mop

all mops and brooms

Drunk. Likely a reference to the mops and brooms needed to clean up after drunk people who vomit. I can't stand coming to this bar—it's full of college kids who are all mops and brooms for the first time. I got all mops and brooms at the party last night, and I'm paying for it today, all right. I may never drink again!

Dame Partington and her mop

Someone staunchly opposed to progress or reform, even when it is inevitable. The phrase is thought to have originated from stories in 19th-century England of a woman who kept trying to get water out of her flooded home during a storm before finally evacuating. I can't believe you're still fighting against that new tax! Stop being like Dame Partington and her mop and just accept change!

mop down

To clean someone or something by wiping or mopping. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "down." I just need to mop down the floors before our guests arrive. She mopped the child down as best as she could after he vomited all over himself.

mop head

The part of a mop that the cloth or sponge is attached to. I'm going to need a new mop after all—the mop head on this one is missing!

mop off

1. To clean or dry some surface by mopping or wiping it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "off." Here, take this cloth and mop off the windows so I can see while I'm driving. I mopped my face off with a towel after coming inside from the rain.

2. To mop or wipe something in order to remove it from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "off." I kept having to mop fog off my glasses because it was so warm in the room. It's been too long since I mopped off the dust from these shelves.

mop the floor up with (one)

1. To easily and thoroughly defeat one in a competition or contest. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped the floor up with the competition. Everyone was impressed the underdog team made it to the finals, but the returning champions mopped the floor up with them.

2. To physically beat or thrash one to the point of serious injury or incapacitation. Primarily heard in US. Tom got into a fight with some dude at the bar, but the other guy mopped the floor up with him.

See also: floor, mop, up

mop the floor with (someone)

To easily defeat an opponent. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped the floor with his competition.

mop up

1. To clean something up, such as a spill, often literally with a mop. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "up." Hand me a rag so I can mop up this juice.

2. To remedy problems caused by someone or something else. He needs to hire a PR person to mop up the mess he made with those comments.

3. To do the minor, final steps that complete a task. Can you mop up this filing? I have to be in a meeting right now.

4. To remove the final enemy troops from an area that has been reclaimed. There aren't many troops left for us to mop up.

See also: mop, up

mop up the floor with (one)

To easily and deftly beat up or defeat one. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped up the floor with his competition. If the two fighters were in their prime, Balboa would mop up the floor with Dixon.

See also: floor, mop, up

mop up with (something)

1. To wash (some surface) by wiping or mopping with some cleaning implement. I hate having to mop up with this dirty old thing. Let's go to the store and buy a new mop! I didn't have any cleaning supplies, so I had to mop up with some water, dish soap, and paper towels.

2. To remove something (from some surface) by wiping or mopping it up with some cleaning implement. Don't mop up the red wine with our good towels—it'll ruin them! Make sure you mop up that goop with bleach to decontaminate the floors.

See also: mop, up

mopping-up operation

Any action or procedure meant to cleanse, eradicate, or resolve any final or lingering loose ends. We've gotten most of the hard work done for the merger—we'll just send our legal team through our accounts on a mopping-up operation to make sure everything is in order before the move is finalized. The dictator began a massive mopping-up operation after assuming total power, sending troops throughout the country to round up and execute any remaining dissidents.

See also: operation

moppy

1. slang Disheveled or untidy in appearance; tousled. Said especially of hair. You were cute when you were a kid. Look at that adorable moppy hair you had!

2. obsolete slang Drunk. We were a fair bit moppy coming out of the tavern.

mop-top

A hairstyle in which the hair typically extends to the eyebrows in the front and, often, to the collar in the back. The mop-top is probably most commonly associated with the early Beatles. Wow Dad, you had quite a mop-top when you were younger!

mop-up operation

Any action or procedure meant to cleanse, eradicate, or resolve any final or lingering loose ends. We've gotten most of the hard work done for the merger—we'll just send our legal team through our accounts on a mop-up operation to make sure everything is in order before the move is finalized. The dictator began a massive mop-up operation after assuming total power, sending troops throughout the country to round up and execute any remaining dissidents.

