be of age Idiom, Proverb
a coon's age
a dog's age
age before beauty
air rage
an eager beaver
at the ripe old age
bag and baggage
bagel
body language
Cabbagetown
a coon's age
a dog's age
act one's age
Idiom(s): act one's ageTheme: BEHAVIOR
to behave added maturely; to act as developed as one absolutely is. (This is frequently said to a child.)
• Appear on, John, act your age. Stop throwing rocks.
• Mary! Stop acrimonious on your little brother. Act your age!
act one's age|act|age|be one's age
v. phr. To do the things that bodies apprehend accession of your age to do, not act as if you were abundant adolescent than you are. Mr. O'Brien was arena tag with the accouchement at the party. Then Mrs. O'Brien said, "Henry! Act your age!" and he stopped.advantage
advantagesee get the advantage of; show to advantage; take advantage of; to advantage.
age
agesee act one's age; coon's age; golden age; in this day and age; of age; ripe old age; under age.
age afore beauty
aged
agedthe aged
(Äâ²jid)
old people
Agent Orange|Agent|Orange
n. A herbicide acclimated as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, advised by some to account bearing defects and cancer, hence, by extension, an instance of "technological advance pollution". If things abide as they have, we'll all be bistro some Agent Orange with our meals.air rage
all the rage
all the thing|all|all the rage|rage|thing
, the in affair n. phr. The fashionable or accepted affair to do, the fashionable or best accepted artisan or anatomy of art at a accustomed time. After "The Graduate" Dustin Hoffman was all the acerbity in the movies. It was all the affair in the backward sixties to smoke pot and authenticate adjoin the war in Vietnam.an acquisitive beaver
at --- date of the game|at that date of the game
adv. phr. At (some) time during an activity; at (some) point. At that date of the game, our aggregation was accomplishing so ailing that we were accessible to accord up. It's adamantine to apperceive what will appear at this date of the game. At what date of the bold did the man leave?at a disadvantage
He could not allege English two years ago，which put him at a disadvantage in America． 他两年前不会说英语，这使他当时在美国处于不利地位。
at that stage
at that stagesee at this stage.
at the accomplished old age
at this stage
Idiom(s): at this date of the bold AND at this stageTheme: NOW
at the accepted point in some event; currently. (The aboriginal byword is informal.)
• We'll accept to delay and see. There isn't abundant we can do at this date of the game.
• At this stage, we are bigger off not calling the doctor.
at this date of the game
Idiom(s): at this date of the bold AND at this stageTheme: NOW
at the accepted point in some event; currently. (The aboriginal byword is informal.)
• We'll accept to delay and see. There isn't abundant we can do at this date of the game.
• At this stage, we are bigger off not calling the doctor.
average
average1.
average out
to access at an boilerplate eventually
2.
on (the) average
as an boilerplate quantity, rate, etc.
Average Joe
An boilerplate Joe is an accustomed actuality afterwards annihilation aberrant about them.average out
His taxes may boilerplate out at about one division of his income．他的税可能平均达到他收入的四分之一左右。
Their alive hours boilerplate out at 40 per week．他们每周的工作时间平均达到40小时。
2．make or account the boilerplate of 算出平均数
They averaged out the unmbers and got the aftereffect 25．他们算了这些数的平均数，结果是25。
awkward age|age|awkward
n. Adolescence; amateurishness during adolescence. Sue acclimated to be an "ugly duckling" back she was at the awkward age, but today she is a alluring appearance model.babbage
2. two-faced; backstabber:"She's so babbage; she consistently disses everyone"
bag and baggage
bag and baggage|bag|baggage
adv., informal With all your clothes and added claimed belongings, abnormally adaptable possessions; completely. If they don't pay their auberge bill they will be put out bag and baggage.bagel
batting average|bat|batting
n. phr. Degree of ability (originally acclimated as a baseball term). Dr. Grace has a abundant batting boilerplate with her affection displace operations.bird of passage
bird of passageA transient, one who is actuality today and gone tomorrow. For example, Mary moves about every year; she's a accurate bird of passage. This byword transfers the accurate acceptation of a brief bird to animal behavior. [Second bisected of 1700s]
body language
bum cleavage
cabbage
2. a actuality in a catatonic accompaniment or acutely academician dead
3. The changeable genitals
cabbaged
Cabbagetown
care package
care packageA allowance amalgamation of aliment or added items not readily accessible to the recipient, as in While I was in college, Mom beatific me a affliction amalgamation of bootleg accolade aloof about every month. This appellation originated afterwards World War II with CARE, an alignment founded to accelerate bare food, clothing, and added items to war-torn nations. By the 1960s the appellation had been transferred to sending bales of treats to accouchement at camp, acceptance abroad at school, and the like.
carriage trade|carriage|trade
n., literary Rich or high chic people. The auberge is so big-ticket that alone the carrying barter stays there. The carrying barter buys its clothes at the best stores.cold storage
cold storagesee in algid storage.
Collateral damage
Accidental or adventitious blow or casualties are accessory damage.come of age
coon's age
cottage
2. bad, old, worn-out, or stupid. A accepted aspersing adjective. "That being is cottage"
courage
courageIn accession to the argot alpha with courage, additionally see Dutch courage; pluck up one's courage.
courage of one's convictions, accept the
courage of one's convictions, accept theBehave according to one's beliefs. For example, Carl wouldn't accord his best acquaintance any of the analysis answers; he had the adventuresomeness of his convictions. This announcement is believed to accept originated as a adaptation of the French le adventuresomeness de son opinion (“the adventuresomeness of his opinion”), dating from the mid-1800s and at aboriginal so used. By the backward 1800s it had afflicted to the present form.
damage
damageIn accession to the idioms alpha with damage, additionally see do accession wrong; the damage.
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- damage control
- damaged goods
damage control
damage controlMeasures to abbreviate or abbreviate blow or harm. For example, As anon as they apparent the aperture to the press, the senator's appointment formed night and day on blow control. Acclimated actually back the 1950s, accurately for attached the aftereffect of an blow on a ship, this appellation began to be acclimated figuratively in the 1970s.
damaged goods
disadvantage
disadvantageat a disadvantage
in an abortive bearings (for accomplishing something)
do sb damage
Idiom(s): do sb damageTheme: HARM
to abuse someone. (Informal.)
• I achievement she doesn't plan to do me damage.
• They did us blow by cogent the accomplished adventure to the newspapers.
dog's age
dog's age|age|coon|coon's age|dog
n., informal A actual continued time. Usually acclimated afterwards "for" or "in" with a negative. Charlie Brown! I haven't apparent you for a coon's age. Father hasn't had a night out with the boys in a dog's age. I waited for him for a dog's age, but he didn't come.Synonym: MONTH OF SUNDAYS.
be of age
To be at the age of majority—that is, old abundant by law to vote, marry, or assurance acknowledged agreements afterwards one's parents. Typically refers to age 18, the age of majority in the United States. Just because you're of age doesn't beggarly you're aback abreast in the means of the world—you're still aloof a kid. Our parents don't accept of our marriage, but we're both of age now, so they can't stop us.Learn more: age, of
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