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book worm
one who reads a lot, geek Sarah is quite a book worm. She loves to read history books.
can of worms
complex problem or complicated situation It opened up a large can of worms when the company decided to talk about the union contract.
early bird catches the worm
a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Let
open a can of worms
(See can of worms)
the early bird gets the worm
the one who arrives first gets the reward etc. I want to go to the sale at 8 a.m. The early bird gets the worm!
worm out
find out by devious means 用不正当的手段探出
They have wormed out all the information out of him.他们已经从他那里骗取了所有的情报。
worm sth out of
Idiom(s): worm sth out of sb
Theme: INQUIRY
to get some kind of information out of someone. (Informal.)
• He didn't want to tell me the truth, but I finally wormed it out of him.
• She succeeded in worming the secret out of me. I didn't mean to tell it.
worm one's way out of
Idiom(s): worm one's way out of sth
Theme: AWAKEN
to squeeze or wiggle out of a problem or a responsibility. (Informal.)
• This is your job, and you can't worm your way out of it!
• I'm not trying to worm my way out of anything!
The worm has turned
Idiom(s): The worm (has) turned.
Theme: BEHAVIOR - CHANGE
Someone who is usually patient and humble has decided to stop being so.
• Jane used to be treated badly by her husband and she just accepted it, but one day she hit him. The worm turned all right.
• Tom used to let the other boys bully him on the playground, but one day the worm turned and he's now leader of their gang.
open a new can of worms
Idiom(s): open a (new) can of worms
Theme: DIFFICULTY
to uncover a set of problems; to create unnecessary complications. (Informal. Can of worms means "mess.")
• Now you are opening a can of worms!
• How about cleaning up this mess before you open up a new can of worms?
sâu phát sáng
n. một người say rượu; một người nghiện rượu. (Từ ánh sáng.) Gary ra khỏi quán bar và vấp phải một con sâu phát sáng đang chợp mắt gần lối vào con hẻm. . Xem thêm: phát sáng, con sâu. Xem thêm:
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