Faux Pas Thành Ngữ, Tục Ngữ, Slang Phrases - Từ đồng Nghĩa

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faux pas Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a suicide pass (hockey)

a pass behind the player causing him to look back Older players always stop when receiving a suicide pass.

feather a pass (hockey)

pass a puck accurately but softly Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.

just passing through

(See pass through)

make a pass

show that you feel romantic toward someone Julie made a pass at me. She sent me a love note and smiled at me.

make a pass at someone

make romantic advances to a member of the opposite sex He was fired because he made a pass at one of the women who he works with.

pass

old fashioned, dated, old hat It's pass

pass around

pass from person to person in the room, hand out The speaker passed around a sheet of paper for us to sign.

pass away

die, pass on Grandma passed away in 1974. She was 92.

pass for

appear similar to, look like In that uniform, you could pass for a police officer.

pass muster

pass a test or checkup, be good enough I wrote some of the instructions of the computer manual and will send them to my partner to see if they pass muster.

pass off

claim to be someone one is not, pretend to be someone else He passed himself off as a reporter and was able to get into the concert.

pass on

give away something that you don

pass out

faint Three teenage girls passed out at the rock concert.

pass the buck

shift responsibility to others He always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.

pass through

drive or travel through a town or city When we were passing through Regina, I called my cousin.

pass up

not take an opportunity, not do it when you can Do not pass up this opportunity to go back to school.

pass water

urinate, take a leak[B], take a pee The nurse came in and asked him if he'd passed water yet.

pass wind

let out gas, let a fart Mother says it's not polite to pass wind while you are eating.

put (something) past someone (negative)

be surprised by what someone does I wouldn

suicide pass

(See a suicide pass)

bust open a can of whoopass

to prepare to beat someone up/get really angry after they've done something appalling: (Usually meant as a joke between friends.)"Yo g, if you don't stop bugging me, I'm gonna bust open a can of whoopass on you!"

whoopass

see bust open a can of whoopass

come to pass

happen；become real发生；实现I don't know if his promise will come to pass．我不知道他的许诺能否兑现。

pass by

1． go past走过He passed by without greeting me．他经过我面前时没打招呼。A bus passed by just a moment aso．一辆公共汽车刚开过去。2．（time）elapse ：（chance or opportunity）slip by（时间）过去；（机会）错过The patient grew steadily better as the days passed by．一天天过去了，病人逐渐好转起来。3．overlook； ignore忽略We'll pass that matter by for the moment．我们暂时不去考虑那件事。In making the selection we passed this short piece by quite inadvertently．在挑选时我们完全由于疏忽而漏过了这篇短文。

pass down

hand or transfer sth．（from one generation to another）把…往下传递The craft of candlemaking has been passed down for mang generations．蜡烛制作的工艺流传了许多代人。

pass into

1． go into进入He passed into the college by the narrowest possible margin．他十分勉强地考进了这个学院。Patients under hypnosis pass into a trancelike state．被催眠的病人都进入昏睡状态。2．become gradually 逐渐变成When water boils it passes into steam．水沸腾后变成蒸汽。His words may pass into a proverb．他的话可能会流传为谚语。On his death， the farm passed into the hands of the state．他死后，农场归国家所有。3．record into载入The general's brilliant military achievements have passed into history．将军的辉煌军事成就已成了历史。

pass over

1．cross横过We must take care in passing over the road．我们过马路时必须小心。2．forgive宽恕I cannot pass over his fault．我不能宽恕他的过失。I'll pass it over this time； but don't do it again．这回我饶恕你，但下次不可这样。3．overlook；pay no attention to 对…置之不理I cannot pass the matter over．我不能对此事置之不理。You can't pass over these painful sources of conflict and hope they'll naturally disappear．你不能回避这些令人痛苦的冲突根源而希望它们会自然消失。I wonder what made the reviewer pass over this aspect of the book in silence．我不知道书评作者为什么只字不提该书的这一方面。4．review or summarise sth．briefly回顾；浏览He quickly passed over the decisions which had been made at the last meeting．他很快把上次会议作出的决定回顾了一下。I have read the first two chapters and passed over the rest of the book．书的第1、2章我已阅读过了，其余部分我只粗看了一遍。5．not promote or choose sb． who feels he should be promoted不予考虑（提升、任命）Did you hear that they've passed over poor old Henry for a newcomer？你听说了吗，他们没考虑提升可怜的老亨利，而提升了一个新来的？He was passed over by the Army Promotion Board．他未被陆军晋级委员会考虑提升。

pass the time of day

say hello to sb．寒暄；打招呼She is so haughty that she will scarcely condescend to pass the time of day with people when she meets them．她非常傲慢，每次碰到人几乎都不愿和他们打招呼。They met at the corner and paused to pass the time of day．他们在拐角处相遇，停下来寒暄了几句。

paste up

fasten with paste to a surface用浆糊把…贴在上面They have pasted up a notice on the wall．他们在墙上贴了一张布告。The printer pasted up the first chapter to show the author what his book would look like．印刷工把书的第1章粘贴好了，让作者了解他的书会是什么样的。

with each passing day

Idiom(s): with each passing dayTheme: TIMEas days pass, one by one; day by day.• Things grow more expensive with each passing day.• We are all growing older with each passing day.

