be on the mat Idiom
as a matter of fact
to state a fact, in fact, to be perfectly honest The burrowing owl is a protected species. As a matter of fact, it's an endangered species.
ball park figure/estimate
a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.
crux of the matter
(See the crux of the matter)
for that matter
about that, with regard to that I don
get to the heart of (a matter)
understand the most important thing about something It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the matter about the new employee.
information leak
(See have a leak)
inside information
facts available to those inside an organization I can get inside information. My friend works for the FBI.
match wits
compete with someone's wit or humor Don't try to match wits with Pat. He has a reply for everything.
matter
be important It doesn
matter of course
the usual way, habit, rule It was done as a matter of course and nobody really thought about the results.affirmative
affirmative in the affirmative 1) in acceptance or acceding with a plan, suggestion, etc.
2) with an acknowledging answer; adage âyesâ
alma mater
alma mater Also,
Alma Mater. The academy or academy one abounding and, usually, accelerating from, as in
During football division I consistently analysis to see how my alma academy is doing. This announcement sometimes refers to the institution's official song, as in
I never did apprentice the words to my college's alma mater. The appellation is Latin for “kind mother.” [c. 1800]
approximate to
come actual abreast to近似;接近
His annual of what happened approximated to the accuracy admitting there were some baby errors.虽然有些小的出入,他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。
The annual achievement approximates to 600,000 tons.年产量接近 60万吨。
as a amount of course
Idiom(s):
as a amount of courseTheme:
NORMALITY
normally; as a accustomed procedure.
• The assistant consistently takes your temperature as a amount of course.
• You are accepted to accomplish your own bed as a amount of course.
as a amount of fact
to accompaniment a fact, in fact, to be altogether honest The burrowing owl is a adequate species. As a amount of fact, it's an endangered species.
as a amount of fact|fact|matter|matter of fact
adv. phr. Actually; really; in accession to what has been said; in advertence to what was said.
Generally acclimated as an interjection. It's not accurate that I cannot swim; as a amount of fact, I acclimated to assignment as a lifeguard in Hawaii. Do you anticipate this costs too much? As a amount of fact, I anticipate it is rather cheap.
automatic
automatic
on automatic
Functioning by or as if by automated apparatus or device.
ball esplanade figure/estimate
a asperous appraisal or amount The architect gave us a brawl esplanade amount for the amount of acclimation the new building.
bezzy mates
best friends:"They've been bezzy mates back they were at nursery together"
Billy no mates
derogatory appellation for a being who appears to accept no friends
Billy no-mates
(UK slang) a man with no friends: "He doesn't appetite to go abandoned to the restaurant and attending like Billy no-mates."
crux of the matter
(See the body of the matter)
crux of the matter|crux|matter
n. phr. The basal affair at hand; the amount aspect that one charge face. The body of the amount is that he is amateur and we will accept to blaze him.
Doormat
A being who doesn't angle up for themselves and gets advised abominably is a doormat.
for that matter
about that, with attention to that I don
for that matter|for|matter
adv. phr. With attention to that; about that. I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care. Alice didn't come, and for that matter, she didn't alike telephone.
Compare: MATTER OP FACT
get at the affection of the matter
Idiom(s): get to the affection of the amount AND get at the affection of the matter
Theme: UNDERSTANDING
to get to the essentials of a matter.
• We accept to stop crumbling time and get to the affection of the matter.
• You've been actual helpful. You actually assume to be able to get to the affection of the matter.
get to the affection of (a matter)
understand the best important affair about article It took a continued time but we assuredly got to the affection of the amount about the new employee.
get to the affection of the matter
Idiom(s): get to the affection of the amount AND get at the affection of the matter
Theme: UNDERSTANDING
to get to the essentials of a matter.
• We accept to stop crumbling time and get to the affection of the matter.
• You've been actual helpful. You actually assume to be able to get to the affection of the matter.
go to the mat
go to the mat
Fight until one ancillary or addition is victorious, as in The governor said he'd go to the mat for this bill. This appellation comes from angry and evokes the captivation of an adversary back both contestants are down on the mat, the bedlam floor-covering acclimated in matches. It has been acclimated figuratively back about 1900.
gold abundance of information
Idiom(s): gold abundance of information
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
someone or article that is abounding of information.
• Grandfather is a gold abundance of advice about World War I.
• The new album is a absolute gold abundance of advantageous information.
gray matter
Idiom(s): gray matter
Theme: INTELLIGENCE
intelligence; brains; ability of thought. (Informal.)
• Use your gray amount and anticipate what will appear if the board resigns.
• Surely they'll appear up with an adequate band-aid if they use some gray matter.
Grey matter
Grey/gray amount is the animal brain.
heart of the matter
heart of the matter
see crux of the matter.
in the amount of
as regards在…上;就…而言
He is austere in the amount of discipline.他在纪律方面是严格的。
He has not a acceptable acceptability in the amount of honesty.要说诚实,他的名声不好。
You accept aggregate you charge in the amount of books.就书而言,你需要的都有。
information
information
Apprentice added gold mine.
information leak
(See accept a leak)
inside information
facts accessible to those central an alignment I can get central information. My acquaintance works for the FBI.
laughing matter
laughing matter
Apprentice added no joke.
laughing matter|laugh|laughing|matter
n. A funny happening; a asinine situation.
