Значение идиомы oddball

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1. Значение идиомы crackpot[crackpot] {n.}, {attrib. adj.}, {informal} 1. {n.} An eccentric person with ideas that don’t make sense to most other people. Don’t believe what Uncle Noam tells you — he is a crackpot. 2. {attrib. adj.} That’s a crackpot idea....
2. Значение идиомы pot call the kettle black[pot call the kettle black] {informal} The person who iscriticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; thecharge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes itagainst. When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the contractor said the pot was calling the kettle ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы polish the apple[polish the apple] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try to make someone likeyou; to try to win favor by flattery. Mary polished the apple atwork because she wanted a day off. Susan is the teacher’s petbecause she always polishes the apple. — [apple polisher] {n.},{slang} A person who is nice to the one in charge in ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы let one have it[let one have it] {v. phr.} 1a. {slang} To hit hard. He drewback his fist and let the man have it. Give him a kick in thepants; let him have it! Syn.: GIVE IT TO. 1b. {slang} To use a weaponon; to shoot or knife. The guard pulled his gun and let the robberhave it ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы whole cheese[whole cheese] {slang} or {informal} [whole show] {n.}, {informal}The only important person; big boss. Joe thought he was the wholecheese in the game because he owned the ball. You’re not the wholeshow just because you got all A’s. Compare: BIG CHEESE....
6. Значение идиомы brown-bagger[brown-bagger] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who does not go to the cafeteria or to a restaurant for lunch at work, but who brings his homemade lunch to work in order to save money. John became a brown-bagger not because he can’t afford the restaurant, but because he is too busy to go there....
7. Значение идиомы foul-up[foul-up] {n.} 1. {informal} A confusedsituation; confusion; mistake. The luncheon was handled with onlyone or two foul-ups. 2. {informal} A breakdown. There was afoul-up in his car’s steering mechanism. 3. {slang} A person whofouls up or mixes things. He had gotten a reputation as a foul-up....
8. Значение идиомы basket case[basket case] {n.}, {slang}, {also informal} 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune. 2. A helpless person who is unable to take care of himself, as if carted around in a basket by others. Stop drinking, or else you’ll wind up ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы use one’s head[use one’s head] or {slang} [use one’s bean] or {slang} [use one’snoodle] or {slang} use [one’s noggin] {v. phr.} To use your brain ormind; think; have common sense. — Often used as a command. If youused your bean you wouldn’t be in trouble now. Never point a gunat anybody, John. Use your head!...
10. Значение идиомы big cheese[big cheese] or [big gun] or [big shot] or [big wheel] or [big wig]{n.}, {slang} An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. Bill had been a big shot in high school. John wanted to be the big cheese in his club. Compare: WHOLE CHEESE....
11. Значение идиомы bring down[bring down] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To deflate. John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks. 2. To depress. The funeral brought me down completely....
12. Значение идиомы hot one[hot one] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} Something out of the ordinary;something exceptional, such as a joke, a person whether in terms oflooks or intelligence. Joe’s joke sure was a hot one. Sue is ahot one, isn’t she?...
13. Значение идиомы yes-man[yes-man] {n.}, {informal} A person who tries to be liked byagreeing with everything said; especially, someone who always agreeswith a boss or the one in charge. John tries to get ahead on hisjob by being a yes-man....
14. Значение идиомы grandstander[grandstander] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A showoff, a person wholikes to engage in histrionics. Many people think that Evel Knievelis a grandstander....
15. Значение идиомы nurse a grudge[nurse a grudge] {v. phr.} To keep a feeling of envy or disliketoward some person; remember something bad that a person said or didto you, and dislike the person because of that. Torn nursed agrudge against John because John took his place on the basketballteam. Mary nursed a grudge against her teacher because she thoughtshe ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы latch on[latch on] or [hitch onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get hold of;grasp or grab; catch. He looked for something to latch onto andkeep from falling. The football player latched onto a pass. 2.{slang} To get into your possession. The banker latched onto athousand shares of stock. 3. {slang} To understand. The teacherexplained the idea of ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы cowboy[cowboy] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who drives his car carelessly and at too great a speed in order to show off his courage. Joe’s going to be arrested some day — he is a cowboy on the highway....
18. Значение идиомы throw up[throw up] {v.} 1. {informal} or {slang} [heave up]. To vomit. The heat made him feel sick and he thought he would throw up. Hetook the medicine but threw it up a minute later. 2. {informal} Toquit; leave; let go; give up. When she broke their engagement hethrew up his job and left town. 3. ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы litterbug[litterbug] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who leaves garbagein a public place, such as a park or beach or a street; one wholitters. Don’t be a litterbug; keep the city clean!...
20. Значение идиомы cliffdweller[cliffdweller] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A city person who lives on a very high floor in an apartment building. Joe and Nancy have become cliffdwellers — they moved up to the 30th floor....
