Nghĩa là gì:
accoutre 
accoutre /ə'ku:tə/- ngoại động từ
- mặc cho (bộ đồ đặc biệt...); trang bị cho
tre Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a losing streak
losing several times in succession The Leafs are on a losing streak. They've lost seven games!
a lucky streak
winning several times in succession Whenever I wear this ring, I have a lucky streak. I win every game!
a tower of strength
a person who helps you during a crisis, a brick When my parents were killed in an accident, Harry was a tower of strength to me.
angels fear to tread
(See where angels fear to tread)
bark up the wrong tree
make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.
beat a hasty retreat
run away from, leave quickly When the boys heard the siren they beat a hasty retreat.
by any stretch...
(See not by any stretch of the imagination)
can't see the forest for the trees
I am so close that I cannot see the whole picture or the big picture I'm so involved in teaching that I've lost my view of education. I can't see the forest for the trees.
change horses in mid stream
change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.
change horses in midstream
make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn
Dutch treat
meal/movie etc. where each person pays their own way, contribute equally to something When he goes out with his girlfriend it is always a Dutch treat as he doesn
easy street
an easy life, a life with lots of money to spend Win five million dollars and we'll be on easy street.
family tree
chart of ancestors, record of parents' forefathers Bo is helping me to research my family tree - my ancestors.
full strength
not weakened or diluted, straight up Did John Wayne drink bourbon full strength? Without water?
left, right and centre
in every direction, everywhere There were soldiers everywhere - left, right and centre.
losing streak
losing game after game, losing a series of games The Jays are on a losing streak. They've lost four games straight.
lucky streak
a series of lucky wins, string of good luck He lost the bet on the sixth race, and his lucky streak ended.
mainstream
common, familiar, of the majority Smoking isn't as common now. It isn't a mainstream activity.
man in the street
the average or ordinary person According to what the man in the street is saying the government is not very popular.
mean streak
being unkind at times, having cruel traits Kurt has a mean streak in him. Did you see him kick his dog?
money doesn't grow on trees
money is not easy to get, we value our money "Father said, ""Money doesn't grow on trees, boy. You earn it."""
not by any stretch of the imagination
not adding to the story, not stretching it Gigi wasn't his only girl, not by any stretch of the imagination.
on easy street
having enough money to live comfortably He has been on easy street since he sold his house and invested the money.
on queer street
dizzy or stunned, not acting normal After he hit me I felt like I was on queer street - I was dazed.
out of your tree
crazy, loony, nuts, out of your mind You're out of your tree if you think I'm going sky diving.
royal treatment
special hospitality, roll out the red carpet We received royal treatment when we visited our relatives in Sweden.
step/tread on one
do something that embarasses or offends someone else I don't want to tread on my supervisor's toes as he has not been in a good mood lately.
street smarts
knowing how to survive, worldly wise You need street smarts to be a police officer in Toronto.
street wise
wise about street life, been around Let's ask Sal to go downtown with us. He's street wise.
stretch a point
agree to something beyond the limit of what is normally allowed I think it is stretching a point to think you can go and take a two-hour lunch break.
stretch the dollar
spend carefully, buy the most for each dollar We have a large family. I stretch the dollar as far as I can.
stretch the envelope
extend the boundaries, expand your horizons I've set some goals that stretch my envelope - challenge me.
stretch the truth
add to a true story, include lies with the truth Al was stretching the truth. He said the waves were 60 feet high.
stretching it
saying it was bigger or better than it was To say the mosquitoes are as big as starlings is stretching it.
that's stretching it
that is adding to the story, stretching it Did he say there were fifty flying saucers? That's stretching it.
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
"kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son" I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
tower of strength
(See a tower of strength)
tread on one
do something that offends someone I don
treat someone
pay for someone else He treated me to a dinner at the restaurant.
trendy
fashionable, at the beginning of a trend That's a trendy coat she's wearing. I've seen it in fashion magazines.
where angels fear to tread
where even the angels fear to go, where danger is They were using a ouija board - going where angels fear to tread!
winning streak
winning game after game, make a clean sweep The Expos have won nine games - their longest winning streak.
yellow streak
cowardice in one
as the actress said to the bishop
a jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement, by imbuing sexual innuendo
deliver street pizza
to vomit
on the strength
I'm not lying
street cred
having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the "street"
Street Sweeper
a machine gun
treal
[true+real] for real
trees
see marijuana
An tre 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 tre, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ tre