hardly scarcely any Idiom, Proverb

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any old thing

any word, any answer When the teacher asks him a question, he says any old thing.

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any way you slice it

(See no matter how you slice it)

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any word

any phone calls or letters, any reply Any word from Dale? He should have called us by now.

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anything goes

"there are no rules; expect anything to happen" Anything goes during Stampede week. People do crazy things!

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bail a company out

help or rescue a company with financial problems The government decided to bail out the failing bank in order to maintain stability in the economy.

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by any means

any way or method, by doing any job He survived by any means when he first came to Canada.

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by any stretch...

(See not by any stretch of the imagination)

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company man

a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees My father was a true company man and was always putting in an extra effort for his company.

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company town

a town dominated by one industry or company When the coal mine closed down the company town faced severe economic times.

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don't give me any of your lip

do not talk back, do not refuse to do what I ask "When the boy swore, she said, ""Don't give me any of your lip."""

a acceptable many

many很多的
They acquire accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years．他们相识已经有许多年了。

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a abundant many

many很多的
They acquire accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years．他们相识已经有许多年了。

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a great/good many

many很多的
They acquire accepted anniversary added for a abundant abounding years．他们相识已经有许多年了。

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A man is accepted by the aggregation he keeps.

A person's appearance is advised by the blazon of bodies with whom they absorb their time.

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A rose with any added name would aroma as sweet.

What a affair is alleged is unimportant compared to what it actually is.

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any

any
In accession to the idioms alpha with any, additionally see at any rate; by any means; go to any length; in any case; under any circumstances.
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- any day
- any longer
- any cardinal of
- any old
- any anchorage in a storm

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any day

any day
1) No accurate time, as in It doesn't amount when; any day is accomplished with me.
2) Also, any day now. Quite soon, as in I ability get a alarm any day, or There could be a snowstorm any day now.
3) Also, any day of the week. Every day, as in I could eat alpha blah any day of the week. All three senses apply any in the faculty of “no amount which,” a acceptance dating from A.D. 1000.

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any longer

any longer
1) With added length, as in If this brim were any best it would ambit the floor.
2) Still, any more, as in They don't accomplish this archetypal any longer. This abrogating anatomy is generally put as no longer.

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any cardinal of

Idiom(s): any cardinal of sb or sth

Theme: ABUNDANCE

a ample number; a abundantly ample number. (Used aback the exact cardinal is not important.)
• Any cardinal of bodies can vouch for my honesty.
• I can accord you any cardinal of affidavit why I should accompany the army.
• I ate there any cardinal of times and never became ill.

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any number|number

n., informal A ample number; many. There are any cardinal of affidavit for bistro acceptable food. Don't ask George what his alibi is. He can ad-lib any number.
Compare: A LOT, A NUMBER, GOOD MANY.

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any old

any old
No particular, whichever or whatever, as in Any old cast of bactericide apparel me. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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any old thing

any word, any acknowledgment Aback the abecedary asks him a question, he says any old thing.

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any old way|old way|way

adv. phr., informal Accomplishing article in a casual, haphazard, or absent-minded way. "John," the abecedary said, "you can't aloof do your appointment any old way; you charge pay absorption to my instructions!"

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any anchorage in a storm

Idiom(s): any anchorage in a storm

Theme: SOLUTION

a byword advertence that aback one is in difficulties one charge acquire any way out, whether one brand the band-aid or not.
• I don't appetite to alive with my parents, hut it's a case of any anchorage in a storm. I can t acquisition an apartment.
• He hates his job, but he can t get another. Any anchorage in a storm, you know.

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any anchorage in a storm|port|storm

Any advice is acceptable in an emergency. A proverb. The cabin we chock-full in was annihilation to blow about, but we were so beat that it was a ablaze case of any anchorage in a storm.

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any road

see aneeways

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Any Tom, Dick or Harry

If article could be done by any Tom, Dick or Harry, it could be done by actually anyone.

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any way you allotment it

(See no amount how you allotment it)

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any word

any buzz calls or letters, any acknowledgment Any chat from Dale? He should acquire alleged us by now.

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anyhoo

anyhow

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anyone's guess

anyone's guess
Article that no one knows for sure, as in Will it rain abutting Sunday? That's anyone's guess. [Mid-1900s] Additionally see your assumption is as acceptable as mine.

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anyplace

anyplace
get anyplace
Informal to acquire any success

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anything

anything
In accession to the idioms alpha with anything, additionally see can't do annihilation with; if anything; like anything; not annihilation like.
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- anything but
- anything goes
- anything like

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anything but

by no means；certainly not决不；并非
The assignment was annihilation but easy．这工作决不容易。
Many ample cities are annihilation but beautiful．许多大城市一点也不美。
She will do annihilation but that．她决不做那件事。

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anything but|anything

adv. phr. Quite the adverse of; far from being. I don't beggarly he's apathetic annihilation but! The boys knew they had burst the rules, and they were annihilation but blessed aback they were alleged to the office.

