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hail-fellow-well-met

Very friendly, often obnoxiously or disingenuously so. I don't think George is as nice as he seems—he just strikes me as hail-fellow-well-met.

Have we met before?

A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Have we met before? You look really familiar. "Have we met before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies.

have you met

A phrase used when introducing people. I'm sorry, have you met? Carly, this is Tom. Tom, have you met Carly?

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? You look really familiar. "Haven't I seen you somewhere before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies.

Haven't we met before?

A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Haven't we met before? You look really familiar. "Haven't we met before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies.

I believe we've met

Said when one is introduced to someone they think they've met before. I believe we've met—Holly, right? A: "Ed, this is my roommate, Jen." B: "Oh yeah, hi, I believe we've met before."

meet (one) halfway

To compromise with someone, often in an argument or disagreement. I'll agree to some of your requests if you'll meet me halfway and allow me to implement some of my ideas. Hey, buddy, please meet your mother and I halfway and at least try to clean your room once a month, OK? Can we meet halfway on this? I'm willing to compromise.

meet (one's) maker

To die. Please stop speeding, I don't want to meet my maker today!

meet (one's) match

To encounter one's equal or superior in ability, skill, etc., especially in a competitive setting. Stevenson used to be the dominant player on the tour, but it looks like she has finally met her match in the young newcomer. A lot of kids who are used to being the smartest student in school are a little shell-shocked when they meet their match in college.

meet (one's) Waterloo

To experience a final and resounding defeat. (Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his crushing final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.) The underdog team met their Waterloo in the championship game and lost to the best team in the league 17-1.

meet (one's)/the requirements

To completely fulfil or satisfy the conditions required for something. Unfortunately, you did not meet the requirements we laid out for you, so your application was rejected. We only use ingredients that meet our very strict requirements for quality and renewability.

meet (someone) in the flesh

To meet someone in person whom one only knows at a distance, especially through a medium such as film, music, theater, etc. After years of idolizing the singer, it was a bit anticlimactic meeting her in the flesh. We've been corresponding for years, so it was wonderful finally meeting him in the flesh at the conference.

meet (someone's) expectations

To be as good as or have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't meet our expectations at all. I'm so excited for the latest movie in the series—I hope it meets my expectations!

meet a sticky end

To experience an unpleasant death, usually as a result of one's own actions. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. You will meet a sticky end if you don't change your reckless ways. The serial purse snatcher met a sticky end when he encountered a little old lady trained in karate.

meet head-on

To confront or otherwise handle something directly. I'm nervous about having to make a presentation to the entire board, but it is a challenge I will meet head-on.

meet the case

To face and engage with a legal case in a court of law. The judged thanked all sides for meeting the case fairly and rationally. The defendant's lawyer pleaded with the judge to give him a reduced sentence, pointing out that he had accepted responsibility and met the case properly from the very beginning.

meet the eye

To be visible or noticeable. Perhaps most commonly used in the saying "more than meets the eye." A: "Did I put up too many decorations?" B: "Well, they were the first thing to meet the eye!"

meet up

1. verb To meet at a location, typically not either person's home. Hey, let's meet up at the coffee shop later. I have to run to an appointment now. Can I meet up with you later?

2. noun An organized gathering of some kind, usually of people with similar interests. In this usage, the term is usually spelled as one word. There's a sci-fi meetup in the library later. Are you coming?

meet up with (one)

To meet or encounter someone, especially in a casual capacity. I'm meeting up with Jenny and David tomorrow for lunch, so I won't be around in the afternoon. I met up with James at the mall yesterday to help him shop for a suit.

meet with (someone or something)

1. To arrange to spend time with someone, usually for a specific reason. I have to meet with Carrie before I can give you an answer to that question. I'm meeting with a financial advisor next week to see if I qualify for a loan.

2. To elicit a particular response. Mom's announcement that we were having meatloaf for dinner was met with groans from the rest of us. The senator's proposal was met with skepticism on both sides of the aisle.

