at one's 관용구
beat one's brains out
at one's best
He is at his best with friends．他同朋友们在一起时最开心。
The peach blossoms are at their best now．桃花正在盛开。
She is at her best in the morning．她早上情绪最佳。
at one's elbow
Having our own kitchen has one advantage；everything is at our elbow．有一间我们自己的厨房就有好处，每样东西都近在手边。
He always keeps an encyclopedia at his elbow for reference．他手边总是放着一本百科全书，以备参考。
at one's peril
Touch that at your peril． The parcel contains high explosives．你碰它就要自负后果。包裹里装有烈性炸药。
He made the experiment at his peril．他冒险做这个试验。
at one's wit's end
The soldier was at his wit's end when facing the danger．面对危险，那个士兵不知如何是好。
He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain and he was at his wit's end．他曾向每位朋友和熟人求助，但毫无结果，那时他真是一筹莫展。
break/eat one's word
A man who often breaks his word is one not to be trusted．一个常常食言的人是不可信赖的人。
Don't believe him；he always breaks his word．不要相信他，他总是食言。
eat one's word
A man who often breaks his word is one not to be trusted．一个常常食言的人是不可信赖的人。
Don't believe him；he always breaks his word．不要相信他，他总是食言。
eat one's words
Dick insisted the United States was larger than China but he had to eat his words when Beth showed him his map．狄克坚持说美国比中国大，但当贝思给他看地图时，他不得不收回他的话。
Don't boast too much．You will be forced to eat your words one day．不要吹得太厉害，总有一天你不得不收回你说的话。
take…at one's word
I don't take him at his word because I think he's leading us on．我不信他的话，因为我认为他在骗我们。
You shouldn't take him at his word．你不该信他的话。
If you say that I can leave all my work to you while I'm out，I'll take you at your word．如果你说我走后把我的所有工作都能交给你，我将相信你的话。
throw oneself at one's feet
Idiom(s): throw oneself at one's feetTheme: HUMILITY
to bow down humbly at someone's feet.
• Do I have to throw myself at your feet in order to convince you that I'm sorry?
• I love you sincerely, Jane. I'll throw myself at your feet and await your command. I'm your slave!
take one at one's word
Idiom(s): take one at one's wordTheme: BELIEF
to believe what someone says and act accordingly.
• She told me to go jump in the lake, and I took her at her word.
• You shouldn't take her at her word. She frequently says things she doesn't really mean.
sit at one's feet
Idiom(s): sit at one's feetTheme: RESPECT
to admire someone greatly; to be influenced by someone's teaching; to be taught by someone.
• Jack sat at the feet of Picasso when he was studying in Europe.
• Tom would love to sit at the feet of the musician Yehudi Menuhin.
put at one's disposal
Idiom(s): put sb or sth at one's disposalTheme: AVAILABILITY
to make someone or something available to someone; to offer someone or something to someone.
• I'd be glad to help you if you need me. I put myself at your disposal.
• I put my car at my neighbor's disposal.
have sth at one's fingertips
Idiom(s): have something at one's fingertips AND have something at handTheme: PROXIMITY
to have something within (one's) reach. (Have can be replaced with keep.)
• I have a dictionary at my fingertips.
• I try to have everything I need at hand.
• I keep my medicine at my fingertips.
eat one's heart out
Idiom(s): eat one's heart outTheme: ENVY
to be envious (of someone or something). (Informal.)
• Do you like my new watch? Well, eat your heart out. It was the last one in the store.
• Don't eat your heart out about my new car. Go get one of your own.
eat one's hat
Idiom(s): eat one's hatTheme: RESULTS
a phrase telling the kind of thing that one would do if a very unlikely event really happens. (Informal. Always used with an if-clause.)
• If we get there on time, I'll eat my hat.
• I'll eat my hat if you get a raise.
• He said he'd eat his hat if she got elected.
beat one's head against the wall
Idiom(s): beat one's head against the wall AND bang one's head against a brick wallTheme: FRUSTRATION
to waste one's time trying to accomplish something that is completely hopeless.
