To continue to function, endure, or persevere despite suffering injuries, damage, setbacks, losses, failures, etc. Taken from an advertisement for Timex wrist-watches: "It takes a Licking and keeps on ticking."When you're younger, your body can take a licking but keep on ticking, so it'...
For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost. for want of something for what it's worth for whatever it's worth for XYZ reasons for yonks for your good for your information for your liking for your pains for your sins for/in the foreseeable future forage forage around for (something) for...
for (one's) benefit Largely (or solely) to help one.I hope you're not doing that for my benefit—I don't really have a preference at all.I only said that for your sister's benefit, so she won't worry. Honestly, I don't expect this situation to get better any time soon.I kno...
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"好(hào)" means "love/like", and "叶公好龙(yègōnghàolóng)" is always used to satirize those who always claim their liking for something but actually they really don't know what they are fond of. Sentences: 1. Yǒu de niánqīngrén gǎn shímáo guò yángjiē, zìjǐ shuō bú...
interact with (someone or something) 1. To engage with someone.Turn off your video game and go interact with your cousins, please.If he annoys you so much, just don't interact with him. Why is that so hard?A: "If we want to have a peaceful Thanksgiving, Mom cannot interact with Au...
A "kiss of death" is a happening that causes something to result in failure or disappointment. A kiss of death is generally regarded as a negative action or event. Example Hiring her as a marketing manager is a kiss of death for this company. She has a record of failures. 8. Give Som...
"It's my cup of tea": This idiom is similar to the previous one and denotes that something is to one's liking or preferences.It implies that the thing being described aligns with one's personal tastes, interests, or inclinations.
Something that is not to one’s liking or preference. Example:Pineapple on pizza is not my cup of tea, but I’m warming up to the idea. Similar:I’m not a fan, not my thing, not to my taste 10. Tea time A designated time for drinking tea. ...
For example:- Everyone in the family had to walk on eggshells when he was in a bad mood. To try hard not to upset someone or something."A pretty or fine kettle of fish" For example:- "They're divorced, and someone's sat them next to each other - that's a fine kettle of ...