摘要: ( this fun old rhyme reminds us that going to bed and waking up early leads to success ... ) Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise is a fun saying which reminds us that[阅读全文]

摘要: ( very drunk; that person is drunk and smells like alcohol ... ) "Drunk as a skunk" is a colorful way to describe a person who is very drunk. Example: "Did you see Jean last night?" Reply: "Yeah[阅读全文]

摘要: ( it made a cut and blood came out ... ) You draw blood when you make a cut and blood flows out. Example: "Ouch! I cut myself." Reply: "Let me see. Did it draw blood?" Another example: "I just g[阅读全文]

摘要: ( one is thinking or remembering but does not find the answer ... ) When you try to recall but your mind is empty, you "draw a blank". Example: "Do you remember how to say that word in Spanish?"[阅读全文]

摘要: ( easy, comfortable, and not requiring a lot of effort ... ) Something is "downhill all the way" when it is easy and comfortable and does not require a lot of effort. Example: "School has been dif[阅读全文]

摘要: ( because of sickness one is unable to get up and go out ... ) A person who is "down with" a sickness cannot get up and do healthy things because of that sickness. Example: "I can't come to work[阅读全文]

摘要: ( it is lost and gone; the thing got ruined ... ) When a good thing goes bad, it goes "down the tubes". Example: "What happened to your plans for tonight?" Reply: "Down the tubes." Another exam[阅读全文]

摘要: ( nearby to where one is; on the same street that one is located ... ) Down the street is a place you can get to very quickly by following this same street you are on now. Example: "Where does your[阅读全文]

摘要: ( drink that drink now; swallow the entire thing now ... ) "Down the hatch" is what people say when they want you to drink the whole glass at once. Example: "You want me to drink this whole thing?[阅读全文]

摘要: ( move dirty things off of the table so it can be clean and ready for use ... ) Before meals and after meals people like to move dirty things off of the table to make it clean. Example: "Everyone is[阅读全文]

摘要: ( formal and legal way of saying stop ... ) Cease and desist is a formal way to say "stop doing that". Example: Police officer says: "Sir, I want you to cease and desist from what you are doing."[阅读全文]

摘要: ( you buy it and take it with you ... ) Cash and carry is when you buy the item and then you leave the place and take it with you. Example: "Sorry, but there is nowhere to eat here. It is cash and c[阅读全文]

摘要: ( continue working after one is gone ... ) If you keep doing that thing even after that person is gone, you carry on without her. Example: "If anything ever happens to me, I want you to carry on wit[阅读全文]

摘要: ( not tell a secret during one's entire life ... ) A secret that you carry to the grave is something you never tell anyone during your entire lifetime. Example: "Please, you must not tell anyone wh[阅读全文]

摘要: ( one is so excited that one does too much ... ) A person who fell into a quick moving river may be "carried away" to another place by the water, just like a person who is so excited that she conin[阅读全文]

摘要: ( able to do it; strong enough; willing to do a hurtful act ... ) Besides the regular meaning of "having the strength or ability to do it", "capable of doing something" is also used to say a pers[阅读全文]

摘要: ( the outfit one wears at a formal ceremony such as a college graduation ... ) The clothing a student wears at her graduation ceremony is a called a "cap and gown" because it has a special hat ("c[阅读全文]

摘要: ( it must be done; it had to happen ... ) You have to do the thing that you "cannot help doing". Example: "When she said that, I couldn't help laughing." You do not have the choice of not doing[阅读全文]

摘要: ( get a promise to do that thing at a future time ... ) To get a rain check is to receive a promise to do some thing at better time, such as when it is not raining. Example: "He was going to take me[阅读全文]

摘要: ( insulting that person with rude words ... ) You call a person names when you use rude words to insult that person. Example: "You are a jerk!" Reply: "You don't have to call me names." Another[阅读全文]