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at somebody's heels/ pace behind someone
چهارشنبه 6 آذر 1392 19:35
at somebody's heels : if a person or animal is at your heels, they are following closely behind you: He could hear the dog trotting at his heels . pace behind somebody : As I wash dishes at the kitchen sink, my husband, paces behind me , irritated.
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stomp
چهارشنبه 6 آذر 1392 19:31
stomp(v) : to walk with heavy steps or to put your foot down very hard, especially because you are angry [= stamp]: He snarls and stomps from the room with our dog, at his heels. Alex stomped angrily out of the meeting. stomp on Rogers was injured after being stomped on by another player.
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snarl
چهارشنبه 6 آذر 1392 19:26
snarl (v) : make an angry noise, like an animal does He snarls and stomps from the room with our dog, at his heels. snarl : if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth snarl at The dog growled and snarled at me. to speak or say something in a nasty, angry way: 'Shut up,' he snarled . snarl up :...
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to eat in/ to eat out
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 19:59
to eat in/ to eat out : to eat at home/ to eat in a restaurant I feel too tired to go out for dinner. Let's eat in again tonight. When you eat out , what restaurant do you generally go to?
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out of the question
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:42
out of the question : not permitted; not workable Taking vacation now is out of the question because we have to meet that deadline.
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out of control
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:40
out of control : impossible to guide or direct; in a rage The car went out of control and hit the fence. Diego really went out of control after he missed the penalty kick.
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out of date
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:38
out of date : no longer useful or modern Your map is so out of date that is shows some countries that don't even exist.
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get it
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:37
get it : make sense of something Suichi just didn't get it when Lily told the joke.
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get going
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:36
get going : move quickly We'd better get going if we're going to make the next train.
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feel like
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:35
feel like(something) : want to have or do something I feel like eating Indian food tonight. I don't feel like going to a movie.
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feel funny
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:33
feel funny : feel slightly ill, feel uncomfortable I've been feeling funny ever since I ate the fish. I feel funny about turning down that invitation for dinner.
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feel free
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:30
feel free : go ahead (and do something) Please feel free to borrow my dictionary any time.
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to call for
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:27
to call for : to require; to request, to urge This cake recipe calls for some baking soda, but we don't have any. The members of Congress called for new laws to regulate the banking industry.
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to come to
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:24
to come to : to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to . The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.
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to have on
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:22
to have on : to be wearing (S) How do you like the hat that Grace has on today? When sally came into the room, I had nothing on except my shorts.
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clear out
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:20
clear out : clearly stated, definite, apparent The president's message was clear cut : The company had to reduce personal immediately. Professor Larsen is well known for his interesting and clear-cut presentations.
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to make clear
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:16
to make clear : to clarify, to explain (S) Please make it clear to Josef that he should never act so impolitely again. The supervisor made it clear to the workers that they had to increase their productivity.
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to take into account
جمعه 1 آذر 1392 18:10
to take into account : to consider a fact while evaluating a situation(S) A noun or pronoun often follows the verb take . The judge took the prisoner's young age into account before sentencing him to three months in jail. Educators should take into account the cultural backgrounds of students when planning a school...
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to take for granted
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:58
to take for granted : not to appreciate fully(S); to assume to be true without giving much thought(S) A noun or pronoun often follows the verb take. Bruno took his wife for granted until once when he was very sick and needed her constant attention for a week.. He spoke English so well that I took it for granted he was...
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to cross out
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:54
to cross out : to cancel by marking with a horizontal line(S) The teacher crossed out several incorrect words in Tanya's composition. I crossed the last line out of my letter because it had the wrong tone to it.
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to give up
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:51
to give up : to stop trying; to stop a bad habit(S); to surrender(S) I'm sure that you can accomplish this task. Don't give up yet! If you give up smoking now, you will probably live a longer life. The soldiers gave themselves up in the face of stronger enemy forces.
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once in a blue moon
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:48
once in a blue moon : rarely, infrequently Snow falls on the city of San Diego, California, once in a blue moon . Once in a blue moon my wife and I eat at a very expensive restaurant.
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to break down
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:46
to break down : to stop functioning Compare this idiom with to burn out . To burn out means that electrical equipment becomes hot from overuse and stops functioning. To break down means that something stops functioning mechanically, whether from overuse or not. I just bought my new car yesterday and already it has...
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to fell sorry for
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:40
to fell sorry for : to pity, to feel compassion for(also: to take pity on) Don't you feel sorry for someone who has to work the night shift? I helped drive Pierre around when he broke his foot because I took pity on him.
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for one thing
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:38
for one thing : for example, for instance This idiom is used when giving a detail to support a statement or opinion My dog is my best friend. For one thing , he is always there when I need him. Why don't you like your new roommate? Because she's very messy, for one thing . She leaves her things all over our apartment.
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as for
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:35
as for : regarding, concerning (also: as to) As for the money, we will simply have to borrow some more from the bank. There is no doubt as to her intelligence; she's the smartest one in the class. as for, math, I'm a hotshot but when it comes to geography I truly suck (bite, stink).
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to break out
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:32
to break out : to become widespread suddenly An epidemic of measles broke out in Chicago this past week. If a nuclear war ever breaks out , it is unlikely that many people will survive. The news says that a large fire has broken out in a huge chemical plant. outbreak (n): if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease...
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stands to reason
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:28
stands to reason : to be clear and logical This idiom is almost always used with the pronoun subject it and is followed by a that clause. It stands to reason that a person without experience cannot do the work as well as an experienced me. It stands to reason that he isn't going to pass the course if he never studies.
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to burn out
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 22:24
to burn out : to stop functioning because of overuse; to make tired from too much work(S) The light bulb has burned out . Could you get another one? Studying all day for my final exams has really burned me out .
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overwhelm
پنجشنبه 30 آبان 1392 19:29
Overwhelmed, my mom and dad went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in the spring of 1957, looking for the kind of medical miracle they believed the clinic's doctors performed. overwhelm (verb): emotion/if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly be overwhelmed...