tailieunhanh - british english a to zed phần 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'british english a to zed phần 9', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | tiffin 337 tickler n. Inf. poser Inf. A delicate situation a tricky problem. tick off 1. check off 2. tell off See tick. tick on. See on tick. tick over turn over Referring to a car or other engine. Extended metaphorically for example to office or business routine When he s away on holiday things just tick over activity slows down . tic-tac SEE COMMENT Inf. An arm-movement signaling system used by tic-tac men at racetracks to flash the changing odds to resident bookies. tiddler n. minnow Inf. This word is sometimes used informally as an epithet for little creatures like kittens and children and can even be stretched to cover abstractions like clues. We haven t found a tiddler yet says the police investigator meaning We haven t found even the most trifling clue. tiddl e y adj. Inf. Inf. tipsy Formerly a word meaning a drink. tidy adj. neat A matter of preference. Tidy is not heard much in America except perhaps among genteel older ladies. It is common in Britain. KEEP KENT TIDY appeared on signs all over that lovely county. A sign reading PLEASE PARK TIDILY sometimes adorns the parking lot car park outside a pub. Tidy-minded means logical methodical. tied adj. SEE COMMENT This word has different meanings in Britain depending upon the noun it modifies. A tied cottage was one occupied by a farm worker at a nominal or no rent as a perquisite of his job but he was not protected by the Rent Act covering most ordinary tenants and making it virtually impossible for landlords to evict them. If he lost his job he lost his cottage. This semi-feudal system has been abolished and agricultural workers enjoy the protection of the Rent Act. A tied garage is one that serves one company exclusively. A tied house is a pub affiliated with a particular brewery and serving only that brewery s brand of beer and ale. It is the opposite of a free house. tie-pin n. stickpin Synonymous with breast-pin. tiffin n. . lunch Of Anglo-Indian origin meaning light meal. Also used as a verb take a