3. To experience something. I'm just warning you—if you embezzle money, you're going to meet with a bad end.

4. To come into contact with something. I think this piece is supposed to meet with that one. Here, take a look at the instructions.

well met

archaic A complimentary greeting or salutation. Well met, lieutenant! It is a fine morning that sees us off to war!

hale-fellow-well-met

Fig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony!

Have you met (someone?)

a question asked when introducing someone to someone else. (The question need not be answered. The someone is usually a person's name.) Tom: Hello, Mary. Have you met Fred? Mary: Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Glad to meet you, Mary. Tom: Hey, Mary! Good to see you. Have you met Fred? Mary: No, I don't believe I have. Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Hello, Mary.

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

and Haven't we met before?

a polite or coy way of trying to introduce yourself to someone. Bob: Hi. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Mary: I hardly think so. Bill (moving toward Jane): Haven't we met before? Jane (moving away from Bill): No way!

I believe we've met.

a phrase suggesting that one has already met a person to whom one is being introduced. John: Alice, have you met Fred? Alice: Oh, yes, I believe we've met. How are you, Fred? Fred: Hello, Alice. Good to see you again. Alice: Tom, this is my cousin, Mary. Tom: I believe we've met. Nice to see you again, Mary. Mary: Hello, Tom. Good to see you again.

met

See under meet.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

hail-fellow-well-met

showing excessive familiarity.

1979 Steven Levenkron The Best Little Girl in the World Harold was accustomed to hail-fellow-well-met salesmen and deferential secretaries and even irate accountants.

meet the case

be adequate.

meet up

1. To come together at a place, especially in order to accomplish something; meet: Let's meet up after the meeting and discuss this further.

2. meet up to To have some required level of quality: I think our performance will meet up to your expectations. I hope my new car will meet up to the demands of all the driving that I have to do for my job.

3. meet up with To come together with someone or something, especially in order to accomplish something; meet with someone or something: We'll meet up with the others later and decide where to eat dinner.

hail fellow well met

On easy, congenial terms; also, superficial friendliness. This expression, which has a quintessentially Victorian ring, actually dates from the sixteenth century. Presumably it began as a greeting, but by 1550 it was being used figuratively and so appeared in Thomas Becon’s New Catechisme (“They would be ‘hail fellow well met’ with him”).

