(with) might and main Идиома

main drag

the most important street in a town We spent most of Saturday evening driving up and down the main drag of the town.

mainstream

common, familiar, of the majority Smoking isn't as common now. It isn't a mainstream activity.

main man

1. best friend
2. back-up, a person who got your back

in the main

in most cases 大体上；多数情况下；基本上；主要
What he has said conforms in the main to facts．他所讲的基本上符合事实。
The letters were in the main from my old classmates．这些信件主要是我老同学写来的。
In the main，the students did well on the test．总的说来，学生们考得不错。
The results are in the main satis factory．结果总的来说是满意的。

might and main

Idiom(s): might and main

Theme: STRENGTH

great physical strength; great force. (Fixed order.)
• The huge warrior, with all his might and main, could not break his way through the castle gates.
• The incredible might and main of the sea crushed the ship against the cliff.

main strength and awkwardness

Idiom(s): main strength and awkwardness

Theme: EFFORT

great force; brute force. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
• They finally got the piano moved into the living room by main strength and awkwardness.
• Lifting the table must be done carefully. This is not a job requiring main strength and awkwardness.

in the main|main

adv. phr., formal In most cases; generally; usually. In the main, small boys and dogs are good friends. In the main, the pupils did well on the test.

main drag|drag|main

n., colloquial 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town. 2. The street where the dope pushers and the prostitutes are. Wells Street is the main drag of Chicago, actionwise.

main squeeze|main|squeeze

n., slang 1. The top ranking person in an organization or in a neighborhood; an important person, such as one's boss. Mr. Bronchard is the main squeeze in this office. 2. The top person in charge of an illegal operation, such as drug sales, etc. Before we can clean up this part of town, we must arrest the main squeeze. 3. One's principal romantic or sexual partner. The singer's main squeeze is a member of the band.

with might and main|main|might|might and main

adv. phr. With full strength or complete effort. The sailors pulled the rope with might and main. John tried with all his might and main to solve the problem.

(with) ability and main

With as abundant accomplishment or backbone as one can muster. She attacked that punching bag with ability and main. If you're not blessed in your accepted job, again you should be alive ability and capital to acquisition a new one.Learn more: and, main, might

might and main

Cliché abundant concrete strength; abundant force. The huge warrior, with all his ability and main, could not breach his way through the alcazar gates. The absurd ability and capital of the sea ashamed the address adjoin the cliff.Learn more: and, main, might

might and main, with

Strenuously, vigorously, as in She pulled on the braiding with all her ability and main. This announcement is redundant, back the noun main additionally agency "strength" or "power." It survives alone in this phrase, which may additionally be dying out. [Late 1200s] Learn more: and, might

with ability and main

with all your force. Main derives from the Old English chat mægen acceptation ‘physical strength’ (Learn added by capital force at main). The use of the two nouns might and main calm dates from the mid 15th century; main in this faculty is no best acclimated in avant-garde English except in this phrase.Learn more: and, main, might

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(with) might and main Идиома

main drag

mainstream

main man

in the main

might and main

main strength and awkwardness

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main drag|drag|main

main squeeze|main|squeeze

with might and main|main|might|might and main

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