der Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a lot of falderal
a lot of foolish talk, a lot of bunk When you hear me speak Latin, you'll think it's a lot of falderal.
absence makes the heart grow fonder
when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
actions speak louder than words
people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.
balderdash
verbose nonsense """Please switch off the talk show. It's just balderdash."""
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage... "To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"
birder
a bird watcher, one whose hobby is watching birds Some birders were looking at an oriole in a poplar tree.
buckle under
quit, lose, not try, give up We're losing, but we won't buckle under. We won't quit.
chip on his shoulder
in a fighting mood, looking for a fight Ron has a chip on his shoulder. He's arguing with everybody.
cold shoulder
(See give you the cold shoulder)
cool under pressure
calm during a crisis, able to perform well when you must do it Jo was very cool under pressure. When the judge asked questions, she answered clearly and calmly.
crack under the strain
become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.
do wonders
produce excellent results If you begin to do some exercise it will do wonders for your health.
down under
Australia, New Zealand etc. Next year I'm going down under for my holidays - New Zealand.
drink you under the table
drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!
ducks in order
"organized, planned; each person knows his job" I have to get my ducks in order before the sale on Tuesday.
falderal
(See a lot of falderal)
fender bender
minor car accident, collision I had a little fender bender with your car, Dad - just a scratch.
get away with murder
do something very bad without being caught or punished The child was able to get away with murder while the substitute teacher was at the school.
get out from under
escape a situation that one doesn
get under my skin
bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.
get under one
bother someone, upset someone She always gets under my skin although I don
get your dander up
annoy or bother you, bug you Do barking dogs get your dander up? Does barking irritate you?
give someone the cold shoulder
be unfriendly to someone He gave her the cold shoulder at the party.
give to understand
make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here.
give you the cold shoulder
be unfriendly toward you, turn away from you, stand away If you forget her birthday she
go under
fail, be unable to continue, go bankrupt Companies that can't make loan payments will go under.
go under the knife
be operated on in surgery His wife went under the knife at the hospital last evening.
head and shoulders
superior, better, a cut above Her work is superior - head and shoulders above the others.
hot under the collar
upset, becoming angry, hot and bothered It's only a joke. Don't get hot under the collar.
in order
to make it possible, to help it happen In order to win, we have to work as a team.
in order to
for the purpose of We have decided to close down the school for the summer in order to do some major repairs.
just what the doctor ordered
exactly what is needed or wanted Having the extra day off from work was just what the doctor ordered and he was able to get his many errands finished.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
keep under one
keep secret, not tell He won
keep under wraps
keep something hidden, not show or talk about Details of the program were kept under wraps until the election.
knuckle under
yield, submit The union finally knuckled under the pressure and ended the strike.
laundered money
stolen money that has been invested or donated Do Mafia companies donate laundered money to the church?
let grass grow under one
be idle, be lazy, waste time He is always working hard and is not the type of person to let grass grow under his feet.
let the grass grow under one
be idle, be lazy, waste time That man is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He is always busy.
look over your shoulder
look to see who is following you He's always looking over his shoulder to see who's after him.
loss leader
a low-priced item to bring customers to a store The loss leader at SuperStore is a package of coffee for 99
make a federal case of it
make it too important, make a mountain... Okay, so I used your hair dryer! Don't make a federal case of it.
nine-day wonder
someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.
no wonder
not surprising No wonder he is so tired after staying up all night.
on one's shoulders
one's responsibility I don't want to have the failure of the project on my shoulders.
out of order
not operating, broken The stamp machine is out of order. I think it's broken.
pecking order
from strongest to weakest, line of authority The first thing to learn about a company is the pecking order.
pull the rug out from under
spoil someone
put your shoulder to the wheel
begin to work If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel.
right under one
in an obvious, nearby place I found the calculator right under my nose after searching for it for an hour.
abider