for the bank robbers to appear at the bank.

lie low

stay quietly out of sight, try not to attract attention He is very angry at you so I think that you should lie low for a few days until he calms down.

little white lie

(See white lie)

lovelies

ladies, women, girls, chicks When we docked at Rome, we met three lovelies and went dancing.

make believe

imagine, pretend, make up """Let's make believe we are baby elephants,"" I said to the children."

nervous Nellie

a timid person who lacks determination and courage He is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of most of the other students in the school.

pull the goalie (hockey)

remove the goaltender and use an extra skater After our coach pulled the goalie we scored and tied the game.

time flies when you're having fun

time goes quickly when you are playing, how time flies "Ho looked at his watch, yawned and said, ""Time flies when you're having fun, eh."""

white lie

a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something not seriously wrong) I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick yesterday when actually I wasn

without a word of a lie

without any lies, the gospel truth Without a word of a lie, that fish was five feet long.

yellow-bellied

extremely timid, cowardly Everyone thinks that the new boss handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.

allies

a person or persons that supports homosexuality or a homosexual

catch flies

to look blankly with one's mouth open

Cavalier

an uncircumcised penis and consequently a male with such. Compare with "Roundhead"

Charlie

1. cocaine; probably the most commonly used slang term for cocaine
2. a fool, an idiot

charlie's dead

a euphemistic warning for your petticoat or slip is showing. An expression rapidly becoming obsolete with the changing of fashion away from wearing such items

charlies

women's breasts

lie

see marijuana

rollie

rolling papers

believe in

1．consider sth．to be true；have faith or trust in相信…是真的；信赖；信仰
Christians believe in God．基督徒信仰上帝。
I don't believe in him．我不信任他。
2．favour； support the idea of赞成；支持；主张
His parents don't believe in sending him to school too early．他的父母不主张太早送他上学。
He believes very strongly in female emancipation．他坚决主张妇女解放。
I believe in keeping early hours．我相信早睡早起有好处。
She believes in plenty of fresh air and exercise．他相信大量的新鲜空气和锻炼有好处。

lie about

1．lie unused or unwanted 搁置不用
That old book was lying about for years before I finally threw it away．那本旧书搁放了好几年不用，最后我把它扔掉了。
2．be thrown about 到处乱放；乱撒
Don't leave your clothes lying about the room．不要把衣服乱扔在房间里。
3．lie idly doing nothing 闲躺着不干事
Don't lie about all day．别整天躺着啥事也不干。

lie about/around

lie around

lie back

1．get into or be in a lying position 躺下
Lie back，and you'll be more comfortable．向后靠，这样你会舒服些。
She lay back in bed．她仰着躺在床上。
2．stop working；rest 停止忙碌；休息
After a busy life he was content to lie back and take it easy．经过一生忙碌的生涯后，他对能休息下来享受清闲的生活而感到满足。

lie behind

1．be the cause of；be the explanation for 是…理由
I'm not sure what lay behind his remarks．我不清楚他说这样的话的原因是什么。
2．have happened to；be in the past 先于…存在；已成过去
Some difficulties lie behind us，but greater ones lie ahead．有些困难已经过去，而更大的困难还在前面。
Behind lay nothing but defeat；ahead lay the certainty of victory．回顾过去，只有失败；展望未来，胜利在望。

lie down

1．recline 躺下
You had better go and lie down．你还是去躺一下好。
2．go to rest；sleep；wait 休息；睡觉；等候
I lay down for an hour．我躺下休息了一个小时。
Let me lie down；I am very tired．让我休息，我很疲倦。
3．fail in response to obligations；prove disappointing；purposely fail to do one's job 令人失望；有意失职；偷懒
He lay down on me．他令我失望。
If you lie down on your job，you will lose it．你如果故意偷懒，就会失业。
Bell isn't trying to learn his lessons．He is lying down on the job．比尔不想学习，他是有意偷懒。
4．submit tamely；accept 驯服；接受；忍受
He lay down like a coward．他象懦夫一样地屈服了。
I hope you don't expect me just to lie down and take his insults．我想你不会要我容忍他的污辱的。
The men will not lie down under such treatment．工人们不会逆来顺受这种待遇。

lie in

1．be in the power of 在…能力以内
I have done everything that lies in my power．我已尽了最大努力。
2．centre in；exist in；be found in 集中于；在于；存在于
All their hopes lie in him．他们把一切希望都寄托在他身上。
The chief difficulty lies in finding a good opportunity．主要困难在于找到一个好时机。
The trouble lies in the engine．毛病出在发动机上。
His chief attraction lies in his character，not his looks．他的魅力在于他的性格，而不是外貌。
The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in mechanization．农业的根本出路在于机械化。
3．stay in bed to await the birth of a child 分娩
She is lying in．她正在分娩。
The time has come for her to lie in．她生产的时候已经到了。
4．stay in bed after the normal time for getting up 睡懒觉
You ought to lie in tomorrow and catch up on your sleep．你明天应当晚起，把你所缺的觉补上。
She never lies in，even on Sunday mornings．她从不睡懒觉，即使星期天早上也如此。

lie off

1．keep a little away from the shore；rest nearby 与陆地保持一段距离；在附近停泊
The ship is now lying off，ready to load up．现在这艘船在附近停泊，等待装货。
2．cease work for a time 歇工；暂停工作
As soon as he makes a little money，he lies off and spends it．他挣一点钱就不干活，将其花尽。
The men had to lie off for a week as the rain made building impossible．大雨使建筑工程无法进行，工人们只好暂时歇工一星期。

lie on

1．be a matter of obligation or duty为…义务或职责
It lies upon him to support his family．赡养家庭是他的责任。
The whole responsibility lies upon me．全部责任落在我的身上。
2．depend on 依赖
Your success lies upon your effort．你的成功归于你的努力。
Her life lies on the result of this operation．她的生命取决于这次手术的结果。
3．bear as a burden 压在
The crime lay heavy on his conscience．那罪行成为他良心上的沉重负担。