21. Значение идиомы lean on[lean on] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To pressure byblackmailing, threats, physical violence, or the withholding of somefavor in order to make the person comply with a wish or request. Iwould gladly do what you ask if you only stopped leaning on me sohard!...
22. Значение идиомы cut up[cut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To hurt the feelings of; wound. — Usually used in the passive. John was badly cut up when Susie gave him back his ring. 2. {slang} To act funny or rough; clown, Joe would always cut up if there were any girls watching. At the party Jim and Ron were ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы hot number[hot number] {n.}, {slang} A person or thing noticed as newer, better, or more popular than others. The boys and girls thoughtthat song was a hot number. The new car that Bob is driving is areal hot number. John invented a new can opener that was a hotnumber in the stores....
24. Значение идиомы keep one’s shirt on[keep one’s shirt on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To calm down; keep fromlosing your temper or getting impatient or excited. Bob got veryangry when John accidentally bumped into him, but John told him tokeep his shirt on. — Usually used as a command; may be consideredimpolite. John said to Bob, «Keep your shirt on.» Contrast: GETONE’S ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы can of worms[can of worms] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A complex problem, or complicated situation. Let’s not get into big city politics — that’s a different can of worms. 2. A very restless, jittery person. Joe can’t sit still for a minute — he is a can of worms....
26. Значение идиомы blank check[blank check] {n.} 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. John’s father sent him a blank check to pay his school bills. 2. {informal} Permission to another person to do anything he decides to do. The teacher gave the pupils a blank check to ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы good egg[good egg] {slang} or {informal} [good scout] {n. phr.} A friendly, kind or good-natured person, a nice fellow. Tommy is such a goodegg that everybody wants to be his friend. Syn.: REGULAR GUY. Contrast: BAD EGG....
28. Значение идиомы couch case[couch case] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person judged emotionally so disturbed that people think he ought to see a psychiatrist. Joe’s divorce messed him up so badly that he became a couch case....
29. Значение идиомы pull rank[pull rank] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To assert one’s superiorposition or authority on a person of lower rank as in exacting aprivilege or a favor. How come you always get the night duty? — Phineas Leman pulled rank on me....
30. Значение идиомы make a pass at[make a pass at] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} Make advancestoward a member of the opposite sex with thegoal of seducing the person. We’ve been dating for four weeks butJoe has never even made a pass at me....
31. Значение идиомы throw a curve[throw a curve] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To mislead ordeceive someone; to lie. John threw me a curve about the hiring. 2. To take someone by surprise in an unpleasant way. Mr. Weiner’sannouncement threw the whole company a curve....
32. Значение идиомы lay into[lay into] or [light into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attackphysically; go at vigorously. The two fighters laid into each otheras soon as the bell rang. John loves Italian food and he reallylaid into the spaghetti. Syn.: PITCH INTO, SAIL INTO. 2. {slang} Toattack with words. The senator laid into the opponents of hisbill. Syn.: LACE ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы John Hancock[John Hancock] or [John Henry] {n.}, {informal} Your signature;your name in writing. The man said, «Put your John Hancock on thispaper.» Joe felt proud when he put his John Henry on his veryfirst driver’s license....
34. Значение идиомы big daddy[big daddy] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The most important, largest thing, person or animal in a congregation of similar persons, animals, or objects. The whale is the big daddy of everything that swims in the ocean. The H-bomb is the big daddy of all modern weapons. Al Capone was the big daddy of organized crime in ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы stamping ground[stamping ground] {n.}, {informal} A place where a person spendsmuch of his time. Pete’s soda fountain is an afterschool stampingground. When John returned to his hometown many years later, hevisited all of his old stamping grounds....
36. Значение идиомы beat to the punch[beat to the punch] or [beat to the draw] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do something before another person has a chance to do it. John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch....
37. Значение идиомы straight from the horse’s mouth[straight from the horse’s mouth] {slang} Directly from the personor place where it began; from a reliable source or a person thatcannot be doubted. They are going to be married. I got the newsstraight from the horse’s mouth — their minister. John found outabout the painting straight from the horse’s mouth, from the painterhimself....
38. Значение идиомы open up[open up] {v.} 1. To show for the first time; make clear; reveal. The story of Helen Keller’s life opened up a whole new world toMary. Einstein’s theories opened up a whole new area for study. 2. To make available; present an opportunity; offer. The buildingof the railroad opened up new lands to the pioneers. ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы cut one’s throat[cut one’s throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one’s chances; ruin a person. He cut his own throat by his carelessness. The younger men in the company were cutting each other’s throats in their eagerness to win success. John cut Freddie’s throat with Mary by telling her lies....
40. Значение идиомы John Doe[John Doe] {n.} A name used for an unknown person, especially inpolice and law business. The alarm went out for a John Doe whostole the diamonds from the store....