plowed under Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

buckle under

quit, lose, not try, give up We're losing, but we won't buckle under. We won't quit.

cool under pressure

calm during a crisis, able to perform well when you must do it Jo was very cool under pressure. When the judge asked questions, she answered clearly and calmly.

crack under the strain

become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.

down under

Australia, New Zealand etc. Next year I'm going down under for my holidays - New Zealand.

drink you under the table

drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!

get out from under

escape a situation that one doesn

get under my skin

bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.

get under one

bother someone, upset someone She always gets under my skin although I don

give to understand

make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here.

go under

fail, be unable to continue, go bankrupt Companies that can't make loan payments will go under.

plow under

1. Literally, to coffin article beneath the apparent of the arena by axis the clay up over it. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "plow" and "under." The already abundant forests of the breadth were eventually bashed beneath to accomplish allowance for fields of blah and wheat. We had to break the absolute acreage beneath because the bazaar prices for blah had collapsed so low.2. To account addition to be acutely busy; to beat someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "plow" and "under"; usually acclimated in acquiescent constructions. Kate's not advancing tonight because she's bashed beneath with analysis for her thesis. The bang-up has bashed me beneath with way too abounding projects—I'll charge some advice or I'll never accomplishment them on time!Learn more: plow

plowed (under)

mod. booze or biologic intoxicated. They went out and got plowed. Learn more: plow

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go to one's head go to pieces go to pot go to rack and ruin go to town go to trouble go to your head go too far go under go under the knife go up in smoke go up in smoke/flames go whole hog go wild go with the flow go without go without saying plough a lonely furrow plough a lonely, your own, etc. furrow plough on plough the sand ploughed ploughing ploughs ploughshares plow plow (something) back (into something) plow ahead plow back plow back into plow in plow into plow into (someone or something) plow on plow the sands plow through plow through (something) plow under plow up plow up (something) plow water plowed plowed under plowing water plowshare pluck pluck (something) from the air pluck (something) out of the/thin air pluck a rose pluck at pluck at (something) pluck from pluck off pluck out pluck out of pluck out pluck something from the air pluck something out of the air pluck up pluck up (one's) courage pluck up courage pluck up one's courage pluck up the courage to (do something) pluck/screw/summon up courage plug plug (something) into (something) plug along plug away plug away (at something)