lather

be in a lather

To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

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get in(to) a lather

To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam got in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she still got into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

get into a lather

To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't get into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's gotten into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

in a lather

Very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

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lather up

1. To cover someone, something, or oneself with a lather or foam, typically from soap. In this form, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lather" and "up." Make sure you lather your hair up really thoroughly to wash out any excess dye. Our dog never sits still when we try to lather him up for his bath. To save on water, I always turn the shower off while I lather up.

2. To produce a thick volume of suds when vigorously rubbed or mixed together. I always hate washing with shower soap that doesn't lather up—I just don't feel like it gets me clean! Once the mixture lathers up, apply it evenly across the entire area of the stain.

3. To cover someone, something, or oneself with sunscreen. Make sure you lather the kids up before they go down to the beach. A lot of people forget to lather up when they go skiing because it's typically cold out, but the sun is even more dangerous out on the slopes!

4. Of a horse, to produce a lot of sweat that develops into a foam, used to cool the horse down in the heat or after strenuous activity. By the end of the long ride, I was covered in dust and my horse was well lathered up.

See also: lather, up

lather, rinse, (and) repeat

An instruction to repeat the same steps of some process, perhaps multiple times, in order to achieve the same desired result. A reference to instructions found on some bottles of shampoo. It's easy, you just cut a piece of the material to length, fold it in half, then sew along the edges. Lather, rinse, and repeat until you've done 50 of them. My last job was so mindless. I would just input customer details into a spreadsheet, export the file to our internal format, then add it to the company database. Lather, rinse, repeat, all day long.

lathered (up)

1. Totally covered in some liquid or foamy substance, such as soap suds or cream. Everyone in the bachelorette party was busy getting lathered up in fake tan ahead of the night out on the town. Make sure the kids are lathered in sun block before you let them go out on the beach.

2. slang Drunk. The flight attendant was fired for getting lathered in the middle of a flight. Tom kept buying us rounds of drinks, so we stayed pretty lathered up the whole night.

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work (oneself) into a lather

To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't work yourself into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's worked herself into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

work (oneself) up into a lather

To become or make oneself feel very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't work yourself up into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's worked herself up into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.

*in a lather

Fig. flustered; excited and agitated. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) Now, calm down. Don't be in a lather. I always get in a lather when I'm late. I get into a lather easily.

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lather something up

to apply thick soapsuds to something, such as part of the body or all of it. He lathered his face up in preparation for shaving. He lathered up his face.

See also: lather, up

lather up

1. [for a horse] to develop a foam of sweat from working very hard. The horses lathered up heavily during the race. Don't let your horse lather up!

2. [for soap] to develop thick suds when rubbed in water. This soap won't lather up, even when I rub it hard. When the soap lathers up, spread the lather on your face and rub.

3. and lather oneself up [for one] to apply soap lather to one's body. He will spend a few minutes lathering himself up before he rinses. He lathered up and then shaved.

See also: lather, up

work oneself (up) into a lather

and work oneself (up) into a sweat

1. and work up a sweat Lit. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don't work yourself up into a lather. We don't need to finish this today. I worked myself into a sweat getting this stuff ready.

2. . Fig. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don't work yourself up into a lather. He had worked himself into such a sweat, I was afraid he would have a stroke.

in a lather

Also, in a state. Agitated and anxious, as in Don't get yourself in a lather over this, or She was in a state over the flight cancellation. The first term alludes to the frothy sweat of a horse, the second to an upset state of mind. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see in a stew.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in a lather

INFORMAL

If someone is in a lather, they are very angry, worried or upset about something. `Brenda!' she shouted, in a great lather. `It's happened again!' Note: You can also say that someone gets into a lather or works themselves up into a lather. What's she getting into a lather about now? You have spent the past six months worrying and working yourself up into a lather over situations which are really none of your business. Note: When horses get very hot, the sweat on their coats sometimes forms a foamy substance called lather.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

get into a ˈlather

work yourself into a ˈlather

(British English, informal) get anxious or angry about something, especially when it is not necessary: Look, don’t worry! There’s no point getting yourself into a lather over this!The idiom originally described the heavy sweat that you can see on the coat of a horse that has run very hard as a mass of white bubbles, like lather, the bubbles produced by mixing soap with water.

in a ˈlather

(British English, informal) in a nervous, angry or excited state: What’s going on? Chris has just come rushing into my office all in a lather, saying something about a lost report.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

lather up

1. To cover some surface with lather or foam: He lathered up his chin and shaved the stubble. She lathered her hair up with the new shampoo.

