Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:
Keep trying till the last minute
Never give up
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:
If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.
He didn't win the contract, but he went down swinging. He wastes so much time.
Go for broke不惜一砌,定要成功
Definition / Meaning of this idiom:Risk everything in order to achieve the result you want; Gamble everything.
Commit all one's available resources toward achieving a goal.
Attempt to reach a very high goal.
Examples of this idiom:
John decided to go for broke and pursue his acting career full-time.
Tim risked everything on the new venture. He went for broke.
Our competitors are going for broke to get some of our clients
The way to be successful is to decide exactly what you want, then go for broke.
You go for broke when you risk losing everything for one chance to win big.
If we go for broke on this one, and it doesn't work, we'll lose everything.
Go for it去嘗試,做到最好
Definition / Meaning of this idiom:Try to win
Try one's best
Pursue a goal with determination
Examples of this idiom:Lets go for it.
David went for it and won the World Cup.
Go for it! Try to be a scientist.
Do not go for it if you are not ready.
All of we should get together on this one and go for it.
We want you to go for it.
If Peter is going to make this quarter's quota, he needs to go for it.
I told Tim he would succeed if he really went for it.
Go for the gold嘗試高難度目標
Definition / Meaning of this idiom:Go to extremes to achieve success.
Aim for the best
Try for a difficult goal
Examples of this idiom:Now that David has a successful business,
he’s going for the gold and trying to make his business worldwide.
Peter and Mary go for the gold as though nothing could happen. Who can blame them?
There's a world of difference between companies who go for the gold and those who don't.
She went for the gold when she put down her short-term goals.
Let's go for the gold. I want to be very fruitful this year.
Go postal發怒
Definition / Meaning of the idiom:Act out in an angry way.
Become very angry
Suddenly behave in a violent and angry way, especially in the place where you work.
Examples of this idiom:My parents will go postal if I get home late.
When Tim heard he'd been fired he went postal and started throwing things around the office.
I don't think anybody is going to come in to work and go postal on me.
I got a really negative reaction. Tim went postal in the meeting.
Did you read the newspaper? A college kid went postal and shot classmates in the dorm.
Hand in Hand一同;齊心
Definition / Meaning:Closely associated
Conjointly
Related, together
Examples:Nurses and doctors work hand in hand to save lives.
Some people believed ability in math and music were supposed to go hand in hand.
Math and science go hand in hand.
Crime usually goes hand in hand with poor economic conditions.
The change in school hours goes hand in hand with the new policy of increasing class sizes.
People might think that the Windows operating system goes hand in hand with the Pentium
processor.
If things go hand in hand, they are related and go together.
I want you to work hand in hand with Peter to get the job done.
This earphone goes hand in hand with the software to guide the user.
Have the bandwidth有能力
Definition / Meaning of this idiom:Have the capacity or capability.
Examples of this idiom:The operators are too busy today. They don't have the bandwidth to hand the calls.
The editors are too busy. They don't have the bandwidth to read complete manuscripts.
Their company is growing too fast. They don't have the bandwidth to manage the changes.
The bottom line is that organisations now have the bandwidth, the knowledge and the structure to deliver IT services.
If you don't have the bandwidth, don't host the clips.
If you have the bandwidth and you're interested, watch the whole clip.
Your staff just doesn't have the bandwidth, time, or training to conduct sufficient testing.
If you have the bandwidth, you might want to challenge the highest level.
Not that they aren't important, I just didn't have the bandwidth to handle it.
Does Tim have the bandwidth to dispatch all copyright matters?
They did not have the bandwidth to prosecute every case
I don't really have the bandwidth to keep it in different formats.
Heads Up小心; 警告
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:Be in charge of, lead; Watch out
Give someone information or a warning
Being wide awake and alert.; Information or notification
An advance warming
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:Raise your head and be careful about some
nearby danger!
David heads up the commission on conservation.
Please, give me the heads-up on the new security measures.
I wanted to give you a heads up that I'll be sending you the revised document for your approval.
They promised we'd get a heads up on the new format tomorrow.
