Nghĩa là gì: afloat

afloat /ə'flout/

tính từ & phó từ
- nổi lênh đênh (trên mặt nước), lơ lửng (trên) không)
- trên biển, trên tàu thuỷ
  - life afloat: cuộc sống trên biển
- ngập nước
  - the ship sank slowly until the decks were afloat: con tàu chìm dần cho tới khi ngập nước
- lan truyền đi (tin đồn)
  - there is a rumour afloat that: có tin đồn rằng
- thịnh vượng, hoạt động sôi nổi
  - concern is now fairly afloat: công việc kinh doanh hiện nay rất thịnh vượng
- hết nợ, sạch mợ, không mắc nợ ai
- đang lưu hành
- không ổn định, trôi nổi

oat Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

back teeth are floating

have to urinate, need to pee Please watch for a rest room. My back teeth are floating.

cut your own throat

hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat.

don't rock the boat

do not cause a change, do not upset anybody If the team is winning, don't rock the boat. Don't change anything.

down my throat

(See shove down my throat)

feeling his oats

feeling energetic, feeling strong Look at that cowboy dance! He's feeling his oats tonight.

get your goat

annoy you, bug you, get to me Don't let Jason get your goat. He teases everybody.

groaty to the max

very nice, way cool, totally awesome That bike is groaty to the max. I love those wide tires!

in the same boat

in a similar situation We are all in the same boat now that our company has gone out of business.

miss the boat

lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company.

old goat

an old man, a cranky man Henry Wilson - that old goat - told the kids to get off his lawn.

ram down your throat

(See shove down my throat)

ram (something) down someone's throat

force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.

ride his coattails

depend on his success, use his success My dad was a great doctor, but I don't want to ride his coattails.

rock the boat

disturb or upset things, don't make waves If you rock the boat, you may be asked to leave the project.

shove down my throat

force me to accept it, force me to agree to that, eat that The preacher said that babies are sinners. He's not going to shove that down my throat.

showboat

a person who displays, a show-off The peacock is one of nature's showboats - he's magnificent!

sow wild oats

live a wild life as a young person As a youth he lived a reckless life. He sowed a few wild oats.

take oath

say that something is true, give my word of honor He took an oath that he is the child's father. I believe him.

the goat

the person who is blamed for a problem Ken is the goat, but all he did was open the door for the students.

boat

1. marijuana laced with embalming fluid
2. a Cadillac or any other large car

jump down sb's throat

reply sharply and angrily to sth．sb．has said尖锐或粗暴地回答
He jumped down my throat at the mere mention of the subject．一提到这事，他就粗暴地回答我。
Even if I'm wrong，you needn't jump down my throat like that．即使我错了，你也用不着这样粗暴地对待我。

stick in sb's throat

1．be hard to accept难以接受
Having to pay out￡50 for such a small thing really sticks in my throat．为这个小东西要付50英镑的钱太让我难以接受了。
It's his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat．他对待自己年迈母亲的那种做法实在使我很反感。
2．be hard to say难以启齿
Jane wanted to ask the teacher's pardon，but the words stuck in her throat．简想请求老师原谅，却又难以说出口。

sow one's wild oats

Idiom(s): sow one's wild oats

Theme: LIFESTYLE

to do wild and foolish things in one's youth. (Often assumed to have some sort of sexual meaning.)
• Dale was out sowing his wild oats last night, and he's in jail this morning.
• Mrs. Smith told Mr. Smith that he was too old to be sowing his wild oats.

shove down one's throat

Idiom(s): shove sb or sth down sb's throat AND ram sb or sth down sb's throat; force sb
or sth down sb's throat

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to force someone or something on someone. (Slang and a little rude.)
• I don't want any more insurance, and I don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat.
• Mary isn't invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my throat!
• Someone is always trying to force some stupid propaganda down my throat.

separate the sheep from the goats

Idiom(s): separate the sheep from the goats

Theme: 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.

ride on one's coattails

Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattails

Theme: FOLLOWING

to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.)
• Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails.
• Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.

make sb the scapegoat for

Idiom(s): make sb the scapegoat for sth

Theme: 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.

in the same boat as

Idiom(s): in the same boat (as sb)

Theme: SIMILARITY

in the same situation; having the same problem. (In can be replaced with into.)
• TOM: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? BILL: Sorry I'm in the same boat.
• Jane and Mary are both in the same boat. They have been called for jury duty.
• I am in the same boat as Mary.

have one's words stick in one's throat

Idiom(s): have one's words stick in one's throat

Theme: EMOTION

to be so overcome by emotion that one can hardly speak.
• I sometimes have my words stick in my throat.
• John said that he never had his words stick in his throat.

get one's goat

Idiom(s): get one's goat

Theme: 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.

get a lump in one's throat

Idiom(s): get a lump in one's throat

Theme: CRYING

to have the feeling of something in one's throat—as if one were going to cry.
• Whenever they play the national anthem, I get a lump in my throat.
• I have a lump in my throat because I'm frightened.

get a frog in one's throat

Idiom(s): get a frog in one's throat

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to get soreness or something else in one's throat that prevents one from talking well.
• The speaker got a frog in his throat and had to stop talking for a while.
• Excuse me. I have a frog in my throat.

force down one's throat

float a loan

Idiom(s): float a loan

Theme: MONEY

to get a loan; to arrange for a loan.
• I couldn't afford to pay cash for the car, so I floated a loan.
• They needed money, so they had to float a loan.

cut one's own throat

Idiom(s): cut one's (own) throat

Theme: HARM

[for someone] to experience certain failure; to do damage to someone. (Informal.)
• If I were to run for office, I'd just be cutting my throat.
• Judges who take bribes are cutting their own throats.

coat and tie

Idiom(s): coat and tie

Theme: CLOTHING

[for men] a jacket or sports coat and necktie. (A standard of dress between casual and a suit. Fixed order.)
• My brother was not wearing a coat and tie, and they would not admit him into the restaurant.
• I always carry a coat and tie in my car just in case I have to dress up a little for something.

ram down one's throat

jump down one's throat

Idiom(s): jump all over someone AND jump down someone's throat; jump on someone

Theme: SCOLDING

to scold someone severely. (Slang.)
• Don't jump on me! I didn't do it!
• If I don't get home on time, my parents will jump all over me.
• Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window.
• Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened.

hang on one's coattails

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Describes something that will be helpful to all.

A rising tide lifts all boats

This idiom, coined by John F Kennedy, describes the idea that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit from it.

At each other's throats

If people are at each other's throats, they are fighting, arguing or competing ruthlessly.

Cut your coat according to your cloth

If you cut your coat according to your cloth, you only buy things that you have sufficient money to pay for.

Frog in my throat

If you have a frog in your throat, you can't speak or you are losing your voice because you have a problem with your throat.

Fur coat and no knickers

Someone with airs and graces, but no real class is fur coat and no knickers.

Gunboat diplomacy

If a nation conducts its diplomatic relations by threatening military action to get what it wants, it is using gunboat diplomacy.

Jump down someone's throat

If you jump down someone's throat, you criticise or chastise them severely.

Just off the boat

If someone is just off the boat, they are naive and inexperienced.

Slow boat to China

This idiom is used to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time.

Sow your wild oats

If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. for e.g. He'd spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down.