Nghĩa là gì:
afoot 
afoot /ə'fut/- tính từ & phó từ
- đi bộ, đi chân
- to go afoot throught the forest: đi bộ xuyên qua rừng
- trở dậy; hoạt động
- to be early afoot: trở dậy sớm
oot Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a fine-toothed comb
a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.
a hoot
a time of laughter, a good time, a riot Last night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.
a snootful
a lot to smell or drink, get wind of When the coyotes get a snootful of our campfire, they'll run.
a sweet tooth
a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.
an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)
equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.
best foot forward
(See put your best foot forward)
Big Foot
"a large ape-man living in the forests of western N. America; Big Foot" Gary told me he saw Big Foot's tracks in the sand beside the Kootenay River.
boot it
drive fast, highball it, pedal to the metal If you boot it, Betty won't ride with you. She hates going fast.
boot out
make someone go or leave, get rid of someone, dismiss He was booted out of high school for smoking on the school grounds.
boot up
start or switch on a computer Wait until I boot up the Mac. Then we can print your letter.
caught flatfooted
not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!
darn tooting
that is true, I agree, darn right """They still talk about the winter of 1907, don't they, Helmer?"" ""Darn tootin'! It was a cold one!"""
Denver boot
a wheel block that stops a car from moving Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car.
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
every crime or injury should be punished or paid back Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.
fancy footwork
neat maneuvers, clever moves You did some fancy footwork to answer their questions. Bravo!
fight tooth and nail
fight fiercely or with all one
fine-tooth comb
great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but were unable to find the missing credit card.
fine-toothed comb
(See a fine-toothed comb)
flatfoot
policeman, a constable who walks the streets Ted is a flatfoot in Regina. He works for Regina City Police.
flatfooted
(See caught flatfooted)
foot in the door
an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.
foot the bill
pay The company will foot the bill for his move to Chicago.
footloose and fancy free
carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!
get off on the wrong foot
make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.
get to the root of the problem
find the cause, get to the bottom of We got to the root of the problem. The children are afraid of the dog.
give a hoot
"care; show interest, show concern" The problem with Julio is that he doesn't give a hoot about family.
give you the boot
fire you, dismiss you, down the road If you drink liquor at work, they'll give you the boot.
hoot
laugh, laugh your head off, split a gut When I said I live in Moose Jaw, he hooted. He laughed at me.
in cahoots
like partners, helping each other I think the judge and lawyer are in cahoots - working together.
in cahoots with
in secret agreement or partnership with someone The supermarket was in cahoots with the vegetable producer to try and keep the prices high.
long in the tooth
old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he's long in the tooth - too old.
money is the root of all evil
money is the cause of bad things If money is the root of all evil, why do you want to be rich?
not touch something with a ten-foot pole
consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting That class may be alright but because I hate the professor I wouldn
old coot
an old man, geezer That old coot, as you call him, is a person with feelings.
one foot in the grave
near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer.
play footsie
touch the feet of a member of the opposite sex under the table while flirting The couple in the restaurant were playing footsie under the table during their dinner.
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.
put down roots
live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw.
put my foot down
say no, say you cannot do that, no way When the kids ask if they can go to a restricted movie, I put my foot down.
put one's foot down
object strongly, take firm action My sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.
put one's foot in one's mouth
say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation I put my foot in my mouth when I said that I didn't like fish just before my friends served fish at their dinner party.
put your best foot forward
try to do your best work, present yourself well If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.
put your foot in it
say or do something that causes an argument He really put his foot in it when he said that doctors are underpaid.
put your foot in your mouth
say something that causes pain or embarrassment If you speak the truth, you will often put your foot in your mouth.
quake in his boots
feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.
root for
cheer for, pull for Who are you rooting for - the Leafs or les Canadiens?
root of the problem
(See the root of the problem)
set foot
step, walk I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.
shoe is on the other foot
opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage.
shoot
tell me, say it, I am listening, fire away """Do you have any news?"" ""No. Just a rumor."" ""Shoot. I love rumors."""