Sens: 13th generation

treizième génération, génération née entre 1961 et 1681 (appelée ainsi du fait qu'elle soit identifiée comme la 13ème génération après l'établissement des Etats-Unis)

unable to go on Idiome

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.

unable to go on

Not able to advance or persist. After I askance my ankle, I was clumsy to go on—that's why I didn't accomplishment the race. Our aggregation will be clumsy to go on for abundant best if our sales don't improve.Learn more: go, on, unable

Go on (with you)!

Inf. Go away! (Always a command. No tenses.) It's time you left. Go on with you! Go on. Get yourself home.Learn more: go

going on

happening; occurring. What is activity on here? Something is activity on in the centermost of town. Can you apprehend the sirens?Learn more: going, on

gone on

Euph. died. My husband, Tom—he's gone on, you know—was a abundant one for golf. Let us bethink those who accept gone on before.Learn more: gone, on

going on

Also, going on for. Approaching, abnormally an age or time. For example, She's twelve, activity on thirteen, or It's activity on for midnight. The aboriginal appellation dates from the backward 1500s, the alternative from the mid-1800s. Also see go on. Learn more: going, on

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acclimated to advance that someone's behaviour or attitudes are those of addition earlier or adolescent than their absolute age. humorous 1994 Janice Galloway Foreign Parts Cassie, accustomed this blood-soaked windsurfing lath through customs. Thirty-one activity on fifteen. Learn more: going, on

Go on!

exclam. I don’t accept you!; I abjure it! Go on! You weren’t alike there. Learn more: go

going on

Approaching: The adolescent is six, activity on seven years of age.Learn more: going, on

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a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate

unable to go on Idiome

a bee in her bonnet

a bone to pick

a caution

a common thread

a contract out on

a coon's age

a crush on

a fly on the wall

a fool and his money are soon parted

a foregone conclusion

unable to go on

Go on (with you)!

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