imbedverb
nhúng vào
/ɪmˈbed//ɪmˈbed/Related words and phrases
Idioms
be raining cats and dogs(informal)to be raining heavily
a dog and pony show(North American English, informal, disapproving)an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy something
the dog and pony show of his visits to the war zonea dog and pony show to sell the idea to investors (a case of) dog eat doga situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
I'm afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world. a dog in the mangera person who stops other people from enjoying something that the person cannot use or does not want themselves
a dog’s breakfast/dinner(British English, informal)a thing that has been done badly
He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts. a dog’s lifean unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment
He led his poor partner a dog's life. every dog has his/its day(saying)everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life
give a dog a bad name(saying)when a person already has a bad reputation, it is difficult to change it because others will continue to blame or suspect them
go to the dogs(informal)to get into a very bad state
This firm's gone to the dogs since the new management took over. a/the hair of the dog (that bit you)(informal)alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before
have a dog in the fight(informal)to be involved in a situation so that you will gain or lose according to the result
I really don't have a dog in this fight, so I can just enjoy the game.The employees have a dog in the hunt, so their views should be listened to. let sleeping dogs lie(saying)to avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments
like a dogextremely hard
I've been working like a dog recently.in a very bad or cruel way
They treated him like a dog. like a dog with a bone(informal)very determined and refusing to give up
When she sensed a good story she was like a dog with a bone. not have a dog’s chanceto have no chance at all
He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam. (as) sick as a dog(informal)feeling very sick; vomiting a lot
the tail (is) wagging the dogused to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by somebody/something that is not as important
(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks(saying)(you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time
throw somebody to the dogsto allow somebody to suffer or be punished in an unfair way, as if they have no value
Her boss collects a big retirement cheque while she is thrown to the dogs. why keep a dog and bark yourself?(informal, saying)if somebody can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself