Nghĩa là gì: chick

chick /tʃik/

danh từ
- gà con; chim con
- trẻ nhỏ
  - the chicks: con cái trong nhà
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) người đàn bà trẻ; cô gái
- to have neither chick nor child
  - không có con
- one chick keeps a hen busy
  - (tục ngữ) hai vợ chồng son thêm một con thành bốn

hick Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

blood is thicker than water

blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""

chick

girl, woman "We were waiting for the bus, and this chick says, ""Hi, boys."""

chick flick

film for women, movie about a woman or women Steel Magnolias is a chick flick about life in the southern US.

chicken

afraid, scared, yellow When it comes to heights, I'm chicken. I'm scared.

chicken (adjective or noun)

cowardly.

chicken feed

a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

chicken-livered

cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.

chicken out

stop doing something because of fear He was going to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

chickenshit

(See chicken)

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

hick

rural person, local yocal, rube Wearing overalls and a straw hat, he looked like a hick.

lay it on thick

praise someone too much He really began to lay it on thick when he met me at the party.

pour it on thick

flatter greatly He has been pouring it on thick but she still doesn

some chick

beautiful chick, great woman Gloria is some chick! Will you introduce me to her?

spring chicken

a young person (usually negative) She is no spring chicken. She is almost 96 years old.

thick

dumb, unreasonable He is a little bit thick and never understands what I want to say.

thick as a brick

slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?

through thick and thin

during good and bad times, for better or worse My dog Pal stays with me through thick and thin. He's a true friend.

Alan Whicker

rhyming slang for "knickers"

buffalo chick

fat female

chickadee

a girl; a close friend;"She's my chickadee"

chicken pie

an endearment, like sweetheart;"Chicken pie, wanna have lunch with me?"

chickenhead

1. any dumb person (usually refers to women unfortunately) who clucks (speaks) alot, and walks around aimlessly or without purpose (like a chicken with its head cut off)"Give me all the chickenheads from Pasadena to Medina, let B.I.G. get in between ya" - Total featuring the B.I.G. (Can't you see [1995])
2. a derogatory term used when referring to a person who performs oral sex on males."He met a chickenhead at the bar and they went back to his crib"
3. crack addict, because many will perform oral sex to get free crack or money. Repeatedly referred to in "Do or die", a book about the conflict between the Crips and the Bloods in South Central.
4. an ugly person or group of ugly people. (Usually used in reference to girls who think they look good;"She thinks she's all that but she's nothin' but a chickenhead"
5. a person (usually female) who acts in a disrespectful way and is very easy, has no respect for herself as well as her b

thick dick

a fool

thick-skinned

Idiom(s): thick-skinned

Theme: FEELING - LACKING

not easily upset or hurt; insensitive.
• Tom won't worry about your insults. He's completely thick-skinned.
• Jane's so thick-skinned she didn't realize Fred was being rude to her.

thick as thieves

Idiom(s): (as) thick as thieves

Theme: FRIENDS

very close-knit; friendly; allied.
• Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together.
• Those two families are thick as thieves.

thick as pea soup

Idiom(s): (as) thick as pea soup

Theme: THICK

very thick. (Informal. Usually used in reference to fog.)
• This fog is as thick as pea soup.
• Wow, this coffee is strong! It's thick as pea soup.

thick and fast

Idiom(s): thick and fast

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

in large numbers or amounts and at a rapid rate.
• The enemy soldiers came thick and fast.
• New problems seem to come thick and fast.

The plot thickens

Idiom(s): The plot thickens

Theme: INTEREST

Things are becoming more complicated or interesting.
• The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.
• John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.

run around like a chicken with its head cut off

Idiom(s): run around like a chicken with its head cut off AND run (around) in circles

Theme: CONFUSION

to run around frantically and aimlessly; to be in a state of chaos.
• I spent all afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
• If you run around in circles, you'll never get anything done.
• Get organized and stop running in circles.

no spring chicken

Idiom(s): no spring chicken

Theme: AGE - OLD

not young (anymore). (Informal.)
• I don't get around very well anymore. I'm no spring chicken, you know.
• Even though John is no spring chicken, he still plays tennis twice a week.

go to bed with the chickens

Idiom(s): go to bed with the chickens

Theme: EARLY

to go to bed at sundown; to go to bed very early (when the chickens do).
• Of course I get enough sleep. I go to bed with the chickens.
• Mr. Brown goes to bed with the chickens and gets up with them, too.

get sth through one's thick skull

Idiom(s): get something through someone's thick skull AND get something into someone's thick head

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to manage to get someone, including oneself, to understand something. (Informal.)
• He can't seem to get it through his thick skull.
• If I could get this into my thick head once, I'd remember it.

count one's chickens before they hatch

Idiom(s): count one's chickens before they hatch

Theme: COUNTING

to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.)
• You're way ahead of yourself Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
• You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.

spread it on thick

Idiom(s): lay it on thick AND lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thick

Theme: FLATTERY

to exaggerate praise, excuses, or blame.
• Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard.
• After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick.
• Bob always spreads it on thick.

get sth into one's thick head

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

You must not be too confident that something will be successful.

Chickenfeed

If something is small or unimportant, especially money, it is chickenfeed.

Don't catch your chickens before they're hatched

This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ('Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' is an alternative.)

Handwriting like chicken scratch

If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

Like a headless chicken

If someone rushes about like a headless chicken, they move very fast all over the place, usually without thinking.

Thick as mince

(UK) If someone is as thick as mince, they are very stupid indeed.

To be as thick as two bricks

Someone who is as thick as two bricks is really stupid.

When the chickens come home to roost

When a person pays dearly for something bad he or she did in the past, the chickens come home to roost.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

Like a chicken with its head cut off

To act in a frenzied manner.