• You're wasting your time trying to fix up this house. You're just beating your head against the wall.
• You're banging your head against a brick wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.
at one's service
Idiom(s): be at one's serviceTheme: HELPFULNESS
to be ready to help someone in any way.
• The count greeted me warmly and said, "Welcome to my home. Just let me know what you need. I'm at your service."
• The desk clerk said, "Good morning, madam. I'm at your service. "
at one's request
Idiom(s): at one's requestTheme: REQUESTING
due to someone's request; on being asked by someone.
• At his mother's request, Tom stopped playing the saxophone.
• At the request of the police officer, Bill pulled his car over to the side of the road.
at one's earliest convenience
Idiom(s): at one's earliest convenienceTheme: TIME
as soon as it is easy or convenient for someone. (This is also a polite way of saying immediately.)
• Please stop by my office at your earliest convenience.
• Bill, please have the oil changed at your earliest convenience.
at one's doorstep
Idiom(s): at someone's doorstep AND on someone's doorstepTheme: RESPONSIBILITY
in someone's care; as someone's responsibility.
• Why do you always have to lay your problems at my doorstep?
• I shall put this issue on someone else's doorstep.
• I don't want it on my doorstep.
at one's beck and call
Idiom(s): at one's beck and callTheme: OBEDIENCE
ready to obey someone. (Fixed order.)
• What makes you think I wait around here at your beck and call? I live here too, you know!
• It was a fine hotel. There were dozens of maids and waiters at our beck and call.
eat one's cake and have it too
Idiom(s): have one's cake and eat it too AND eat one's cake and have it tooTheme: GREED
to enjoy both having something and using it up; to have it both ways. (Usually stated in the negative.)
• Tom wants to have his cake and eat it too. It can't be done.
• Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.
at one's mercy
Idiom(s): at the mercy of someone AND at someone's mercyTheme: DOMINATION
under the control of someone; without defense against someone.
• We were left at the mercy of the arresting officer.
• Mrs. Franklin wanted Mr. Franklin at her mercy.
at ease|at one's ease|ease|her ease|his ease|my ea
adj. or adv. phr. 1. In comfort; without pain or bother. You can't feel at ease with a toothache. 2. or atone'sease Comfortable in one's mind; relaxed, not troubled.
Often used in the phrase "put at ease" or"putatone's ease." We put Mary at her ease during the thunderstorm by reading her stories. Compare: AT HOME2.
Antonym: ILL AT EASE, ON EDGE.3. Standing with your right foot in place and without talking in military ranks. The sergeant gave his men the command "At ease!"
Compare: PARADE REST.
at one's beck and call|at the beck and call of|bec
adj. phr. Ready and willing to do whatever someone asks; ready to serve at a moment's notice. A good parent isn't necessarily always at the child's beck and call.at one's best|best
prep. phr. In best form; displaying one's best qualities. Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame. Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best.at one's door|at one's doorstep|door|doorstep
adv. phr. 1. Very close; very near where you live or work. Johnny is very lucky because there's a swimming pool right at his doorstep. Mr. Green can get to work in only a few minutes because the subway is at his door. 2. See: LAY AT ONE'S DOOR.at one's elbow|elbow
adv. phr. Close beside you; nearby. The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow. Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her.Antonym: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK.
at one's feet|feet|foot
adv. phr. Under your influence or power. She had a dozen men at her feet. Her voice kept audiences at her feet for years.Compare: THROW ONESELF AT SOMEONE'S FEET.
