Meaning:
answered 'ɑːnsən.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the speech act of replying to a question
the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
a nonverbal reaction
v.
reply or respond to
give the correct answer or solution to
respond to a signal
understand the meaning of
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
match or correspond
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
react to a stimulus or command
were Idiom, Proverb
have my ears lowered
get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!
times were hard
it was a time of poverty, hard times It was 1850. Times were hard in Sweden then.
as it were
1.in a manner;as if it really were 宛如;似乎
Her mother is, as it were,her friend.她的母亲好像就是她的朋友。
He is,as it were,a walking dictionary.他仿佛是部活字典。
2.so to speak可以说
Books are,as it were,his life.书可以说就是他的生命。
better off if sth were done
Idiom(s): better off (doing something) AND better off (if something were done)
Theme: BETTER
in a better position if something were done.
• She'd be better off selling her house.
• They are better off flying to Detroit.
• They would be better off if they flew to Detroit.
• I'm better off now.
better off if one were somewhere else
Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND better off (if one were somewhere else)
Theme: BETTER - LOCATION
in a better position somewhere else.
• They would be better off in Florida.
• We'd all be better off if we were in Florida.
• I know I'd be better off.
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.
Were you born in a barn?
If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.
If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.
if wishes were horses
if wishes were horses
If one could readily have what one wanted, life would be easy. For example, Wendy would love a brand-new car for her sixteenth birthday but—if wishes were horses. This expression is a shortening of If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, first recorded about 1628 in a collection of Scottish proverbs.
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Dictionary of similar words, Different wording, Synonyms, Idioms for Idiom, Proverb were