spu Idiome

on the spur of the moment

immediately, impulsively On the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Banff.

spur on

encourage, motivate Her refusal of his gifts seemed to spur him on. It challenged him.

on the spuare

honest诚实的
You need have no doubt of Jack's honesty．He is completely on the square．你不必怀疑杰克是否诚实，他绝对忠实可靠。
You must act on the square when negotiating for contracts．在签订谈判合同时，你必须处事公道。
Can we trust them to act on the square？我们能够相信他们处事公正吗？

whip and spur

hastily十万火急；匆匆
He rode whip and spur to the rescue．他匆忙骑马赶到营救场地。

win one's spurs

win fame or honor获得荣誉；成名
Edison won his spurs as an inventor while young．爱迪生很年轻时就因创造发明而一举成名。

Spur of the moment

If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it because you felt like it at that time, without any planning or preparation.

Sputnik moment

A Sputnik moment is a point where people realise that they are threatened of challenged and have to redouble their efforts to catch up. It comes from the time when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, the Sputnik 1, and beat the USA into space.

in dispute|dispute

adj. phr. Disagreed about; being argued. The penalty ordered by the referee was in dispute by one of the teams. Everyone in the clans wanted to say something about the subject in dispute.

on the spur of the moment|moment|on|spur|spur of t

adv. phr. On a sudden wish or decision; suddenly; without thought or preparation. John had not planned to take the trip; he just left on the spur of the moment. Mary saw a help-wanted advertisement and applied for the job on the spur of the moment.

win one's spurs|spurs|win

v. phr. 1. In old times, to be named a knight with the right to wear little sharp spikes on your heels. A young squire won his spurs in battle. 2. To win fame or honor. The young lieutenant won his spurs by leading an attack on enemy machine guns. Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young. He has yet to win his spurs as a big league ball player.

dispute

dispute
see in dispute.

in dispute

in dispute
Disagreed about, in controversy. For example, This parcel of land is in dispute, claimed by several persons, or The origin of this phrase is in dispute. [Mid-1600s]

spur

spur
In addition to the idiom beginning with spur, also see on the spur of the moment; win one's spurs.