See also: operation

that's how the mop flops

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's how the ball bounces.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just how the mop flops.

that's the way the ball bounces

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the way the ball bounces.

that's the way the mop flops

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's the way the cookie crumbles.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just the way the mop flops.

mop something down

to clean a surface with a mop. Please mop this floor down now. Please mop down this floor.

mop something off

to wipe the liquid off something. Please mop the counter off with paper towels. Mop off the counter.

mop something up

to clean up something, such as a spill, with a mop or with a mopping motion. Please mop this mess up. I will mop up this mess.

See also: mop, up

mop something up with something

to clean or remove something from something else using a mop, rag, towel, etc. I can mop the mess up with this old rag mop. She will mop up the mess with the rag.

See also: mop, up

mop the floor up with someone

to overwhelm and physically subdue someone; to beat someone. Stop talking like that, or I'll mop the floor up with you! Did you hear that? He threatened to mop up the floor with me!

See also: floor, mop, up

mop up

(after someone or something)

1. Lit. to clean up with a mop a sloppy mess made by someone or something. I am the one who has to mop up after the mess you made!

2. Fig. to rectify a problem that someone or something has created. You made a fuss in the conference and upset everyone. I spent hours mopping up after you in private meetings with all in attendance.

See also: mop, up

mopping-up operation

a clean-up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. It's all over except a small mopping-up operation. The mopping-up operation from the hurricane should cost just under twenty million.

See also: operation

That's the way the ball bounces.

and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops.

Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops.

mop up

1. Clear an area of remaining enemy troops after a victory, as in They left behind just one squadron to mop up. [c. 1900]

2. Perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or activity, as in Go ahead, I'll mop up these last invoices. [First half of 1900s] Both usages transfer the task of housecleaning with a mop to other kinds of cleanup.

See also: mop, up

mop up the floor with

Also, wipe the floor with. Defeat thoroughly, overwhelm, as in The young boxer said he was sure to mop up the floor with his opponent, or I just know we'll wipe the floor with the competition. [Late 1800s]

See also: floor, mop, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

Earp slop, bring the mop

tv. Someone has vomited. (Juvenile.) See what’s in the hall? Earp slop, bring the mop.

mop

(mɑp)

1. n. a drinking bout. She is off somewhere on another mop.

2. n. a heavy drinker; a drunkard. The guy’s a mop. There is nothing you can do till he decides he’s had enough.

3. n. hair; a hairdo. How do you like my new mop?

mop the floor up with someone

and wipe the floor up with someone

tv. to beat someone to a pulp. (Also with other verbs: clean, dust, etc.) Max whacked Bruno one and then mopped up the floor with him. One more crack like that, and I’ll have Sam wipe the floor up with you.

mopped

and moppy

mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jack was a little moppy to be driving.

moppy

verb

See mopped

mopping-up operation

n. a clean-up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. It’s all over except a small mopping-up operation.

See also: operation

That’s the way the mop flops

sent. This is the way things happen.; This is typical of a random pattern of events. (Contrived.) Sorry to hear about that, but that’s the way the mop flops.

