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aard-wolf /'ɑ:d,wulf/- danh từ
- (động vật học) chó sói đất (Nam Phi)
ard Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a card
(See such a card)
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
a hard day
a day full of hard work, put in a hard day You look tired, Dear. Did you have a hard day at the office?
a hard-on
an erect penis, a hard penis When our dog gets a hard-on, he tries to crawl up my leg.
a hard row to hoe
a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.
a hard time
teasing or bugging, a bad time Ken will give you a hard time about missing that free throw.
a howling blizzard
a very bad snowstorm, a winter storm A howling blizzard delayed us. It was snowing and blowing.
above board
legal, not hidden, not under the table, not underhanded Every action, every payment is above board. Customers respect that kind of honesty.
across the board
affecting all people, applies to everything We want a salary increase across the board - for all positions.
back to the drawing board
go back to start a project or idea from the beginning The boss doesn
beg your pardon
excuse me, please do not be offended I beg your pardon, but I am using this phone booth.
beg your pardon?
what did you say? will you repeat what you said? Beg your pardon? Did you say you are Paul Newman?
bend over backwards
do anything to help, try to please, go the extra mile They'll bend over backwards to find a room for you. They give excellent service.
bend over backwards to do something
try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.
best foot forward
(See put your best foot forward)
between a rock and a hard place
in a difficult position, making a difficult choice, Sophie's choice If I told the truth, I would lose my friend. I was between a rock and a hard place.
boarding (hockey)
checking into the boards, chairman of the boards Boarding causes serious injuries to hockey players.
card
(See such a card)
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
card up one
another plan or argument kept back and produced if needed I don
card up one's sleeve
another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
catch you off guard
surprise you, say what you do not expect Did my comment about dog poop catch you off guard?
chairman of the boards (hockey)
a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.
cold hard cash
cash, coins and bills I paid for the stereo in cold hard cash.
cold, hard cash
"actual money, dollar bills; not a cheque or credit card" No cheques - I want cold, hard cash for that car.
come down hard
punish hard, throw the book at The teachers come down hard on cheating. They suspend cheaters.
cut the mustard
do the job properly, cut it If I'm too old to cut the mustard, maybe I should retire, eh.
die hard
change slowly, continue to be strong, you can't teach... Some men still want to be the head of the family. Old beliefs die hard.
do it the hard way
use a poor method, go against the grain Don't start a fire with stones. That's doing it the hard way.
down the garden path
(See lead you down the garden path)
drawing card
entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.
drive a hard bargain
pay a low price, negotiate firmly When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.
drive standard
shift gears on a car or truck Can you drive standard? My car has a five-speed transmission.
give (someone) a hard time
make trouble for someone, tease She was giving her boyfriend a hard time about his new haircut.
give you a hard time
tease you, criticize you, a hassle you Did the class give you a hard time about losing their papers?
go by the boards
become less important, be neglected or omitted When he returned to school, his social life went by the boards.
go overboard
do it too much, go off the deep end He goes overboard if he likes a girl - buys her flowers every day.
guard is down
not ready for a fight, not protecting yourself I wasn't ready for her criticism. My guard was down.
hard and fast rule
rules that cannot be altered to fit special cases There is no hard and fast rule that says you can
hard as nails
physically very fit and strong, rough, stern He is as hard as nails and is not a good person to have an argument with.
hard at it
working hard, as busy as a beaver When the foreman returned, the workers were hard at it.
hard copy
printed page(s), paper with printed words or pictures You can check your work on the computer screen, but it's easier find errors on hard copy.
hard day
(See a hard day)
hard done by
overworked, asked to do too much With all the help Bonnie gets, she's not hard done by.
hard feelings
unfriendly feelings, resentment "After the argument, Bill said, ""I hope there are no hard feelings."""
hard line
statement or policy that a person refuses to change The principal takes a hard line on school attendance. I must attend.
hard liquor
strong liquor (rum etc.) with 40 % alcohol The bar was serving beer, wine and several kinds of hard liquor.
hard nosed
"firm, tough; refusing to lower his price or standard" Ms. Bond is hard nosed. If you plagiarize, you fail the course.
hard nut to crack
something or someone difficult to understand or do He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.
hard of hearing
not able to hear very well, partly deaf Now that Grandpa's in his 80s, he's quite hard of hearing.