NTC’S American IDIOMS Dictionary phần 5 pptx

... they were. (Literal in reference to aiming a weapon.) ᮀ Even though you get lower one’s sights 255 Please make a check out to John Jones. T Do you want cash, or should I make out a check? make ... ᮀ We don’t like living here, but we have to make a go of it. make a clean breast of something 258 mad about someone or something Go to crazy about someone or something . mad as a hatter Go...

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... a candidate. ᮀ I think you should put someone else up. T We’re putting up Ann for treasurer. 5. [with something] to build a building, a sign, a fence, a wall, etc. ᮀ We’ll put a garage up next ... the earth the most worthy of people; a very good or worthy person. (A biblical reference, Matthew 5: 13.) ᮀ Mrs. Jones is the salt of the earth. She is the first to help anyone in trouble. ᮀ...

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... ᮀ You’ve got nothing on me! Let me go! 2. to have no information about someone or something. ᮀ The dictionary had nothing on the word I looked up. ᮀ The librarian said that the library has nothing

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... get something out of one’s system systems all systems (are) go T done to a T NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 58 8 up wrapped up in someone or something up wrap something up up write someone ... up to something to burned to a cinder to burn someone or something to a crisp NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 59 6 shot (all) shot to hell shot give something a shot shot gi...

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... someone off beg off (on something ) off be off off better off ( doing something ) NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 55 0 give give someone a reputation (for doing something ) give give someone a ... rein on someone or something Keep Keep at it! keep keep at someone or something NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 52 6 It It never rains but it pours. It It (only) stands to...

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... windmills at tip the scales at something at try one’s hand (at something ) NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 458 as happy as a lark as happy as can be as hard as a rock as hard as nails as ... tight as Dick’s hatband as tough as an old boot as true as steel as ugly as a toad NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 456 with impunity without risk of punish- ment; with immunity from...

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... know, drunk. thrill someone to death Go to thrill someone to pieces. thrill someone to death 4 05 strike out 1. [for a baseball batter] to be declared “out” after three strikes. (See also strike ... in jail for a day once. That’s our family’s skeleton in the closet. a skeleton in the closet 3 65 no need to sink into despair. Everything is going to be all right. sink one’s teeth into s...

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... someone a blank check.) ᮀ He’s been given carte blanche with the re- give someone carte blanche 155 fire, suddenly burning brighter or with more vigor.) ᮀ Just when we thought we had put the fire ... stock market, and that really gives me a run for my money. give birth to someone or some creature 152 when I’ll get over it. ᮀ It was a serious ill- ness. It took two weeks to get over it...

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... some- thing fifty-fifty to divide something into two equal parts. (Informal. Each fifty means 50 percent.) ᮀ Tommy and Billy divided the candy fifty-fifty. ᮀ The rob- bers split the money ... month. by themselves 1. with help from no one else. ᮀ Do you think they can do it by by themselves 57 call a meeting to ask that people assem- ble for a meeting; to request that a meet- ing be hel...

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