词组	mop
释义	mop all mops and brooms Drunk. Likely a reference to the mops and brooms needed to clean up after drunk people who vomit. I can't stand coming to this bar—it's full of college kids who are all mops and brooms for the first time. I got all mops and brooms at the party last night, and I'm paying for it today, all right. I may never drink again! See also: all, and, broom, mop Dame Partington and her mop Someone staunchly opposed to progress or reform, even when it is inevitable. The phrase is thought to have originated from stories in 19th-century England of a woman who kept trying to get water out of her flooded home during a storm before finally evacuating. I can't believe you're still fighting against that new tax! Stop being like Dame Partington and her mop and just accept change! See also: and, dame, mop mop down To clean someone or something by wiping or mopping. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "down." I just need to mop down the floors before our guests arrive. She mopped the child down as best as she could after he vomited all over himself. See also: down, mop mop head The part of a mop that the cloth or sponge is attached to. I'm going to need a new mop after all—the mop head on this one is missing! See also: head, mop mop off 1. To clean or dry some surface by mopping or wiping it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "off." Here, take this cloth and mop off the windows so I can see while I'm driving. I mopped my face off with a towel after coming inside from the rain. 2. To mop or wipe something in order to remove it from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "off." I kept having to mop fog off my glasses because it was so warm in the room. It's been too long since I mopped off the dust from these shelves. See also: mop, off mop the floor up with (one) 1. To easily and thoroughly defeat one in a competition or contest. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped the floor up with the competition. Everyone was impressed the underdog team made it to the finals, but the returning champions mopped the floor up with them. 2. To physically beat or thrash one to the point of serious injury or incapacitation. Primarily heard in US. Tom got into a fight with some dude at the bar, but the other guy mopped the floor up with him. See also: floor, mop, up mop the floor with (someone) To easily defeat an opponent. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped the floor with his competition. See also: floor, mop mop up 1. To clean something up, such as a spill, often literally with a mop. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mop" and "up." Hand me a rag so I can mop up this juice. 2. To remedy problems caused by someone or something else. He needs to hire a PR person to mop up the mess he made with those comments. 3. To do the minor, final steps that complete a task. Can you mop up this filing? I have to be in a meeting right now. 4. To remove the final enemy troops from an area that has been reclaimed. There aren't many troops left for us to mop up. See also: mop, up mop up the floor with (one) To easily and deftly beat up or defeat one. Primarily heard in US. Although he wasn't favored to win the race, Jack really mopped up the floor with his competition. If the two fighters were in their prime, Balboa would mop up the floor with Dixon. See also: floor, mop, up mop up with (something) 1. To wash (some surface) by wiping or mopping with some cleaning implement. I hate having to mop up with this dirty old thing. Let's go to the store and buy a new mop! I didn't have any cleaning supplies, so I had to mop up with some water, dish soap, and paper towels. 2. To remove something (from some surface) by wiping or mopping it up with some cleaning implement. Don't mop up the red wine with our good towels—it'll ruin them! Make sure you mop up that goop with bleach to decontaminate the floors. See also: mop, up mopping-up operation Any action or procedure meant to cleanse, eradicate, or resolve any final or lingering loose ends. We've gotten most of the hard work done for the merger—we'll just send our legal team through our accounts on a mopping-up operation to make sure everything is in order before the move is finalized. The dictator began a massive mopping-up operation after assuming total power, sending troops throughout the country to round up and execute any remaining dissidents. See also: operation moppy 1. slang Disheveled or untidy in appearance; tousled. Said especially of hair. You were cute when you were a kid. Look at that adorable moppy hair you had! 2. obsolete slang Drunk. We were a fair bit moppy coming out of the tavern. mop-top A hairstyle in which the hair typically extends to the eyebrows in the front and, often, to the collar in the back. The mop-top is probably most commonly associated with the early Beatles. Wow Dad, you had quite a mop-top when you were younger! mop-up operation Any action or procedure meant to cleanse, eradicate, or resolve any final or lingering loose ends. We've gotten most of the hard work done for the merger—we'll just send our legal team through our accounts on a mop-up operation to make sure everything is in order before the move is finalized. The dictator began a massive mop-up operation after assuming total power, sending troops throughout the country to round up and execute any remaining dissidents. See also: operation that's how the mop flops There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's how the ball bounces.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just how the mop flops. See also: flops, how, mop that's the way the ball bounces There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the way the ball bounces. See also: ball, bounce, way that's the way the mop flops There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's the way the cookie crumbles.