Our boss was coming. The supervisor gave us a heads up to get on with some work.
American will have come across heads up as an advance warning.
We have a new boss. He heads up the whole company.
There is an experiment with what pilot called a heads-up display.
Heads up, you guys.
I'll give you the heads up when I see the FedEx truck pull up to the building.
I can see the importance in this, thanks for the heads-up.
There are a lot of birds in this park, so heads up!
My thanks for the heads-up on that book.
In your face小心;令人不愉;令人討厭
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:Be in charge of, lead; Watch out
A bold aggressive manner one would be in.
If someone is in your face, they are direct and confrontational.
Annoy or provoke someone
Make someone uncomfortable
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:
Why don't you get in her face!
Tim really got in the supervisor's face.
Tim was really in my face. I didn't like him. He didn't give me any space.
Tim is a difficult guy to work with because he is always in your face. He likes to argue.
在圈內,知內情
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:Part of a group that is kept up-to-date with information about something
Have the special knowledge or power that belongs to a particular group of people. Having knowledge of and involvement in something.
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:Mary's new to the board, but be sure to keep her in the loop.
Is president fully in the loop on issues of national security?
Tom didn't go out of his way to keep his employees in the loop.
Since from his resignation, he's no longer in the loop.
Please, keep me in the loop. I want to hear the latest news.
Mary knew about the merger because she's in the loop.
Be out of the loop圈外Definitions/MeaningNot included on the list; Having no knowledge of and involvement in something.
ExamplesI've been out of the loop since I changed jobs. I
didn't realize Wendy and Bob had gotten engaged.
I've been out of the loop since I moved across town.
Nobody tells me the news anymore.
In the red赤字中
Definition / Meaning成語解繹:Losing money; Unprofitable; In debt; Experiencing the situation of spending more money than earning.
Examples 成語例子/例句:If your bank account is overdrawn, it is in the red
Tourism is down and many hotels are operating in the red.
The IT company found itself about $2 billion in the red.
When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.
If we are in the red, we owe money.
The East Airline began to go into the red when the price of oil began to rise rapidly.
Business is really going poorly these days. Some companies have been in the red for the past few months.
TIM has been in the red since last year.
In the blackMeaning/Definition成語解繹making money, profitable
Examples 成語例子/例句:PC Penny is really improving. It has been in the black all year.
PC Penny has been in the black since last year.
In the same boat面對同一處境或問題
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:Work as a team; Face the same challenges;
Experience the same situation or condition; In the same unfavorable situation.
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:They can't fight against each other. They need to work together. They're all in the same boat! We
are all in the same boat. We can get through it together. Suddenly Tim was in the same boat as
any other worker who had lost a job. If people are in the same boat, they are facing the same
challenges. You and I are in the same boat, we are in the same unpleasant situation. We're all in the same boat now and we shall have to work together to find a solution. We are all in the same boat now that our company has gone out of business. When the company closed down, the workers all found themselves in the same boat. The storm left them all in the same boat. The workers are all in the same boat now that their store has gone out of business. TWO months ago, I was in the same boat as millions of youth in India. They are both researchers who worked with start-up companies and then left to start their own companies. They are in the same boat. Mary and Jane both have just their first baby. They are in the same boat.
Jump the gun太快下結論
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹::Do something too soon, without thinking carefully; Start doing something too soon, act too hastily; Get off one's mark too soon; to act prematurely; Start before you are ready; Do or say something before you should; Start before the starting signal or before you should start (as in a race)
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:Tim shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologized for jumping the gun.
We should not jump the gun by making a statement about what caused the problem before the investigation is completed.
Don't jump the gun, you shouldn't start doing something before the appropriate time.
The weather bureau jumped the gun on predicting a storm; it didn't happen for another two weeks.
You need more facts before you go into business, don't jump the gun.
Tim jumped the gun when he accepted the offer, now he regrets it.
Tim jumped the gun and bought the stock at a high price.
Tim really jumped the gun when he bought his watch before he got a job.
Tim jumped the gun and he will have to start again.
Tim jumped the gun on buying a new television. Now, he regret what he did .
