backtrack /'bæktræk/follow in (one's) tracks Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
make tracks
stop you in your tracks
the wrong side of the tracks
Idiom(s): the wrong side of the tracksTheme: LOCATION
the poor part of a town.
• They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter.
• We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education.
the other side of the tracks
Idiom(s): the other side of the tracksTheme: LOCATION
the poorer section of town or the richer section of town, depending on perspective.
• He is from a wealthy family and I am from a very humble background, but he is the first boy I have met from the other side of the tracks, and I want to marry him.
• I hear he is dating someone from the other side of the tracks.
follow in one's tracks
Idiom(s): follow in someone's tracks AND follow in someone's footstepsTheme: SAMENESS
to follow someone's example; to assume someone else's role or occupation.
• The vice president was following in the president's footsteps when he called for budget cuts.
• She followed in her father's footsteps and went into medicine.
drop in one's tracks
Idiom(s): drop in one's tracksTheme: DAYDREAM
to stop or collapse from exhaustion; to die suddenly.
• If I keep working this way, I'll drop in my tracks.
• Bob was working in the garden and dropped in his tracks, dead as a doornail.
dead in one's or sth's tracks
Idiom(s): dead in one's or sth's tracksTheme: STOP
exactly where someone or something is at the moment; at this instant. (This does not usually have anything to do with death. The phrase is often used with stop.)
• Her unkind words stopped me dead in my tracks.
• When I heard the rattlesnake, I stopped dead in my tracks.
• The project came to a halt dead in its tracks.
cover one's tracks
Idiom(s): cover one's tracks (up)Theme: DECEPTION
to conceal one's trail; to conceal one's past activities.
• She was able to cover her tracks up so that they couldn't find her.
• It's easy to cover up your tracks if you aren't well known.
• The robber failed to cover his tracks.
cover one's tracks|cover|cover up one's tracks|tra
v. phr. 1. To hide and not leave anything, especially foot marks, to show where you have been, so that no one can follow you. The deer covered his tracks by running in a stream. 2. informal To hide or not say where you have been or what you have done; not tell why you do something or what you plan to do. The boys covered their tracks when they went swimming by saying that they were going for a walk.Compare: COVER UP1.
in one's tracks|tracks
adv. phr., informal 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. The hunter's rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks. Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home.Synonym: ON THE SPOT1, THEN AND THERE. 2. See: FOLLOW IN ONE'S FOOTSTEPS.
theo dõi (của một người)
Để theo đuổi điều gì đó mà người khác (thường là thành viên trong gia (nhà) đình) vừa làm. Cha tui là một kỹ sư, và tui dự định sẽ theo đuổi con đường của ông ấy và học ngành kỹ thuật ở trường lớn học. Tôi đang theo dõi bài hát của chị tui và tham gia (nhà) hội nữ sinh cũ của chị ấy .. Xem thêm: theo dõi, theo dõitheo dõi đường đi của ai đó
và theo dõi trong bước chân của ai đó để noi gương ai đó; đảm nhận vai trò hoặc nghề nghề của người khác. Phó tổng thống vừa đi theo bước chân của tổng thống khi ông kêu gọi cắt giảm ngân sách. Cô tiếp bước cha mình và đi vào ngành y .. Xem thêm: theo dõi, theo dõi. Xem thêm:More Idioms/Phrases
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