2. To produce or become filled or covered with lather or foam: This shaving cream lathers up as soon as you put it on your skin.

See also: lather, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

lathered

(ˈlæðɚd)

mod. alcohol intoxicated. The two brothers sat there and got lathered.

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work oneself (up) into a lather

1. tv. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don’t work yourself up into a lather. We don’t need to finish this today.

2. tv. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don’t work yourself up into a lather.

work oneself into a lather

verb

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释义	lather be in a lather To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: lather get in(to) a lather To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam got in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she still got into a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: get, lather get into a lather To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't get into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's gotten into a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: get, lather in a lather Very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: lather lather up 1. To cover someone, something, or oneself with a lather or foam, typically from soap. In this form, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lather" and "up." Make sure you lather your hair up really thoroughly to wash out any excess dye. Our dog never sits still when we try to lather him up for his bath. To save on water, I always turn the shower off while I lather up. 2. To produce a thick volume of suds when vigorously rubbed or mixed together. I always hate washing with shower soap that doesn't lather up—I just don't feel like it gets me clean! Once the mixture lathers up, apply it evenly across the entire area of the stain. 3. To cover someone, something, or oneself with sunscreen. Make sure you lather the kids up before they go down to the beach. A lot of people forget to lather up when they go skiing because it's typically cold out, but the sun is even more dangerous out on the slopes! 4. Of a horse, to produce a lot of sweat that develops into a foam, used to cool the horse down in the heat or after strenuous activity. By the end of the long ride, I was covered in dust and my horse was well lathered up. See also: lather, up lather, rinse, (and) repeat An instruction to repeat the same steps of some process, perhaps multiple times, in order to achieve the same desired result. A reference to instructions found on some bottles of shampoo. It's easy, you just cut a piece of the material to length, fold it in half, then sew along the edges. Lather, rinse, and repeat until you've done 50 of them. My last job was so mindless. I would just input customer details into a spreadsheet, export the file to our internal format, then add it to the company database. Lather, rinse, repeat, all day long. See also: repeat lathered (up) 1. Totally covered in some liquid or foamy substance, such as soap suds or cream. Everyone in the bachelorette party was busy getting lathered up in fake tan ahead of the night out on the town. Make sure the kids are lathered in sun block before you let them go out on the beach. 2. slang Drunk. The flight attendant was fired for getting lathered in the middle of a flight. Tom kept buying us rounds of drinks, so we stayed pretty lathered up the whole night. See also: lather work (oneself) into a lather To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't work yourself into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's worked herself into a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: lather, work work (oneself) up into a lather To become or make oneself feel very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't work yourself up into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's worked herself up into a lather about us leaving behind schedule. See also: lather, up, work Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in a lather Fig.* flustered; excited and agitated. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) Now, calm down. Don't be in a lather. I always get in a lather when I'm late. I get into a lather easily. See also: lather lather something up to apply thick soapsuds to something, such as part of the body or all of it. He lathered his face up in preparation for shaving. He lathered up his face. See also: lather, up lather up 1. [for a horse] to develop a foam of sweat from working very hard. The horses lathered up heavily during the race. Don't let your horse lather up! 2. [for soap] to develop thick suds when rubbed in water. This soap won't lather up, even when I rub it hard. When the soap lathers up, spread the lather on your face and rub. 3. and lather* oneself up [for one] to apply soap lather to one's body. He will spend a few minutes lathering himself up before he rinses. He lathered up and then shaved. See also: lather, up work oneself (up) into a lather and work oneself (up) into a sweat 1. and work up a sweat Lit. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don't work yourself up into a lather. We don't need to finish this today. I worked myself into a sweat getting this stuff ready. 2. . Fig. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don't work yourself up into a lather. He had worked himself into such a sweat, I was afraid he would have a stroke. See also: lather, work McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in a lather Also, in a state. Agitated and anxious, as in Don't get yourself in a lather over this, or She was in a state over the flight cancellation. The first term alludes to the frothy sweat of a horse, the second to an upset state of mind. