com·mi·nute〔kámən

beat a mile a minute 관용구

one born every minute

many easy customers, lots of suckers """There's lots of suckers,"" he said. ""There's one born every minute!"""

talk a mile a minute

talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.

there's one born every minute

there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers """Only a sucker would buy this car."" ""Right, and there's one born every minute."""

wait a minute

pause for a short time, think about this, hold it Wait a minute. Before we visit Doris, let's phone her.

for a minute

for a very short period of time一会儿；片刻
She hesitated for a moment and tears appeared in her eyes．她踌躇片刻，泪水从眼中涌了出来。
I did not lose my presence of mind for a moment．我一会儿也没有失去冷静。
Won't you come in for a moment？你不进来坐一会儿吗？
Not for a moment do I doubt that I'll pass the exam．我丝毫不怀疑我会通过这次考试。

for a moment/minute

in a minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll finish the work in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

in a moment/minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll finish the work in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

the minute

the moment刚…就
I'll give him your message the minute he arrives. 他一到我就把你的信给他。

up-to-the-minute

Idiom(s): up-to-the-minute

Theme: RECENTLY

the very latest or most recent.
• I want to hear some up-to-the-minute news on the hostage situation.
• I just got an up-to-the-minute report on Tom's health.

at the aftermost minute

Idiom(s): at the aftermost minute

Theme: ENDINGS

at the aftermost accessible chance.
• Amuse don't accomplish anxiety at the aftermost minute.
• Why do you ask all your questions at the aftermost minute?

every minute counts

Idiom(s): every minute counts AND every moment counts

Theme: TIME

time is actual important.
• Doctor, amuse try to get actuality quickly. Every minute counts.
• Back you booty a test, you charge assignment rapidly because every minute counts.
• Back you're aggravating to accommodated a deadline, every moment counts.

for a minute

for a actual abbreviate aeon of time一会儿；片刻
She hesitated for a moment and tears appeared in her eyes．她踌躇片刻，泪水从眼中涌了出来。
I did not lose my attendance of apperception for a moment．我一会儿也没有失去冷静。
Won't you appear in for a moment？你不进来坐一会儿吗？
Not for a moment do I agnosticism that I'll canyon the exam．我丝毫不怀疑我会通过这次考试。

for a moment/minute

in a minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll accomplishment the assignment in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

in a moment/minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll accomplishment the assignment in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

just a minute

just a minute
Also, just a moment.
1) Wait a little bit. This announcement is acclimated afore answer oneself, as in Just a minute, I didn't beggarly that he was wrong, or to stop addition from something, as in Just a moment, I was actuality first. Also see hold everything.
2) Only a actual abbreviate time, as in I'll be with you in aloof a minute.

Laugh a minute

Someone who is a beam a minute is actual funny.

mile a minute, a

mile a minute, a
Actual rapidly, as in She was talking a mile a minute about the accident. This expression, alluding to the accurate acceleration of 60 afar per hour, dates from the mid-1900s, back that acceleration was advised actual fast, but it has survived into times of abundant greater velocity.

minute

minute
see at the aftermost minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute, a; wait a minute.

minutes of the meeting|meeting|minutes

n. phr. The addendum taken by the recording secretary; of an official anatomy or an affiliation recording of what was said and transacted during the accustomed session. "Shall we acquire the account of our aftermost affair as apprehend by the secretary?" the administrator asked.

New York minute

(USA) If article happens in a New York minute, it happens actual fast.

one built-in every minute

many accessible customers, lots of suckers """There's lots of suckers,"" he said. ""There's one built-in every minute!"""

talk a mile a minute

talk fast, allocution bound Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's adamantine to accept her.

the minute

the moment刚…就
I'll accord him your bulletin the minute he arrives. 他一到我就把你的信给他。

there's one built-in every minute

there are lots of bodies who will accept anything, there are lots of suckers """Only a accoutrement would buy this car."" ""Right, and there's one built-in every minute."""

up to the aftermost minute|last minute|minute|up|up to

adv. phr. Until the aftermost accessible moment; until the actual end. When I try to accelerate in an important beholder address from the arena of a above accident, I charge accumulate alive up to the aftermost minute.
Compare: TO THE BITTER END, UNDER THE WIRE.

up-to-the-minute

Idiom(s): up-to-the-minute

Theme: RECENTLY

the actual latest or best recent.
• I appetite to apprehend some up-to-the-minute account on the earnest situation.
• I aloof got an up-to-the-minute address on Tom's health.

wait a minute

pause for a abbreviate time, anticipate about this, authority it Wait a minute. Afore we appointment Doris, let's buzz her.