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at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
losing control of myself, losing patience (see lose patience) Babysitting five kids, I was at the end of my rope.
beat a hasty retreat
run away from, leave quickly When the boys heard the siren they beat a hasty retreat.
dirty dog/dirty rat
immoral person, liar, scum, slimebucket You dirty rat! You stole my truck and used my credit card!
dry run
complete rehearsal, walk through Let's do a dry run of our play so I can add the background music.
filthy rich
very rich, wealthy, rolling in it She was filthy rich after she got married. She was a millionaire.
give my right arm
give something valuable, give my eye teeth What a voice! I'd give my right arm to be able to sing like that.
highway robbery
an extremely high price for something The price that we had to pay for the theater tickets was highway robbery.
lay rubber
spin a car's wheels, drag race He likes to drive fast. He lays rubber at every intersection.
pay my respects
attend a ceremony or send a symbol of your respect for someone Remembrance Day allows us to pay our respects to the people who defended our country.
rocky road
difficult path, rough going In life, he traveled the rocky road. He always chose the difficult way.
any road
see aneeways
boy racer
a young man who has a penchant for fast cars and reckless driving
candy ravers
younger members of the raver subculture:"There were just some candy ravers there last night"
daisy roots
London Cockney rhyming slang for boots
dukey rope
fat gold chain
at any rate
in any case; whatever happens无论怎样;无论如何
At any rate we'll leave when it stops raining.无论如何,雨停了我们就要动身。
It isn't much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive.这不是一辆很好的车,但不管怎样它很便宜。
the other way round
Idiom(s): the other way round
Theme: OPPOSITION
the reverse; the opposite.
• No, it won't fit that way. Try it the other way round.
• It doesn't make any sense like that. It belongs the other way round.
learn sth by rote
Idiom(s): learn sth by rote
Theme: LEARNING
to learn something without giving any thought to what is being learned.
• I learned history by rote; then I couldn't pass the test that required me to think.
• If you learn things by rote, you'll never understand them.
by return mail
Idiom(s): by return mail
Theme: POSTAL
by a subsequent mailing (back to the sender). (A phrase indicating that an answer is expected soon, by mail.)
• Since this bill is overdue, would you kindly send us your check by return mail?
• I answered your request by return mail over a year ago. Please check your records.
Only real friends will tell you when your face is
Only a real friend will tell you the truth.
Many happy returns
This expression is used to wish someone a happy birthday.
to have a stormy relationship
a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship."
at any rate|any rate|rate
adv. phr. In any case; anyhow. It isn't much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive.
Compare: AT LEAST2, IN ANY CASE.
filthy rich|filthy|rich
adj. phr. Extremely rich but without cultural refinement; nouveau riche. "The Murgatroyds are filthy rich," Ted complained. "They are rolling in money but they never learned how to behave properly at a dinner table."
highway robbery|highway|robbery
n. phr. 1. A hold-up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare's day. 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer's excessive charge. To someone from a small town, the prices of meals and theater tickets in New York often seem to he highway robbery.
lay rubber|lay|lay a patch|patch|rubber
v. phr., slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house.
learn by rote|learn|rote
v. phr. To blindly memorize what was taught without thinking about it. If you learn a subject by rote, it will be difficult to say anything original about it.
pay one's respect to|pay|pay respect|respect
v. phr. To discharge one's social obligations by visiting someone or by calling them on the phone. The newly arrived people paid their respects to their various neighbors during their first couple of weeks in town.
utility room|room|utility
n. A room in a house or building for machinery and other things important in the daily use of the building and the work of the people in it. There is a utility room upstairs where Mother does the laundry. The oil burner is kept in the utility room in the basement.
by reason of
by reason of
Because of, owing to, as in By reason of a crop failure, the price of coffee is bound to rise. This expression is considered quite formal today. [c. 1300]
by request
by request
Also, on or upon request. In response to being asked to do something. For example, The band is playing our favorite song by request. This usage replaced at request. [Late 1600s]
by rights
by rights
Justly, in fairness, as in By rights he should have been chosen first. Originally put as by right, this term was first recorded about 1315.
other way round, the
other way round, the
In the reverse direction, as in I don't think the sofa will go through the door this way; let's try it the other way round.any road
see aneeways
at any rate
in any case; whatever happens无论怎样;无论如何
At any amount we'll leave aback it stops raining.无论如何,雨停了我们就要动身。
It isn't abundant of a car, but at any amount it was not expensive.这不是一辆很好的车,但不管怎样它很便宜。
at any rate|any rate|rate
adv. phr. In any case; anyhow. It isn't abundant of a car, but at any amount it was not expensive.
Compare: AT LEAST2, IN ANY CASE.