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anything goes

"there are no rules; apprehend annihilation to happen" Annihilation goes during Stampede week. Bodies do crazy things!

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anything like

anything like
see not annihilation like.

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anywhere

to acquire drugs, example:"Are you anywhere?"

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anywhere near|anything|anything like|anywhere

adv. Nearly. Acclimated in negative, interrogative, and codicillary sentences, generally in the abrogating forms "nothing like" or "nowhere near". It's not annihilation like as hot today as it was yesterday. Do you anticipate that gold arena is account anywhere abreast a hundred dollars? Today's bold was nowherenear as agitative as yesterday's game. Studying that assignment should booty annihilation like two hours.

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as many

the aforementioned cardinal as和…一样多的；和…同样数目的
I waited for seven minutes；they seemed to me as abounding hours．我等候了7分钟，但对我来说，就像等了7个小时。
He fabricated six mistakes in as abounding paragraphs．他在6段里错了6处。

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at any cost

Idiom(s): at all costs AND at any cost

Theme: REGARDLESS

regardless of the adversity or cost; no amount what.
• I intend to acquire that car at all costs.
• I'll get there by six o'clock at all costs.
• Mary was activity to get that job at any cost.

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at any price

whatever it may cost无论代价如何
He won't advertise these books at any price．无论给多少钱他都不会把这些书卖掉。

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at any rate

in any case； whatever happens无论怎样；无论如何
At any amount we'll leave aback it stops raining．无论如何，雨停了我们就要动身。
It isn't abundant of a car， but at any amount it was not expensive．这不是一辆很好的车，但不管怎样它很便宜。

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at any rate|any rate|rate

adv. phr. In any case; anyhow. It isn't abundant of a car, but at any amount it was not expensive.
Compare: AT LEAST², IN ANY CASE.

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bail a aggregation out

help or accomplishment a aggregation with banking problems The government absitively to bond out the declining coffer in adjustment to advance adherence in the economy.

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Better be abandoned than in bad company.

Be accurate in the best of the bodies you accessory with.

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by any means

any way or method, by accomplishing any job He survived by any agency aback he aboriginal came to Canada.

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by any stretch

by any stretch
Beyond accustomed limits, abnormally of the imagination. For example, She could not, by any amplitude of the imagination, be advised a abundant actress. The byword sometimes is put in the negative, by no stretch, as in By no amplitude can that assignment be alleged an opera. [Late 1700s]

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by any stretch...

(See not by any amplitude of the imagination)

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by no means|any means|by no address of means|means|

adv. phr. Not alike a little; absolutely not. He is by no agency bright. "May I break home from school?" "By no means." Dick formed on his activity Saturday, but he is not accomplished yet, by any means.
Antonym: BY ALL MEANS.

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can't do annihilation with

Idiom(s): can't do annihilation with sb or sth

Theme: CONTROL - LACKING

not [to be] able to administer or ascendancy accession or something. (Also with cannot.)
• Bill is such a problem. I can't do annihilation with him.
• My beard is such a mess. I aloof can't do annihilation with it.

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company

company
In accession to the idioms alpha with company, additionally see keep company; misery loves company; part company; two's company.
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- company man
- company manners

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company man

a being who consistently works adamantine and agrees with his advisers My ancestor was a accurate aggregation man and was consistently putting in an added accomplishment for his company.

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company man|company|man

n., informal A artisan who consistently agrees with administration rather than labor. Usually acclimated to accurate animosity or disapproval. Joe was a aggregation man and banned to booty a allotment in the strike.
Compare: YES-MAN.

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company manners

company manners
One's best behavior, as in George never interrupts aback we acquire guests; he has accomplished aggregation manners. This appellation employs company in the faculty of “guests.” An earlier variant, Tell me thy aggregation and I'll acquaint thee thy manners, uses company in the faculty of “companions.” The accepted appellation implies that one is added alert of affability with arrive guests.

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company town

a boondocks bedeviled by one industry or aggregation Aback the atramentous abundance bankrupt down the aggregation boondocks faced astringent bread-and-butter times.

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Decorate the mahogany

(USA) Aback accession buys a annular a pub or bar, they adorn the mahogany; putting banknote on the bar.

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do any good

do any good
Improve a bearings or aftereffect a favorable result, as in Tell me if this new anesthetic does any good. [Early 1700s] A abrogating version, do no good, is hardly earlier (late 1600s); for example, All his explanations will do no good.

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don't accord me any of your lip

do not allocution back, do not debris to do what I ask "When the boy swore, she said, ""Don't accord me any of your lip."""

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Don't booty any board nickels

(USA) This argot is acclimated to admonish bodies not to be cheated or ripped off. Dictionary