Nghĩa là gì:
abridge 
abridge /ə'bridʤ/- ngoại động từ
- rút ngắn lại, cô gọn, tóm tắt
- hạn chế, giảm bớt (quyền...)
- lấy, tước
- to abridge somebody of his rights: tước quyền lợi của ai
bri Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a brick
a dependable person, a friend who always helps Parveen helped me get through my divorce. She's a real brick!
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
brick
(See a brick)
bridge the gap
help people communicate, mediate When the staff and the manager fight, I try to bridge the gap.
bright
intelligent, brainy, sharp I left the water running. That wasn't a very bright thing to do.
bright eyed and bushy tailed
frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested.
bring an end to
(See put an end to)
bring around/round
restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.
bring home the bacon
bring home a paycheque, support a family Stan is disabled, so Louise brings home the bacon.
bring home the importance of something to someone
make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.
bring it off
manage it successfully, carry it off Don't worry about the project. Mr. Ho can bring it off.
bring off
perform successfully We were unable to bring off the deal to buy the new computer system for our company.
bring some new facts to light
discover some new facts, make some new facts known The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.
bring someone into line
persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.
bring something on
cause to develop rapidly I don
bring the house down
cause much laughter in the audience The comedian brought the house down with his jokes about the lost dog.
bring to
restore to consciousness, wake from sleep/anesthesia/hypnosis/fainting etc The woman was brought to soon after the car accident.
bring to a close
conclude, finish, wrap up Now, to bring my presentation to a close, I'll tell you a story.
bring to mind
recall something Her perfect acting brought to mind some of the great actresses of the past.
bring to terms
make someone agree or do something At first it seemed impossible for the two sides to settle their dispute but we were finally able to bring them to terms.
bring up
vomit, puke Did the baby bring up his breakfast? Let me wipe it up.
bring up the rear
be at the end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race.
bring you up short
cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
burn your bridges
resign without notice, leave no way to return He can't return to the company. He's burned his bridges.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
cross that bridge when I come to it
make that decision when it is necessary, do not jump the gun If interest rates begin to drop, I can buy bonds, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
future looks bright
future looks good, success will come to you Vi was promoted to Department Head. Her future looks bright.
in brief
briefly, without giving details In brief, all flights have been cancelled.
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.
on the bright side
positive, optimistic Chan is positive. He always looks on bright side of things.
on the brink
close, almost there, on the verge Their marriage is failing. They're on the brink of divorce.
one brick short of a full load
mentally slow, not all there I'm okay, but you may be one brick short of a full load. Ha ha.
shitting bricks
very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
thick as a brick
slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?
ton of bricks
(See come down on like a ton of bricks)
too big for his britches
too proud, cocky, swelled head I promise not to get too big for my britches if I win the award.
water under the bridge
the past, history That failure is water under the bridge. Let's not live in the past.
be bringin' on the raucous
to be doing the best possible at something:"After that damn all nighter for ORGO yesterday... I'm bringin' the raucous!"
best of British
(interj) good luck!
brick-it
to be very scared, terrified. See shit bricks
brickhouse
an attractive woman
brickie
abb. of bricklayer
bricks
the city streets
bridges
pants, trousers
brill
excellent; an abbreviation of brilliant; also used as an exclamation
brilliant
excellent, marvellous
bristols
breasts; from the rhyming slang Bristol City - titty
britneys
beers; rhyming slang on Britney Spears. Very popular and recent expression
An bri idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with bri, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ bri