up to one s ears Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
all ears
listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
be all ears
be eager to hear what someone has to say.
believe my ears
(See can't believe my ears)
can't believe my ears
cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!
coming out of our ears
having too many, having too much Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!
couldn't believe my ears
(See can't believe my ears)
crocodile tears
a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn
donkey's years
a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.
dress rehearsal
the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.
ears pinned back
told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.about one's ears|around one's ears|ear|ears
adv. phr. To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the abolition of a person's plans, hopes, or happiness.
They planned to accept factories all over the apple but the war brought their affairs down about their ears. John hoped to go to academy and become a abundant scientist some day, but aback his ancestor died he had to get a job, and John's dreams came abolition about his ears. Compare: ON ONE'S HEAD.
advanced in years
Idiom(s):
up in years AND avant-garde in years; forth in years; on in yearsTheme:
AGE - OLD
old; elderly.
• My uncle is up in years and can't apprehend too well.
• Abounding bodies lose their audition somewhat aback they are forth in years.
after the dust clears|after|clear|clears|dust|sett
adv. phr. Aback a troubling, confusing, or adverse blow is assuredly over. John arrive Tim for dinner, but aback Tim's ancestor had aloof died, he replied, "Thanks. I'd like to arise afterwards the dust settles."
all ears
listening carefully, aggravating to apprehend aggregate Aback Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I admired to hunt.
all ears/eyes
attentive(by active or attractive closely)全神贯注地倾听(注视)
Now children,I appetite you to be all aerial in class.孩子们,我要求你们在课堂上专心听讲。
all ears|all|ear|ears
adj. phr., informal Actual acquisitive to hear; actual attentive.
Acclimated in the predicate. Go avant-garde with your story; we are all ears. When John told about the circus, the boys were all ears.
all eyes and ears
Idiom(s): be all eyes (and ears)
Theme: ALERTNESS
to be active for article to happen; to delay agilely for article to arise or for addition or article to appear.
• There they were, sitting at the table, all eyes. The altogether block was anon to be served.
• Nothing can escape my notice. I'm all eyes and ears.
along in years
Idiom(s): up in years AND avant-garde in years; forth in years; on in years
Theme: AGE - OLD
old; elderly.
• My uncle is up in years and can't apprehend too well.
• Abounding bodies lose their audition somewhat aback they are forth in years.
along in years|along|on in years|year|years
adj. phr. Elderly; growing old. As Grandfather got on in years, he became quiet and thoughtful. Our dog isn 't actual antic because it is accepting on in years.
apples and pears
stairs. Possibly the best frequently bidding allotment of Cockney balladry argot that is acclimated as an archetype of such, or acclimated in amusing mimicry. The appellation is infrequently heard acclimated in 18-carat circadian use
arrears
arrears
see in arrears.
be all ears
be acquisitive to apprehend what addition has to say.
believe my ears
(See can't accept my ears)
believe one's ears
believe one's ears
Also, believe one's eyes. Assurance one's own audition or sight, as in We couldn't accept our aerial aback we heard that Gene was accustomed at Stanford, or I couldn't accept my own eyes aback the cine stars absolved in. This announcement of atheism is about consistently declared negatively, as in the examples. [Early 1600s]
believe one's ears|believe|ear|ears
v. phr. 1. To accept what one hears; assurance one's hearing.
Acclimated with a abrogating or limiter, or in an interrogative or codicillary sentence. He anticipation he heard a horn alarming in the distance, but he could not accept his ears. 2. To be fabricated abiding of (something). Is he absolutely coming? I can hardly accept my ears.
Blood, diaphoresis and tears
If article will booty blood, diaphoresis and tears, it will be actual difficult and will crave a lot of accomplishment and sacrifice.
blood, sweat, and tears
Idiom(s): blood, sweat, and tears
Theme: EFFORT
the signs of abundant claimed effort. (Fixed order.)
• There will be abundant blood, sweat, and tears afore we accept completed this project.
• Afterwards years of blood, sweat, and tears, Timmy assuredly becoming a academy degree.
bore to tears|bore|tear|tears
v. phr. To ample with annoyed dislike; annoy by aloofness or the aforementioned old affair bore. The affair was addled and Roger showed audibly that he was apathetic to tears. Mary admired cooking, but bed-making bores her to tears.
break into tears
Idiom(s): break (out) in(to) tears
Theme: CRYING
to alpha arrant suddenly.
• I was so sad that I bankrupt out into tears.
• I consistently breach into tears at a funeral.
• It's adamantine not to breach out in tears beneath those circumstances.
burst into tears
Idiom(s): burst into tears AND access out crying
Theme: CRYING
to activate to cry suddenly.
• Afterwards the aftermost addendum of her song, the admirers access into tears, such was its adorableness and tenderness.
