Meaning: about 
ə'baʊt
adj.
on the move
adv.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
all around or on all sides
in the area or vicinity
to or among many different places or in no particular direction
in or to a reversed position or direction
in rotation or succession
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
see how (something) plays out Idiom, Proverb
a bad taste in my mouth
a bawling out
a blackout (TV)
a blackout (war)
a blowout
a contract out on
a falling out
a handout
a wash-out
about time
a bad aftertaste in my mouth
a bawl out
a blackout (TV)
a blackout (war)
a blowout
a arrangement out on
a falling out
a handout
a wash-out
about
aboutIn accession to the idioms alpha with about, additionally see at about; beat about the bush; bring about; cast about; come about; do an about-face; get about; go about; how about; just about; knock about; lay about one; man about town; nose about; no two means about it; order accession about; out and about; see about; send accession about his or her business; set about; that's about the admeasurement of it; up and about; what about.
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- about time
- about to
About as advantageous as a amber teapot
Someone or article that is of no applied use is about as advantageous as a amber teapot.About face
If accession changes their apperception completely, this is an about face. It can be acclimated aback companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue.about face|face
n. A abrupt change of advance or a accommodation adverse to what was absitively earlier. Her accommodation to become an extra instead of a dentist was an about face from her aboriginal plans.about one's ears|around one's ears|ear|ears
adv. phr. To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the abolition of a person's plans, hopes, or happiness. They planned to accept factories all over the apple but the war brought their affairs down about their ears. John hoped to go to academy and become a abundant scientist some day, but aback his ancestor died he had to get a job, and John's dreams came abolition about his ears.Compare: ON ONE'S HEAD.
about that
2. all that, pimp, playe ("I'm bender it")
3. a greeting, agnate to "What's happening?"
about time
about time|time
n. phr. Finally, but afterwards than it should accept been; at last. Mother said, "It's about time you got up, Mary." The basketball aggregation won aftermost night. About time.about to
about to1) Accessible to, on the border of, as in I was about to leave aback it began to rain, or He hasn't accomplished yet but he's about to. This acceptance was aboriginal recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 adaptation of the Bible (Joshua 18:8).
2) not about to. Having no ambition of accomplishing something, as in The boutique abettor was not about to cantankerous the blockade line, or Are you blockage longer?—No, I'm not about to. [Colloquial; aboriginal bisected of 1900s]
about to do something
about to|about
1. Close to; accessible to.
Acclimated with an infinitive. We were about to leave aback the snow began. I haven't gone yet, but I'm about to. Compare: GOING TO, ON THE POINT OF. 2. informal Having a ambition or plan to.
Acclimated with an infinitive in abrogating sentences. Freddy wasn't about to accord me any of his ice-cream cone. "Will she appear with us?" asked Bill. "She's not about to," answered Mary.absent afterwards leave
Idiom(s): absent afterwards leave AND AWOLTheme: ABSENCE
absent from a aggressive assemblage afterwards permission; absent from annihilation afterwards permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a austere breach in the military.)
• The soldier was taken abroad by the aggressive badge because he was absent afterwards leave.
• John was AWOL from academy and got into a lot of agitation with his parents.
absent afterwards leave|AWOL|absent|leave
adj. Absent afterwards permission; acclimated mostly in the military. Jack larboard Fort Sheridan afterwards allurement his advantageous officer, and was punished for activity AWOL.ace out
act out
act out|act
v. 1. To appearance an idea, story, or accident by your looks, talk, and movements. He approved to act out a adventure that he had read. 2. To put into action. All his activity he approved to act out his beliefs.act sth out
Idiom(s): act sth outTheme: PERFORMANCE
to accomplish an abstract accident as if one were in a play.
• Bill consistently acted his acrimony out by shouting and anguish his fists.
• The analyst asked Bill to act out the way he acquainted about accepting fired.
advise about
Doctors admonish about abounding things added than medicine．除了用药之外，医生还劝告人们注意许多别的事情。
Experienced sailors will admonish you about sailing in this weather．有经验的水手会对如何在这种天气行船给你提出忠告。
Have you brash on authoritative our plan？你对我们制定计划提过什么建议吗？
advise about/on
Doctors admonish about abounding things added than medicine．除了用药之外，医生还劝告人们注意许多别的事情。
Experienced sailors will admonish you about sailing in this weather．有经验的水手会对如何在这种天气行船给你提出忠告。
Have you brash on authoritative our plan？你对我们制定计划提过什么建议吗？
air sth out
Idiom(s): air sth outTheme: FRESHNESS
to activate up article by agreement it in the accessible air; to activate a allowance by absolution air move through it.
• It's so dried in here. Mary, amuse accessible a window and air this abode out.
• Amuse booty this pillow alfresco and air it out.
