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agrimotor[ʹægrı͵məʋtə]
n с.-х.
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mot Идиома

happy motoring

have a good trip in your car The slogan of the auto club is Happy Motoring!

mothball

put away, put on a shelf The boss mothballed the report. The owners never saw it.

Mother Nature

nature, natural forces and causes Mother Nature provided the basic foods: wild vegetables and water.

motherhood and apple pie

statements about mom and home etc. The audience wants news and facts, not motherhood and apple pie.

motherload

the largest amount, the main load They found a few nuggets of gold before they found the motherload.

motormouth

one who talks fast but says very little, disk jockey Listen to that motormouth! He talks fast but says nothing.

necessity is the mother of invention

our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention?

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

motherfuck

1. a general curse usually in imperitive "motherfuck the pigs"
2. a supreme insult, an expletive
3. a damn; "I don't give a motherfuck"
4. the hell; "Get the motherfuck out!"

motherfucker

1. respectless person with no attitude
2. a supreme insult, an expletive based on the incest taboo, prob. the ultimate in obscenities
3. anything one dislikes
4. a damn, e.g. "I don't give a motherfucker"

motherfuckin

another way of saying fucking (1)

three-wheel motion

ride upon three wheels with a low rider car. You can see it in videos for "Ain't nuthin but a G thang" and Today was a good day" [1993]. One of the back corners of the car is really close to the ground and the opposite corner is picked up off the road

tied to one's mother's apron strings

Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron strings

Theme: CONTROL

dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?

put sth in mothballs

Idiom(s): put sth in mothballs

Theme: SAVING

to put something in storage. (Often said of battleships.)
• The navy put the old cruiser in mothballs and no one ever expected to see it again.
• Let's just put this small bicycle in mothballs until we hear of a child who can use it.

old enough to be one's mother

Idiom(s): old enough to be someone's mother AND old enough to be someone's father

Theme: AGE - OLD

as old as someone's parents. (Usually a way of saying that a person is too old.)
• You can't go out with Bill. He's old enough to be your father!
• He married a woman who is old enough to be his mother.

go through the motions

Idiom(s): go through the motions

Theme: SINCERITY

to make a feeble effort to do something; to do something insincerely.
• Jane isn't doing her best. She's just going through the motions.
• Bill was supposed to be raking the yard, but he was just going through the motions.

cause a commotion

Idiom(s): cause a stir AND cause a commotion

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. (Notice the example with quite.)
• When Bob appeared without his evening jacket, it caused a stir in the dining room.
• The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Hard work brings rewards.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.

Driven by a motor

This is used to describe people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder when they talk excessively 'they act as if driven by a motor.'

Face only a mother could love

When someone has a face only a mother could love, they are ugly.

Failure is the mother of success

Failure is often a stepping stone towards success.

Like a moth to a flame

Something that is like a moth to a flame is attracted to something that is deadly or dangerous.

Poetry in motion

Something that is poetry in motion is beautiful to watch.

Set the wheels in motion

When you set the wheels in motion, you get something started.

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs

When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area.

Tired and emotional

(UK) This idiom is a euphemism used to mean 'drunk', especially when talking about politicians.

tied to his mother's apron strings

someone (normally a man) who does what his mother tells him: "He didn't want to come out last weekend, because his mother disapproves of us. He's really tied to her apron strings!"

fairy godmother|fairy|godmother

n. 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person who helps and does much for another. The rich man played fairy godmother to the boys and had a baseball field made for them. Jane was a fairy godmother to her poorer friends.

go through the motions|go|motions

v. phr. To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. Jane was angry because she couldn't go out, and when her mother said to dust her room she just went through the motions. The team was so far behind in the game that they just went through the motions of playing at the end.

make a motion|make|motion

v. phr. To propose in some committee meeting or legislative group that a certain action be taken. The secretary made a motion that the minutes of the last meeting be accepted.

tied to one's mother's apron strings|apron|apron s

Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother. Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.

commotion

commotion
see cause a commotion.

fairy godmother

fairy godmother
A generous benefactor, as in An anonymous fairy godmother donated the money for the new organ. This expression alludes to a stock character in fairy tales such as Cinderella, who gives unexpected and much needed assistance. [Late 1800s]

mothballs

mothballs
see put in mothballs.

mother

mother
In addition to the idiom beginning with mother, also see necessity is the mother of invention.

mother of

mother of
The best or greatest of a type, as in That was the mother of all tennis matches. This expression originated during the Gulf War as a translation of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's term umm al-ma'arik, for “major battle”; the Arabic “mother of” is a figure of speech for “major” or “best.” It was quickly adopted and applied to just about any person, event, or activity. [Slang; late 1980s]

motion

motion
see go through the motions; set in motion; set the wheels in motion.

put in mothballs

put in mothballs
Defer indefinitely or for a very long time, as in We've put the plans for a new library in mothballs. This expression alludes to storing woolen clothing or other items with marble-size balls of naphthalene or camphor to prevent them from being damaged by moths. [1940s]

set in motion

set in motion
Start something moving, give impetus to something, as in A press conference set the new project in motion. It is also put as set the wheels in motion, as in Let's set the wheels in motion for the new library wing. This idiom dates from about 1800. It was preceded by put in motion, which dates from the mid-1600s.

through the motions

through the motions
see go through the motions.

wheels in motion

wheels in motion
see under set in motion.