room Idiom, Proverb
a new broom sweeps clean
boys in the backroom
elbow room
make room
make room for someone or something
new broom sweeps clean
the room is so small you have to go outside turn a
shrooms
make room for
We can easily make room for you at this table．我们很容易就能在这张桌上为你腾出位置。
2．be replaced by被…所替代
It's in the very nature of things that the old eventually makes room for the new．旧事物终将被新事物所代替，这是必然的。
room and board
Idiom(s): room and boardTheme: LODGING
food to eat and a place to live; the cost of food and lodging. (Fixed order.)
• That college charges too much for room and board.
• How much is your room and board?
not enough room to swing a cat
Idiom(s): not enough room to swing a catTheme: SIZE - SMALL
not very much space. (Folksy.)
• Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.
• How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.
go to the bathroom
Idiom(s): go to the bathroom (2)Theme: BATHROOM
2. to go into a rest room, bathroom, or toilet.
• BILL: Where is Bob? JANE: He went to the bathroom.
• John went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
take up room
Idiom(s): take up space AND take up roomTheme: SPACE
to fill or occupy space. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The piano is taking up too much room in our living room.
• John, you're not being any help at all. You're just taking up space.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A newly-appointed person makes changes energetically.Barrack-room lawyer
(UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about.Bedroom eyes
Someone with bedroom eyes has a sexy look in their eyes.Elephant in the room
An elephant in the room is a problem that everyone knows very well but no one talks about because it is taboo, embarrassing, etc.Green Room
The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.No Room to Swing a Cat
An unsually small or confined space.give house room to
give space in your house to something: "I wouldn't give house room to that lamp. It's horrible!"control room|control|room
n. A room containing the panels and switches used to control something (like a TV broadcast). While a television program is on the air, engineers are at their places in the control room.elbow room|elbow|room
n. Adequate space to move around or to work in. He doesn't require a huge office, but we must at least give him elbow room.ladies' room|ladies|room
n. phr. A public toilet and restroom for women. Can you please tell me where the ladies' room is?live in|live|room|room in
v., informal To live in the school you attend or the place where you work. Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college. Many women advertise for mother's helpers to room in with families and help take care of children.new broom sweeps clean|broom|clean|new|sweep|sweep
A new person makes many changes.
A proverb. The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean.powder room|powder|room
n. The ladies' rest room. When they got to the restaurant, Mary went to the powder room to wash up.rest room|rest|restroom|room
n. A room or series of rooms in a public building which has things for personal comfort and grooming, such as toilets, washbowls, mirrors, and often chairs or couches. Sally went to the rest room to powder her nose.Compare: POWDER ROOM.
room and board|board|room
n. phr. A room for rent with meals included. A room alone in that country costs only $10 a day, but room and board together run $22 a day.room clerk|clerk|desk|desk clerk|room
n. A person who is responsible for assigning rooms and providing service to guests in hotels, motels, inns, etc. At first-class hotels, room clerks are trained to be at the service of every guest. Sometimes resort hotels in the mountains hire college students as room clerks during the summer.room service|room|service
n. Service provided to hotel guests in their rooms. Also: The hotel workers who give this service. We called for room service when we wanted ice. Room service will install a TV set in your room upon demand.room with|room
v. phr. 1. To live in a furnished room with someone as a roommate without having an affair. I roomed with him in college for four years. 2. To live together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage. Dan and Sue have been rooming together for quite a while and people are wondering if they will ever get married.utility room|room|utility
n. A room in a house or building for machinery and other things important in the daily use of the building and the work of the people in it. There is a utility room upstairs where Mother does the laundry. The oil burner is kept in the utility room in the basement.waiting room|room|wait|waiting
n. phr. The sitting area in a doctor's, lawyer's, accountant's, etc. office, or in a hospital, or other workplace, where people wait their turn. Some doctor's offices have elegantly furnished waiting rooms with magazines, newspapers, and coffee for the patients.bathroom
bathroomgo to the bathroom
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Informal to urinate or defecate
broom
broomsee new broom sweeps clean, a.
new broom sweeps clean, a
new broom sweeps clean, aA fresh leader or administration gets rid of the old and brings in new ideas and personnel. For example, Once he takes office, you can be sure the President will replace most of the people on the staff—a new broom sweeps clean. This term was already in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection, was used figuratively by Shakespeare, and exists in many other languages as well.
room
roomIn addition to the idiom beginning with room, also see not enough room to swing a cat; take up space.
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