othe Idiom, Proverb
a fine-toothed comb
a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.
a hothead
"a person who gets angry easily; hot tempered" Phil, don't be such a hothead. Try to control your anger.
a stitch of clothes
(See didn't have a stitch of clothes on)
another nail in your coffin
"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.
clotheslined (hockey)
lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!
didn't have a stitch of clothes on
naked, nude, birthday suit, in the buff When the kids go swimming they don't have a stitch of clothes on.
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
treat people the way you would like to be treated "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."""
dress clothes
good, expensive clothes """Why don't you change your dress clothes before you repair the car?"""
every other
alternate, every second one She has to work every other Saturday evening.
fine-toothed comb
(See a fine-toothed comb)
grass is always greener on the other side
a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn
hot and bothered
upset, getting angry, ready to speak angrily You know that Dad gets hot and bothered when you stay out late.
hothead
(See a hothead)
in one ear and out the other
not listening, hearing but not paying attention "The kids don't listen to me; it's in one ear and out the other!"
in other words
say something in a different (usually more direct) way In other words if you don
look the other way
try not to notice, turn the other way The officer saw the liquor, but he looked the other way.
made for each other
be natural mates, be very compatible, soul mates Bob and Alice are made for each other. They're happily married.
Mother Nature
nature, natural forces and causes Mother Nature provided the basic foods: wild vegetables and water.
motherhood and apple pie
statements about mom and home etc. The audience wants news and facts, not motherhood and apple pie.
motherload
the largest amount, the main load They found a few nuggets of gold before they found the motherload.
necessity is the mother of invention
our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention?
on the other hand
looking at the opposite side of a matter He is very intelligent but on the other hand he is very lazy and always gets low marks.
one good turn deserves another
if someone helps you it is fair to help them in return One good turn deserves another so we made a great effort to help those people who had helped us in the past.
one man's garbage is another man's art
each person has different likes and dislikes, to each his own You pick up what somebody throws away, so one man's garbage is another man's art.
one man's meat is another man's poison
one person likes what another person hates, to each his own "Some people love his music; others hate it. One man's meat is another man's poison."
other fish to fry
(See bigger fish to fry)
shoe is on the other foot
opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage.
six of one and a half dozen of the other
there is little difference between two things/situations Whatever you do is no problem for me. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.
six of one and half-a-dozen of the other
two things the same, no difference It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether or not we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.
six of one, half a dozen of the other
nearly equal, about the same, like twins Panasonic and Quasar are very similar - it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
stitch of clothes on
(See didn't have a stitch of clothes on)
take off (clothes)
remove clothes etc. Please take off your shoes before you enter our house.
tell me another one
tell me another excuse, tell me another lie You say the spaceship took you away. Sure. Tell me another one.
the grass is greener on the other side of the fenc
things look better from a distance, it is natural to desire a neighbor's things When you look at other homes, the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.
tied to your mother's apron strings
still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.
turn the other cheek
let someone do something to you and not try to get revenge He decided to turn the other cheek when the man tried to start a fight in the restaurant.
turn the other way
look away or ignore, look the other way When I come in late, he turns the other way. He tries not to notice.
wait for the other shoe to drop
wait for the final step, wait for the conclusion, leave me hanging He said he'd make two changes. First, he resigned. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
without a stitch of clothes on
nude, naked as a jay bird, didn't have a stitch of clothes on She stood there, ankle deep in water, without a stitch of clothes on.
brother
1. man of the same group; friend. In the Bible you will read "brethern", which is used in the same meaning
2. African-American male
motherfuck
1. a general curse usually in imperitive "motherfuck the pigs"
2. a supreme insult, an expletive
3. a damn; "I don't give a motherfuck"
4. the hell; "Get the motherfuck out!"
motherfucker
1. respectless person with no attitude
2. a supreme insult, an expletive based on the incest taboo, prob. the ultimate in obscenities
3. anything one dislikes
4. a damn, e.g. "I don't give a motherfucker"
motherfuckin
another way of saying fucking (1)
other level
a higher degree of consciousness satisfaction; beyond the average;"Grip it on that other level" -- Geto Boys (On that other level [1992])
ic other words
saying it in another way；expressing the abovementioned idea in another form换言之
In other words， much thinking yields wisdom．换句话说，多想出智慧。
He has been working too much，and is not at all well．In other words， he needs a good rest．他一直很劳累，身体很不好。换句话说，他需要彻底的休息。
He became， in other words，a great hero．换句话说，他变成了一个了不起的英雄。
one after another other
one by one一个接一个
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after another/the other
one by one一个接一个
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after the other
one by one一个接一个
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one another
each other彼此
They gave presents to one another at Christmas．圣诞节他们互赠礼品。
or other
used to emphasize indefinite words or phrases beginning with“some”（as sb．，sth．，somewhere，somehow，sometime）（用以表示不肯定或不准确之意）某一
I shall be coming again some day or other．我总有一天还会来的。
I've read the story before in some book or other．我以前在哪本书上读过这个故事。
Somehow or other，John managed to get a wellpaid job in the bank．不知怎么地，约翰在银行找到了一份薪水高的工作。
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