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just the way the mop flops. See also: flops, mop, way Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. mop something down to clean a surface with a mop. Please mop this floor down now. Please mop down this floor. See also: down, mop mop something off to wipe the liquid off something. Please mop the counter off with paper towels. Mop off the counter. See also: mop, off mop something up to clean up something, such as a spill, with a mop or with a mopping motion. Please mop this mess up. I will mop up this mess. See also: mop, up mop something up with something to clean or remove something from something else using a mop, rag, towel, etc. I can mop the mess up with this old rag mop. She will mop up the mess with the rag. See also: mop, up mop the floor up with someone to overwhelm and physically subdue someone; to beat someone. Stop talking like that, or I'll mop the floor up with you! Did you hear that? He threatened to mop up the floor with me! See also: floor, mop, up mop up (after someone or something) 1. Lit. to clean up with a mop a sloppy mess made by someone or something. I am the one who has to mop up after the mess you made! 2. Fig. to rectify a problem that someone or something has created. You made a fuss in the conference and upset everyone. I spent hours mopping up after you in private meetings with all in attendance. See also: mop, up mopping-up operation a clean-up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. It's all over except a small mopping-up operation. The mopping-up operation from the hurricane should cost just under twenty million. See also: operation That's the way the ball bounces. and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops. Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops. See also: ball, bounce, way McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. mop up 1. Clear an area of remaining enemy troops after a victory, as in They left behind just one squadron to mop up. [c. 1900] 2. Perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or activity, as in Go ahead, I'll mop up these last invoices. [First half of 1900s] Both usages transfer the task of housecleaning with a mop to other kinds of cleanup. See also: mop, up mop up the floor with Also, wipe the floor with. Defeat thoroughly, overwhelm, as in The young boxer said he was sure to mop up the floor with his opponent, or I just know we'll wipe the floor with the competition. [Late 1800s] See also: floor, mop, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Earp slop, bring the mop tv. Someone has vomited. (Juvenile.) See what’s in the hall? Earp slop, bring the mop. See also: bring, Earp, mop mop (mɑp) 1. n. a drinking bout. She is off somewhere on another mop. 2. n. a heavy drinker; a drunkard. The guy’s a mop. There is nothing you can do till he decides he’s had enough. 3. n. hair; a hairdo. How do you like my new mop? mop the floor up with someone and wipe the floor up with someone tv. to beat someone to a pulp. (Also with other verbs: clean, dust, etc.) Max whacked Bruno one and then mopped up the floor with him. One more crack like that, and I’ll have Sam wipe the floor up with you. See also: floor, mop, someone, up mopped and moppy mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jack was a little moppy to be driving. See also: mop moppy verb See mopped mopping-up operation n. a clean-up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. It’s all over except a small mopping-up operation. See also: operation That’s the way the mop flops sent. This is the way things happen.; This is typical of a random pattern of events. (Contrived.) Sorry to hear about that, but that’s the way the mop flops. See also: flops, mop, way McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: all mops and brooms pifficated funky-drunk glazed drunk stinking drunk cross-eyed drunk crosseyed screaming drunk booze blind drunk References in periodicals archive Inquirer Property writing editor Amy Remo found the visit to MOP 'a truly humbling experience.' 'Thank you, Missionaries of the Poor, for allowing us inside your home, for enabling us to share that experience and to find a deeper meaning behind the word 'home,'' she concluded. Leading healthcare provider bent to bring meaningful fight against dengue in modest home Muriate of Potash (MOP) Market Analysis by Applications: Global Muriate of Potash (MOP) Market 2019 Demand, Growth, Opportunities, Top Key Players and Foreca On one hand, MoP is a good conductor of electricity, which leads to fast electron transport across each microstructure and enhances electron penetration through the carbon layer. 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Machine versus man: can robotic mops clean to lead safety standards? More CA could be aggregated as template and further formed as macropores during the MoP formation. Effect of Citric Acid on the Synthesis of MoP Catalyst for CO 2 Reforming of CH4 These simple tips provided by Two Maids & A Mop will make living with your pet a breeze, and will allow you to spend less time cleaning and more time caring for our best friends. How Cleaning Up After Our Best Friends Can be Made Easy could do this by providing an appropriate number of GBU-57 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator or MOP, and several B-52 bombers. U.S. Representatives: Give Israel Bunker Busters to Deter Iran's Nuke Program -- A Connecticut man is facing charges after police said he grabbed a mop out of a hotel employee's hands and was ''mopping aggressively'' over the worker's shoes. 'Aggresive mopper' faces charges in Conn Global Banking News-September 16, 2014--Central bank of Kenya looking to mop up money from markets Central bank of Kenya looking to mop up money from markets 8 August 2014 - US oil spill recovery services provider MOP Environmental Solutions Inc (OTCMKTS:MOPN) has finalised its tie-up with sector player JPO Companies Inc, the parties said today. MOP Environmental Solutions finalises tie-up with JPO Companies IDMSCV16 Steam Mop Transformer A versatile and powerful steam mop that efficiently cleans and sanitises. offers As with a disposable mop or wipe, the reusable version requires the same initial testing and validation to ensure they meet application and environmental requirements. Economy class: Karen Rossington considers the economic issues in cutting the cleanroom consumables bill Simply pour tap water into the mop's tank (a built-in filtering system protects it from limescale) with the plastic jug provided, press the "on" button and it's ready to use in seconds - once the tank changes from red to blue, you're good to go. PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
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