billy-goat /'biligout/goa Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
get your goat
old goat
pull the goalie (hockey)
the goat
separate the sheep from the goats
Idiom(s): separate the sheep from the goatsTheme: DIVISION
to divide people into two groups.
• Working in a place like this really separates the sheep from the goats.
• We cant go on with the game until we separate the sheep from the goats. Let's see who can jump the farthest.
make sb the scapegoat for
Idiom(s): make sb the scapegoat for sthTheme: BLAME
to make someone take the blame for something.
• They made Tom the scapegoat for the whole affair. It wasn't all his fault.
• Don't try to make me the scapegoat. I'll tell who really did it.
get one's goat
Idiom(s): get one's goatTheme: ANNOYANCE
to irritate someone; to annoy and arouse someone to anger.
• I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get your goat.
• Jean got Sally's goat and Sally made quite a fuss about it.
• Tom really had her goat for a while.
Move the goalposts
When people move the goalposts, they change the standards required for something to their advantage.Scapegoat
Someone else who takes the blame.get someone's goat
annoy someone: "It really gets my goat when she criticises him - it's not as if she's perfect herself."field goal|field|goal
n. 1. A score in football made by kicking the ball over the bar between the goal posts. The Giants were not able to make a touchdown but they kicked two field goals.Compare: EXTRA POINT. 2. A score in basketball made by a successful shot through the basket not made on a free throw. A field goal counts two points.
Compare: FOUL SHOT, FREE THROW.
get one's goat|get|goat
v. phr., informal To make a person disgusted or angry. The boy's laziness all summer got his father's goat. The slow service at the cafe got Mr. Robinson's goat.goal line|goal|line
n. A line that marks the goal in a game (as football.) The fullback went over the goal line from five yards out.goal line stand|goal|goal line|stand
n. A strong defensive effort right in front of the goal line. A goal line stand by the home team held the visitors on the two-yard line.goat
goatsee get someone's goat; separate the sheep from the goats.
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An goa 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 goa, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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