Nghĩa là gì: academese

academese

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mes Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

becomes you

looks good on you, is right for you, suits you That perfume becomes you. It smells good on you.

behind the times

old fashioned My aunt is a little behind the times.

drop a name/drop names

pretend you know famous people, name dropper He was dropping names at the interview - Klein, Clinton etc.

fun and games

a good time, a lot of fun """How was the office party?"" ""Oh, fun and games!"""

get the message

understand clearly what is meant I told him three times but I don

go up in smoke/flames

burn or be destroyed by fire, fail, not come true (dreams) His plans to open a new restaurant have gone up in smoke since he lost his job.

hard times

a time of poverty and drought and famine We endured hard times in the 1930s. We were all poor.

hit me (card games)

"give me another card; yes, I'll have another one" "The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, ""Hit me."""

if worst comes to worst

if the worst possible thing happens If worst comes to worst we can cancel our holiday and go next year.

keep up with the times

be aware of new methods and trends, stay abreast Reading newspapers will help you keep up with the times.

lean times

times of poverty, hard times During lean times they sold eggs for 50

let the good times roll

let the party begin, let us enjoy our time together, the more the merrier "Uncle Harry welcomed us to the reunion. Then he said, ""Let the good times roll!"""

mess around

play around, engage in idle activity The children were messing around in the school yard before the class began.

mess up

do a bad job, ruin it, screw up The manager messed up. He spent too much money on advertising.

mess with

challenge, fight with, mix it up with We learned not to mess with the Mafia. Their revenge is deadly.

messed up

depressed, dependent on drugs, not coping with life At that point in his life, he was messed up on drugs and alcohol.

mind games

control people's feelings, play games He plays mind games with me - he tries to control my feelings.

nine times out of ten

almost always Nine times out of ten if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.

one's lucky number comes up

someone is lucky or has good fortune My lucky number finally came up when I was chosen to go to Los Angeles in order to represent our company at the conference.

play games

deceive people, not be sincere, mind games He's been playing games with us. We can't believe what he says.

sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle

sometimes life is very unpleasant, life is not all guns and roses The junk dealer had a poster on the wall of his shack: Sometimes life is a bucket of shit, and the handle's inside!

speak volumes

tells a lot, reveals much Your smile speaks volumes about your career. You like it.

times were hard

it was a time of poverty, hard times It was 1850. Times were hard in Sweden then.

tough times

hard times When Sue gave birth to twins and Dave lost his job, they lived through tough times.

what goes around comes around

"you get what you give; our actions are passed on until they return to us" Wise folks have learned that you eventually get what you give - what goes around comes around.

when it comes to

when this is the topic, when we talk about this When it comes to cars, I like GM. I would buy a Chev or a Pontiac.

when push comes to shove

when people fight, when the fighting begins, when the going gets tough The workers are demanding a fair wage. When push comes to shove, we may have to call the police.

when the crunch comes

when there is less money, when the economy fails When the crunch comes, we'll have our mortgage paid off!

cheesy times 10

something chessy beyond the usual realm of cheesiness; especially something gaudy or from the 80's;"That dress is cheesy times 10!"

domestic

cannabis

holmes

a person from a neighborhood; homeboy

homeskillet

a close relative or friend:"My homeskillet gets me the goods whenever I want" -- ?? (?? [??])

James Brown

one of the funkiest and most sampled men alive

siamese

a person who acts two-faced

at times

sometimes；occasionally间或；有时
At times I saw her walking alone by the lake．我有时看到她独自在湖边散步。
At times I make mistakes when I speak English．我说英语有时有错。

call names

use ugly or unkind words when speaking to sb．骂人
The child was punished by the teacher for calling names．那个小孩因骂人而受到老师的惩罚。

get the message/the word

understand clearly what is meant 理解；完全了解
The teacher talked to the students about being on time，and most of them got the message．老师要学生养成守时的习惯，大部分同学都了解他的意思。
Miss Li hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up，but he didn't get the message．李小姐暗示她的男友要和他分手，但他并没有理解她的意思。

get the message word

go up in in flames

1．burn；be destroyed by fire燃烧；烧毁
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。

go up in smoke flames

go up in smoke/in flames

mess about

1．handle or play with sth．carelessly瞎弄；乱搞
He won't allow anyone to mess about with his new bike．他不许任何人乱摆弄他的新自行车。
Tell the child not to mess around with the fire．叫孩子不要玩火。
2．behave in a foolish， noisy way 吵闹；胡闹
The children were messing about in their mother's room．孩子们在母亲房里乱闹。
Who's messing about there and making such a noise？谁在那儿胡闹，发出这么大的声响？
3．engage in idle or purposeless activity无所事事；鬼混
I wish he'd stop messing about and get down to some serious work．我希望他干点正事不要再鬼混了。
They messed about on the beach most of the summer．夏天的大部分时间他们都在海滨闲混。
4．treat roughly 粗暴地对待
The old man was very angry， because he had never been messed about like that by anybody all his life．老人气极了，因为这辈子从来没有人对他这样粗暴过。

mess about/around

pour oil on the flames

make the quarrel severe火上加油
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。

when it comes right down to it

Idiom(s): when it comes right down to it

Theme: RESULTS

all things considered; when one really thinks about something.
• When it comes right down to it, I'd like to find a new job.
• When it comes right down to it, he can't really afford a new car.

not to cross a bridge before one comes to it

Idiom(s): not to cross a bridge before one comes to it

Theme: ANXIETY - ANTICIPATION

not to worry excessively about something before it happens. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• There is no sense in crossing that bridge before you come to it.
• She's always crossing bridges before coming to them. She needs to learn to relax.

mess sth up

Idiom(s): mess sth up

Theme: DISORDER

to make something disorderly.
• You really messed this place up!
• Who messed up my bed?

mess sb up

Idiom(s): mess sb up

Theme: FIGHTING

to rough someone up; to beat someone up. (Slang.)
• The robbers threatened to mess Bob up if he didn't cooperate.
• John messed up Bill a little, but no real harm was done.

if push comes to shove

Idiom(s): if push comes to shove

Theme: DIFFICULTY

if the situation really becomes difficult; if matters escalate into a strong argument.
• If push comes to shove, I am ready to be more aggressive.
• If push comes to shove, I am sure that our senator will help out.

go up in flames

Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smoke

Theme: WASTE

to burn up.
• The whole museum went up in flames.
• My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames.
• What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.