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see in a stew. See also: lather The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. in a lather INFORMAL If someone is in a lather, they are very angry, worried or upset about something. `Brenda!' she shouted, in a great lather. `It's happened again!' Note: You can also say that someone gets into a lather or works themselves up into a lather. What's she getting into a lather about now? You have spent the past six months worrying and working yourself up into a lather over situations which are really none of your business. Note: When horses get very hot, the sweat on their coats sometimes forms a foamy substance called lather. See also: lather Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. get into a ˈlather , work yourself into a ˈlather (British English, informal) get anxious or angry about something, especially when it is not necessary: Look, don’t worry! There’s no point getting yourself into a lather over this!The idiom originally described the heavy sweat that you can see on the coat of a horse that has run very hard as a mass of white bubbles, like lather, the bubbles produced by mixing soap with water. See also: get, lather in a ˈlather (British English, informal) in a nervous, angry or excited state: What’s going on? Chris has just come rushing into my office all in a lather, saying something about a lost report. See also: lather Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary lather up v. 1. To cover some surface with lather or foam: He lathered up his chin and shaved the stubble. She lathered her hair up with the new shampoo. 2. To produce or become filled or covered with lather or foam: This shaving cream lathers up as soon as you put it on your skin. See also: lather, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. lathered (ˈlæðɚd) mod. alcohol intoxicated. The two brothers sat there and got lathered. See also: lather work oneself (up) into a lather 1. tv. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don’t work yourself up into a lather. We don’t need to finish this today. 2. tv. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don’t work yourself up into a lather. See also: lather, up, work work oneself into a lather verb See work oneself up into a lather See also: lather, work McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be in a lather in a lather get in(to) a lather get into a lather work (oneself) into a lather work oneself into a lather in a twit twit work oneself up into a lather work (oneself) up into a lather References in periodicals archive 5 JOHN MASTERS ORGANICS FACE & BODY BAR, PS9 INCREDIBLE lather. Once you have the suds it feels more like foaming shower gel than soap, and smells gorgeous - lavender with ylang ylang. tried & tested; fancy soaps that won't dry your skin out John Masters Organics Face & Body Bar, PS9 Octavia says: 'Incredible lather. Once you have the suds it feels more like foaming shower gel than soap, and smells gorgeous - lavender with ylang ylang. Tried & Tested FANCY SOAPS; BEAUTY notes; Amazing new ways to do your ablutions Only after can we add water, which produced a velvety lather. After rinsing it off and patting the face dry, our skin had a noticeable glow. Testing the perfect beauty products at a fun girls' sleepover * Scrubbing and lathering for too long: The length of time you lather does not correlate with how well you cleanse your face. Common mistakes while washing face Gareth Evans of Wales won the Gold medal while India's Deepak Lather won the bronze medal. Indika Dissanayake wins Silver at Commonwealth Games 2018 Wetting the razor activates the moisture bars and creates a light lather with each stroke, allowing the blade to glide seamlessly all over the body. Venus Razors stress comfort With Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks, the chalk powder on the hand turns into a cleanser like soap and generates lather as soon as it is placed under water. Savlon India launches hand hygiene chalk sticks Leather and Lather Leather and Lather is a fancy shop at Oman Avenues Mall offering a huge selection of gentlemen's skin and haircare products from beard care to shaving tools to body colognes, as well as premium leather goods. 5 Best Beauty Shops in Muscat Service includes a hot towel wrap, pre-shave oil, warm lather shaving cream, straight razor shave. A Relaxing Shave is the Perfect Valentine's Day Gift in Westchester, NY Honorees included Robert Bonanza, business manager, Mason Tenders District Council of Greater New York; Mary-Jean Eastman, principal, Perkins Eastman Architects; Joan McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation and; Tanya Ridley, Metallic Lather and NEW Graduate, Local 46 Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union. Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) held its 2013 Equity Leadership Awards Luncheon to honor key industry leaders, NEW Signature Projects and mark the 35th Anniversary of the organization at the New York Hilton Most recently, Lather served as EVP of Community Bank sales executive of KeyCorp, a USD95bn asset bank-based financial service company handling the entire community bank sales function and before his promotion in 2011, he served as EVP of the Wealth Management Segment Head at KeyCorp, leading its private banking unit with over USD22bn in assets under management. First Bank names Tim Lathe as EVP and CBO of company and president and CEO of its subsidiary bank The most common oils she uses are: olive oil because it is a wonderful oil for soap as it helps prevent the loss of your skin's natural moisture and helps keep skin soft and supple; coconut oil which makes a wonderful rich lather with some moisturizing properties and adds hardiness to the bar; and soybean oil because it adds mildness to the bar and a lot of fluffy lather. Rachyl--goat lover; soap maker It foams into a light bubbly lather, leaving skin delicately scented and cared for. April showers This conditioner gives a good creamy lather but it leaves hair feeling a bit dry. TRIED & TESTED
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