Смысл: accommodation collar

accommodation collar[ə͵kɒməʹdeıʃ(ə)n͵kɒlə]
амер. сл.
<Í> арест для выполнения плана или создания видимости работы (полиции)

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bet you dollars to donuts

"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.

blue-collar worker

someone who works at a trade, e.g., a plumber The blue-collar workers will vote for Ed. He's a tradesman.

bottom dollar

one

feel like a million dollars

feel wonderful I feel like a million dollars today so I think that I will go for a walk.

feel like a million dollars/bucks

feel wonderful Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.

hot under the collar

upset, becoming angry, hot and bothered It's only a joke. Don't get hot under the collar.

look like a million dollars

look well and prosperous, appear healthy and happy He was looking like a million dollars when I saw him at the party last weekend.

stretch the dollar

spend carefully, buy the most for each dollar We have a large family. I stretch the dollar as far as I can.

you can bet your bottom dollar

you can be sure of it, you can bet your last dollar on it If Terry knows about the dance, you can bet your bottom dollar he'll be there.

collar poppin'

to have on a really cool outfit or that to have a "good time" See also pop ya collar

holla

see holler and I'll holla at cha

I'll holla at cha

talk to you later, see ya soon

pop ya collar

to be happy or know that you look good

rollas

police

feel like a million (dollars)

be in the best of health and spirits精神旺盛
He had a headache yesterday but feels like a million dollars today．他昨天还头痛，但今天却感到精神很好。

sound as a dollar

Idiom(s): (as) sound as a dollar

Theme: DEPENDABILITY

very secure and dependable.
• This investment is as sound as a dollar.
• I wouldn't put my money in a bank that isn't sound as a dollar.

dollar for dollar

Idiom(s): dollar for dollar

Theme: COMMERCE

considering the amount of money involved; considering the cost. (Informal. Often seen in advertising.)
• Dollar for dollar, you cannot buy a better car.
• Dollar for dollar, this laundry detergent washes cleaner and brighter than any other product on the market.

bet one's bottom dollar

Idiom(s): bet one's bottom dollar AND bet one's life

Theme: CERTAINTY

to be quite certain (about something). (Both are informal and folksy. A bottom dollar is the last dollar.)
• I'll be there. You bet your bottom dollar.
• I bet my bottom dollar you can't swim across the pool.
• You bet your life I can't swim that far.
• I bet my life on it.

A day late and a dollar short

(USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.

Bet your bottom dollar

(USA) If you can bet your bottom dollar on something, you can be absolutely sure about it.

Collateral damage

Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage.

Dollars for doughnuts

(USA) If something is dollars for doughnuts, it is a sure bet or certainty.

Have your collar felt

If someone has their collar felt, they are arrested.

Sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question

The sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question is the most important question that can be asked about something.

get hot under the collar

get angry about something which isn't very important: "You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving habits. Don't let it worry you!"

I'll bet you my bottom dollar|bet|bottom|bottom do

interj., informal An exaggerated assertion of assurance. I'll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year.

Roman collar|Roman|collar

n. The high, plain, white collar worn by priests and clergymen. The man with the Roman collar is the new Episcopalian preacher. Many Protestant churches do not require their ministers to wear Roman collars.

bet one's boots|bet|bet one's bottom dollar|bet on

v. phr., informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. or bet one's life . To feel very sure; have no doubt. Was I scared when I saw the bull running at me? You bet your life I was!

blue collar worker|blue|blue collar|collar|worker

n. phr. A manual laborer who is probably a labor union member. Because Jack's father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual.
Antonym: WHITE COLLAR WORKER.

bottom dollar|bottom|dollar

n., v. phr., informal One's last penny, one's last dollar. He was down to his bottom dollar when he suddenly got the job offer.

feel like a million|a million|dollar|dollars|feel|

v. phr., informal To be in the best of health and spirits. I feel like a million this morning. He had a headache yesterday but feels like a million dollars today.
Compare: LOOK LIKE A MILLION.

hot under the collar|collar|hot

adj. phr., informal Angry. Mary gets hot under the collar if you joke about women drivers. Tom got hot under the collar when his teacher punished him.

look like a million dollars|a million dollars|doll

v. phr., informal To look well and prosperous; appear healthy and happy and lucky; look pretty and attractive. John came back from Florida driving a fine new car, tanned and glowing with health. He looked like a million dollars. Dressed in the new formal and in a new hairdo, Betty looked like a million dollars.
Compare: FEEL LIKE A MILLION.

sailor collar|collar|sailor

n. A large square collar like those worn by sailors. Little Timmy's suit has a sailor collar. Mary's blouse has a sailor collar.

white-collar workers|white|white-collar|workers

n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well-known fact that white-collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS.

collar

collar
see hot under the collar.

dollar

dollar
In addition to the idiom beginning with dollars, also see look like a million dollars; look like a million dollars; you bet your ass.

dollars to doughnuts, it's

dollars to doughnuts, it's
It's a virtual certainty, as in It's dollars to doughnuts that the team will make the playoffs. This metaphoric term pits dollars against doughnuts as in a bet. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

top dollar

top dollar
The highest price, as in They'll have to pay top dollar at that resort. [Second half of 1900s]