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meet Идиома

hold a meeting

organize and conduct a meeting The club will hold a meeting on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

make ends meet

pay the bills, have enough to pay the expenses Although the Millers are poor, they make ends meet.

meet someone half-way

make a compromise with someone He is very stubborn and is never willing to meet his friends half-way.

meet up with

meet by accident, come upon without planning or expecting to He met up with a nice group of people in Australia when he was travelling there.

meeting of minds

mutual agreement, consensus We agreed to share the cost of the project. It was a meeting of minds.

more than meets the eye

(See there's more than meets the eye)

round robin (meeting or discussion)

a meeting or discussion in which each person in a group takes part We had a round robin panel discussion on what we could do to help save the environment.

there's more than meets the eye

part of the story has not been told In a government scandal, there's always more than meets the eye.

make (both) ends meet

earn what it costs to live收支相抵
He could not make both ends meet．他入不敷出。
However much money you earn，it's still difficult to make ends meet．不管你挣多少钱，若要收支平衡仍有困难。

meet one's engagements

1．keep one's promise承诺（约言、契约）
He has met his engagements．他已履行了他的契约。
2．make payment付款
He has not enough money to meet his engagements．他没有足够的钱来偿清他的债务。

meet sb．'s eye

appear clearly清楚地出现在某人眼前
When John walked out of the woods，a clear blue lake met his eye．约翰走出树林时，清澈的湖水展现在他眼前。
She was afraid to meet my eye．她不敢正眼看我。

meet sbhalf way

compromise；come to an understanding with sb． when opinions differ妥协；和解
In an effort to end the strike，the owners agreed to meet the strikers halfway．为了努力结束这场罢工，老板自己和罢工者和解了。
The two sides finally met halfway —the workers gave up their pay claim but got the cut in working hours that they wanted．双方最后都作出了让步—工人们放弃增加工资的要求，但得到了他们想要的劳动时间的减少。
John has definite ideas about things，but he's not unreasonable，he always tries to meet you halfway．约翰对事情有明确的意见，但他不是不讲理的，他总是努力和你折衷一下。

meet with

1．meet，usu．by accident（偶然）遇见
In the woods， he met with two strangers．在树林里他遇上了两个陌生人。
I met with an old friend at the meeting．我在会上碰到了一个老朋友。
2．meet together，usu．by plan （按计划）约见
The two scouts went to meet with the officers to talk about plans for the march．两位侦察员前去会见军官，讨论行军计划。
I met with him at the bus stop and together we went to dine at a restaurant．我和他在汽车站碰头，然后一起去饭馆吃饭。
3．experience经历；遭受
The farmer met with misfortune；storm．这位农场主遭受了不幸，他的庄稼被一场暴风雨毁了。
On every battle field the enemy met with defeat．敌军在各个战场上都吃了败仗。
4．agree with；be in accord with 符合（某种意见）；获得（同意）
The suggestion met with unanimous approval．该项建议获得一致通过。
The plan you submitted seems to meet with the committee's ideas on the subject．你提出的计划似乎符合委员会对这个问题的主张。

Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes

Idiom(s): Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes

Theme: CLOTHING

one's best clothes. (Folksy.)
• John was all dressed up in his Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
• I hate to be wearing my Sunday- go-to-meeting clothes when everyone else is casually dressed.

meet the requirements

Idiom(s): meet the requirements (for sth)

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to fulfill the requirements for something.
• Sally was unable to meet the requirements for the job.
• Jane met the requirements and was told to report to work the next day.

meet one's Waterloo

Idiom(s): meet one's Waterloo

Theme: ENDINGS

to meet one's final and insurmountable challenge. (Refers to Napoleon at Waterloo. )
• The boss is being very hard on Bill. It seems that Bill has finally met his Waterloo.
• John was more than Sally could handle. She has finally met her Waterloo.

meet one's match

Idiom(s): meet one's match

Theme: SIMILARITY

to meet one's equal.
• John played tennis with Bill yesterday, and it looks as if John has finally met his match.
• Listen to Jane and Mary argue. I always thought that Jane was loud, but she has finally met her match.