at one's fingertips|fingertip|fingertips
adv. phr. 1. Within easy reach; quickly touched; nearby. Seated in the cockpit, the pilot of a plane has many controls at his fingertips. 2. Readily usable as knowledge or skill; familiar. He had several languages at his fingertips. He had the whole design of the machine at his fingertips.at one's heels|heel|heels
adv. phr. Close behind; as a constant follower or companion. The boy got tired of having his little brother at his heels all day. John ran by the finish line with Ned at his heels. Bad luck followed at his heels all his life.at one's service|service
adv. phr. 1. Ready to serve or help you; prepared to obey your wish or command; subject to your orders. He placed himself completely at the President's service. "Now I am at your service," the dentist told the next patient. 2. Available for your use; at your disposal. He put a car and chauffeur at the visitor's service.at one's wit's end|at wits end|wit|wit's end|wits
adj. phr. Having no ideas as to how to meet a difficulty or solve a problem; feeling puzzled after having used up all of your ideas or resources; not knowing what to do; puzzled. He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain, and now he was at his wit's end. The designer was at his wit's end: he had tried out wings of many different kinds but none would fly.Compare: AT A LOSS, END OF ONE'S ROPE.
at the mercy of|at one's mercy|at the mercy|mercy
adj. phr. In the power of; subject to the will and wishes of; without defense against. The champion had the other boxer at his mercy. The picnic was at the mercy of the weather. The small grocer was at the mercy of people he owed money to.beat one's brains out|beat|beat one's brains|brain
v. phr., slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed.beat one's gums|beat|gums
v. phr., slang To engage in idle talk, or meaningless chatter; generally to talk too much. "Stop beating your gums, Jack," Joe cried. "I am falling asleep."Compare: CHEW THE FAT or CHEW THE RAG, SHOOT THE BREEZE or BAT THE BREEZE or FAN THE BREEZE or SHOOT THE BULL.
beat one's head against a wall|beat|head|wall
v. phr. To struggle uselessly against something that can't be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall.eat one's cake and have it too|cake|eat
v. phr. To use or spend something and still keep it; have both when you must choose one of two things. Often used in negative sentences. Roger can't make up his mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can't eat your cake and have it too. Mary wants to buy a beautiful dress she saw at the store, but she also wants to save her birthday money for camp. She wants to eat her cake and have it too.eat one's heart out|eat|heart
v. phr. To grieve long and hopelessly; to become thin and weak from sorrow. For months after her husband's death, Joanne simply ate her heart out. We sometimes hear of a dog eating its heart out for a dead owner.eat one's words|eat|swallow one's words|word|words
v. phr. To take back something you have said; admit something is not true. John had called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry bravely fought a big bully.Compare: EAT CROW.
fly at one's throat|fly|throat
v. phr. To attack you suddenly with great anger. When Tom called Dick a bad name, Dick flew at his throat.lay at one's door|door|lay
v. phr., literary To blame (something) on a person. The failure of the plan was laid at his door.Compare: LAY TO1.
lay the blame at one's door|blame|door|lay|lay the
v. phr. To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure. The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game.let one's left hand know what one's right hand is
v. phr. 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor. 2. informal To let everyone taking part in something know what each is doing; encourage cooperation in working. Tom told Fred and Bill to meet him in town, but he forgot to tell them where. Next time he'll let his left hand know what his right hand is doing. Often used in the negative. Our team lost today because the coach and captain did not let the left hand know what the right was doing, and the players were all mixed up.take at one's word|take|word
v. phr. To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. If you say you don't want this coat, I'll take you at your word and throw it away. When the king said he wished to be rid of his advisor, a friend took him at his word and murdered the councillor.take one at one's word|take|word
v. phr. To naively lend credence to what one tells one. It's a bad idea to take street vendors at their word in large, crowded cities.at one's
at one'sIn addition to idioms beginning with at one's, also see idioms beginning with at someone's.
at one's convenience
at one's convenienceAlso, at one's earliest convenience. Whenever one wishes; also, as soon as one can. For example, Pick up the car any time, at your convenience, or We need that drawing very soon, so please finish it at your earliest convenience. The use of convenience in the sense of “ease” or “absence of trouble” dates from about 1700.
at one's door
at one's doorAlso, on one's doorstep. Very nearby, as in The bus stop was practically on our doorstep, or The Mexican currency crisis is literally at our door. [Early 1900s] Also see lay at someone's door.
at one's
In accession to idioms alpha with at one's, additionally see idioms alpha with at someone's.
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