out to Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
about to do something
hang you out to dry
heart goes out to
heart goes out to someone
out to get you
out to lunch
out to win
set out to
so small you had to back out to change your mind
be about to
We were about to leave when you telephoned．你打电话来时，我们正要动身。
cut out cut out to be
I doubt whether John is cut out for a doctor．我怀疑约翰是否适合当医生。
I think she's cut out to be a nurse．我认为她适合当护士。
I'm sure he'd make a good journalist；he seems to be cut out for the job．我相信他会成为一个出色的新闻记者，他似乎有这方面的天才。
cut out for/cut out to be
I doubt whether John is cut out for a doctor．我怀疑约翰是否适合当医生。
I think she's cut out to be a nurse．我认为她适合当护士。
I'm sure he'd make a good journalist；he seems to be cut out for the job．我相信他会成为一个出色的新闻记者，他似乎有这方面的天才。
cut out for out to be
I doubt whether John is cut out for a doctor．我怀疑约翰是否适合当医生。
I think she's cut out to be a nurse．我认为她适合当护士。
I'm sure he'd make a good journalist；he seems to be cut out for the job．我相信他会成为一个出色的新闻记者，他似乎有这方面的天才。
put out to pasture
Idiom(s): put sb or sth out to pastureTheme: ENDINGS
to retire someone or something. (Informal. Originally said of a horse that was too old to work.)
• Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left.
• This car has reached the end of the line. It's time to put it out to pasture.
pour one's heart out to
Idiom(s): pour one's heart (out to sb)Theme: INTIMACY
to tell all one's hopes, fears, and feelings to someone.
• She was so upset. She poured her heart out to Sally.
• She sat there talking for over an hour—pouring out her heart.
one's heart goes out to
Idiom(s): one's heart goes out to sbTheme: COMPASSION
one feels compassion for someone.
• My heart goes out to those starving children I see on television.
• We are so sorry. Our hearts go out to you.
lose out to
Idiom(s): lose out to sb or sthTheme: LOSS
to lose a competition to someone or something.
• Our team lost out to the other team.
• Bill lost out to Sally in the contest.
have one's heart go out to
Idiom(s): have one's heart go out to sbTheme: COMPASSION
to have compassion for someone.
• I can't have my heart go out to everyone.
• To have compassion is to have one's heart go out to those who are suffering.
cut out to be
Idiom(s): cut out to be sthTheme: SUITABLE
well-suited for a particular role or a particular occupation.
• Tom was not cut out to be a banker.
• Sally was cut out to be a doctor.
Hang out to dry
If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.My heart goes out to someone
If your heart goes out to someone, you feel genuine sympathy for them.Put someone out to pasture
If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities.out to verb
try to"She is out to get revenge now that her husband left her for another woman."
about to|about
1. Close to; ready to.
Used with an infinitive. We were about to leave when the snow began. I haven't gone yet, but I'm about to. Compare: GOING TO, ON THE POINT OF. 2. informal Having a wish or plan to.
Used with an infinitive in negative sentences. Freddy wasn't about to give me any of his ice-cream cone. "Will she come with us?" asked Bill. "She's not about to," answered Mary.be out to|out|out to
v. phr. To intend to do; to plan to commit. The police felt that the gang may be out to rob another store.heart goes out to|go out|go out to|goes out|goes o
formal You feel very sorry for; you feel pity or sympathy for. Used with a possessive. Frank's heart went out to the poor children playing in the slum street. Our hearts went out to the young mother whose child had died.make one out to be|make|out to be
v. phr. To accuse someone of being something. Don't make me out to be such a grouch; I am really quite happy-go-lucky.out to lunch|lunch|out
adj., slang, informal 1. Gone for the midday meal. 2. Inattentive; daydreaming; inefficient; stupid. Neil Bender is just out to lunch today.about to
about to1) Ready to, on the verge of, as in I was about to leave when it began to rain, or He hasn't finished yet but he's about to. This usage was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (Joshua 18:8).
2) not about to. Having no intention of doing something, as in The shop steward was not about to cross the picket line, or Are you staying longer?—No, I'm not about to. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
heart goes out to, one's
heart goes out to, one'sOne's sympathy is extended to someone, as in She's had a terrible time of it; my heart goes out to her. [Late 1700s]
man about town
man about townA man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in Fred is quite the man about town these days. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to rural settings.
not about to
not about tosee about to, def. 2.
put out to grass
put out to grassAlso, put out to pasture. Cause to retire, as in With mandatory retirement they put you out to grass at age 65, or She's not all that busy now that she's been put out to pasture. These idioms refer to farm animals sent to graze when they are no longer useful for other work.
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