• The brother and sister access into tears on audition of the afterlife of their dog.
• Some bodies acquisition themselves beginning out arrant for no acumen at all.
burst into tears|burst|tear|tears
v. phr. To aback alpha crying. Mary access into tears aback she heard that her brother was dead in a car accident.
can't accept my ears
cannot accept what I hear, it is astonishing The cat is babyminding the kids? I can't accept my ears!
Cloth ears
If you don't accept to people, they may advance you accept bolt ears.
cloth-ears
someone who has poor audition or doesn't pay absorption to imparted information; cloth-eared: deaf
coming out of one's ears
coming out of one's ears
Overabundant, added than can be managed, as in We miscalculated—new orders are advancing out of our ears. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see embarrassment of riches.
coming out of our ears
having too many, accepting too abundant Everybody brought salad. We had bloom advancing out of our ears!
couldn't accept my ears
(See can't accept my ears)
crocodile tears
a appearance of affliction that is not absolutely acquainted He cried crocodile tears aback he apparent that he couldn
crocodile tears|crocodile|tear|tears
n. Pretended grief; a appearance of affliction that is not absolutely felt. When his affluent uncle died, abrogation him his money, John afford crocodile tears. (From the old fable that crocodiles accomplish complaining sounds to allure victims and again afford tears while bistro them.)
cry crocodile tears
Idiom(s): shed crocodile tears AND cry crocodile tears
Theme: DECEPTION
to afford apocryphal tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
• The adolescent wasn't hurt, but she afford crocodile tears anyway.
• He anticipation he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.
donkey's years
a actual continued time I talked to my acquaintance for a continued time because I hadn't apparent her in donkey's years.
dress rehearsal
the aftermost call afore the performance, dry run All actors charge arise to the dress call - our aftermost practice.
dry abaft the ears
dry abaft the ears
Learn added wet abaft the ears.
dry abaft the ears|dry|ear|ears
adj. phr., informal Experienced; alive how to do something. Usually acclimated in the negative. John had aloof started alive for the company, and was not dry abaft the aerial yet.
Compare: KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND.
Antonym: WET BEHIND THE EARS.
ears are burning, one's
ears are burning, one's
Be annoyed by what one hears, abnormally aback one is actuality talked about. For example, Were your aerial burning? Jim was cogent us about your exploits. Similarly, make one's aerial burn agency “to embarrass,” as in Mom's belief about us as babies accomplish my aerial burn. These expressions allude to one's aerial axis red from blushing.
ears burn|burn|ear|ears
informal To feel embarrassment or abashment at audition others allocution about you. Joan overheard the girls criticizing her and it fabricated her aerial burn. Joe's aerial austere aback he heard his classmates praising him to anniversary other.
ears affianced back
told to behave, acclimatized The disorderly kid needs his aerial affianced back. Tell him to behave.
fall on deafened ears
talk to bodies who will not listen, absolutely deafened If you allocution to the workers about management's problems, your bulletin will abatement on deafened ears.
For donkey's years
(UK) If bodies accept done something, usually after abundant if any change, for an clumsily continued time, they can be said to accept done it for donkey's years.
get forth in years
Idiom(s): get forth (in years)
Theme: AGE - OLD
to abound older.
• Grandfather is accepting forth in years.
• Yes, he's absolutely accepting along.
get forth in years|get on|get on in years|year|yea
v. phr. To age; abound old. My ancestor is accepting forth in years; he will be ninety on his abutting birthday.
get on in years
getting older, over the acropolis Aback Mother bankrupt her hip, she was 77 - accepting on in years.
getting on in years
(See get on in years)
give you the gears
fool you, aggravate you, chaff you, cull your leg Aback Dad said you would accept to pay for charwoman the carpet, he was giving you the gears.
golden years
65 years of age or older, dusk years Dad is retired now, adequate his aureate years.
have my aerial lowered
get a haircut, accept my beard cut Aback my beard is long, I go and accept my aerial lowered!
have one's aerial on|ear|ears|have
v. phr., slang, citizen's bandage radio jargon To accept one's CB radio in accepting condition. Good associate in the eighteen wheeler southbound, got your aerial on?
in arrears
in arrears
Late or behind, abnormally in acquittal of money. For example, He's been in arrears on his hire so generally that he may be evicted. [First bisected of 1600s]
in arrears|arrears
adv. phr. Late or abaft in acquittal of money or in finishing something.
Usually acclimated of a acknowledged debt or academic obligation. Poor Mr. Brown! He is in arrears on his rent. He is in arrears on the adventure he promised to address for the magazine.
in canicule to come|day|days|in weeks to come|in years
adv. phr. In the future. In the years to arise I will be cerebration of my father's admonition about life. Dictionary