an arm and a leg
Very expensive or costly; a large amount of money.
Arms · Cánh tay 99
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arm out
To arm oneself with weapons.
bé bằng củ khoai, cứ vai mà gọi
Kinship terms follow family rank, not age — even a tiny child is addressed by their place in the family hierarchy.
bả vai
(noun) shoulder blade
cement arm
A person's arm that has scarred and hardened from the repeated injection of recreational drugs.
cold shoulder
To display aloofness and disdain.
cost an arm and a leg
To be extremely expensive.
crook one's elbow
To consume alcoholic drink.
cầu vai
(noun) a trapezius (muscle)
elbow bender
A habitual drinker of alcohol.
get the elbow
To be dismissed from employment.
give the cold shoulder
To deliberately ignore someone in an unfriendly way.
glass arm
A stiff arm resulting from a long session of amateur radio CW operation.
hairy arm
A purposeful flaw or obvious mistake introduced, usually to a graphic design, in order to bait or divert the attention of a boss or client who might otherwise focus on harder-to-fix or less trivial mistakes.
long arms
A person who steals things or borrows them without asking.
over the left shoulder
Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.
power to the elbow
Get additional backup information to make your case stronger.
put the arm on someone
To demand money from someone.
shake one's elbow
To gamble with dice.
sánh vai
(verb) to be side by side; shoulder to shoulder
sắm vai
(verb) to roleplay
teeth arm
Any branch of the military that engages in direct combat.
vai
(noun) shoulder
vai vế
(noun) social standing, especially desirable standing
with open arms
With great affection or enthusiasm.
you can't put a wise head on young shoulders
Synonym of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.
you can't put an old head on young shoulders
Young people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.
arm candy
An attractive person accompanying someone to an event
arm in arm
Walking in a friendly way with arms linked.
arm to the teeth
Heavily armed or prepared for battle
arm up
to prepare for a challenge
arm's length
At a distance to avoid intimacy or involvement
at arm's length
to keep someone or something at a distance
at arm's length
At a good distance ; hence, with avoidance of familiarity,
at the elbow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Atlantean Shoulders
Shoulders able to bear a great weight, like those of Atlas (?.v.).
babe in arms
A very young or innocent person
bend one's elbow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
broad shoulders
Able to handle or cope with difficulties or responsibilities
chip on one's shoulder
A grudge or grievance held for a long time
clap on the shoulder
An arrest for debt; whence a bum bailiff is called a shoulder-clapper.
Clarenceux King of Arms
So called from the Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV. His jurisdiction extends over England south of the Trent.
collar and elbow
A term for a peculiar style of wrestling—the Cornwall and Devon style.
dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
One who discovers something new based on others' achievements
elbow
"to shake one’s ELBOW," to play with dice; "to crook one’s ELBOW," to drink.
elbow grease
hard work and effort
elbow grease
Hard manual labour, especi- ally rubbing and scrubbing.
elbow mentality
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
elbow room
Sufficient space to act in. Out at elbows; said of an estate that is mortgaged.
elbow shaker
A gamester, one who rattles Saint Hugh's bones, i.e. the dice.
English arms over the Dutch
Dryden wrote a poem with this title, in which he described both these events.
give someone the cold shoulder
Deliberately ignore or show indifference to someone
give the elbow
to dismiss or reject someone
good head on one's shoulders
Having common sense and good judgment
head and shoulders
significantly better or more advanced
head and shoulders
A phrase of sundry shades of meaning. Thus "head and shoulders taller" means considerably taller; "to turn one out head and shoulders" means to drive one out forcibly and without ceremony.
in the arms of Murphy
Asleep.
infant in arms
One that cannot yet walk and so has to be carried, but a nation in arras is one in which all the people are prepared for war.
King of Arms
The official title of the chief heralds.
long arm
a person's or organization's influence or power that can reach far
long arm of the law
Law enforcement's power and influence can reach anyone, anywhere.
long as one's arm
Very long.
look over one's shoulder
Constantly feel anxious or threatened
more power to your elbow
A jocular toast implying that a stronger elbow will lift more glasses to the mouth.
old head on young shoulders
Someone with a mature and responsible attitude despite their young age
put one's shoulder into
to exert one's strength or effort
Royal Arms
On the accession of George I (1714) the White Horse of Hanover was borne in pretence (i.e.
rub shoulders
To interact or associate with someone, often in a social or professional setting.
secular arm
Civil, in centra-distinction to ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The relapsed are delivered to the secular arm. PRIESTLEY: Corruptions of Christianity.
set one's shoulder to the wheel
To make a strong effort to accomplish something
shake the elbow
TO, a roundabout expression for dice-playing. To "crook the ELBOW" is an Americanism for "to drink."
short arm
The penis.
shoulder
When a servant embezzles his master’s money, he is said to SHOULDER his employer.
shoulder clapper
A bailiff, or member of the catch club. Shoulder-clapped; arrested.
shoulder feast
A dinner given after a funeral, to those who have carried the corpse.
shoulder sham
A partner to a file. See FILE.
shoulder to cry on
Someone to confide in and receive emotional support from
small arms
Those which do not, like artillery, require carriages.
soft shoulders
A warning sign on roads m the U.S.A., drawing driver's attention to the fact that the clay edges of the road outside the macadam are unsafe.
stand on someone's shoulders
Build upon someone's work or discoveries
stand on the shoulders of
Build upon the discoveries or achievements of others
stand on the shoulders of giants
To build upon or benefit from the work of others who have come before
straight from the shoulder
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
straight from the shoulder
With full force. A boxing term. The government shall he upon his shoulder (Is. ix, 6). The allusion is to the key slung on the shoulder of Jewish stewards on public occasions, and as a key is emblematic of government 'and power, the metaphor is very striking.
take someone's arm
to accompany or escort someone
The ivory shoulder of Pelops
The distin- guishing or distinctive mark of anyone. The tale is that Demeter ate the shoulder of Pelops when it was served up by Tantalus; when the gods put the body back into the cauldron to restore it to life, this portion was lacking, whereupon Demeter supplied one of ivory.
the right to bear arms
The right to use an heraldic device, which can be obtained only by direct grant from the College of Heralds (and the payment of certain fees), or by patrimony, i.e. direct descent from one on whom the grant has been conferred. In either case a small annual licence must be paid if the coat of arms is used in any way, such as on one's carnage, silver, or stationery. A person having such right is said to be armigerous.
The Royal Arms of England
The three lions passant gardant were introduced by Richard Cceur de Lion after his return from the third Crusade; the lion rampant in the second quarter is from the arms of Scotland, it having first been used in the reign of Alexander H (1214-49); and the harp in the fourth quarter represents Ireland; it was assigned to Ireland in the time of Henry VIII; before that time her device was three crowns.
to bear arms
To do military service; to be entitled to heraldic coat of arms and crest.
to elbow one's way in
To push one's way through a crowd; to get a place by hook or crook.
to keep at arm's length
To prevent another from being too familiar. To keep body and soul together. See BODY.
to lay down arms
To cease from armed hostility; to surrender.
to lift the elbow
To drink; usually said of an habitual drinker.
up in arms
In open rebellion ; figuratively, roused to anger.
up to one's elbow
Very busy, full of work. Work piled up to one's elbows.
wise head on young shoulders
An unusually mature and responsible person for their age
with open arms
Cordially; as persons receive a dear friend when they open their arms for an embrace.
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Benefit from the discoveries of others