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as slow as molasses in January

only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.

back to square one

back to where one started We were forced to go back to square one in our efforts to change the name of the company.

be there or be square

if you do not come we will think you are call it square We're having a party at 7 on Saturday. Be there or be square!

call it square

we do not owe each other, it is a wash, we are even "I bought the pizza; you bought the beer. Let's call it square."

catch you off guard

surprise you, say what you do not expect Did my comment about dog poop catch you off guard?

fair and square

honestly, just, straightforward The British team won the game fair and square but still the other team complained.

from square one

(See back to square one)

give no quarter

not co-operate or concede, drive a hard bargain When he negotiates a contract, he gives no quarter. He's firm.

guard is down

not ready for a fight, not protecting yourself I wasn't ready for her criticism. My guard was down.

off guard

not alert to the unexpected It caught me off guard when she suddenly asked me to lend her $800.

on guard

careful, wary He has been keeping on guard since the accident last month.

on your guard

careful, cautious Be on your guard when you buy a used car - don't buy a lemon.

pick a quarrel

start a quarrel with someone on purpose I don

square

(See call it square)

square away

put right for use or action Have you squared away your plans for your holidays yet?

square deal

fair to the purchaser, value for money spent You get a square deal when you buy a tractor at Al's Machinery.

square meal

full meal: meat, bread, vegetables and milk We need at least one square meal each day. Do you agree?

square off

face each other ready to fight, have a fight If Joe and Bud square off, it will be an interesting fight.

square one

the beginning, back to square one If you answer incorrectly, you have to start at square one.

square peg in a round hole

a person who does not fit into a job or position He is like a square peg in a round hole trying to do the job of an accountant.

square shooter

fair dealer, honest person Sidney is a square shooter. He won't cheat you.

square up

pay a debt, pay your share Cal told me you owe him $50. He's wants you to square up.

Al B Square Mall

Albee Square Mall in Brooklyn - Bizmarkie

on the spuare

honest诚实的
You need have no doubt of Jack's honesty．He is completely on the square．你不必怀疑杰克是否诚实，他绝对忠实可靠。
You must act on the square when negotiating for contracts．在签订谈判合同时，你必须处事公道。
Can we trust them to act on the square？我们能够相信他们处事公正吗？

square up to

1．stand as if ready to fight sb．摆好架势
The boys squared up to each other，but the teacher stopped them．男孩们摆好架势准备打架，但老师制止了他们。
The fighters squared up and began to trade blows．拳击手面对面站好，接着就开始对击。
2．acknowledge or accept misfortune in a courageous way勇于面对
He squared up to the possibility of losing his job．他正视失业的可能性。
The little boy squared up to his tormentors．小男孩勇敢地面对折磨他的人。

square with

1．agree with与…一致（或协调）
His actions do not square with his principles．他的行为与他的原则不一致。
His theory squares with the facts．他的理论与事实相符。
2．finish paying sth．付清…的帐
I should be able to square with you at the end of the month．我在月底就能付清你的帐。
3．arrange（things）with sb．与…把…安排好
Can you square things with the director so that the worker won't be punished for his accidental damage？你与主任商量一下，不要使这个造成意外损失的工作人员受到处罚，行吗？

squared away

Idiom(s): squared away

Theme: ARRANGEMENT

arranged or properly taken care of.
• Is Ann squared away yet?
• I will talk to you when I am squared away.

square up with

Idiom(s): square up with sb

Theme: EVEN

to pay someone what one owes; to pay one's share of something to someone. (Informal.)
• I'll square up with you later if you pay the whole bill now.
•Bob said he would square up with Tom for his share of the gas.

square accounts

Idiom(s): square accounts (with sb) (2)

Theme: RECIPROCITY

2. to settle one's financial accounts with someone.
• I have to square accounts with the bank this week, or it'll take back my car.
• I called the bank and said I needed to come in and square accounts.

on one's guard

Idiom(s): on (one's) guard

Theme: CAUTION

cautious; watchful.
• Be on guard. There are pickpockets around here.
• You had better be on your guard.

guard against

Idiom(s): guard against sb or sth

Theme: CAUTION

to take care to avoid someone or something.
• Try to guard against getting a cold.
• You should guard against pickpockets.

drawn and quartered

Idiom(s): drawn and quartered

Theme: VIOLENCE

dealt with very severely. (Referring to a practice of torturing someone guilty of treason by disemboweling and dividing the body into four parts. Fixed order.)
• Todd was practically drawn and quartered for losing the Wilson contract.
• You were much too harsh with Jean. No matter what she did, she didn't need to be drawn and quartered for it!

do sth fair and square

Idiom(s): do sth fair and square

Theme: FAIRNESS

to do something fairly.
• He always plays the game fair and square.
• I try to treat all people fair and square.

catch sb off guard

Idiom(s): catch someone off guard AND catch one off one's guard

Theme: SURPRISE

to catch a person at a time of carelessness.
• Tom caught Ann off guard and frightened her.
• She caught me off my guard, and I told the location of the jewels.

catch one off one's guard

All square

If something is all square, nobody has an advantage or is ahead of the others.

As much use as a chocolate fire-guard

A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use. An alternative to 'As much use as a chocolate teapot'.

Four-square behind

If someone stands four-square behind someone, they give that person their full support.

Let your guard down

If you let your guard down, you relax and stop looking out for danger.

Monday morning quarterback

(USA) A Monday morning quarterback is someone who, with the benefit of hindsight, knows what should have been done in a situation.

No quarter

This means without mercy. We can say no quarter given or asked.

Quarrel with bread and butter

Bread and butter, here, indicate the means of one’s living. (That is why we say ‘he is the bread winner of the family’). If a sub-ordinate in an organisation is quarrelsome or if he is not patient enough to bear the reprimand he deserves, gets angry and retorts or provokes the higher-up, the top man dismisses him from the job. So, he loses the job that gave him bread and butter. Hence we say, he quarrelled with bread and butter (manager or the top man) and lost his job.

Quart into a pint pot

(UK) If you try to put or get a quart into a pint pot, you try to put too much in a small space. (1 quart = 2 pints)

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

Square Mile

(UK) The Square Mile is the City, the financial area of London.

Square the circle

When someone is squaring the circle, they are trying to do something impossible.

go back to square one

to have to start again because something didn't work: "Well, so much for trying! I suppose it's back to square one."

be back to square one

to be back to where you started: "I don't feel we're making any progress - we're back to square one."

look someone square in the eye

look at someone directly: "He looked me square in the eye and denied taking the money."

square up to someone

to not be scared of dealing with someone or something difficult: "I'm glad you squared up to him in the meeting - you were definitely right!"