ships that pass in the night

Idiom(s): ships that pass in the nightTheme: ENCOUNTERpeople who meet each other briefly by chance and who are unlikely to meet again.• Mary wanted to see Jim again, but to him, they were ships that passed in the night.• When you travel a lot on business, you meet many ships that pass in the night.

put out to pasture

Idiom(s): put sb or sth out to pastureTheme: ENDINGSto retire someone or something. (Informal. Originally said of a horse that was too old to work.)• Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left.• This car has reached the end of the line. It's time to put it out to pasture.

past one's or sth's prime

Idiom(s): past one's or sth's primeTheme: AGEbeyond the most useful or productive period.• Joan was a wonderful singer, but she's past her prime now.• This old car's past its prime. I'll need to get a new one.

pass through one's mind

Idiom(s): pass through someone's mind AND cross someone's mindTheme: THOUGHTto come to mind briefly; for an idea to occur to someone.• Let me tell you what just crossed my mind.• As you were speaking, something passed through my mind that I'd like to discuss.

pass the time

Idiom(s): pass the timeTheme: TIME - SPEND to fill up time (by doing something).• I never know how to pass the time when I'm on vacation.• What do you do to pass the time?

pass the hat

Idiom(s): pass the hatTheme: MONEYto attempt to collect money for some (charitable) project.• Bob is passing the hat to collect money to buy flowers for Ann.• He's always passing the hat for something.

pass as

Idiom(s): pass as sb or sthTheme: SIMILARITYto succeed in being accepted as someone or something.• The spy was able to pass as a regular citizen.• The thief was arrested when he tried to pass as a priest.

no trespassing

Idiom(s): no trespassingTheme: EXCLUSIONdo not enter. (Usually seen on a sign. Not usually spoken.)• The sign on the tree said, "No Trespassing." So we didn't go in• The angry farmer chased us out of the field shouting, "Get out! Don't you see the no trespassing sign?"

mention in passing

Idiom(s): mention sb or sth in passingTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL to mention someone or something casually; to mention someone or something while talking about someone or something else.• He just happened to mention in passing that the mayor had resigned.• John mentioned in passing that he was nearly eighty years old.

make a pass at

Idiom(s): make a pass at sbTheme: FLIRTATIONto flirt with someone; to make a romantic advance at someone. (This often has sexual implications.)• I was shocked when Ann made a pass at me.• I think Bob was making a pass at me, but he did it very subtly.

come to a pretty pass

Idiom(s): come to a pretty passTheme: DEVELOPMENTto develop into a bad, unfortunate, or difficult situation.• Things have come to a pretty pass when people have to beg in the streets.• When parents are afraid of their children, things have come to a pretty pass.

a past master at

Idiom(s): be a past master at sthTheme: SKILLto have been proven extremely good or skillful at an activity.• Mary is a past master at cooking omeletes.• Pam is a past master at the art of complaining.

not see past the end of one's nose

Idiom(s): not see farther than the end of one's nose AND not see past the end of one's noseTheme: PERCEPTION - SELFISH not to care about what is not actually present or obvious; not to care about the future or about what is happening elsewhere or to other people.• Mary can't see past the end of her nose. She doesn't care about what will happen in the future as long as she's comfortable now.• Jack's been accused of not seeing farther than the end of his nose. He refuses to expand the company and look for new markets.

pass out

give the same thing to many people"The professor passed the textbooks out before class."

pass up

decline (usually something good)"I passed up the job because I am afraid of change."

Dwell on the past

Thinking too much about the past, so that it becomes a problem is to dwell on the past.

Pastoral care

This is used in education to describe the aspect of care offered to pupils that cover things besides learning.

Put someone out to pasture

If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities.

Whistling past the graveyard

(USA) If someone is whistling past the graveyard, they are trying to remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling past the cemetery' is also used.)

a pretty pass|pass|pretty pass

n. phr. An unfortunate condition; a critical state. While the boss was away, things at the company had come to a pretty pass.

faux pas

Một sai lầm đáng xấu hổ hoặc vi phạm nghi thức thích hợp, thường mắc phải trước mặt người khác. Daria vừa không nhận ra mình vừa làm một trò giả như vậy khi dùng nĩa trộn bloom để ăn món chính .. Xem thêm: faux, pas

(make / commit) a ˌfaux ˈpas

(from Tiếng Pháp) một hành động hoặc một nhận xét gây bối rối vì nó bất đúng về mặt xã hội: Tôi ngay lập tức làm một hành động giả khi tui quên cởi giày trước khi vào nhà. ♢ Họ đủ hi sinh tế để bỏ qua chuyện giả mạo của tui và tiếp tục như bất có chuyện gì xảy ra. Nghĩa của từ tiếng Pháp là 'sai bước' .. Xem thêm: faux, pas. Xem thêm:

More Idioms/Phrases

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