Nghĩa là gì: abaft

abaft /ə'bɑ:ft/

phó từ
- (hàng hải) ở phía sau bánh lái, gần phía bánh lái

giới từ
- (hàng hải) sau, ở đằng sau, ở phía sau
  - abaft the mast: sau cột buồm

af Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

afraid so

"sorry, but it is true; believe me, yeppers" """Did he spend all of our money?"" ""Yes, 'fraid so."""

after all

after you consider all the facts, to be fair Will you help me with English? After all, I helped you with math.

after one

well-liked for agreeing with one

bafflegab

confusing statements, jargon, political language There was a lot of bafflegab in the speech, a lot of nonsense.

brain traffic

thoughts and information moving through the brain I wish I could turn off my mind when brain traffic is too heavy.

draft dodger

a person who runs away from military service American draft dodgers came to Canada in the 1970s.

fall on deaf ears

talk to people who will not listen, really deaf If you talk to the workers about management's problems, your message will fall on deaf ears.

feel a draft

feel the air from someone who is talking too much "When Jake talks too much, Pete asks, ""Does anyone feel a draft?"""

fish and company stink after three days

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!

get after

scold, lecture, give you hell Mom got after us for smoking. She told us it was a bad habit.

get after someone

urge or make someone do something he should do but has neglected I

go after

try to get The police decided to go after the people who were speeding near the school.

good afternoon

hello, hi, good day "Answer the phone this way: ""Good afternoon, Ko speaking."""

have an affair

see a lover who is not your spouse, fool around """Liz is having another affair."" ""Who is she seeing? Bart?"""

hit and run (traffic)

an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision Was your car involved in a hit-and-run accident? Did you fail to stop after hitting someone?

I'm afraid so

(See afraid so)

in leaf

having new leaves, growing leaves Poplar trees were in leaf, wild roses in bloom.

keep after

remind someone over and over I always have to keep after her to do her job properly.

leaf out

grow new leaves, in leaf She trimmed the branches before the trees began to leaf out.

light in the loafers

homosexual, gay, fag Just because he likes to sew, you think he's light in the loafers.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

look after

care for, take care of He really looks after his car. It's in very good condition.

look after someone

take care or attend to someone She has been looking after her mother since her recent illness.

morning after (the night before)

a hangover He

name someone after

give someone another

number one (look after/take care of number one)

oneself His atitude is to always look after number one without thinking about anybody else.

pinch off a loaf

have a bowel movement, drop a log """Where were you?"" ""In the can, pinching off a loaf."""

play it safe

be careful, do not take a chance Play it safe when you go out in a boat. Wear a life jacket.

really deaf

not willing to listen, not wanting to hear about When you talk about smoking, he's really deaf.

shaft

cheat, swindle, screw (see get screwed)[B] Tom got shafted. He only got 3% commission on his sales.

take after

resemble or act like a parent or relative He is tall and handsome like his father and seems to take after him in other ways as well.

three slices short (of a full loaf)

mentally disabled, one brick short... If you order worm soup, they'll think you're three slices short.

throw good money after bad

spend more on a failure, repair a poor product If we fix that TV again, we'll be throwing good money after bad.

time after time

repeatedly I have told her time after time to be careful with her spelling.

traffic jam

traffic that is not moving, many vehicles on one road I was late for class because of a traffic jam. Honest!

turn a deaf ear to

pretend not to hear, refuse to hear The company turned a deaf ear to our demands for more money and holidays.

turn over a new leaf

make a fresh start I

a-headafternoon

a heavy user of amphetamines

affiliate member

gang associate; may wear the colors, exhibit tattoos and other symbols, and flash signs AF

Afghani Indica

cannabis

African