Смысл: all-star

all-star[ʹɔ:lstɑ:]
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<Í> 1. театр., кино
1) состоящий из звёзд (о труппе)
2) с участием (одних только) звёзд (о постановке)
special all-star matinée - дневной спектакль с участием звёзд
2. в грам. знач. сущ. разг.
1) игрок сборной команды, состоящей из первоклассных спортсменов
2) актёр из сильной театральной труппы

star Идиома

a bar star

a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge.

a fresh start

starting again, a new life In Canada, you will have a fresh start. You can begin a new life.

a head start

a chance to start ahead of the other runners etc. Give the smallest runner a head start. He can't run very fast.

bar star

(See a bar star)

by fits and starts

irregularly, with many stops and starts By fits and starts the company was finally able to begin business.

cut the mustard

do the job properly, cut it If I'm too old to cut the mustard, maybe I should retire, eh.

fits and starts

moving unevenly, stop and go The new crew worked in fits and starts, not at a steady pace.

fresh start

(See a fresh start)

get off to a good start

begin with success, start with confidence In Math 201, it's important to get off to a good start.

head start

to leave or start something before others They left early in order to get a head start on the trip.

jump start

use cables to start a car, kick start One cold morning my dad helped me to jump start my car.

kick start

use battery cables to start a car, jump start The battery was dead so we got a tow truck to kick start our car.

lucky star

a certain star or planet which is thought to bring a person good luck and success in life You should thank your lucky star that you don

off to a bad start

not a good start, a poor beginning The class got off to a bad start because the teacher was sick.

off to a good start

a successful beginning, away to the races Jim's off to a good start in math. He has the basic skills.

see stars

imagine one is seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head When I was hit by the opposing football player I fell to the ground and began to see stars.

self-starter

"a person who will begin to work without a supervisor; a go-getter" We're looking for self starters - people who can begin a job and work by themselves.

stark raving mad

completely crazy, out of your mind Ophelia went stark raving mad after Hamlet rejected her.

stars in one

an appearance or feeling of very great happiness She had stars in her eyes when she saw the beautiful ring that her boyfriend had bought for her.

start a fire under him

motivate him, get him started Somebody started a fire under Kent. He's skating hard tonight.

start from scratch

start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch - to rebuild our lives.

start/get the ball rolling

start an activity or action, begin We decided that it was time to get the ball rolling so we began the meeting at once.

start in

begin a career He started in as a mailroom clerk but soon he began to have more and more important jobs in the company.

start out

start, begin, leave on a journey Fill the tank with gas and check the oil before you start out.

start over

begin again, go to square one If I make a mistake, I start over. I go right back to the beginning.

start the ball rolling

begin to do something He finally started the ball rolling on their plans to build a new house.

start up

start, begin, organize, begin a business Before you start up a business you should write a business plan.

start with a bang

start well, start fast, off to a good start The party will start with a bang if Elton arrives by hot-air balloon.

superstar

very talented athlete or performer, the best player Hockey's superstars include Richard, Howe, and Gretzky.

thank your lucky stars

(See you can thank your lucky stars)

wake with a start

wake suddenly, jump out of bed I woke with a start when Santa Claus landed on our roof.

you can thank your lucky stars

you were lucky, be thankful you are safe He can thank his lucky stars that a doctor was there. He nearly died.

bastard

1. a contemptible person. Derived from the original meaning, an illegitimate person, when to be born out of wedlock was viewed as objectionable
2. a pitiable person:"That poor bastard never stood a chance once the avalanche started."
3. used as an negative intensifier:"My bastard car wont start again!"
4. (interj) exclamation of anger

bastarding

an intensifier:"I'm sorry I'm late, I missed the bastarding bus again"

chocolate starfish

the anus

Death Star

Social Science Building at UCD:"I'll meet you at the Death Star after class"

rock star

crack addict, a crackhead

stare at

look at with fixed eyes凝视
Why are you staring at me？你为什么盯着我看？

stare in the face

1．be about to happen to sb．迫在眉睫
Grandfather became very sick and death was staring him in the face．祖父病情严重，生命危在旦夕。
2．be easy to see；be plain显然易见
The facts stare us in the face．事实明摆在我们面前。
You said you couldn't find the key，but it's staring you in the face．你说找不到钥匙，可它就在你的面前。

start back

begin a return journey开始返回
What time do we have to start back？我们必须什么时候回去？
They started back immediately when they got the news．他们听到消息后就立即返回去了。

start for

1．begin a journey to a place出发
When do you start for london？你何时动身去伦敦？
He started for home at 6 p．m．他下午6时动身回家。
2．become a candidate for参加…的竞选
He has started for a seat in the National Assembly．他已开始竞选国民大会代表。

start from

1．come out of quickly从…很快出来
Blood started from the wound．血从伤口流出。
2．begin a journey from从…出发
The climbers started from the village at daybreak．登山队员们黎明前从那村庄出发了。

start off

1．begin a journey；depart离开；出发
Having missed the last bus，we had to start off walking．我们没有赶上最后一班车，只得步行。
We started out at 8 a．m．and arrived at7p．m．我们早上8点出发，下午7点到。
2．begin doing sth．开始Whatever you do，don't start off crying again．不管干什么，可别再哭了。
The writer started out to write a novel．那位作家着手写一部长篇小说。
The dictionary starts off with the letter A．词典是从字母A开始的。
Don't let him Start off on his holiday stories again or we'll be here all night．不要让他再谈他的假期经历，否则我们又得在这儿呆一个晚上。

start off/out

start with

begin with以…为开端
In teaching English，we usually start with listening and speaking．学习英语我们往往从听说开始。
His illness started with a slight cough．他的病开始只是一点咳嗽。

starve for

need very much；be hungry for非常需要；极需
The poor children in the streets are starving for bread．街上穷苦的孩子非常需要食物。

starve out

force sb．to surrender or leave a hiding place by preventing food from reaching him用饥饿迫使出来投降
Instead of attacking the town the enemy surrounded it with the intention of starving the inhabitants out．敌人对这座城市围而不攻，企图用饥饿迫使居民出来投降。
It took just a week to starve the prisoners out．只用了一星期就使囚犯因饥饿而投降。
stay away remain away；be away离开；不接触
I hope you'll stay away from those rough boys．我希望你不要同那些粗野的孩子在一起。

to start with

first； for one thing首先；第一；开始
To start with，I haven't enough reference books．首先，我没有足够的参考书。

thank one's lucky stars

Idiom(s): thank one's lucky stars

Theme: GRATITUDE

to be thankful for one's luck.
• You can thank your lucky stars that I was there to help you.
• I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test.

take the starch out of

Idiom(s): take the starch out of sb

Theme: EXHAUSTION

to make someone tired and weak.
• This hot weather really takes the starch out of me.
• What a long day! It sure took the starch out of me.