Смысл: acerbities

acerbity[əʹsɜ:bıtı]
n
<Í> 1. терпкость; кислый или горький вкус
2. 1) резкость, грубость; жестокость (в характере человека)
2) грубость, резкое или грубое выражение

little off Go to a bit Идиома

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bitch

a complaining woman, a woman who nags What a bitch! She complains to us and criticizes her kids.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

a nail-biter

"exciting game or movie; having much suspense" Have you seen the movie The Fugitive? It's a nail-biter.

bark is worse than his bite

"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.

bit by bit

doing a small amount each time, little by little Bit by bit, they rebuilt a church that was destroyed by bombs.

bit off

(See a bit off)

bitch

complain, grouse He tells me I'm always bitching, but I don't complain very much.(See a bitch)

a little off Go to a bit

off.Learn more: bit, go, little, off

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birdbrain birder birds and bees birds-eye view birds of a feather flock together birthday suit bit by bit bit off bitch bite me bite off more than one can chew bite off more than you can chew bite the bullet bite the dust bite the hand that feeds one bite the hand that feeds you bite your tongue a little a little (bit) (too) rich for (one's) blood a little (bit) pricey a little (bit) steep a little (hard) work never hurt anybody a little (hard) work never hurt anyone a little (hard) work never killed anybody a little (hard) work never killed anyone a little bird a little bird told me a little birdie told me a little bit a little bit (of something) goes a long way a little bit of bread and no cheese a little dab'll do ya a little fire is quickly trodden out a little frog in a big pond a little from column A, a little from column B a little goes a long way a little green a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little later, perhaps a little learning is a dangerous thing a little leery a little off a little off Go to a bit a little pot is soon hot a little too late is much too late a live dog is better than a dead lion a live one a live wire a living death a living dog is better than a dead lion a living hell a living legend a living soul a load of (old) cobblers a load of (old) cobblers' awls a load of (something) a load of baloney a load of bunk a load of nonsense a load of rubbish a load of rubbish, nonsense, etc. a load of shit a load off (one's) feet a load off (one's) mind a load off feet a load off mind a load/weight off somebody's mind a London particular

English Vocalbulary

litttle off là gì