Смысл: alphabet soup

alphabet soup[ʹælfəbet͵su:p]
<Í> 1. «азбучный» суп (с макаронными изделиями в виде букв)
2. амер. шутл. аббревиатуры, сокращения, особ. названий правительственных учреждений

soup Идиома

duck soup

easy, effortless How was the test last week? It was duck soup - no problem at all.

everything from soup to nuts

a lot of food or things, a variety of groceries His shopping cart was full. He had everything from soup to nuts.

from soup to nuts

(See everything from soup to nuts)

in the soup

in serious trouble, in disorder She is in the soup now that she has had a big fight with her boss.

souped-up

changing and adding something to make it more powerful or faster He bought a souped-up car when he was a teenager.

thick as pea soup

Idiom(s): (as) thick as pea soup

Theme: THICK

very thick. (Informal. Usually used in reference to fog.)
• This fog is as thick as pea soup.
• Wow, this coffee is strong! It's thick as pea soup.

soup sth up

Idiom(s): soup sth up

Theme: IMPROVEMENT

to make something (especially a car) more powerful. (Slang.)
• I wish someone would soup my car up. It'll hardly run.
• Bill spent all summer souping up that old car he bought.

easy as duck soup

Idiom(s): (as) easy as duck soup

Theme: EASY

very easy; requiring no effort. (Informal. When a duck is cooked, it releases a lot of fat and juices, making a "soup" without effort.)
• Finding your way to the shopping center is easy as duck soup.
• Getting Bob to eat fried chicken is as easy as duck soup.

duck soup|duck|soup

n., slang 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. That history test was duck soup. 2. A person who offers no resistance; a pushover. How's the new history teacher? He's duck soup.

in the soup|soup

adj. phr., slang In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder. When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really in the soup. The police misunderstood Harry's night errand, and arrested him, which put him in the soup with the boss.

souped-up|souped

adj., informal More powerful or faster because of changes and additions. Many teen-aged boys like to drive souped-up cars. The basketball team won the last five games with souped-up plays.

soup

soup
In addition to the idiom beginning with soup, also see duck soup; from soup to nuts; in the soup; thick as thieves.

soup up

soup up
Make something more powerful; especially, add speed to an engine. For example, He was riding around in that car he'd souped up, or They had to soup up the sound system for the outdoor concert. [Slang; c. 1930]

More Idioms/Phrases

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