segunda-feira, 26 de dezembro de 2011
WIMP OUT OF
wimp out (of (sth))
(CHICKEN OUT OUT SOMETHING)
to get out of something, leavingothers to carry the burden. : Come on! Don't wimp out nowthat there's all this work to be done.
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e.g.
You lost the bet and were supposed to paint your face with green paint for a week. After a couple of hours, you already wimped out of it.
or
I order 'sissy' pizzas, wimp out of football and found Movember an ordeal. How can I be more manly?
HOBBLE
HOBBLE
to walk lamely; limp; to proceed haltingly.
e.g.
Injuries hobble Leafs ahead of Caps clash
or
He slipped on the wet floor and now hobbles through the house.
sexta-feira, 23 de dezembro de 2011
RUB OFF ON
Thanks for sending me an email, anonymous;
RUB OFF ON means to become transferred or communicated to by example or association.
e.g.
Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me.
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