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address mapping
address mapping- (Tech) lập bản đồ địa chỉ, gán địa chỉ
pin Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a helping hand
help with a job or task, lend a hand May was always ready with a helping hand.
a penny pincher
a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.
a pinch of coon shit
very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.
a pinch of salt
a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge.
a pinch to grow an inch
on your birthday, guests pinch you to help you grow taller """Happy birthday, Sal. Here's a pinch to grow an inch!"" ""Ouch!"""
chomping at the bit
eager to go, anxious to leave If you mention camping, the kids will be chomping at the bit.
ears pinned back
told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.
feel the pinch
feel a little bit poorer, feel there is less money
flipping
consarned, darn, friggin, If you don't like the flippin' rules, you don't have to play.
go for a spin
go for a ride in a car, take a drive "Clyde stops the car and says to Bonnie, ""Want to go for a spin?"""
half-pint
a child, a person who is half the size of an adult When you were a boy - just a half-pint - your hair was yellow.
head is spinning
mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.
helping hand
(See a helping hand)
hopping mad
very angry, hot She was hopping mad when you laughed at her wig.
in a pinch
okay when nothing else is available That other tool will do in a pinch if we can
in keeping with
going well together, agreeing, similar In keeping with our tradition of letting the visiting team kick first we will do it for this game as well.
in the pink
looking and feeling healthy and happy Last time I saw Barb, she was in the pink. She looked great.
jumping Jehosephat
holy cow, jimminy crickets, wow """Your VISA balance is $63,756."" ""Jumping Jehosephat! Is it?"""
jumping-off place
the starting place of a long trip We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our trip to the mountains.
let sleeping dogs lie
don
make your head spin
confuse you, amaze you, boggle your mind All the numbers on this sheet will make your head spin.
on pins and needles
excited, nervous Her daughter has been on pins and needles all day waiting for the contest to begin.
peeping Tom
someone who looks in people
penny pincher
(See a penny pincher)
pin down
keep someone from moving, make someone stay in a place or position The wrestler won the match after he pinned his opponent down for almost a minute.
pin down/pin him down
get a direct answer, obtain the facts Jed won't answer my questions. He's difficult to pin down.
pin money
extra money, money to spend on candy etc. Janet used to earn pin money by painting signs.
pin your hopes on
hope for one big chance, hope without planning, all your eggs... If you pin your hopes on some horse winning a race, you will probably be disappointed.
pinch
steal, rob, take what does not belong to you When he was a boy he pinched pennies from his mom's purse.
pinch an inch
pinch an inch of fat on your body """If I can pinch an inch, am I fat?"" ""No. Just pleasantly plump."""
pinch hitter (baseball)
substitute batter, extra batter Gomez is the best pinch hitter on the team. His average is .372.
pinch of coon shit
(See a pinch of coon shit)
pinch of salt
(See a pinch of salt)
pinch off a loaf
have a bowel movement, drop a log """Where were you?"" ""In the can, pinching off a loaf."""
pinch pennies
be careful with money, be thrifty My grandmother always pinches pennies and will never spend her money foolishly.
pinch to grow an inch
(See a pinch to grow an inch)
pinhead
one who does not use his brain, dipstick """Who broke your glasses?"" ""Some pinhead sat on them!"""
pink slip
dismissal notice from a job He received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.
pinpoint
locate the exact place or point, determine the time Lawrence is trying to pinpoint the time of the plane crash.
pins and needles
(See on pins and needles)
pull the pin
quit, resign, leave, pack it in If the company doesn't give us a raise in pay, I'm pulling the pin.
so quiet you can hear a pin drop
very quiet, very still "The teacher said, ""Class, try to be so quiet you can hear a pin drop."""
spin a yarn
tell a story, make up a story We love to hear Norman spin a yarn. His stories seem so real.
spin crew
speech-writing crew, hired writers The spin crew will tell me if I should say racial or ethnic.
spin doctor
a speech writer, an advisor to a politician The spin doctor told us to say disability, not handicap.
spin the bottle
a game to decide who is to kiss whom When we played spin the bottle, Mavis always got to kiss Ron.
spin your wheels
waste effort, not progress If you don't have a career goal you'll just spin your wheels.
spinny
a little crazy, eccentric, drive me batty Their family is kind of weird. Even the cat is a little spinny.
spinork/spinorky
attractive, cool, groovy, neat That's a spinork sweater, Ted. It looks great on you.
stamping grounds
a place where a person spends much of his time He went back to his old stamping grounds which he remembered as a teenager.