Putting names to faces... - WordReference Forums
网页Aug 26, 2006. #3. It is often heard in this context, uttered over a few drinks at a cocktail party, "I'm not very good at putting names to faces." The next day you meet a couple again and recognize their faces from the night before, but have no idea what to call them. K.
Constitute grounds for - WordReference Forums
网页2009年6月30日 · Dear forum members. I am translating a divorce petition. I am a bit stumped on the following part: so as to constitute grounds for dissolution of the marriage. That there has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship of the parties within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes § 518.06, as amended, so as to constitute …
gata - WordReference Forums
网页2008年5月28日 · Spain, Spanish, Galcian. May 28, 2008. #4. Yes, you can use "gata" to speak about a woman that is sensual and sexy. However, you can also use "gata" to say that a woman is extremely sexual, in a negative way. And, I am not very sure, but I think I have heard "gata" talking about a woman who is difficult to deal with because she …
as slick as deer guts on a door knob | WordReference Forums
网页2007年10月25日 · Friend: Wow! That's slick as deer guts on a door knob! (Meaning: I'm really impressed! It's great!) Insult/sarcasm: A person appears at a party wearing a green shirt, orange necktie, light blue trousers, and white boots. She has a pink hat on her head.
has felt attracted - WordReference Forums
网页Jan 8, 2008. #3. To feel attracted to = to have affectionate, emotional feelings towards; to like. Is it meaning Does it mean that he feels that he has attracted is attracted to a homosexual? Could you explain it? 1) To mean is a stative verb (like love or hate), you normally can't use the progressive tense with it (with a few notable exceptions).
Rendering unto all their doo - WordReference Forums
网页Turkish. Oct 24, 2021. #1. Hi, I have problem understanding the meaning of this Paragraph from Great Expectations. It’d be great if you could help me with it. "Though mind you, Pip," said Joe, with a judicial touch or two of the poker on the top bar, " rendering unto all their doo, and maintaining equal justice betwixt man and man, my father ...
full of beans - WordReference Forums
网页2010年8月6日 · I can't find a reference at the moment, but I believe it comes from horse racing. As I understand it, beans were more expensive than other forms of feed for horses, but provided more energy, therefore meaning that a horse that was "full of beans" was more likely to win a race than one that was not. I could easily be wrong, however.
blowin' in our 'jack' - WordReference Forums
网页2009年2月15日 · Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. English, USA. Feb 15, 2009. #5. saladfingers said: 'Blowin in our jack' is an idiom meaning 'losing, spending, or gambling away all our money'. Ah, interesting. The preposition in threw me off. If it had not been there I would have thought of the meaning "money" instead.
rich food - WordReference Forums
网页2005年12月28日 · Senior Member. stargazer said: Yes. Usually, when a food is described as being rich, it contains butter, cream and other items that give the food a rich or "heavy" consistency. Usually, this means it is also "rich" in flavor, so much that a little bit (or bite!) goes a long way. In other words, you can get full after eating just a small portion.
It is really / It really is - WordReference Forums
网页Jun 11, 2015. #2. Both ways work well. I think they sound a little different, but I can't say if the meaning is changed much-- at least not in a way I can explain. If you want to express agreement with a short sentence, "It really is." is more natural and common: John: "It's a nice town." Mary: "It really is!