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stu Идиома

a quick study

someone who learns new things quickly and easily.

a token gesture

a small sign of thanks or recognition To thank us, they put our names in the paper - a token gesture.

and stuff

and other things or activities, et cetera We were watchin' TV an' stuff, just hangin' out.

funny stuff

tricks, pranks, monkey business """No more funny stuff,"" said the principal as we left his office."

greasy kid's stuff

heavy hair dressing, thick hair oil None of that greasy kid's stuff on my hair. I use a natural product.

green stuff

dollars, money, lettuce, moola In those days we had plenty of green stuff, so I bought a Lexus.

hard stuff

(See hard liquor)

hot stuff

very popular person, very sexy person When Arlana was in high school she was hot stuff - very sexy!

know your stuff

know a lot, know facts, have the answers In calculus, Tara knows her stuff. She can solve difficult problems.

quick study

(See a quick study)

see you stuck

(See won't see you stuck)

shit disturber

a person who tries to cause problems Cal is a shit disturber. He tries to embarrass the boss at meetings.

show your stuff

do your best, show what you can do When it's your turn to dance, show your stuff. Impress them!

stubblejumper

grain farmer, Saskatchewan folk My uncle is a stubblejumper. He owns a farm near Kuroki.

stuck on

focussed on, obsessed with Jack is stuck on Vicki, but she doesn't care about him.

stuck up

acting as if other people are not as good as one is, conceited We don

stuff it

put it away, forget it, shove it I don't want her money. She can stuff it!

stuffed shirt

a person who is too rigid or too formal He is a stuffed shirt and I never feel comfortable to try and talk with him.

stumbling block

obstacle, problem A strip of land is in the way of peace. It is the stumbling block.

stump me

ask me a question I cannot answer, puzzle me The question on the names of the Great Lakes stumped me.

the right stuff

"effective skills; the right words or actions" Harry is persuasive. He has the right stuff to become a salesman.

token gesture

(See a token gesture)

won't see you stuck

will help if necessary, will not refuse firmly, leave the door open """Will you judge our pie contest?"" ""I'd rather not do it, but I won't see you stuck."""

Bed Stuy

Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Also called The Stuy. Radio Raheem wears a Bed Stuy T-shirt in the movie "Do the right thing" by Spike Lee

bit of stuff

a secually desirable person or persons

bleed like a stuck pig

to bleed profusely

cast nasturtiums

a pun on "cast aspersions"

stunna

someone who wanna be seen and heard

stunt

1. sexual act
2. a person who performs stunts
3. to pull a stunt, to try something difficult

stupid

1. creative
2. Very

stuff up

press tightly into 塞满；塞紧
We had to stuff the ventilator shafts up to stop the smoke entering the room．为了阻止烟进入室内，我们只好把通风道堵起来。
I've got a bad cold and my nose is terribly stuffed up．我得了重感冒，鼻子塞得很厉害。

stumble along

walk in an unsteady way 蹒跚而行
He stumbled along the muddy road．他在泥泞路上蹒跚而行。
We stumbled along the broken path，fearful of tripping up．我们在一条凹凸不平的小道上踉踉跄跄，生怕跌倒。

stumble over

hesitate and make mistakes when sb．is speaking or reading 结结巴巴地说或读
She speaks English so well that she never stumbles over her words．她英语讲得很好，从不结结巴巴的。

stumble across

Idiom(s): stumble across someone or something AND stumble into sb or sth stumble on sb or sth

Theme: DISCOVERY

to find someone or something, usually by accident.
• I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping.
• Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday?
• I stumbled on a real bargain at the bookstore last week.

stuff the ballot box

Idiom(s): stuff the ballot box

Theme: VOTING

to put fraudulent ballots into a ballot box; to cheat in counting the votes in an election.
• The election judge was caught stuffing the ballot box in the election yesterday.
• Election officials are supposed to guard against stuffing the ballot box.

stuff and nonsense

Idiom(s): stuff and nonsense

Theme: NONSENSE

nonsense. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• Come on! Don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!
• I don't understand this book. It's all stuff and nonsense as far as I am concerned.

stuck with

Idiom(s): stuck with sb or sth

Theme: BURDEN

burdened with someone or something; left having to care for someone or something. (Informal.)
• Please don't leave me stuck with your aunt. She talks too much.
• My roommate quit school and left me stuck with the telephone bill.

stubborn as a mule

Idiom(s): (as) stubborn as a mule

Theme: STUBBORNNESS

very stubborn.
• My husband is as stubborn as a mule.
• Our cat is stubborn as a mule.

put out to pasture

Idiom(s): put sb or sth out to pasture

Theme: ENDINGS

to retire someone or something. (Informal. Originally said of a horse that was too old to work.)
• Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left.
• This car has reached the end of the line. It's time to put it out to pasture.

pull a stunt

Idiom(s): pull a stunt (on someone) AND pull a trick (on someone)

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive someone.
• Let's pull a trick on the teacher.
• Don't you dare pull a stunt like that!

know one's stuff

Idiom(s): know one's stuff AND know one's onions

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

to know what one is expected to know. (Informal or slang.)
• I know my stuff. I can do my job.
• She can't handle the assignment. She doesn't know her onions.

kid stuff

Idiom(s): kid stuff

Theme: EASY

a very easy task. (Informal.)
• Climbing that hill is kid stuff
• Driving an automatic car is kid stuff

stumble into stumble on

beat the stuffing out of beat the tar out of whale

Idiom(s): beat the living daylights out of sb AND beat the stuffing out of sb beat the tar out of sb whale the tar out of sb

Theme: ATTACK

to beat or spank someone, probably a child. (Folksy.)
• If you do that again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you.
• The last time Bobby put the cat in the refrigerator, his mother beat the living daylights out of him.
• If you continue to act that way, I'll beat the tar out of you.
• He wouldn't stop, so I beat the stuffing out of him.
• He threatened to whale the tar out of each of them.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

Correcting a small mistake may help you to avoid making a bigger one.

Beyond the black stump

(AU) An Australian idiom idicating that even if you go as far as you can, the black stump is still a little further.

Don't sweat the small stuff

(USA) This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.

I may be daft, but I'm not stupid

I might do or say silly things occasionally, but in this instance I know what I am doing (Usually used when someone questions your application of common-sense).

On the stump

When politicians are campaigning for support and votes, they are on the stump.

Put someone out to pasture

If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities.

More Idioms/Phrases

Put lipstick on a pig Put more green into something Put or get someone's back up Put some dirt on it Put some mustard on it! Put somebody's nose out of joint Put someone on a pedestal Put someone out to pasture Put that in your pipe and smoke it Put the carriage before the horse Put the kybosh on Put the pedal to the metal Put to the sword Put you in mind

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