tailieunhanh - NTC’S American IDIOMS Dictionary phần 7

Tham khảo tài liệu 'ntc’s american idioms dictionary phần 7', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | shook up caused another person to experience. Proverb. Note the variation in the examples. See also have the shoe on the other foot. The teacher is taking a course in summer school and is finding out what it s e when ihc. sho eis o nth o inker foot. When the policeman was arrested he learned what it was like to have the shoe on the other foot. shook up upset shocked. Slang. See also shake someone or something up. Relax man Don t get shook up I always get shook up when I see something like that. shoot for something to try to do something to attempt to do something to aim toward a goal. The industrious student shot for success. The worker shot for a 2 per hour raise. shoot from the hip 1. to fire a gun that is held at one s side against one s hip. This increases one s speed in firing a gun. When I lived at home on the farm my father taught me to shoot from the hip. I quickly shot the snake before it bit my horse. I m glad I learned to shoot from the hip. 2. to speak directly and frankly. Informal. John has a tendency to shoot from the hip but he generally speaks the truth. Don t pay any attention to John. He means no harm. It t just hìs natuheso shoot from the hip. shoot one s mouth off to boast or talk too much to tell someone s secrets. Slang. Don t pay any attention to Bob. He s always shooting his mouth off. T Oh Sally Stop shooting off your mouth You don t know what you re talking about. shoot something out 1. to stick throw or thrust something outward. The diamond shot bright shafts of light out when the sun fell on it. T The little girl shot out her tongue at the teacher. 2. to settle a matter by the use of guns. Slang. Typical of gangster or western movies. Bill and the cowboy with whom he had been arguing went out in the street and shot it out. T Don t they know they can settle a problem by talking They don t need to shoot out the problem when they can talk it over. shoot the breeze to spend time chatting. Slang. See also the following entry. I went .