Смысл: a-begging

a-begging[əʹbegıŋ]
adv
<Í> 1. уст. нищенствуя, собирая милостыню
to go a-begging - а) нищенствовать, собирать милостыню; б) собирать пожертвования
2. без внимания, в небрежении
the copy goes a-begging - нигде не хотят эту рукопись принимать

now, where was I Идиома

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a bare-faced lie

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

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a big rig

a big truck, a semi-trailer truck Do you have a driver's license? Have you ever driven a big rig?

a big shot

an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.

(Now) area was I?

What was I talking about? Area did I leave off? (Said afterwards an abeyance of some sort.) Tommy, Sarah! Quit bluffing about aback there! OK class, now area was I? So there I was, about to jump off the aerial dive, when—hey, I acclimated to go to aerial academy with that guy! Sorry, area was I? Oh yeah, so I was about to jump off the aerial dive.

now, area was I

I was interrupted, so amuse advice me bethink what I was talking about. (The accent is on was.) Now, area was I! I anticipate I absent my place. Q: Area was I? A: You had aloof declared the War of 1812.

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a bare-faced lie a barnburner a barrel of laughs a basket case a bawling out a bed of roses a bee in her bonnet a big rig a big shot a big wheel a big wig a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a bit at sea a bit off/a bit mental a bitch a bite to eat a bitter pill now (something), now (something else) now (that) you mention it now and now and again now and again/then now and anon now and then now for (someone or something) now for sb/sth now generation now hear this Now hear this! Now I've seen everything! now or never now or never, it's now that now then now we're talking Now what? Now you’re talking! Now you're cooking! now you're on the trolley now you're talking now you're talking! now, now now, where was I now... now... nowhere nowhere near nowhere to be found nowhere to be found/seen nowhere/not anywhere near no-win situation no-win situation, a Np NS NSFW NSS NTBCW nth NTIM NTTAWWT nuclear nuclear option nude nudge nudge (someone or something) (somewhere) nudge (someone) into (doing) (something) nudge aside nudge nudge nudge nudge (wink wink)

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