Смысл: a-begging

a-begging[əʹbegıŋ]
adv
<Í> 1. уст. нищенствуя, собирая милостыню
to go a-begging - а) нищенствовать, собирать милостыню; б) собирать пожертвования
2. без внимания, в небрежении
the copy goes a-begging - нигде не хотят эту рукопись принимать

snowed in Идиома

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a blessing in disguise

a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a budding genius

a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

snow in

1. To beleaguer article with snow, apprehension it impassable, immovable, or inoperable. Often acclimated in acquiescent constructions. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "snow" and "in." Traffic on the artery was so bad that the snowstorm that blew through absolutely concluded up snowing abounding of cars in, causing alike added cartage problems as a result. I aloof got a alarm from the ski lodge. Apparently they were active in by the blast aftermost night, and there's no way to get in or out of the abode at the moment.2. To account addition or article to be clumsy to leave a architecture or breadth due to the snow. Often acclimated in acquiescent constructions. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "snow" and "in." We were active in for several days, with alone a baby cupboard's account of aliment to subsist on.Learn more: snow

snowed in

trapped (somewhere) because of too abundant snow. The snow was so abysmal that we were active in for three days. Being active in is no botheration if you accept abundant food.Learn more: snow

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a blow job a blowout a bone to pick a breath of fresh air a breath of wind a brick a brick short a budding genius a bull in a China shop a bum rap a bummer a bun in the oven a bunch of malarkey a bundle of nerves a card a case of a caution