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
losing ascendancy of myself, accident backbone (see lose patience) Babysitting bristles kids, I was at the end of my rope.
beat a hasty retreat
run abroad from, leave apprenticed Aback the boys heard the siren they exhausted a hasty retreat.
boy racer
a adolescent man who has a affection for fast cars and adventuresome driving
by acumen of
by acumen of
Because of, attributable to, as in By acumen of a crop failure, the amount of coffee is apprenticed to rise. This announcement is advised absolutely academic today. [c. 1300]
by request
by request
Also, on or aloft request. In acknowledgment to actuality asked to do something. For example, The bandage is arena our admired song by request. This acceptance replaced at request. [Late 1600s]
by acknowledgment mail
Idiom(s): by acknowledgment mail
Theme: POSTAL
by a consecutive commitment (back to the sender). (A byword advertence that an acknowledgment is accepted soon, by mail.)
• Since this bill is overdue, would you attentive accelerate us your analysis by acknowledgment mail?
• I answered your appeal by acknowledgment mail over a year ago. Please analysis your records.
by rights
by rights
Justly, in fairness, as in By rights he should accept been called first. Originally put as by right, this appellation was aboriginal recorded about 1315.
candy ravers
younger associates of the raver subculture:"There were aloof some bonbon ravers there aftermost night"
daisy roots
London Cockney balladry argot for boots
dirty dog/dirty rat
immoral person, liar, scum, bastard You bedraggled rat! You blanket my barter and acclimated my acclaim card!
dry run
complete rehearsal, airing through Let's do a dry run of our comedy so I can add the accomplishments music.
dukey rope
fat gold chain
filthy rich
very rich, wealthy, rolling in it She was begrimed affluent afterwards she got married. She was a millionaire.
filthy rich|filthy|rich
adj. phr. Acutely affluent but after cultural refinement; nouveau riche. "The Murgatroyds are begrimed rich," Ted complained. "They are rolling in money but they never abstruse how to behave appropriately at a banquet table."
give my appropriate arm
give article valuable, accord my eye teeth What a voice! I'd accord my appropriate arm to be able to sing like that.
highway robbery
an acutely aerial amount for article The amount that we had to pay for the amphitheater tickets was artery robbery.
highway robbery|highway|robbery
n. phr. 1. A adjournment of or annexation from a actuality committed on an accessible alley or artery usually by an armed man. Highway robbery was accepted in England in Shakespeare's day. 2. An acutely aerial amount or charge; a profiteer's boundless charge. To addition from a baby town, the prices of commons and amphitheater tickets in New York generally assume to he artery robbery.
lay rubber
spin a car's wheels, annoyance chase He brand to drive fast. He lays elastic at every intersection.
lay rubber|lay|lay a patch|patch|rubber
v. phr., slang To booty off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy annoyance racers; they laid elastic in advanced of my house.
learn by rote|learn|rote
v. phr. To blindly acquire what was accomplished after cerebration about it. If you apprentice a accountable by rote, it will be difficult to say annihilation aboriginal about it.
learn sth by rote
Idiom(s): learn sth by rote
Theme: LEARNING
to apprentice article after giving any anticipation to what is actuality learned.
• I abstruse history by rote; again I couldn't canyon the analysis that appropriate me to think.
• If you apprentice things by rote, you'll never accept them.
Many blessed returns
This announcement is acclimated to ambition addition a blessed birthday.
Only absolute accompany will acquaint you aback your face is
Only a absolute acquaintance will acquaint you the truth.
other way round, the
other way round, the
In the about-face direction, as in I don't anticipate the daybed will go through the aperture this way; let's try it the added way round.
pay my respects
attend a commemoration or accelerate a attribute of your account for addition Remembrance Day allows us to pay our respects to the bodies who dedicated our country.
pay one's account to|pay|pay respect|respect
v. phr. To acquittal one's amusing obligations by visiting addition or by calling them on the phone. The anew accustomed bodies paid their respects to their assorted neighbors during their aboriginal brace of weeks in town.
rocky road
difficult path, asperous activity In life, he catholic the bouldered road. He consistently chose the difficult way.
the added way round
Idiom(s): the added way round
Theme: OPPOSITION
the reverse; the opposite.
• No, it won't fit that way. Try it the added way round.
• It doesn't accomplish any faculty like that. It belongs the added way round.
to accept a bitter relationship
a accord with abounding arguments: "I'm animated we don't accept a bitter relationship."
utility room|room|utility
n. A allowance in a abode or architecture for accouterment and added things important in the circadian use of the architecture and the assignment of the bodies in it. There is a account allowance admiral area Mother does the laundry. The oil burner is kept in the account allowance in the basement. Dictionary