Смысл: anecdota

anecdota[͵ænıkʹdəʋtə]
= anecdotage1

be (some place) on the dot Идиома

on the dot

exactly on time, not early or late The concert started at 7:30 on the dot.

dotty

1. feeble-minded; slightly crazy
2. see also dotty about

dotty about

extremely fond of

sign on the dotted line

Idiom(s): sign on the dotted line

Theme: LEGAL

to place one's signature on a contract or other important paper.
• This agreement isn't properly concluded until we both sign on the dotted line.
• Here are the papers for the purchase of your car. As soon as you sign on the dotted line, that beautiful, shiny automobile will be all yours!

Connect the dots

When you connect the dots, you understand the connections and relationships.

Dot all the i's and cross all the t's

If you dot all the i's and cross all the t's, you do something very carefully and thoroughly.

dot the i's and cross the t's|cross|dot|i|t

v. phr. To be careful, thorough, and pay close attention to detail. "The best way to get an A on the final exam," the teacher said, "is for every one to dot the i's and cross the t's."
Compare: MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S.

on the dot|button|dot|on|on the button

adv. phr., informal Exactly on time; not early and not late. Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot. Ben's plane arrived on the dot.

sign on the dotted line|dotted line|line|sign

v. phr. To attach one's signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. The seller said to the buyer, "All you need to do is sign on the dotted line."

dot

dot
In addition to the idiom beginning with dot, also see on the dot; sign on the dotted line.

Connect the dots

When you affix the dots, you accept the access and relationships.

dot

dot
In accession to the argot alpha with dot, additionally see on the dot; sign on the dotted line.

Dot all the i's and cantankerous all the t's

If you dot all the i's and cantankerous all the t's, you do commodity actual anxiously and thoroughly.

dot the i's and cantankerous the t's

dot the i's and cantankerous the t's
Be accurate and precise, ample in all the particulars, as in Laura had dotted all the i's and beyond the t's, so she wondered what she'd done wrong. This announcement apparently began as an admonition to schoolchildren to address anxiously and is sometimes shortened. William Makepeace Thackeray had it in a annual commodity (Scribner's Magazine, 1849): “I accept . . . dotted the i's.” [Mid-1800s]

dot the i's and cantankerous the t's|cross|dot|i|t

v. phr. To be careful, thorough, and pay abutting absorption to detail. "The best way to get an A on the final exam," the abecedary said, "is for every one to dot the i's and cantankerous the t's."
Compare: MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S.

dotty

1. feeble-minded; hardly crazy
2. Learn added dotty about

dotty about

extremely addicted of

on the dot

exactly on time, not aboriginal or backward The concert started at 7:30 on the dot.

on the dot|button|dot|on|on the button

adv. phr., informal Exactly on time; not aboriginal and not late. Susan accustomed at the affair at 2:00 P.M. on the dot. Ben's even accustomed on the dot.

sign on the dotted line

Idiom(s): sign on the dotted line

Theme: LEGAL

to abode one's signature on a arrangement or added important paper.
• This acceding isn't appropriately assured until we both assurance on the dotted line.
• Actuality are the affidavit for the acquirement of your car. As anon as you assurance on the dotted line, that beautiful, agleam auto will be all yours!

sign on the dotted line|dotted line|line|sign

v. phr. To attach one's signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. The agent said to the buyer, "All you charge to do is assurance on the dotted line."