sự đâm bằng dao găm; vết thương đâm bằng dao găm, nhát đâm bằng dao găm
(nghĩa bóng) điều làm cho đau lòng; điều xúc phạm đến tình cảm
(từ lóng) sự cố gắng; sự làm thử
a stab in the back
điều vu khống; sự nói xấu sau lưng
đòn ngầm, nhát đâm sau lưng
ngoại động từ
đâm (ai) bằng dao găm
(nghĩa bóng) làm cho đau đớn (người nào, lương tâm, tình cảm...)
chọc rỗ (gạch) trước khi trát vữa
nội động từ
đâm bằng dao găm
to stab at someone: đâm ai bằng dao găm
nhằm đánh vào
to stab at someone's reputation: nhằm làm hại thanh danh ai
đau nhói như dao đâm
to stab someone in the back
vu khống ai; nói xấu sau lưng ai
đòn ngầm ai
tabs Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
call tabs
collect money from bar customers If customers are drunk, you call their tabs and ask them to leave.
keep tabs on
watch or check, keep under observation They have been keeping tabs on the spending of the sales department.
keep tabs
Idiom(s): keep tabs (on someone or something) AND keep track (of someone or something)
Theme: MONITORING
to monitor someone or something; to follow the activities of someone or something. (Tabs can be replaced by tab.) • I'm supposed to keep track of my books. • Try to keep tabs on everyone who works for you. • It's hard to keep tabs when you have a lot of other work to do. • I can't keep track of the money I earn. Maybe someone else is spending it.
keep tabs on someone
to watch someone carefully to check what they are doing: "He's keeping tabs on the sales team at the moment."
keep tab on|keep|keep tabs on|tab|tabs
v. phr., informal 1. To keep a record of. The government tries to keep tabs on all the animals in the park. 2. To keep a watch on; check. The house mother kept tabs on the girls to be sure they were clean and neat. Compare: KEEP TRACK OF.
An tabs idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with tabs, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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