meet one's end

Idiom(s): meet one's end

Theme: DAYDREAM

to die.
• The dog met his end under the wheels of a car.
• I don't intend to meet my end until I'm 100years old.

meet sb halfway

Idiom(s): meet sb halfway

Theme: COMPROMISE

to offer to compromise with someone.
• No, I won't give in, but I'll meet you halfway.
• They settled the argument by agreeing to meet each other halfway.

make both ends meet

Idiom(s): make (both) ends meet

Theme: MONEY

to manage to live on a small amount of money.
• It's hard these days to make ends meet.
• I have to work overtime to make both ends meet.

call the meeting to order

Idiom(s): call the meeting to order

Theme: BEGINNINGS

to start a meeting officially; to announce that the meeting has started.
• The president called the meeting to order shortly after noon.
• We cannot do anything until someone calls the meeting to order.

Good and quickly seldom meet.

A well-done job takes time.

Both ends meet

If you make both ends meet, you live off the money you earn and don't go into debt.

Meet someone halfway

If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of their ideas and make concessions.

Meet your expectations

If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.

Meet your Maker

If someone has gone to meet their Maker, they have died.

Meet your match

If you meet your match, you meet a person who is at least as good if not better than you are at something.

Where the rubber meets the road

(USA) Where the rubber meets the road is the most important point for something, the moment of truth. An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they'll know how good they really are.

Meet up

make an arrangement to meet: "What time should we meet up on Wednesday?"

Sunday go-to-meeting clothes|Sunday|clothes

n. phr., informal Best clothes or outfit of clothing. The cowboy got all dressed up in his best bib and tucker to go to the dance. Mary went to the party in her Sunday best and made a hit with the boys.
Compare: GLAD RAGS.

go halfway|go|go halfway to meet one|meet|meet one

v. phr. To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our houses. Bob wants to make up after your fight and you should meet him halfway. If you're willing to go halfway with us, we'll be friends again. Bill met Mary halfway after their argument.

make ends meet|ends|make|meet

v. phr. To have enough money to pay one's bills; earn what it costs to live. Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.

meet one's Waterloo|Waterloo|meet

v. phr. To be defeated; lose an important contest. After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo. John fought instead of running, and the bully met his Waterloo. (After Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo.)

meet one's death|death|meet

v. phr. To die. Algernon met his death in a car accident.

meet one's eye|eye|meet

v. phr. To be in plain view or come into plain view; appear clearly or obviously. When John rounded the bend, a clear blue lake met his eye. On a first reading the plan looked good, but there was more to it than met the eye.

meet one's match|match|meet

v. phr. To encounter someone as good as oneself. The champion finally met his match and lost the game.

meet up with|meet|meet up

v. phr. To meet by accident; come upon without planning or expecting to. When he ran around the tree, Bob suddenly meet up with a large bear. The family would have arrived on time, but they met up with a flat tire.

meet with|meet

v. 1. To meet (someone), usually by accident. In the woods he met with two strangers.
Synonym: COME UPON. 2. To meet together, usually by plan; join; have a meeting with. The two scouts met with the officers to talk about plans for the march. 3. To experience (as unhappiness); suffer (as bad luck); have (as an accident or mishap). The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm. The traveler met with an accident on the road.

minutes of the meeting|meeting|minutes

n. phr. The notes taken by the recording secretary; of an official body or an association recording of what was said and transacted during the given session. "Shall we accept the minutes of our last meeting as read by the secretary?" the chairman asked.

meet

meet
In addition to the idioms beginning with meet, also see go halfway; make ends meet; more than meets the eye.
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- meet one's match
- meet one's Waterloo
- meet the requirements
- meet up with
- meet with
- meeting of the minds

meeting

meeting
meeting of the minds
Agreement; concord.

meeting of the minds

meeting of the minds
Agreement, concord, as in The teachers and the headmaster had a meeting of the minds regarding smoking in school. This expression uses meet in the sense of “arrive at mutual agreement,” as clergyman Edward B. Pusey did in a letter of 1851: “Devout minds, of every school ... meet at least in this.”

More Idioms/Phrases

medium meet meeting meeting of the minds mellow out melt memory men mend