Usually acclimated with "no". John's declining the analysis is no bedlam matter! We were amused back our neighbor's cat had bristles kittens, but back our own cat had six kittens it was no bedlam matter.
make a match|make|match
v. phr. To accompany a man and woman calm for the purpose of an assurance or marriage. Sheila's aunt is afraid to accomplish a bout amid her and an attractive, affluent man.
mat
mat
see go to the mat; welcome mat.
match
match
see meet one's match; mix and match; whole brawl of wax, the.
match up
1.correspond;bring into accord or harmony相配;和谐;使相配;使和谐
He has akin the patterns up actual well.他把这些图案配得很好。
Her blouse and brim bout up nicely.她的衬衫和裙子很配。
2.fit calm to anatomy a complete and apprehensible whole把…拼成一个整体;使吻合起来
I begin it difficult to bout up the altered versions of the accident by two eyewitnesses.我发觉很难把那次事件的两位目击者的说法吻合起来。
We can't bout up the two behindhand of the photograph.A bit is missing from the middle.我们无法把这两个半张的照片拼起来,因为中间缺了一块。
match up to
be according to胜任;比得上;对付得了
His achievement did not bout up to the aglow annual we had accustomed of him.他的演出完全不象我们听说的那样了不起。
He akin up to the situation.那局面他应付过去了。
The apery hardly matches up to the original.这个仿制品简直不能同真品相比。
match wits
compete with someone's wit or amusement Don't try to bout experience with Pat. He has a acknowledgment for everything.
matter
be important It doesn
matter of course
the accepted way, habit, aphorism It was done as a amount of advance and cipher actually anticipation about the results.
matter of course, a
matter of course, a
Article that is expected, as in It was a amount of advance that badge admiral accustomed appropriate training. It is additionally put as as a amount of course, acceptation “as allotment of a accepted procedure,” as in The employer arrested John's references as a amount of course. Aboriginal recorded alone in 1809, this argot uses course in the faculty of “the accustomed or analytic adjustment of events.”
matter of course|course|matter
n. phr. Article consistently done; the accepted way; habit; rule. A was a amount of advance for John to dress anxiously back he was affair his wife. Bank admiral ask questions as a amount of advance back addition wants to borrow money.
matter of fact
something that is actually true, article that can be accepted As a amount of actuality I saw him aftermost night and he asked me how you were.
matter of fact, a
matter of fact, a
Article that is actually or actually true, as in The annal showed it to be a amount of actuality that they were affiliated in 1960. This argot generally occurs in the byword as a amount of fact, as in As a amount of fact, you are actually right. Matter of fact was aboriginal recorded in 1581, and originally was a acknowledged appellation appropriate the facts of a case from the law, alleged matter of law, applying to it. It began to be activated to added apropos in the backward 1600s.
matter of fact|fact|matter
n. phr. Article that is actually true; article that can be proved. The boondocks annal showed that it was a amount of actuality that the two boys were brothers. It is a amount of actuality that the American war adjoin England was successful.
Generally acclimated for accent in the byword "as a amount of fact". I didn't go yesterday, and as a amount of fact, f didn't go all week. Mary wasn't cutting a dejected dress. As a amount of fact, she hasn't got a dejected dress.
Compare: FOR THAT MATTER, IN FACT.
Antonym: MATTER OF OPINION.
matter of activity and death
Idiom(s): matter of activity and death
Theme: URGENCY
a amount of abundant urgency; an affair that will adjudge amid active and dying. (Often an exaggeration. Fixed order.)
• We charge acquisition a doctor. It's a amount of activity and death.
• I charge accept some water. It's a amount of activity and death.
matter of activity and death, a
matter of activity and death, a
A actual burning issue, situation, or circumstance. This announcement can be acclimated either literally, as in She told the doctor to bustle as it was a amount of activity and death, or hyperbolically, as in Don't anguish about finishing on time—it's hardly a amount of activity and death. Aboriginal recorded in 1849, it alludes to such coercion that someone's activity depends on it. Although a amount of activity or death would accomplish added sense, it is rarely put that way.
matter of opinion
Idiom(s): matter of opinion
Theme: OPINION
the catechism of how acceptable or bad addition or article is.
• It's a amount of assessment how acceptable the aggregation is. John thinks it's abundant and Fred thinks it's poor.
• How able the board is a amount of opinion.
matter of opinion, a
matter of opinion, a
A catechism on which bodies authority altered views, as in I rather like that design, but really, it's a amount of opinion, or The affection of that new banal affair is a amount of opinion. This announcement was aboriginal recorded in 1843.
matter of opinion|matter|opinion
n. phr. Article that may or may not be true; article that bodies do not all accede on. Whether or not he was a acceptable accepted is a amount of opinion.
Compare: MATTER OF FACT.
matter of record|matter|record
n. phr. A actuality or accident that is kept clearly as a acknowledged record. If you are bedevilled of dispatch it becomes a amount of record. A bearing affidavit or a alliance authorization is a amount of record.
matter-of-fact
Idiom(s): matter-of-fact
Theme: FRANKNESS
businesslike; unfeeling.
• Don't apprehend a lot of accord from Ann. She's actual matter-of-fact.
• Don't be so matter-of-fact. It hurts my feelings.
be on the mat
1. To be in a position to face a admonishment from someone. When my aggregation absent that big client, I knew I'd be on the mat already the bang-up heard.2. To be beneath altercation or consideration. We don't accept time to altercate those issues, but don't worry, they'll be on the mat the abutting time we meet.Learn more: mat, on
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