one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.
nothing succeeds like success
one success leads to more success This is the first rule of learning: Nothing succeeds like success.
such a card
quite a joker, such a clown Greg tells the funniest stories. He is such a card!
suck
an immature person, wimp Chad, that suck! He tells his mother everything we say.
suck eggs
have a bad experience, up yours "When I told him not to swear, he said, ""Go suck eggs, man."""
suck it up
pull in your stomach, get ready Suck it up, Kerry. I'm going to take your picture.
suck off
(See give head)
suck the hind tit
receive less than others, not get as good service, the short end of the stick Who is sucking the hind tit of government services? Some people say it's the seniors.
suck up to
be nice for personal gain, brown nose Why is Ken sucking up to me? Does he expect a raise in pay?
suckbucket
student's briefcase, valise Zen carries his suckbucket to impress the teachers, eh.
sucked in
deceived, cheated, led to believe, taken in """You believed his story about working late at the office?"" ""Ya, I got sucked in."""
sucker
"a person who is gullible; easy to persuade" """Who will buy that painting?"" ""Oh, a sucker will come along."""
sucker list
a list of easily-fooled people who are easily persuaded to buy something The salesmen used a sucker list to try and get people to buy his new product.
sucks
is poor quality, does not satisfy me This radio sucks! I can't get my favorite station!
the key to success
the most important factor, best way to succeed He said the key to success in business is customer service.
cocksucker
1. a contemptible person. 2. someone who sucks cocks
sucka
person easily duped
Sucka Free
San Francisco
as such
in that form or kind; as indicated above以那种方式;如上所说 He is a good man, and will be treated as such.他是个好人,会受到善待。 He is a brilliant scholar and is everywhere recognized as such.他是一位有才华的学者,处处都为人们所公认。 She is a child,and must be regarded as such.她是个孩子,必须当成孩子来看待。
in succession
one after another in order,sequence,or in the course of events 接连地;相继 She's won the national championship in tabletennis for two years in succession.她连续两年荣获乒乓球全国冠军。
make a go/success of
cause to be a success;produce good results使成功 In brief, we should make a success of the conference.总之,这次会议我们要开好。 Several times I thought in despair,“It's no good, we'll never make a go of it.”有好几次我绝望地想:“毫无办法,我们决不会成功的。”
make a success of
cause to be a success;produce good results使成功 In brief, we should make a success of the conference.总之,这次会议我们要开好。 Several times I thought in despair,“It's no good, we'll never make a go of it.”有好几次我绝望地想:“毫无办法,我们决不会成功的。”
succeed in
be successful at在…获得成功 He succeeds well in his profession.他在事业上非常成功。 To succeed in politics requires an actor's abilities now.今天要在政治上获得成功就要求具有演员般的本事。
succeed to
become heir to继承 He has succeeded to his uncle's plantation.他继承了伯父的种植园。 He has succeeded to his father's estate.他继承了父亲的全部产业。
such as
like象…一样 Metals are such things as iron,gold and silver.金属是诸如铁、金和银这类的东西。
suck in
deceive欺骗 The uneducated farmer was sucked in by a clever crook.那个不识字的农民给一个滑头的骗子骗了。 He was sucked in as a partner in his venture.他受骗参与了这项投机活动。
suck up
1.absorb 吸收 The plants suck up a lot of water.植物吸收大量的水分。 He sucks up all the information you give him.他把你教给他的知识都吸收进去了。 2.try to make sb.like you,esp.by using flattery 巴结;讨好 She is always sucking up to her teachers but they do not like her for it.她总是巴结老师,但他们并没因为她的巴结而喜欢她。 He shamelessly sucks up to important people.他无耻地向重要人物讨好。
suck sb in
Idiom(s): suck someone in AND take someone in
Theme: DECEPTION
to deceive someone. (The expression with suck is slang.) • I try to shop carefully so that no one can take me in. • I think that someone sucked in both of them. I don't know why they bought this car.
such as it is
Idiom(s): such as it is
Theme: ACTUALLY
in the imperfect state that one sees it; in the less-than-perfect condition in which one sees it. • This is where I live. This is my glorious home— such as it is. • I've worked for days on this report, and I've done the best that I can do. It's my supreme effort—such as it is.
such and such
Idiom(s): such and such
Theme: FORGETFULNESS
someone or something whose name has been forgotten or should not be said. (Informal.) • Mary said that such and such was coming to her party, but I forgot their names. • If you walk into a store and ask for such and such and they don't have it, you go to a different store.
