Nghĩa là gì: about-sledge

about-sledge /ə'baut,sledʤ/

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a hassle

a problem, a bother The tax form is a hassle this year. It's difficult to understand.

an ace up your sleeve

an important card to play, an important fact to reveal To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a special talent.

asleep at the switch

not alert to an opportunity I think he was asleep at the switch. He didn

card up one's sleeve

another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.

fall asleep

begin to sleep, drop off Don't fall asleep while we're in church. It's embarrassing.

hassle

(See a hassle)

hassle me

bother me, bug me, give me a bad time If you hassle me about my kinky hair, I'll cut it all off.

laugh up your sleeve

laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.

let sleeping dogs lie

don

rolling in the aisles

laughing so hard they fall out of their chairs Robin Williams made us laugh. We were rolling in the aisles.

sleep a wink

get a moment

sleep around

sleep with and make love to many partners Harry was sleeping around before his wife divorced him.

sleep in

sleep until late in the morning Don't call me until after lunch tomorrow. I'm going to sleep in.

sleep it off

sleep until you are sober, sleep until you feel normal """That medicine made me drowsy."" ""Go to bed and sleep it off."""

sleep on it

think about something, consider, decide later I will have to sleep on it tonight but I will give you an answer tomorrow.

sleeper

ordinary device with surprising skill or power The Taurus SHO was a sleeper. It looked slow, but it was fast!

sleepy head

a child who is tired or sleepy Go to bed, sleepy head. I'll see you in the morning.

sound asleep

sleeping peacefully, dead to the world When Tara went to check the baby, he was sound asleep.

tough sledding

hard work, slow progress, heavy going, rough going We've had tough sledding on our building projects. Rainy weather has caused a lot of problems.

up your sleeve

hidden, ready to use if asked When I write an exam, I like to have a topic up my sleeve.

wear your heart on your sleeve

show your emotions, reveal your true feelings If you wear your heart on your sleeve, he'll know you love him.

big sleep

death

don't sleep

don't underestimate:"Don't sleep on that class; it's tough!"

ghetto sled

car, usually American made, that generally sports a rusted body covered with house paint; synonym of hooptie

sleep

1. to ignore
2. to be unaware or unprepared. You can creep up on someone while they are "sleeping" (even if they are awake)

all asleep

pass gently into sleep入睡；睡熟
They both stretched their weary limbs，and fell fast asleep．他们俩伸开疲倦的腿睡着了。

sleep off

get rid of by sleeping以睡眠消除；以睡眠治愈
She is suffering from headache and I tell her to sleep it off．她头痛，我告诉她睡一睡就会好的。
He is in a bad mood today，but he'll sleep it off．他今天情绪不好，不过睡一觉就会好的。

sleep on

have a night's sleep before making a decision about sth．把某事留待第2天解决
I can't decide what to do． I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow．我现在定不下来该怎么做，今天晚上好好想想，明天告诉你。
Let's sleep on it and try again tomorrow．我们把问题留待明天再设法解决吧。

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Idiom(s): wear one's heart on one's sleeve AND have one's heart on one's sleeve

Theme: EMOTION

to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private.
• John always has his heart on his sleeve so that everyone knows how he feels.
• Because she wears her heart on her sleeve, it's easy to hurt her feelings.

sleep with

Idiom(s): sleep with someone AND shack up (with someone)

Theme: SEX

to have sex with someone; to copulate with someone. (Euphemistic. This may not involve sleep. The expressions with shack are slang, and they are not used to refer to marital sex.)
• Everyone assumes that Mr. Franklin doesn't sleep with Mrs. Franklin.
• Somebody said he shacks up with a girlfriend downtown.
• They've been shacking up for years now.

sleep sth off

Idiom(s): sleep sth off

Theme: RECOVERY

to sleep while the effects of liquor or drugs pass away.
• John drank too much and went home to sleep it off.
• Bill is at home sleeping off the effects of the drug they gave him.

sleep like a log

Idiom(s): sleep like a log

Theme: SLEEP

to sleep very soundly.
• Nothing can wake me up. I usually sleep like a log.
• Everyone in our family sleeps like a log, so no one heard the fire engines in the middle of the night.

roll one's sleeves up

Idiom(s): roll one's sleeves up

Theme: WORK

to get ready to do some work.
• Roll your sleeves up and get busy. This isn't a picnic. This is work!
• Come on, you guys, get busy. Roll up your sleeves and go to work.

put to sleep

Idiom(s): put sb or sth to sleep

Theme: DEATH - KILLING

to kill someone or something. (Euphemistic.)
• We had to put our dog to sleep.
• The robber said he'd put us to sleep forever if we didn't cooperate.

put sb to sleep

Idiom(s): put sb to sleep

Theme: BOREDOM

to bore someone.
• That dull lecture put me to sleep.
• Her long story almost put me to sleep.

not sleep a wink

Idiom(s): not sleep a wink

Theme: SLEEP - LACKING

not to sleep at all. (Informal.)
• I couldn't sleep a wink last night.
• Ann hasn't been able to sleep a wink for a week.

lose sleep over

Idiom(s): lose sleep (over sb or sth)

Theme: WORRY

to worry about someone or something.
• I keep losing sleep over my son, who is in the army.
• Do you lose sleep over your investments?
• No, I don't lose sleep, and I never worry.

laugh up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeve

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh secretly; to laugh quietly to oneself. (Informal.)
• Jane looked very serious, but I knew she was laughing up her sleeve.
• I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was laughing up my sleeve because it was too small.

have them rolling in the aisles

Idiom(s): have them rolling in the aisles

Theme: LAUGHTER

to make an audience roll in the aisles with laughter. (Slang.)
• I have the best jokes you've ever heard. I'll have them rolling in the aisles.
• What a great performance. We had them rolling in the aisles.

have sth up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): have sth up one's sleeve

Theme: SOLUTION

to have a secret or surprise plan or solution (to a problem). (Slang. Refers to cheating at cards by having a card hidden in one's sleeve.)
• I've got something up my sleeve, and it should solve all your problems. I'll tell you what it is after I'm elected.
• The manager has something up her sleeve. She'll surprise us with it later.

have an ace up one's sleeve

Idiom(s): have an ace up one's sleeve

Theme: DECEPTION

to have a secret or concealed means of accomplishing something.
• I think that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will surprise us with success at the last minute.
• I have done all I can do. I have no idea what to do next. I don't have an ace up my sleeve, and I can't work miracles.

drop off to sleep

Idiom(s): drop off (to sleep)

Theme: SLEEP

to go to sleep without difficulty; to fall asleep.
• I sat in the warm room for five minutes, and then I dropped off to sleep.
• After I've eaten dinner, I can drop off with no trouble at all.

have one's heart on one's sleeve

sleep over

stay somewhere for the night (informal)
"You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home."

Ace up your sleeve

If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

Asleep at the wheel

If someone is asleep at the wheel, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully. 'Asleep at the switch' is an alternative.

Card up your sleeve

If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.

Crack a nut with a sledgehammer

If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you apply too much force to achieve a result. ('Jackhammer' is also used.)

Have a trick up your sleeve

If you have a trick up your sleeve, you have a secret strategy to use when the time is right.

Sleep like a baby

If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.