doing it again, back at it That dog is at it again - barking in the middle of the night.
back at it
having returned to a past habit or occupation, at it again """I was so glad to hear George quit drinking."" ""Well, he's back at it."""
beat it
go, get lost Beat it, kid! Get going! Leave!
don't sweat it
do not worry about it, you can't saw sawdust If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.
eat it up
believe a story, eat out of the palm... The children were eating it up - every word the teacher said.
get at it
do it, get busy, get to it Well, this work has to be done. Let's get at it.
go at it hammer and tongs
fight with great strength or energy, have a bad argument They were going at it hammer and tongs when the police came to their house.
got what it takes
got what is needed, got the balls We need a person to manage the office. Ko's got what it takes.
hard at it
working hard, as busy as a beaver When the foreman returned, the workers were hard at it.
have what it takes
(See got what it takes)
have your cake and eat it, too
have something after you have eaten or spent it, have it both ways You want to spend your money and still have it. You can't have your cake and eat it, too!
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.
sweat it
(See don't sweat it)
sweat it out
wait and worry, on pins and needles While the jury discussed a verdict, the prisoner was sweating it out.
what it boils down to
what it really means, the bottom line What it boils down to is this: we don't have enough money.
what it B like
a greeting among members of LA gang Bloods
what it C like
a greeting among members of LA gang Crips
Keep at it!
Idiom(s): Keep at it!
Theme: PERSISTENCE
Keep doing what you are doing!; Keep trying! (Encouragement to keep working at something.) • The boss told me to keep at it every time he passed my desk. • Keep at it, Tom! You can do it!
have one's cake and eat it too
Idiom(s): have one's cake and eat it too AND eat one's cake and have it too
Theme: GREED
to enjoy both having something and using it up; to have it both ways. (Usually stated in the negative.) • Tom wants to have his cake and eat it too. It can't be done. • Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.
go at it tooth and nail
Idiom(s): fight sb or sth hammer and tongs AND fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail
Theme: FIGHTING
to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.) • They fought against the robber tooth and nail. • The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs. • The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs. • We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail.
Have your cake and eat it too
If someone wants to have their cake and eat it too, they want everything their way, especially when their wishes are contradictory.
You can't have your cake and eat it
This idiom means that you can't have things both ways. For example, you can't have very low taxes and a high standard of state care.
at it
adj. phr. Busily doing something; active. His rule for success was to keep always at it.The couple who owned the little cleaning shop were at it early and late.Mr. Curtis heard a loud crash in the next apartment the neighbors were at it again.
beat it|beat
v., slang To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could. Often used as a command. The big boy said, "Beat it, kid. We don't want you with us." Compare: CLEAR OUT2, LIGHT OUT, HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
go at it hammer and tongs|go|hammer|hammer and ton
v. phr., informal 1. To attack or fight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Bill slapped George's face and now they're going at it hammer and tongs in back of the house.Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, and now they are going at it hammer and tongs again. 2. To start or do something with much strength, energy, or enthusiasm. The farmer had to chop down a tree and he went at it hammer and tongs.Charles had a lot of homework to do and he went at it hammer and tongs till bedtime. Compare: IN EARNEST, WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
have one's cake and eat it too|cake|eat|have
v. phr. To enjoy two opposite advantages. You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can't do both. That would be having your cake and eating it, too.
what it takes The necessary expertise or qualities, as in She's got what it takes to make a good doctor, or Inherited wealth is what it takes to maintain that lifestyle. This idiom uses what in the sense of “that which” and take in the sense of “require.” [1920]
tại đó
1. Tham gia (nhà) vào một hành động, hoạt động hoặc theo đuổi một cách mạnh mẽ, toàn diện hoặc kiên quyết. Tôi vừa học rất chăm chỉ cho bài kiểm tra này; Tôi vừa ở đó cả đêm. Tôi ước những con chó đó sẽ ngừng sủa, chúng vừa ở đó kể từ khi mặt trời mọc! 2. tiếng lóng Tham gia (nhà) vào quan hệ tình dục. Tôi luôn có thể nghe thấy khi hàng xóm ở đó. Nó thực sự đáng xấu hổ!
tại nó
Theo đuổi mạnh mẽ một hoạt động, đặc biệt là đánh nhau, mà còn cả tình dục hoặc một số hoạt động khác. Ví dụ: Bất cứ khi nào họ chơi cầu, họ thực sự lao vào nó (chiến đấu), hoặc Công chuyện mới khiến Tom ở đó cả ngày lẫn đêm (làm chuyện chăm chỉ), hoặc Vào mùa xuân, những con chó luôn ở bên nó (tình dục). Shakespeare vừa sử dụng thành ngữ có vẻ hiện lớn này cho "chiến đấu" trong Troilus và Cressida (5: 3): "Họ đang ở đó, đồ!" [Cuối những năm 1500]
tại đó
vừa tham gia (nhà) vào một số hoạt động, thường là một hoạt động đáng trách. 1993 G. F. Newman Law & Order Ồ, đừng coi tui là một tên ngốc trả toàn, Jack. Tôi biết bạn đang ở đó.
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Không chính thức Tham gia (nhà) vào xung đột bằng lời nói hoặc thể chất; cãi nhau hay đánh nhau: Hàng xóm lại tại .. Xem thêm:
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