to make a great fuss over someone or something. (Informal.) □ Billy, stop carrying on about your tummy ache like that. □ He carried on about her being late for hours....[继续阅读]

    to plan how to make use of the good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.) □ Youre away ahead of yourself. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched. □ You may be disappointed if you count you...[继续阅读]

    to silence someone. (Slang.) □ Will you please shut up that crying baby! □ Oh, shut yourself up! ALSO: Shut up! Be quiet! □ Oh, shut up!...[继续阅读]

    See get the creeps....[继续阅读]

    to keep from doing something until everyone ahead of you has done it. □ You cant cross the intersection yet. You must wait your turn. □ I cant wait my turn. Im in a tremendous hurry....[继续阅读]

    See the previous entry....[继续阅读]

    See have a lot of promise....[继续阅读]

    to form into a group and attack someone. (It can be either a physical attack or a verbal attack.) □ We cant win against the enemy unless we gang up on him. □ All right, you lot, dont gang up on me. Play fair!...[继续阅读]

    1. (Slang.) to break a habit. □ Its hard to kick a habit, but it can be done. I stopped biting my nails. □ I used to drink coffee every morning, but I kicked the habit. 2. [with kick the habit only] to put an end to ones drug addiction. (Slang.) □ Joh...[继续阅读]

    to have much evidence which can be used against someone in court. (Have can be replaced with build, gather, assemble, etc.) □ Do the police have a case against John? □ No, they dont have a case. □ They are trying to build a case against him. □ My sol...[继续阅读]