Nghĩa là gì: amidst 
amidst /ə'mid/ (amidst) /ə'midst/
amidst /ə'mid/ (amidst) /ə'midst/- giới từ
- giữa, ở giữa ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- trong quá trình
DST Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a fart in a windstorm
change horses in midstream
fart in a windstorm
keep your nose to the grindstone
put one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): put one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: EFFORT
to keep busy doing one's work. (Also with have and get, as in the examples.)
• The boss told me to put my nose to the grindstone.
• I've had my nose to the grindstone ever since I started working here.
• If the other people in this office would get their noses to the grindstone, more work would get done.
keep one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): keep one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: BUSY
to keep busy continuously over a period of time.
• The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.
• Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper.
come to a standstill
Idiom(s): come to a standstillTheme: STOP
to stop, temporarily or permanently.
• The building project came to a standstill because the workers went on strike.
• The party came to a standstill until the lights were turned on again.
Headstrong
A headstrong person is obstinate and does not take other people's advice readily.change horses in midstream|change|change horses in
v. phr. To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity. When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to change horses in the middle of a stream.grandstand
v., slang, informal To show off, to perform histrionics needlessly. Stop grandstanding and get down to honest work!grandstander
n., slang, informal A showoff, a person who likes to engage in histrionics. Many people think that Evel Knievel is a grandstander.hold one's nose to the grindstone|grindstone|have|
v. phr., informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start her own business.change horses in midstream, don't
change horses in midstream, don'tAlso, don't swap horses in midstream. It's unwise to alter methods or choose new leaders during a crisis, as in I don't hold with getting a new manager right now—let's not swap horses in midstream. This expression was popularized (although not originated) by Abraham Lincoln in a speech in 1864 when he discovered that the National Union League was supporting him for a second term as President.
don't change horses at midstream
don't change horses at midstreamsee change horses in midstream, don't.
grandstand play, make a
grandstand play, make aShow off, act ostentatiously, as in His colleagues were annoyed with Tom for constantly making a grandstand play at sales conferences. This expression was first used for a baseball play made to impress the crowd in the grandstand (the section of high-priced seats at ballparks). [Second half of 1800s] For a synonym, see play to the gallery.
grindstone
grindstonesee nose to the grindstone, keep one's.
in the midst
in the midst1) Also, in one's midst. Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd, or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]
2) See in the middle of, def. 1.
midst
midst1.
in our (or your or their) midst
among us (or you or them)
2.
in the midst of
1) in the middle of; surrounded by
2) in the course of; during
3.
in our (or your or their) midst
among us (or you or them)
4.
in the midst of
1) in the middle of; surrounded by
2) in the course of; during
midstream
midstreamsee change horses in midstream, don't.
nose to the grindstone, keep one's
nose to the grindstone, keep one'sStay hard at work, as in We expect John to get good grades again, since he really keeps his nose to the grindstone. This expression, first recorded in 1539, alludes to a tool that must be sharpened by being held to a grindstone.
standstill
standstillsee come to a halt.
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