be on the brink of [doing something] Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
be fed up with [with someone or something]
be out of patience [with someone
blow it [something]
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
feel up to [do something]
feel able [healthy enough or rested enough] to do something I don
fill [something] in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get [something] over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
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 on with [something]
continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
hard on [someone/something]
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
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.
have had it [with someone or something]
can
keep [something] under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
keep on [doing something]
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
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
not to touch [something] with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.
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.
pull [something] off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put [something] over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put [something] past someone [negative]
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram [something] down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram [something] down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into [something]
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run out [of something]
use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.
run up against [something]
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about [something]
check into something I
see to [something]
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
sick of [someone or something]
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.
try [something] out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
be on the brink of [doing something]
To be on the verge of doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit they've been on the brink of closing down. The crew is so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is on the brink of quitting.Learn more: brink, of, on
on the brink of Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
on the brink of|brink|on|on the brink
adv. phr. Facing a new event that's about to happen. "I am on the brink of a new discovery," our physics professor proudly announced.
trên bờ vực của [cái gì đó]
Sắp làm một việc gì đó hoặc có một sự kiện sắp xảy ra, đặc biệt là điều tồi tệ hoặc thảm họa. Công ty vẫn đang hoạt động kinh doanh, nhưng kể từ khi cuộc suy thoái ập đến, họ đã đứng trước bờ vực đóng cửa. Phi hành đoàn quá tức giận vì bị cắt giảm lương đến nỗi mọi người trên bờ vực của cuộc binh biến. Chúng tôi đang trên đà thành công với những thí nghiệm này, tôi chỉ biết điều đó .. Xem thêm: bờ vực, của, trên
trên bờ vực [của việc làm gì đó]
Hình. trên bờ vực của việc làm một cái gì đó; gần như đến mức phải làm một điều gì đó. Tôi đang trên bờ vực bán chiếc xe của mình để kiếm sống khi tiền hoàn thuế được gửi qua đường bưu điện .. Xem thêm: brink, on. Xem thêm:
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