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abilitate 
abilitate /ə'biliteit/- động từ
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) (như) habiliate
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a little bird told me
someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""
a little hair off the dog
(See hair off the dog)
a little off
not quite sane, a bit crazy, one brick short... When Clem started eating grass, we knew he was a little off.
a little steep
a little high in price, too much money to pay I'd like to buy that leather coat but the price is a little steep.
cut it a little fine
leave very little time, have just enough money After paying the rent we had only $60. This is cutting it a little fine.
dig a little deeper
try harder, give a little more The coach asked the team to dig a little deeper, to give their best.
give a little
be flexible, do not be so firm When you discuss the divorce terms, try to give a little.
glitch
fault, problem, snag That printer is full of glitches. It isn't working right.
half lit
(See half corked)
in a split second
in less than a second, in a flash In a split second, the cat twisted and landed on its feet.
lickety split
moving fast, boot it, hell bent for election The train is going lickety split, at least sixty miles an hour!
little bird told me
(See a little bird told me)
little by little
gradually He broke his leg while skiing but little by little it is getting better.
little frog in a big pond
an unimportant person in a large group or organization He transferred to the headquarters branch but he is a little frog in a big pond and nobody knows him now.
little pitchers have big ears
little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear Little pitchers have big ears she said when she saw her daughter standing at the door listening to her talking to her husband.
little white lie
(See white lie)
political football
a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.
politically correct
appropriate, not racist or sexist Advertise for a salesperson. Use the politically correct term.
runt of the litter
(See the runt of the litter)
shed a little light on
explain, enlighten, help you understand, To shed a little light on the topic of idioms, we'll read this book.
split
depart, go, leave I gotta split. Class starts in two minutes.
split a gut
laugh very hard, crack me up I nearly split a gut watching a John Candy video - hilarious!
split hairs
make unnecessary distinctions He makes a lot of good points but he also has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time.
split second
small difference in time, a fraction of a second Many Olympic athletes win their events by a split second.
split the difference
divide the difference between the prices Your price is $100. I'm offering $80. Let's split the difference.
split ticket
vote for candidates from more than one political party He always votes for a split ticket when he votes and never votes for only one party.
split up
separate They seemed like a nice couple but they suddenly decided to split up last month.
splitting headache
a severe headache I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.
the runt of the litter
The smallest and weakest in a group (originally of animal siblings born at the same time) When it comes to mathematics, Ed is the runt of the litter.
think little of
think that something or someone is not important or valuable She is not very happy and seems to think little of the people that she is working with.
too little too late
not enough effort or work when it was needed, make hay while... The Roughriders scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late. They lost.
virtual reality
"a ""real"" experience created on a computer" Virtual reality allowed me to experience space travel.
blither on
to talk incessently and boringly. Blither is a varient spelling of the s.e. blather
blithering
1. an intensifier such as bloody: "How can I have toast when that blithering idiot has just eaten all the bread!"
2. senseless and excessive talking
bootilitious
corny; lame; stupid; weak:"That joke was bootilitious"
clit
abb. of clitoris
get a little tipsy in
to get drunk
lit
high on marijuana
in reality
actually；in fact实际上；其实
She looks about thirty，but in reality she's nearly forty．她看上去大约30岁，但实际上她快40岁了。
This may seem a bad thing， but in reality it is a good thing．这看起来是坏事，其实是好事。
make little of
1．treat as of little importance轻视
She makes little of walking fifty kilometres in a day．她一天走50公里是不在乎的。
He made little of his illness．他认为自己的病无关紧要。
2．hardly understand简直弄不懂I could make little of what he was saying．我简直弄不懂他在说些什么。
more than a little
very十分
If you tell your father what you've done，he'll be more than a little angry．如果你把你所干的事情告诉你父亲，他会很生气的。
not a little
rather a large amount of；quite a little 不少；很多
We are not finished；not a little is left for us to do．我们的工作还未完成，还有许多事要我们去做。
I'm sorry to have given you not a little trouble．我很抱歉给你带来许多麻烦。
play politics
play tricks for one's own gain玩弄权术；操纵
The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics in the strike．工会律师谴责市长在这次罢工中玩弄权术。
In order to get elected，he had to play politics with both the unions and the bosses．为了要当选，他得同时与工会和老板们达成协议。
think little/nothing of
consider unimportant轻视
They think little of the difficulties and setbacks on their way forward．他们对前进道路上的艰难险阻视若等闲。
to little/no purpose
of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。
to little purpose
of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。
twist sb around one's little finger
Idiom(s): twist sb around one's little finger
Theme: MANIPULATION
to manipulate and control someone.
• Bob really fell for Jane. She can twist him around her little finger.
• Billy's mother has twisted him around her little finger. He's very dependent on her.
to the best of one's ability
Idiom(s): to the best of one's ability
Theme: ABILITY
as well as one is able.
• I did the work to the best of my ability.
• You should always work to the best of your ability.
split one's sides with laughter
Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)
Theme: LAUGHTER
to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.
split people up
Idiom(s): split people up
Theme: SEPARATION
to separate two or more people (from one another).
• If you two don't stop chattering, I'll have to split you up.
• The group of people grew too large, so we had to split them up.
• I will have to split up that twosome in the corner.
An lit 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 lit, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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