over Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
all over but the shouting
(See it's all over but the shouting)
all over hell's half acre
all over the place, everywhere I left the gate open, and the cows are all over hell's half acre.
ass over teakettle
falling over backwards, head over heels The cowboy knocked him off his feet - ass over teakettle!
be over
" be finished; end."
below the poverty line
not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.
bend over backwards
do anything to help, try to please, go the extra mile They'll bend over backwards to find a room for you. They give excellent service.
bend over backwards to do something
try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.
blow me over
"it is unbelievable; far out" He's over 50? Well, blow me over!
blow my cover
reveal my true identity, reveal my hiding place With a false passport, I can enter Bali, if nobody blows my cover.
blow over
die down or calm down The problem with the lost invoices has finally blown over and everyone is working hard again.
bowl me over
surprise me, blow me down Well, bowl me over! You've done your homework!
carry over
save for another time We were forced to carry over the sale to the Monday after the national holiday.
check over
look for errors in a paper, see if there are mistakes I've written a letter of application. Will you check it over for me?
cover for me
make an excuse for me, do my work I may be late for work today. Will you cover for me?
cover ground
talk about the important facts and details of something The number of questions seemed endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.
cover-up
hiding something from the authorities or media The reporter heard about the cover-up of police brutality.
cover your ass
protect yourself by having documnets signed etc. If you discipline or dismiss an employee, cover your ass.
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just
do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.
cry over spilt milk
cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.
cup runneth over
feeling too full of love or joy or happiness My cup runneth over whenever I listen to Mother Teresa.
death warmed over
(See look like death warmed over)
drop over
visit, come and talk Our friends dropped over last night for a cup of coffee.
eyes glaze over
"eyes express disbelief or ""I've heard this before""" When I told him I'd pay the rent next week, his eyes glazed over.
fall over oneself
be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.
fork over
hand over, give The robber told me to fork over my money or he was going to shoot me.
fuss over
care for too much, pay much attention to Bertha's always fussing over her cats. She even warms their milk.
game over
"finished, complete; the chance is gone" If you've signed the contract, it's game over. You can't change it.
get it over with
do it quickly, finish it before it becomes worse """If you want a divorce,"" he said, ""let's get it over with."""
get over
forget, stop worrying about We can help her get over the accident by listening to her.
get over something
overcome a difficulty, recover from an illness or shock She has been having a lot of trouble getting over her father
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
get your buns over here
come here quickly, on the double Wade, get your buns over here and sign your name.
give it the once-over
look at it quickly, look it over When I drove by the house, I gave it the once-over. It's nice!
gloss over
cover faults or errors, cover up Jill won't gloss over your errors. She'll tell you about them.
go over
be liked, be accepted Free drinks will go over with the students. They'll like that idea.
go over like a lead balloon
fail to generate a positive response The sales manager's latest proposal went over like a lead balloon at the meeting
go over well
be liked or successful My idea to increase the number of employee evaluations went over very well with the new managers.
go overboard
do it too much, go off the deep end He goes overboard if he likes a girl - buys her flowers every day.
got him covered
point a gun at him, prevent him from going """I've got you covered!"" the boy said, pointing a toy gun at me."
hand over
give them to me, fork over Hand over the keys to the safe - give them to me now!
hand over fist
rapidly His new company is making money hand over fist.
hangover
feeling ill or nausea the day after you are drunk Is it true that vodka doesn't cause a hangover?
hash it over
talk about it, discuss it, talk it over "If I mention the lawsuit, he says, ""We can hash it over later."""
have over
invite someone to your house We will have you over when we settle into our new house.
have you over
invite you to visit us, drop over When we move into our new home we want to have you over.
head over heels
in love with, crazy about Lan's head over heals for Chan. She's crazy about him.
hold over
extend the engagement of, keep longer The movie was held over for another week.
hold that over my head
remind me of my mistake, judge me by a failure My parking ticket - is he going to hold that over my head?
honeymoon is over
the first happy period of friendship and cooperation between two groups is over The honeymoon was over for the new President after about two months.
hungover
having a headache after drinking liquor, hangover The next day he was hungover so he rested and drank coffee.
