angry or violent passengers on an airplane The man struck one of the attendants. It was air rage.
garage kept
in good condition, kept in a garage when not in use This car has been garage kept. The body's excellent.
take umbrage
feel hurt, feel offended, take offence If you refuse her invitation to her party, she'll take umbrage.
all the rage
something which is in the most current fashion
average out
1.reach an average达到某一平均数 His taxes may average out at about one quarter of his income.他的税可能平均达到他收入的四分之一左右。 Their working hours average out at 40 per week.他们每周的工作时间平均达到40小时。 2.make or calculate the average of 算出平均数 They averaged out the unmbers and got the result 25.他们算了这些数的平均数,结果是25。
on an average
in most cases;usually通常 On an average Don's mother has to ask him three times before he helps wash dishes.通常唐的母亲叫他3遍他才帮助洗盘子。 On the average the machine turns out one bottle every two seconds.这台机器平均每两秒钟生产1只瓶子。
on an/the average
in most cases;usually通常 On an average Don's mother has to ask him three times before he helps wash dishes.通常唐的母亲叫他3遍他才帮助洗盘子。 On the average the machine turns out one bottle every two seconds.这台机器平均每两秒钟生产1只瓶子。
on the average
in most cases;usually通常 On an average Don's mother has to ask him three times before he helps wash dishes.通常唐的母亲叫他3遍他才帮助洗盘子。 On the average the machine turns out one bottle every two seconds.这台机器平均每两秒钟生产1只瓶子。
pluck up one's courage
have courage鼓起勇气 The small boy plucked up his courage and went upstairs in the dark.那个小男孩鼓起勇气摸黑上了楼。 He plucked up his courage to ask her to marry him.他鼓足勇气向她求婚。 In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements,must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.我们在困难的时候,要看到成绩,看到光明,要提高我们的勇气。
screw up one's courage
Idiom(s): screw up one's courage
Theme: COURAGE
to build up one's courage. • I guess I have to screw up my courage and go to the dentist. • I spent all morning screwing up my courage to take my driver's test.
in cold storage
Idiom(s): in cold storage
Theme: STORAGE
stored away for future use; in an out-of-the-way place. • I have had this special gift in cold storage for an occasion such as this. • Todd had been keeping himself in cold storage, trying to study for his exams.
have the courage of one's convictions
Idiom(s): have the courage of one's convictions
Theme: COURAGE
to have enough courage and determination to carry out one's goals. • It's fine to have noble goals in life and to believe in great things. If you don't have the courage of your convictions, you'll never reach your goals. • Jane was successful because she had the courage of her convictions.
Dutch courage
Idiom(s): Dutch courage
Theme: COURAGE
unusual or artificial courage arising from the influence of alcohol. • It was Dutch courage that made the football fan attack the policeman. • It will take a bit of Dutch courage to make an after-dinner speech.
Average Joe
An average Joe is an ordinary person without anything exceptional about them.
To have the courage of your convictions
If you have the courage of your convictions, you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, despite any pressure for you to do something different.
all the thing|all|all the rage|rage|thing
, the in thing n. phr. The fashionable or popular thing to do, the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time. After "The Graduate" Dustin Hoffman was all the rage in the movies.It was all the thing in the late sixties to smoke pot and demonstrate against the war in Vietnam.
batting average|bat|batting
n. phr. Degree of accomplishment (originally used as a baseball term). Dr. Grace has a great batting average with her heart transplant operations.
fly into a rage|fly|rage|temper
v. phr. To become very angry. By the time we mention the name of her ex-husband, she flies into a rage.
have the courage of one's convictions|convictions|
v. phr. To be brave enough to act according to your beliefs. Steve showed that he had the courage of his convictions by refusing to help another student cheat in the exam.Owen knew that Pete had started the fight, but he was afraid to say so; he did not have the courage of his convictions.
law of averages|averages|law
n. phr. The idea that you can't win all the time or lose all the time. The Celtics have won 10 games in a row but the law of averages will catch up with them soon.
on an average|average|on|on the average
adv. phr. In most cases; usually. On an average Dan's mother has to ask him three times before he helps with the dishes.On the average, Mr. Blank trades in his car for a new one every three years.
screw up one's courage|courage|pluck|pluck up|pluc
v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark.When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for a dollar. Compare: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
average
average 1. average out to arrive at an average eventually 2. on (the) average as an average quantity, rate, etc.
courage of one's convictions, have the Behave according to one's beliefs. For example, Carl wouldn't give his best friend any of the test answers; he had the courage of his convictions. This expression is believed to have originated as a translation of the French le courage de son opinion (“the courage of his opinion”), dating from the mid-1800s and at first so used. By the late 1800s it had changed to the present form.
law of averages
law of averages The idea that probability will influence all occurrences in the long term, that one will neither win nor lose all of the time. For example, If it rains every day this week, by the law of averages we're bound to get a sunny day soon. This colloquial term is a popular interpretation of a statistical principle, Bernoulli's theorem, formulated in the late 1600s.
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