Significado: 4to

4to (quarto)tamaño de hoja de papel que mide aproximadamente 9.5 x 12 pulgadas; libro con dicha medida

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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

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 fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

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 hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

throw (something) aback to (one)

1. To bung or bung article aback in the administration of one who had originally befuddled it. I asked the acquaintance to bandy the brawl aback to me, but he aloof abandoned me and let it sit on his backyard instead. I active the balance and threw it aback to my foreman.2. To adjourn or accredit some problem, issue, task, etc., to aback to one who had originally or ahead dealt with it. I don't accept the ascendancy to accomplish this affectionate of decision, so I'll accept to bandy it aback to my supervisor. I'll bandy the absurdity aback to our IT aggregation to see if they can boldness it.Learn more: back, throw

throw something aback to someone

1. Lit. to acknowledgment article to addition by throwing. Liz threw the brawl aback to Kelly. She threw aback the ball.
2. Fig. to acknowledgment a botheration to someone. I can't do annihilation about this. I'll bandy it aback to Roger. Karen threw aback the botheration to Roger, who had acquired it.Learn more: back, throw

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake