Meaning: adenosine triphosphate

n.
a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions

RIP Idiom, Proverb

a rip-off

unfair price or rule, priced too high The price of drinks was a rip-off. A small Coke cost $3!

at the ripe old age

"at a very old age; being unusually old" He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety-eight.

come to grips with

accept the truth, face facts I am finally coming to grips with my divorce. I'm accepting it.

ego trip

feeling of self importance, feeling superior If you tell him he played well, he'll go on an ego trip.

get a grip

be realistic, be serious, get serious You expect to get A's without studying? Get a grip!

get a grip of oneself

take control of one

get a grip on yourself

control yourself, do not be so emotional "When he cried, she said, ""Get a grip on yourself, Dear."""

lay a trip

suggest guilt or blame or duty Don't lay a trip on me about low grades. I'm studying hard.

let her rip

release or start suddenly, go with full power "When you want him to dump the load, just say, ""Let 'er rip!"""

let it rip

become involved and make the most of something, really try to win He let it rip and set off from the shore in the motorboat.

power trip

showing power, showing authority Last week he went on a power trip and told us to work harder.

RIP

Rest In Peace - used when talking about someone who is dead or sometimes written on a gravestone At the end of the movie RIP was written on the gravestone of the main character who had been killed.

rip-off

(See a rip-off)

rip-snorting mad

very angry, violent The bull got rip-snorting mad when he missed the toreador.

ripped off

cheated, taken Dar paid too much for the watch. He got ripped off.

strip mall

a row of stores with a small parking lot in front Does the Langdale strip mall have a video store?

stripped

(See bare bones)

take a drive/trip

travel, go for a drive, go on a trip They take a drive in the country every Sunday afternoon.

take a strip off

scold, lecture, give you hell The foreman took a strip off me for driving too fast. He was mad.

take a trip

go for a journey We plan to take a trip to Italy in November.

tear a strip off

scold, lecture, criticize, give you hell Kasan's father tore a strip off him for missing a day of school.

trip the light fantastic

go dancing It

trip up

make a mistake The teacher tripped up over the correct pronunciation of the president

ay yo trip

phrase to seek attention

crip

member of the Crips gang

crips

1. very high quality marijuana."Get a pull of some of dis crips!!"
2. a gang in Los Angeles

Doctor Crippen

London Cockney rhyming slang for dripping

flip the script

to lie or change the story

grip

1. ability on the microphone
2. gun
3. money

script

see flip the script

set tripping

1. killing someone in your own gang, but who is in a different set. i.e. a different street but in the same gang
2. switching from one gang to another; to get one click to go against, jump, or fight a rival click or gang

Tragniew Park Crips

Compton crip set, associated with MC Eiht."Tragniew Park you say..." -- DJ Quik (Dollaz & Sense [1994])

triple beam

balanced scales for weighing with three grades of weights, originally used to measure gold, it is more commonly used to measure drugs:"You learned about your triple beam from me" -- Ice Cube (Dr. Frankenstein [1998])

tripping

1. literally to make a misstep, figuratively doing something wrong
2. to respond to the effects of narcotics
3. to freak for any reason:"Don't start tripping, or we'll go toe to toe"

beyond description

wonderfully good；not possible to describe 难以形容的；难以描述的
The grand sight of the Yellow Mountain is beyond description．黄山的美景非笔墨所能描述。
The film is dull beyond description．这部电影单调极了。

rip off

1．steal；rob偷窃；抢劫
He was caught ripping off books from the library．那个家伙在图书馆偷书时被抓住了。
2．tear off with an effort用力撕掉
He ripped the paper off．他用力把纸撕掉。
3．defraud；exploit诈骗；敲诈；剥削
I don't shop at that small store any more；they're known for ripping off the customers whenever they get a chance．我再也不在那家小店买东西了，他们一有机会就敲诈顾客已经出了名了。
We are really ripped off by the baker who gave us zero nutritional value for our money．我们确实上了那家面包商的当，他用毫无营养价值的东西来骗我们的钱。

rip out

1．utter angrily， as with an oath or exclamation 愤然说出；诅咒
He has a hot temper and is likely to rip out with unseemly language；you would do well not to say anything at all．他脾气急躁，很可能破口说出不体面的话，你最好什么都不说。
2 ．tear out with an effort 撕碎；拆除
He ripped out the pockets of the coat．他撕掉了上衣的口袋。
The criminals have ripped the telephone wires out，so we can't call the police．罪犯把电话线拉断了，因此，我们无法给警察打电话。

rip up

1． bring to recollection； recall回忆；追想
He ripped up all he had done in the past．他回忆自己过去所做的一切。
2．tear up with an effort；vigorously renounce or tear up（a treaty，etc．）撕毁（条约等）
He ripped up the documents．他把文件撕碎了。
Whoever rips up the agreement will be condemned．不管谁撕毁协议都要受到谴责。
rise in sb． 's opinion improve or go up in sb． 's estimation 获得某人的重视或好评
She has risen in my opinion．我对她的评价有所提高。

strip down

take sth．to pieces 拆下
He is never happier than when he is stripping down the car．没有比拆卸车子更能使他开心的了。
We'll have to strip down the mechanism to trace the fault．只有把机械装置拆开才能找出毛病。

strip of

rob of 抢劫；剥去
The thieves stripped the house of its valuables．小偷偷走了房间里的贵重物品。
Man has been stripped of his superstitions by science．科学使人破除迷信。

strip off

1．take one's clothes off 脱去衣服
She stripped off and went for a swim．她脱了衣服去游泳。
2．remove 剥去（伪装）
Sham is sham and the mask must be stripped off．假的就是假的，伪装应当剥去。
The workmen stripped the old paper off the walls．工人们把墙上的旧纸撕掉。

when the time is ripe

Idiom(s): when the time is ripe

Theme: TIME

at exactly the right time.
• I'll tell her the good news when the time is ripe.
• When the time is ripe, I'll bring up the subject again.

trip sb up

Idiom(s): trip sb up

Theme: ACCIDENT

to trip someone.
• Bob tripped himself up on his own feet.
• The loose gravel beside the track tripped up Bob, and he fell.

round-trip ticket

Idiom(s): round-trip ticket

Theme: TRAVEL

a ticket (for a plane, train, bus, etc.) that allows one to go to a destination and return.
• A round-trip ticket is usually cheaper than a one-way ticket.
• How much is a round-trip ticket to San Francisco?

ripe old age

Idiom(s): ripe old age

Theme: AGE - OLD

a very old age.
• Mr. Smith died last night, but he lived to a ripe old age—99.
• All the Smiths seem to reach a ripe old age.

rip sth off

Idiom(s): rip sth off

Theme: THEFT

to steal something.
• I bought it! I didn't rip it off!
• The crooks ripped off a car in broad daylight.

rip sb off

Idiom(s): rip sb off

Theme: THEFT

to cheat or deceive someone; to steal from someone. (Slang.)
• That store operator ripped me off.
• They shouldn't rip off people like that.

rip into

Idiom(s): rip into sb or sth

Theme: ATTACK

to attack someone or something, physically or verbally. (Informal.)
• The bear ripped into the deer.
• The angry teacher ripped into the student.

play-by-play description

Idiom(s): play-by-play description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

a detailed description of an event given as the event is taking place. (Usually in reference to a sporting event.)
• And now here is Bill Jones with a play-by-play description of the baseball game.
• John was giving me a play-by-play description of the argument going on next door.

lose one's grip

Idiom(s): lose one's grip

Theme: CONTROL - END

to lose control (over something).
• I can't seem to run things the way I used to. I'm losing my grip.
• They replaced the board of directors because it was losing its grip.