too concerned with detail, pedantic Amy is anal retentive. She writes down everything the teacher says.
chicken (adjective or noun)
cowardly.
for love or money (usually negative)
for anything, for any price I would not want to have to do that man's job for love or money.
make head or tail of something (usually negative)
find meaning in , understand I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.
positive
certain, very sure, dead certain Are you positive it was Ming? Do you know for sure it was him?
put (something) past someone (negative)
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
put things in perspective
see things as they are, see the actual size A few days after the flood, I was able to put things in perspective.
sit right (negative)
be unacceptable His idea seemed good at first but it doesn
take stock in (usually negative)
have faith in, believe She took no stock in the idea that women could not work as firefighters as well as men.
elative to
1．on the subject of；about关于 Have you any information relative to the effect of penicillin on mice？你有关于青霉素对老鼠产生效应方面的资料吗？ Please tell us the facts relative to the accident．请告诉我们与这次事故有关的情况。 He said nothing relative to his plans about returning．他没有谈到关于他回来的计划。 2．in comparison with与…相比较 Relative to the size of an ant，a blade of grass is as tall as a tree．与蚂蚁相比，一根草简直有一棵树那么高。
relative to
Idiom(s): relative to sb or sth
Theme: AMOUNT
in proportion to someone or something. • My happiness is relative to yours. • I can spend an amount of money relative to the amount of money I earn.
get a fresh perspective
to get a different point of view: "Let's ask the sales department for their opinion. The can bring us a fresh perspective."
collective farm|collective|farm
n. A large government-run farm made by combining many small farms. The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms.
go native|go|native
v. phr. To behave like a native (said of European Americans in tropical countries). Mainlanders often go native in Hawaii.
house detective|detective|house
n. A detective employed by a hotel, store, or other business to watch for any trouble. The one-armed man sweeping the bank floor was really the house detective.
relative to|relative
1. On the subject of; about. Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework. 2. In comparison with; in proportion to. Relative to the size of an ant, a blade of grass is as tall as a tree.
active duty
active duty Full-time service, as in Julian is 81, but he still comes to the office every day and is very much on active duty. This term comes from the military, where it stands in opposition to reserve, which refers to troops still in the military but not actively engaged. It is occasionally transferred to civilian matters as well. [First half of 1800s]
affirmative
affirmative in the affirmative 1) in assent or agreement with a plan, suggestion, etc. 2) with an affirmative answer; saying âyesâ
captive audience
captive audience Listeners or onlookers who have no choice but to attend. For example, It's a required course and, knowing he has a captive audience, the professor rambles on endlessly. This expression, first recorded in 1902, uses captive in the sense of “unable to escape.”
go native
go native Adopt another people's way of life, especially that of a culture from a less developed country. For example, Ben's decided to go native, sleeping in a hammock and eating all kinds of strange foods. This expression is closely associated with the often contemptuous view British colonists had of indigenous peoples. [c. 1900]
irrespective irrespective of regardless of; independent of
native
native go native to adopt the mode of life, often one less complicated, of the native inhabitants
nativity
nativity the Nativity 1) the birth of Jesus 2) a representation of the newborn Jesus 3) Christmas Day
negative
negative in the negative 1) in refusal or denial of a plan, suggestion, etc. 2) with a denial or negative answer
relative
relative relative to 1) relevant to; concerning; about 2) corresponding to; in proportion to
take the initiative
take the initiative Begin a task or plan of action, as in The boss was on vacation when they ran out of materials, so Julie took the initiative and ordered more. This term uses initiative in the sense of “the power to originate something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.
think positive
think positive Be optimistic, concentrate on the good rather than the bad, as in It's true you were fired but think positive—now you can look for a job you really like. This expression comes from the psychological doctrine of positive thinking, which gained currency with Norman Vincent Peale's popular book, The Power of Positive Thinking (1953). [Second half of 1900s]
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