Significado: 13th generation

la generación nacida entre 1961 y 1981 (llamada así por ser identificada como la décimo tercera generación desde el establecimiento de los Estados Unidos)

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a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

discourse (up)on (something)

To allocution about article at length. If he discourses about this abstruse approach any longer, I'm activity to abatement asleep.Learn more: discourse

discourse (up)on

someone or article to address about addition or something. (Upon is academic and beneath frequently acclimated than on.) I would like to address aloft this amount awhile. The board chose to address on Tom and his latest abortion rather than accord with the bread-and-butter problems it faces.Learn more: discourse, on

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