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yeoman service
( {n. phr.} Help in time of need; serviceable and good assistance. * /Sam was pressed into yeoman service in organizing our annual fundraiser for cerebral palsy victims./)
yes-man
( ˈjesmæn {n.}, A person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything said; especially, someone who always agrees with a boss or the one in charge. * /John tries to get ahead on his Далее…
yesterday
( ˈjestədɪ See: BORN YESTERDAY.)
yon
( jɔn See: HITHER AND THITHER or HITHER AND YON.)
yoo-hoo
( {interj.} - Used as an informal call or shout to a person to attract his attention. * /Louise opened the door and called "Yoo-hoo, Mother - are you home?"/ See: ALL RIGHT FOR YOU, I'M Далее…
you bet your life
( Most certainly; yes, indeed; without any doubt. - Used to declare with emphasis that a thing is really so. * /Do I like to ski? You bet your life I do./ * /You bet I will be at the Далее…
you can say that again
( See: YOU SAID IT. {interj.}, - Used to show strong agreement with what another person has said. * /"That sure was a good show." "You said it!"/ * /"It sure is hot!" "You can say that Далее…
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
( It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. - A proverb. * /You'll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal Далее…
you don't say
( {interj.}, - Used to show surprise at what is said. * /Your ring is a real diamond? You don't say!/ * /"Bill and Jean are going to get married." "You don't say!"/ Syn.: DO TELL.)
you tell 'em
( {interj.}, - Used to agree with or encourage someone in what he is saying. * /The drunk was arguing with the bartenders and a man cried, "You tell 'em!"/)
you're telling me
( {interj.}, - Used to show that a thing is so clear that it need not be said, or just to show strong agreement. * /"You're late." "You're telling me!"/ Compare: YOU BET, YOU SAID IT.) Далее…
your
( jɔ: See: HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, YOU BET YOUR BOOTS or YOU BET YOUR LIFE.)
yours truly
( {adv. phr.} 1. Signing off at the end of letters. * /Yours truly, Tom Smith./ 2. I, the first person singular pronoun, frequently abbreviated as t.y. * /As t.y. has often pointed out.../ * Далее…
yum-yum
( {interj.}, - Used usually by or to children, to express great delight, especially in the taste of food. * /"Yum-Yum! That pie is good!"/)
zero hour
( {n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start. * /Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight./ 2. The time when an important decision or Далее…
zero in on
( {v.} 1. To adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit (a target); aim at. * /Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort./ * /American missiles have been zeroed in on certain targets, to be Далее…
zip one's lip
( {v. phr.}, To stop talking; keep a secret; shut your mouth; be quiet. * /The man was getting loud and insulting and the cop told him to button his lip./ * /John wanted to talk, but Dan Далее…
zone defense
( {n.} A defense in a sport (as basketball or football) in which each player has to defend a certain area. * /The coach taught his team a zone defense because he thought his players weren't Далее…
zonk out
( {v. phr.}, 1. To fall asleep very quickly. * /Can I talk to Joe? - Call back tomorrow, he zonked out./ 2. To pass out from fatigue, or alcohol. * /You won't get a coherent word out of Далее…
zoom in
( {v. phr.} 1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes and birds of prey). * /The fighter planes zoomed in on the enemy target./ 2. To make a closeup of someone or something with a camera. Далее…
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