exact middle He was able to hit the target dead center.
left, right and centre
in every direction, everywhere There were soldiers everywhere - left, right and centre.
off-center
different from the usual pattern, not quite like most others, odd The picture was off-center and didn
pick up a trail/scent
recognize the trail of a hunted person or animal The tracking dogs were able to pick up the trail of the criminal easily.
red cent
the smallest coin, a trivial sum of money I wouldn't give a red cent for my neighbor's car.
right, left and center
(See left, right and centre)
the turn of the century
the beginning of a new century: the year 2000 By the turn of the century we will know the aliens who visit earth.
turn of the century
(See the turn of the century)
two cents
something not important or very small, almost nothing Although his stereo works well I wouldn
two cents worth
something one wants to say, opinion He is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.
two-cents' worth
opinion, comment Want to hear my two-cents' worth? Want my opinion?
centuries
money
crescent fresh
extremely cool:"Dude that concert was crescent fresh"
decent
excellent; really nice:"That car is really decent!"
South Central
Los Angeles area. A very important place for gangsta rap. Origin of a lot of rappers.
concentrate on
direct one's thought to;fix one's attention on把思想集中于;全神贯注于 We must concentrate on developing our foreign trade and commerce.我们必须把注意力集中在发展我们的对外贸易上。 Please be quiet,the children are concentrating on their homework.请安静,孩子们正在专心做家庭作业。 If you don't concentrate more on your work you'll be dismissed.假如你不更加专心地工作,你将被解雇。
concentrate on/upon
direct one's thought to;fix one's attention on把思想集中于;全神贯注于 We must concentrate on developing our foreign trade and commerce.我们必须把注意力集中在发展我们的对外贸易上。 Please be quiet,the children are concentrating on their homework.请安静,孩子们正在专心做家庭作业。 If you don't concentrate more on your work you'll be dismissed.假如你不更加专心地工作,你将被解雇。
concentrate upon
direct one's thought to;fix one's attention on把思想集中于;全神贯注于 We must concentrate on developing our foreign trade and commerce.我们必须把注意力集中在发展我们的对外贸易上。 Please be quiet,the children are concentrating on their homework.请安静,孩子们正在专心做家庭作业。 If you don't concentrate more on your work you'll be dismissed.假如你不更加专心地工作,你将被解雇。
put one's two cents worth in
Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in
Theme: OPINION
to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.) • Can I put in my two cents worth? • Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.
on dead center
Idiom(s): on dead center
Theme: CORRECTNESS
exactly correct. • Mary is quite observant. Her analysis is on dead center. • My view isn't on dead center, but it's sensible.
innocent as a lamb
Idiom(s): (as) innocent as a lamb
Theme: INNOCENCE
guiltless; naive. • "Hey! You can't throw me in jail," cried the robber. "I'm innocent as a lamb." • Look at the baby, as innocent as a lamb.
busy as Grand Central Station
Idiom(s): (as) busy as Grand Central Station
Theme: BUSY
Very busy; crowded with customers or other people. (This refers to Grand Central Station in New York City.) • This house is as busy as Grand Central Station. • When the tourist season starts, this store is busy as Grand Central Station.
not worth a red cent
Idiom(s): not worth a dime AND not worth a red cent
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Informal.) • This land is all swampy. It's not worth a dime. • This pen I bought isn't worth a dime. It has no ink. • It's not worth a red cent.
Scent blood
If you can scent blood, you feel that a rival is having difficulties and you are going to beat them.
That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee
(USA) This is used to describe something that is deemed worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."
dead center|center|dead
n. The exact middle. The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island. Often used like an adverb. The arrow hit the circle dead center.
front and center|center|front
adv., slang Used as a command to a person to go to someone who wants him. Front and center, Smith. The boss wants to see you.
off center|center|off
adv. phr. Not exactly in the middle. Mary hung the picture off center, because it was more interesting that way.
off-center|center|off
adj., informal Different from the usual pattern; not quite like most others; odd. Roger's sense of humor was a bit off-center. Compare: OFF-KEY.
red cent|cent|red
n. phr. The one-cent coin; a copper coin; very little money. Poor Oscar is so broke he doesn't have a red cent to his name.
shopping center|center|shopping
n. A place usually for neighborhood shopping, where there is a group of stores and shops inside of a large parking lot. There is a bowling alley at the nearest shopping center.All the stores in our shopping center stay open until nine o'clock on Friday evenings.
throw off the scent|scent|throw
v. phr. To mislead; confuse. The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff's men off the scent. Synonym: THROW OFF2.
turn of the century|century|turn
n. phr. The time at the end of one century and the beginning of the next century; especially: The time when the 1800's became the 1900's; the early 1900's. Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century.
two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth
n.informal 1. Something not important or very small; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two cents he would quit the team.When John saw that the girl he was scolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Something you want to say; opinion. Used with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, even though he didn't know much about baseball.If we want your two cents, we'll ask for it.
worth a cent|cent|worth
adj. phr. Worth anything; of any value. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. The book was old and it was not worth a cent.
center In addition to the idiom beginning with center, also see front and center.
center of attraction, the
center of attraction, the Something or someone that attracts the most interest or curiosity. For example, The Ferris wheel is always the center of attraction at our carnival, or Jan is the center of attraction wherever she goes. This expression comes from physics, where since about 1770 it has denoted the point to which bodies tend by gravity or the action of centripetal force.
for two cents For nothing; for a petty sum. For example, For two cents I'd quit the club entirely. Similarly, like two cents, means “of little or no value or importance, worthless,” as in She made me feel like two cents. The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence, which dates from about 1600. The American coin was substituted in the 1800s, along with two bits, slang for 25 cents and also meaning “a petty sum.” Similarly, put in one's two cents or two cents' worth, meaning “to express one's unsolicited opinion for whatever it is worth,” dates from the late 1800s.
front and center
front and center In the most prominent position, as in You couldn't miss John—he was front and center in that presentation. This expression alludes to the best and usually most expensive seats in a theater.
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