Смысл: airstream

airstream[ʹeəstri:m]
n спец.
<Í> воздушный поток, воздушное течение

ream Идиома

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

cream of the crop

best of a group, the top choice The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

cream you

hit you, knock you down, knock you flat If Jon discovers you lied to him, he'll cream you. He'll hit you.

dream on

you are not being realistic, get your head out... You expect me to buy you a Corvette? Dream on!

get reamed out

(See ream out)

mainstream

common, familiar, of the majority Smoking isn't as common now. It isn't a mainstream activity.

peaches-and-cream

beautiful skin, clear complexion This new lotion will give you a peaches-and-cream complexion.

pipe dream

an unrealistic plan He always has a lot of pipe dreams about what he wants to do in the future.

ream out

scold, give you hell, tie into He reamed me out for driving too fast. He said I could have caused an accident.

CREAM

1. to ejaculate; to cream oneself implies great sexual excitement, but is often said only figuratively
2. Cash Rules Everything Around Me
3. money

cream crackered

knackered, tired out, exhausted; rhyming slang

cream your jeans

to be very excited, so much so that one figuratively ejaculates. Not always necessarily sexual excitement:"God, she's gorgeous. I think I've just creamed my pants"

dream away

pass one's time idly虚度光阴
She dreams the time away．她虚度时光。
If you go on like this， when you get old you'll regret for dreaming your life away．如果你继续这样，当你年老时，你会因虚度年华而悔恨。

dream of

1．think of or imagine想到
The boy dreams of becoming a pilot．那男孩一心想当飞行员。
I never dreamed of meeting you here．我真想不到能在这儿见到你。
We have achieved what our forefathers never even dreamed of．我们已经取得了我们的祖先连想都没有想过的成就。
2．have a dream about梦见
I dreamed of my hometown last night．我昨天梦见了我的老家。
Do you ever dream of me？你梦见过我吗？
3．have hopes for sth．；wish for sth．希望；渴望
For centuries man dreamed of achieving vertical flight．几个世纪以来，人类一直渴望达到垂直飞行。
Scientists now have wonderful drugs of which no one could have drcamed years ago．科学家现在已经掌握了几年前没有人能梦想到的灵丹妙药。

dream up

make up；think up；think of in imagination构思；想出；虚构
Where did you dream up that idea？你从哪儿想出那个主意来的？
He is good at dreaming up a plan which is almost impossible to be carried out．他善于空想一个几乎总是不可能实现的计划。
She can always dream up some new reasons for not doing anything unpleasant．她总能编出不做令人不愉快的事情的新理由。

wouldn't dream of

Idiom(s): wouldn't dream of doing sth

Theme: NEGATION

would not even consider doing something. (Informal.)
• I wouldn't dream of taking your money!
• I'm sure that John wouldn't dream of complaining to the manager.

scream bloody murder

Idiom(s): scream bloody murder

Theme: COMPLAINT

to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. (Slang.)
• When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder.
• There is something wrong next door. Everyone is screaming bloody murder.

dream come true

Idiom(s): dream come true

Theme: HOPE

a wish or a dream that has become real.
• Going to Hawaii is like having a dream come true.
• Having you for a friend is a dream come true.

change horses in the middle of the stream

Idiom(s): change horses in the middle of the stream

Theme: CHANGE

to make major changes in an activity that has already begun; to choose someone or something else after it is too late.
• I'm already baking a cherry pie. I can't bake an apple pie. It's too late to change horses in the middle of the stream.
• The house is half-built. It's too late to hire a different architect. You can't change horses in the middle of the stream.

Cream rises to the top

A good person or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top.

Like a cat that got the cream

If someone looks very pleased with themselves and happy, they look like a cat that got the cream.

Scream blue murder

If someone shouts very loudly in anger, or fear, they scream blue murder.

like the cat that's got the cream

look very pleased with yourself: "He looks like the cat that's got the cream!"

Don't change horses in mid-stream.

Plans must not be altered at the wrong time.

change horses in midstream|change|change horses in

v. phr. To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to change horses in the middle of a stream.

cream of the crop|cream|crop

n. phr. The best of a group; the top choice. May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop. The students had drawn many good pictures and the teacher chose the cream of the crop to hang up when the parents came to visit.

daydream

v. To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the day. John spends so much time daydreaming that he never gets anything done.

dream of|dream

v. To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously.

Usually used with a negative. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to church.

pipe dream|dream|pipe

n., informal An unrealizable, financially unsound, wishful way of thinking; an unrealistic plan. Joe went through the motions of pretending that he wanted to buy that $250,000 house, but his wife candidly told the real estate lady that it was just a pipe dream.
Compare: PIE IN THE SKY.

scream bloody murder|bloody|murder|scream

v. phr., informal To yell or protest as strongly as one can. When the thief grabbed her purse, the woman screamed bloody murder. When the city doubled property taxes, home owners screamed bloody murder.

vanishing cream|cream|vanishing

n. A cosmetic cream for the skin that is used chiefly before face powder. Mrs. Jones spread vanishing cream on her face before applying her face powder.

change horses in midstream, don't

change horses in midstream, don't
Also, don't swap horses in midstream. It's unwise to alter methods or choose new leaders during a crisis, as in I don't hold with getting a new manager right now—let's not swap horses in midstream. This expression was popularized (although not originated) by Abraham Lincoln in a speech in 1864 when he discovered that the National Union League was supporting him for a second term as President.

cream of the crop, the

cream of the crop, the
The best or choicest of anything, as in The apples from this orchard are definitely the cream of the crop. The noun cream has been used to mean “the best” since the 16th century. The French equivalent of the present term, la crème de la crème (“the cream of the cream”) was familiar in English by 1800.

don't change horses at midstream

don't change horses at midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.

dream

dream
In addition to the idioms beginning with dream, also see pipe dream; sweet dreams; wouldn't dream of.
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- dream come true, a
- dream up

dream come true, a

dream come true, a
A wild fancy or hope that is realized. For example, Winning a trip to Paris is a dream come true.

midstream

midstream
see change horses in midstream, don't.

stream

stream
see change horses in midstream, don't; swim against the current.

sweet dreams

sweet dreams
Sleep well, as in Good night, children, sweet dreams. [c. 1900]

More Idioms/Phrases

sweat of one's brow Swedish sweep sweep off someone's feet sweet dreams sweet on, be sweeten the kitty sweetness and light swelled head, have a swim

English Vocalbulary

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