Tim didn't wait for the signal. He jumped the gun in the race. I know you're keen. But, don't jump
the gun.
Jump-start輔助;做一些事情加快效果
Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹::Use cables to start a car, kick start; Do something to get an activity or institution working
better or faster.
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:One cold morning David helped Tim to jump start my car.
It allows new users to get a jump start on how to effectively use the programs.
Can you give me a jump-start?
Something is needed to "jump-start the stalled investigation.
Let's jump start this project. It is our first priority.
The economy was lagging, so Mr. Greenspan tried to jump-start it by lowering the interest rate.
KickbackKickback is different from "Kick Back".
Kick Back 還東西如錢回物主Meanings/Definitions of this idiom 成語解繹Return something; Return (stolen property, money, etc.) to the owner.
Do less; Pay back a part of one's earnings; Relax and enjoy your leisure time.
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句My supervisor kicked back the first draft of the report and asked me to make some changes. It's time to kick back and relax. I'm just kicking back with some friends watching the football game. I'm going to kick back this evening and watch movies. I'm going to kick back on the deck for a couple of hours. Let's just kick back and enjoy the weekend. The workers were forced to kick back half their pay to their job-hunter. The pawnbroker kicked back the paintings to the gallery.
Kickback 非法收回佣Meaning/Definitions of this idiom 成語解繹A bribe or payoff; Money paid illegally for favorable treatment; An illegal, secret payment made in return
for a referral in which resulted in a transaction or contract.
ExamplesTim was taken to court for giving kickbacks to the officers. Tim gave the officers an illegal kickback in
order to win the contract. It must meet a safe-harbor regulation under the anti-kickback statute
Knock it off"Knock off" is different from "Knock it off".
Knock offMeaning / Definitions 成語解繹Finish work; Take a break; Cease work
Examples 成語例子/例句We knock off at 6 pm. We knock off work at noon. It's after six, let's knock off. When do you knock off for
the day? We knocked off work at noon. He knocked off work at six o'clock. Let's knock off at four o'clock.
Knock it off [Idiom]Meaning / Definitions 成語解繹
Stop doing something, quit; Stop talking about something considered inappropriate; Stop it, Quit it
[in commands]
Know the ropes"Know the ropes" is different from "Show someone the ropes".
Know the ropes知詳情,細節,有经驗
Meaning / Definitions of this idiom 成語解繹:Understand the details or procedure; Understand how something works; Know how to do
something; Be seasoned; Be well-informed; Have much experience
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句Good supervisors know the ropes. They have skills and experience. You won't have to train the
new technician, he already know the ropes.
Sailors had to know which ropes raised certain sales at sea. Don't worry about David's taking over that researcher's job--he already knows the ropes. David knows the ropes at his job and he gets along very well at work. After a few weeks on the job, she knows the ropes. David's been in this job long enough to know the ropes.
Show someone the ropes解釋怎樣用一樣東西,活動或工作等
Meaning / Definitions
- Explain to someone how to do a job or activity.
Example
- David is very experienced-he'll show you the ropes.
Meaning / Definitions of this idiom 成語解繹
- Overcome difficulties
- Come out of a bad situation successfully
- Be restored to a sound or stable condition
Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句
- Don't worry about his losing his job two weeks in a row--- he always lands on his feet.
- PC Penny went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet.
- Tom was able to land on his feet even though his company had recently gone bankrupt.
Lay it on the line坦白;坦白說出
Meaning / Definitions
- Tell someone the truth although it will upset the person.
- Be completely honest
- Speak frankly and firmly, make something clear
- Be truthful
Examples
- I have to lay it on the line and tell Tim his work is not good enough.
- David really laid it on the line and told his work was bad
- The professor laid it on the line: either hand in a term paper or fail the course.
- I want to know if I passed or failed in the test, you can lay it on the line.
- I'm going to stop being polite and lay it on the line.
- Cook had laid it on the line to his players - if their performance isn't acceptable, they're out.
- Let me lay it on the line for you. If we don't get into the Chinese market now, someone else will.
- I'm going to lay it on the line. Don't ever do that again.
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