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
Children often speak wisely.
Failure is the mother of success
Failure is often a stepping stone towards success.
If at first you don't succeed try try again
When you fail, try until you get it right!
Succeed in the clutch
If you succeed in the clutch, you perform at a crucial time; it is particularly used in sports for the decisive moments of the game. The opposite is 'fail in the clutch.'
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs
When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area.
There's no such thing as a free lunch
This idiom means that you don't get things for free, so if something appears to be free, there's a catch and you'll have to pay in some way.
Yah boo sucks
Yah boo & yah boo sucks can be used to show that you have no sympathy with someone.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Once prosperity is achieved, then it helps achieve more.
howling success|howling|success
n., informal A great success; something that is much praised; something that causes wide enthusiasm. The party was a howling success.The book was a howling success.
nothing succeeds like success|nothing|succeed|succ
Success in one thing makes success in other things easier; people like a successful person. A proverb. The girls all like Bob because he is football captain. Nothing succeeds like success.
such and such|such
pron. Something whose name is not mentioned because it does not need to be mentioned. George's argument tries to prove such and such to be true, but it does not convince me.
such as|such
conj. 1. Of a kind or amount shown or named; of a kind like. The explorer took only such men and things as he really needed into the jungle with him.They felt such heat in the jungle as they had never felt before.Many different pies were in the bakery such as apple, cherry, and blueberry pies. 2. Of the average or ordinary kind; poor; humble. Such as the food was, there was plenty of it.The room is not very nice, but such as it is, you may stay there for the night.
such as it is|such
Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better or worse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make.Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were.
such that|such
conj. Of a kind or amount that; so great or so little that; enough that. There was such a big line at me movie that we had to wait before we could get in.Jimmy made such noise that his sister told him to be quiet.Mother's answer was such that she didn't say yes and she didn't say no.
such-and-such|such
adj. phr. Being one whose name has been forgotten or whose name does not need to be mentioned. She told me to go to such-and-such a street and turn right.Suppose, now, that we have such-and-such a group coming to the school, and we don't have enough chairs. What do we do then?
suck in|suck
v. 1. informal To pull in by taking a deep breath and tightening the muscles; flatten. "Suck in those stomachs," the gym teacher said. 2. slang To make a fool of; cheat. The uneducated farmer was sucked in by a clever crook.
sucker list|list|sucker
n., slang A list of easily-fooled people, especially people who are easily persuaded to buy things or give money. The crook got hold of a sucker list and started out to sell his worthless stock.Mr. Smith gets so many advertisements in his mail that he says he is on every sucker list in the country.
howling success
howling success A tremendous triumph, as in Their first play was a howling success. This colloquial expression employs howling in the sense of “very pronounced” or “glaring,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s.
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again Don't let a first-time failure stop further attempts. For example, I know it's hard at first to shift gears without stalling but if at first you don't succeed . . . This seemingly ancient adage was first recorded only in 1840 but has become so well known that it is often shortened.
never give a sucker an even break
never give a sucker an even break Don't allow a person who's easily duped a fair chance, as in He's always trying to give out expired coupons for his store, firmly believing in never giving a sucker an even break. Probably a direct quotation, it has been attributed to showman P. T. Barnum (responsible for the oft-quoted “There's a sucker born every minute”); and comedian W. C. Fields (who popularized it in one of his films); and theater manager Edward Francis Albee, the most probable of the three. [Slang; early 1900s]
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