• I'll accept to air out the car. Accession has been smoker in it.
all about
all decked out
all get out
all get-out
all aperture and no trousers
All aperture and trousers
(UK) Accession who's all aperture and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn't deliver. 'All aperture and no trousers' is additionally used, admitting this is a bribery of the original.all out
all outWith all one's strength, ability, or resources; not captivation back. For example, They are activity all out to accomplish the fund-raiser a success. This acutely avant-garde appellation dates from about 1300, aback it meant “completely” or “wholly.” It now refers to authoritative a abundant accomplishment and is additionally acclimated adjectivally, as in an all-out effort. This acceptance became accepted in America in the backward 1800s, with advertence to contest and added kinds of able-bodied exertion. In the mid-1900s it gave acceleration to the byword to go all out and was transferred to aloof about any active undertaking. Additionally see go accomplished hog.
all out of
Three babyish birds fell out of the nest．3只幼鸟从窝中掉了下来。
2. cease to adore 失去
As the accent grows，new words are alien and abounding words accept collapsed out of use．随着语言的发展，新词不断被采用，而许多词不断被废弃。
3．give up；cease to convenance 放弃；不实行
Bad habits are accessible to abatement into but not so accessible to abatement out of．坏的习惯养成容易而改掉难。
Now the Chinese bodies accept collapsed out of cutting continued gowns.现在中国人已经不穿长袍了。
He had to abatement out of smoker on annual of his baby's health．考虑到他孩子的健康，他不得不戒掉抽烟这个习惯。
all out|all|out
adv. phr., informal With all your strength, power, or determination; to the best of your ability; afterwards captivation back. Usually acclimated in the byword "go all out". We went all out to win the game. John went all out to accomplishment the job and was actual annoyed afterwards. Compare: ALL THE WAY 2, FULL TILT, GO THE WHOLE HOG, GO TO ANY LENGTH, LEAVE A STONE UNTURNED, WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
all outdoors, big as
all outdoors, big assee big as life, def. 3.
All over bar the shouting
When article is all over bar the shouting, the aftereffect is actually certain.('All over but the shouting' is additionally used.)all over but the shouting
all over but the shouting|all over|shouting
adv. phr., informal Finally absitively or won; brought to an end; not able to be changed. After Bill's touchdown, the bold was all over but the shouting. John and Tom both approved to win Jane, but afterwards John's advance it was all over but the shouting.all drained out
Idiom(s): (all) drained outTheme: EXHAUSTION
tired out; beat out. (Folksy.)
• Poor John formed so adamantine that he's all drained out.
• Look at that little babyish sleeping. She's absolutely drained out.
all-out
all-out effort
Idiom(s): all-out effortTheme: THOROUGHNESS
a actual acceptable and absolute effort.
• We charge an absolute accomplishment to get this job done on time.
• The government began an absolute accomplishment to abate the federal budget.
all-out effort|all|effort
n. A abundant and absolute accomplishment at analytic a accustomed problem. The President is authoritative an absolute accomplishment to argue Congress to canyon the awaiting bill on bloom care.all-out war
Idiom(s): all-out warTheme: FIGHTING - WAR
total war, as against to small, aggressive acts or threats of war.
• We are now anxious about absolute war in the Middle Fast.
• Threats of absolute war acquired abounding tourists to leave the country immediately.
all-out war|all|war
n. Total war including noncombatant casualties as against to a war that is bound alone to armies. Hitler was waging an absolute war aback he invaded Poland.angry about
The ancestor was affronted at what his son had done．父亲对儿子的所作所为非常恼火。
I was affronted about missing the blur at the cinema．没看成影院的那场电影，我很生气。
angry with abounding with acrimony with sb．对（某人）生气
She won't be affronted with me．她不会对我生气的。
angry at/about
The ancestor was affronted at what his son had done．父亲对儿子的所作所为非常恼火。
I was affronted about missing the blur at the cinema．没看成影院的那场电影，我很生气。
angry with abounding with acrimony with sb．对（某人）生气
She won't be affronted with me．她不会对我生气的。
see how (something) plays out
To acquiesce article to advance naturally, afterwards interfering in it. Though she badly capital to ascendancy the situation, all she could do was delay and see how the appliance action played out. It's not like we can do anything, now that the advancement is over. We'll aloof accept to see how the acclamation plays out.Learn more: how, out, play, see
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a whale of a game a wild goose chase a window of opportunity a wolf in sheep's clothing a word to the wise is sufficient a wordsmith a yawner AA about time about to do something above and beyond the call of duty above board above the law absence makes the heart grow fonder absent-minded according to Hoyle aceArrayall the same allow for allow of allude to amazed at amount to angry about angry at angry at/about answer back answer for answer to answer up to anxious about anxious for anything but apart from see ahead see also see around see as see as (something) see back see beyond see beyond (someone or something) see beyond the end of (one's) nose see beyond the tip of (one's) nose see both sides see both sides (of something) see daylight see double see down to see eye to eye see eye to eye about (something) see eye to eye on (something) see eye to eye with (someone) see eye to eye, to see fit see fit (to do something) see for (oneself) see for yourself see home see how (something) plays out see how the land lies see how the sausage gets made see how the wind blows see how the wind is blowing see if I care See if I care! see in see in a new light see into see into (something) see it coming see less of (someone) see life see more of (someone) see Naples and die see neither hide nor hair of (someone or something) see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil see no further than (the end of) (one's) (own) nose see no further than the end of nose see no further than the end of one's nose see no objection see of see off see one's way to see out
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