stray cat He began to feed the alley cat and now it comes to his house every day.
fallen woman
prostitute, hooker The priest was trying to save the fallen women in his parish.
up your alley
what you like to do, what interests you Sewing - that's right up your alley. It's one of your hobbies.
baller
1. ballplayer, someone who is good at playing basketball, and has moved up to earning a lot of money and getting a lot of girls from that:"I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller" -- Skee Low (I wish [??]). 2. someone who has established himself in the hood, who is making much money (beit illegitimate or not), and who is good with the ladies; it is a Blood term. The Crip version of this word is "highroller " 3. another variation of "balla"
cheese-balled
to be under a great deal of stress;"I was pretty cheese-balled over final exams."
couldn't stop a pig in an alleyway
having bow legs. Occasionally heard as couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel,- a Midlands/Northern variation whereby ginnel is dialect for alleyway
O'Malley
an Irish name, pointing to the traditionally strong represented Irish in the LAPD:"Gonna put a slug in captain O'Malley" -- Cypress Hill (We ain't goin' out like that [1993])
in parallel with
(of lines) continuing at the same distance from one another(线条)彼此平行 The trees stand in parallel with the road.树长得与路平行。
parallel to
running side by side with but never getting nearer to与…平行的 This line is parallel to that. 这条线与那条线平行。
play to the gallery
try to get the approval of the audience讨好(低级趣味的)观众;迎合大众的口味 In the past few years,television has been playing to the gallery.过去几年里,电视一直在迎合大众的口味。 The speaker played to the gallery by indulging in vulgar jokes.为了哗众取宠,那位演讲者大讲粗俗的笑话。
up a blind alley
Idiom(s): up a blind alley
Theme: LOCATION
at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.) • I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything. • The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.
right down one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alley
Theme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.) • Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. • This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
all balled up
Idiom(s): (all) balled up
Theme: CONFUSION
troubled; confused; in a mess. (Slang.) • Look at you! You're really all balled up! • John is all balled up because his car was stolen. • Of course this typewriter won't work. It's all balled up.
right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alley
Theme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.) • Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. • This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
Playing to the gallery
If someone plays to the gallery, they say or do things that will make them popular, but which are not the right things to do.
Right up my alley
If something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly.
Uncalled for
If someone does something bad and unnecessary without consideration for anothers feelings, what they do is uncalled for.
Tin Pan Alley|alley|pan|tin|tin pan
n. phr. The pop music industry. What kind of music will Tin Pan Alley come up with this year?
alley cat|alley|cat
n., slang 1. A stray cat. 2. A person (usually a female) of rather easy-going, or actually loose sexual morals; a promiscuous person. You'll have no problem dating her; she's a regular alley cat.
blind alley|alley|blind
n. 1. A narrow street that has only one entrance and no exit. The blind alley ended in a brick wall. 2. A way of acting that leads to no good results. John did not take the job because it was a blind alley.Tom thought of a way to do the algebra problem, but he found it was a blind alley.
down one's alley|alley|down|up one's alley
adj. phr., slang Suited to your tastes and abilities; what you like or like to do. Baseball is right down Jim's alley. Compare: CUP OF TEA.
draw a parallel|draw|parallel
v. phr. To make a comparison. It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn't mean that all saints are alike.
parallel bars|bars|parallel
n. Two horizontal bars the same distance apart, that are a few feet above the floor of a gymnasium. The boys exercised on the parallel bars in the gym.
play to the gallery|gallery|play
v. phr. To try to get the approval of the audience. Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery.The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case. Compare: SHOW OFF.
right down one's alley|alley|right|right up one's
adv. phr. In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.
blind alley A dead end; a position without hope of progress or success. For example, That line of questioning led the attorney up yet another blind alley. This term alludes to a street or alley that has no outlet at one end. [Mid-1800s]
rogues' gallery A police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect. [Mid-1800s]
An alle 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 alle, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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