Significato:
acaricidal 
adj. uccide gli acari (parassiti dello stomaco)
ric Idioma
a brick
a dependable person, a friend who always helps Parveen helped me get through my divorce. She's a real brick!
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
American as apple pie
(See as American as apple pie)
as American as apple pie
very American, like an American custom Jeans and T-shirts are American, as American as apple pie!
asking price
a starting price, a price to begin negotiations The asking price for the lot was $29,500. It sold for $28,000.
bag of tricks
"skills, methods, plans; devices to entertain" You need a large bag of tricks to teach the Grade 8 class.
brick
(See a brick)
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
do the trick
work well, achieve a good result I think the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve the problem.
every trick in the book
every method or device, every way of doing it If you want to find boys, Keiko knows every trick in the book.
filthy rich
very rich, wealthy, rolling in it She was filthy rich after she got married. She was a millionaire.
from rags to riches
from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas.
hat trick
one player scoring three goals in one hockey game Brad scored a hat trick in the game against the Blades.
how's tricks
is life okay? are you learning new skills? "When Andy sees me, he always says, ""How's tricks?"""
jimminy crickets
geez, gosh, holy cow Jimminy crickets, it was hot! It was 39 degrees Celsius!
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.
one brick short of a full load
mentally slow, not all there I'm okay, but you may be one brick short of a full load. Ha ha.
pay the price
work hard, endure, suffer To be an Olympic athlete, you have to pay the price: pain.
play a trick on
deceive you for fun, play a joke on We played a trick on Liz. We sent her picture to a beauty contest.
price out
check the price of, find out the price Before we buy a European car, we should price out parts and service.
price you have to pay
(See the price you have to pay)
prick
penis, dork, hoo-haw When the doctor asked me where it hurt, I pointed to my prick.
rags to riches
(See from rags to riches)
set your price
choose a price for an item you want to sell If you want to sell it quickly, set your price lower than the others.
shitting bricks
very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
strictly business
very serious, not joking, no nonsense When he conducts the band, he's strictly business. He's serious.
strictly for the birds
(See for the birds)
strike it rich
become rich or successful suddenly He struck it rich when he got a job at the computer company and was able to buy some stock very cheap.
teach you the tricks of the trade
teach you how to do it, teach you the easy way, learn the ropes Welcome to the company, Ken. Paul will work with you and teach you the tricks of the trade.
the price you have to pay
what you must endure or pay or lose Loneliness is the price you have to pay for being famous.
the tricks of the trade
skills of an occupation, learn the ropes I know the printing business. I'll show you the tricks of the trade.
thick as a brick
slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?
ton of bricks
(See come down on like a ton of bricks)
trick of the trade
a smart, quick or skillful way of doing something He knows many of the tricks of the trade in the publishing business.
trickle-down economics
a system that depends on government spending to help the economy Private enterprise is better than trickle-down economics because profit motivates people.
tricks of the trade
(See the tricks of the trade)
tricky
easily confused or misunderstood.
turn the trick
bring about the result one wants, succeed in what one plans to do He wanted to win two prizes at the competition but was unable to turn the trick and only won one.
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
old dogs and old people do not like to change or learn, die hard Our senior employees don't like computer training - you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
African
cannabis
African time
South African slang for unpunctuality
American cheese
processed foodstuff resembling cheese, dyed orange (s.a. foods)
American coffee
filtered coffee (s.a. drinks)
Americano
black espresso coffee (s.a. drinks)
brick-it
to be very scared, terrified. See shit bricks
brickhouse
an attractive woman
brickie
abb. of bricklayer
bricks
the city streets