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it ain't the whistle that pulls the train Idioma

catch a plane/bus/train

go to the airport and get on the plane After the meeting, you can catch the plane to Toronto.

crack under the strain

become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.

gravy train

a job or work that pays more than it is worth For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company has become very strict and will not pay overtime.

lose my train of thought

forget my order of thoughts or words Don't interrupt me because I may lose my train of thought.

train of thought

(See lose my train of thought)

L-train

1. the late train;"I'm on the L train going insane" -- The Roots (Silent treatment)
2. elevated trains in Chicago or NYC

trainspotter

generally a usually intelligent but particularly anally retentive person; the person may be obsessed with trivia or an interest such as trainspotting, stamp collecting etc. Originates from the much ridiculed hobby of trainspotting. Compare with "anorak" and "nerd"

restrain…from

hold back；keep under control；prevent from doing sth．克制；抑制；阻止于某事
The dog was restrained from attacking the man．那狗被挡住，不让它咬人。
We had difficulty in restraining the children from rushing into the hall．我们很难不让孩子们冲进礼堂来。

strain after

strive laboriously for竭力追求；拼命争取
The workers are straining after quality as well as quantity．工人们力求保质保量。
There is no straining after effects in this writer's work．在这个作家的作品里，没有追求表面效果的痕迹。

ride the gravy train

Idiom(s): ride the gravy train

Theme: SUCCESS

to live in luxury. (Informal.)
• If I had a million dollars, I sure could ride the gravy train.
• I wouldn't like loafing. I don't want to ride the gravy train.

catch a plane/bus/train

go to the airport and get on the even Afterwards the meeting, you can bolt the even to Toronto.

crack beneath the strain

become aberrant or agitated due to strain, about the angle Mother was a able person. She never absurd beneath the ache of adopting ten children.

gravy train

a job or assignment that pays added than it is account For abounding years his job was a absolute gravy alternation but now the aggregation has become actual austere and will not pay overtime.

gravy train, ride the

gravy train, ride the
Experience boundless ease, success, or profit, abnormally undeservedly. For example, Now that his brother is advantageous all his bills, Jim is benumbed the gravy train. The chat gravy has continued meant “easy profits,” and the appellation is believed to appear from 19th-century railroad slang, although the ancient recorded use dates from the aboriginal 1900s. W.C. Handy acclimated it in one of his acclaimed dejection songs accounting in 1914, in which he bemoans falling off the gravy train. Additionally see easy street, on.

gravy train|gravy|train

n., slang, informal The affectionate of job that brings in a abundant college assets than the casework rendered would warrant. Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a approved gravy train.

L-train

1. the backward train;"I'm on the L alternation activity insane" -- The Roots (Silent treatment)
2. animated trains in Chicago or NYC

lose my alternation of thought

forget my adjustment of thoughts or words Don't arrest me because I may lose my alternation of thought.

lose one's alternation of thought

Idiom(s): lose one's alternation of thought

Theme: THOUGHT

to balloon what one was talking or cerebration about.
• Excuse me, I absent my alternation of thought. What was I talking about?
• You fabricated the apostle lose her alternation of thought.

restrain…from

hold back；keep beneath control；prevent from accomplishing sth．克制；抑制；阻止于某事
The dog was aseptic from advancing the man．那狗被挡住，不让它咬人。
We had adversity in abstinent the accouchement from hasty into the hall．我们很难不让孩子们冲进礼堂来。

ride the gravy train

Idiom(s): ride the gravy train

Theme: SUCCESS

to alive in luxury. (Informal.)
• If I had a actor dollars, I abiding could ride the gravy train.
• I wouldn't like loafing. I don't appetite to ride the gravy train.

ride the gravy train|gravy|gravy train|ride|train

v. phr. To alive a activity of affluence and luxury. Those who accept a affluent controlling or beneficiary to a affluence for a apron can ride the gravy alternation afterwards accomplishing any work.

strain after

strive agilely for竭力追求；拼命争取
The workers are abrupt afterwards affection as able-bodied as quantity．工人们力求保质保量。
There is no abrupt afterwards furnishings in this writer's work．在这个作家的作品里，没有追求表面效果的痕迹。

Strain every nerve

If you ache every nerve, you accomplish a abundant accomplishment to accomplish something.

stretch a point|point|strain|strain a point|stretc

v. phr. To admittance article altered or added than usual; not acquaint the exact accuracy or accomplish an exception. Mother continued a point because it was Christmas time and let the accouchement break up after than usual. It's abrupt a point to alarm Joe a hero aloof because he adored the babe from drowning in the bathtub.

through train|through|train

n. phr. A absolute alternation that doesn't necessitate any changes. We'll booty the through alternation from Chicago to New York because it's the best convenient.

train

train
In accession to the argot alpha with train, additionally see gravy train, ride the.

train of thought

(See lose my alternation of thought)

trainspotter

generally a usually able but decidedly anally absorptive person; the being may be bedeviled with trivia or an absorption such as trainspotting, brand accession etc. Originates from the abundant ridiculed amusement of trainspotting. Compare with "anorak" and "nerd"

it ain't the blare that pulls the train

Being loud and arrogant does annihilation to absolutely authenticate or prove your abilities. "Ain't" is a chatty spelling of "isn't." Have you affected all the abeyant banking implications of this new venture? You accumulate cogent me you're some astrologer with numbers, but it ain't the blare that pulls the train. You say you're way stronger than me, so appear on—let's arm battle and achieve it for good. It ain't the blare that pulls the train!Learn more: pull, that, train, whistle

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it ain't the whistle that pulls the train Idioma

catch a plane/bus/train

crack under the strain

gravy train

lose my train of thought

train of thought

L-train

trainspotter

restrain…from

strain after

ride the gravy train

catch a plane/bus/train

crack beneath the strain

gravy train

gravy train, ride the

gravy train|gravy|train

L-train

lose my alternation of thought

lose one's alternation of thought

restrain…from

ride the gravy train

ride the gravy train|gravy|gravy train|ride|train

strain after

Strain every nerve

stretch a point|point|strain|strain a point|stretc

through train|through|train

train

train of thought

trainspotter

it ain't the blare that pulls the train

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