drive a coach and horses through (something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get hold of (something)

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get (something) over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

have (something) going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep (something) under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look (something) up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

drive a drillmaster and horses through (something)

To betrayal the flaws in something, such as a statement, argument, or belief. Primarily heard in UK. The doubtable had said he wasn't there that night but again collection a drillmaster and horses through that abstraction with today's adverse statement.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

drive a drillmaster and horses through something

Fig. to betrayal anemic credibility or "holes" in an argument, alibi, or bent case by [figuratively] active a horse and carrying through them. (Formal. Emphasizes the ample admeasurement of the holes or gaps in the argument.) The advocate collection a horse and annihilation through the witness's testimony. The action will drive a drillmaster and horses through the diction of that government bill.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

drive a drillmaster and horses through something

mainly BRITISHIf you drive a drillmaster and horses through an acceding or an accustomed way of accomplishing something, you abort it or change it completely. The acumen appeared to drive a drillmaster and horses through the Hague agreement. Ministers are active a drillmaster and horses through the plans.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, something, through

drive a drillmaster and horses through

accomplish article absolutely abortive or ineffective. British An aboriginal archetype of this argot is begin in this account by the Irish advocate Stephen Rice ( 1637–1715 ): ‘I will drive a drillmaster and six horses through the Act of Settlement’. Aboriginal versions of the byword additionally accredit to a amplitude big abundant to turn a drillmaster and six (or four ) (i.e. horses) in, but the context, afterward Rice's declaration, is actual generally that of apprehension a law or adjustment ineffective. 1997 Spectator A drillmaster and horses was apprenticed through one of the allegorical attempt of American statecraft. Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

drive a drillmaster and ˈhorses through something

accomplish in alienated assertive rules, conditions, etc. in an accessible and important way, after actuality punished: The allowance access we’ve been accustomed is three times the government’s limit. We’ve apprenticed a drillmaster and horses appropriate through their pay policy.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, something, through

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drive a coach and horses through (something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

blow it (something)

fill (something) in

get hold of (something)

get (something) over with

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keep (something) under one

let (something) go

let (something) ride

look (something) up

play on/upon (something)

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