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释义	met hail-fellow-well-met Very friendly, often obnoxiously or disingenuously so. I don't think George is as nice as he seems—he just strikes me as hail-fellow-well-met. Have we met before? A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Have we met before? You look really familiar. "Have we met before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies. See also: have, met, we have you met A phrase used when introducing people. I'm sorry, have you met? Carly, this is Tom. Tom, have you met Carly? See also: have, met Haven't I seen you somewhere before? A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? You look really familiar. "Haven't I seen you somewhere before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies. See also: seen, somewhere Haven't we met before? A phrase used when one recognizes someone or thinks they look familiar. It can also be used flirtatiously when trying to start a conversation with someone that one deems attractive. Haven't we met before? You look really familiar. "Haven't we met before?" is Ed's favorite pick-up line, even though it has a very low success rate with the ladies. See also: met, we I believe we've met Said when one is introduced to someone they think they've met before. I believe we've met—Holly, right? A: "Ed, this is my roommate, Jen." B: "Oh yeah, hi, I believe we've met before." See also: believe, met meet (one) halfway To compromise with someone, often in an argument or disagreement. I'll agree to some of your requests if you'll meet me halfway and allow me to implement some of my ideas. Hey, buddy, please meet your mother and I halfway and at least try to clean your room once a month, OK? Can we meet halfway on this? I'm willing to compromise. See also: halfway, meet meet (one's) maker To die. Please stop speeding, I don't want to meet my maker today! See also: maker, meet meet (one's) match To encounter one's equal or superior in ability, skill, etc., especially in a competitive setting. Stevenson used to be the dominant player on the tour, but it looks like she has finally met her match in the young newcomer. A lot of kids who are used to being the smartest student in school are a little shell-shocked when they meet their match in college. See also: match, meet meet (one's) Waterloo To experience a final and resounding defeat. (Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his crushing final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.) The underdog team met their Waterloo in the championship game and lost to the best team in the league 17-1. See also: meet, Waterloo meet (one's)/the requirements To completely fulfil or satisfy the conditions required for something. Unfortunately, you did not meet the requirements we laid out for you, so your application was rejected. We only use ingredients that meet our very strict requirements for quality and renewability. See also: meet, requirement meet (someone) in the flesh To meet someone in person whom one only knows at a distance, especially through a medium such as film, music, theater, etc. After years of idolizing the singer, it was a bit anticlimactic meeting her in the flesh. We've been corresponding for years, so it was wonderful finally meeting him in the flesh at the conference. See also: flesh, meet meet (someone's) expectations To be as good as or have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't meet our expectations at all. I'm so excited for the latest movie in the series—I hope it meets my expectations! See also: expectation, meet meet a sticky end To experience an unpleasant death, usually as a result of one's own actions. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. You will meet a sticky end if you don't change your reckless ways. The serial purse snatcher met a sticky end when he encountered a little old lady trained in karate. See also: end, meet, sticky meet head-on To confront or otherwise handle something directly. I'm nervous about having to make a presentation to the entire board, but it is a challenge I will meet head-on. See also: meet meet the case To face and engage with a legal case in a court of law. The judged thanked all sides for meeting the case fairly and rationally. The defendant's lawyer pleaded with the judge to give him a reduced sentence, pointing out that he had accepted responsibility and met the case properly from the very beginning. See also: case, meet meet the eye To be visible or noticeable. Perhaps most commonly used in the saying "more than meets the eye." A: "Did I put up too many decorations?" B: "Well, they were the first thing to meet the eye!" See also: eye, meet meet up 1. verb To meet at a location, typically not either person's home. Hey, let's meet up at the coffee shop later. I have to run to an appointment now. Can I meet up with you later? 2. noun An organized gathering of some kind, usually of people with similar interests. In this usage, the term is usually spelled as one word. There's a sci-fi meetup in the library later. Are you coming? See also: meet, up meet up with (one) To meet or encounter someone, especially in a casual capacity. I'm meeting up with Jenny and David tomorrow for lunch, so I won't be around in the afternoon. I met up with James at the mall yesterday to help him shop for a suit. See also: meet, up meet with (someone or something) 1. To arrange to spend time with someone, usually for a specific reason. I have to meet with Carrie before I can give you an answer to that question. I'm meeting with a financial advisor next week to see if I qualify for a loan. 2. To elicit a particular response. Mom's announcement that we were having meatloaf for dinner was met with groans from the rest of us. The senator's proposal was met with skepticism on both sides of the aisle. 3. To experience something. I'm just warning you—if you embezzle money, you're going to meet with a bad end. 4. To come into contact with something. I think this piece is supposed to meet with that one. Here, take a look at the instructions. See also: meet well met archaic A complimentary greeting or salutation. Well met, lieutenant! It is a fine morning that sees us off to war! See also: met, well Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hale-fellow-well-met Fig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony! Have you met (someone?) a question asked when introducing someone to someone else. (The question need not be answered. The someone is usually a person's name.) Tom: Hello, Mary. Have you met Fred? Mary: Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Glad to meet you, Mary. Tom: Hey, Mary! Good to see you. Have you met Fred? Mary: No, I don't believe I have. Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Hello, Mary. See also: have, met Haven't I seen you somewhere before? and Haven't we met before? a polite or coy way of trying to introduce yourself to someone. Bob: Hi. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Mary: I hardly think so. Bill (moving toward Jane): Haven't we met before? Jane (moving away from Bill): No way! See also: seen, somewhere I believe we've met. a phrase suggesting that one has already met a person to whom one is being introduced. John: Alice, have you met Fred? Alice: Oh, yes, I believe we've met. How are you, Fred? Fred: Hello, Alice. Good to see you again. Alice: Tom, this is my cousin, Mary. Tom: I believe we've met. Nice to see you again, Mary. Mary: Hello, Tom. Good to see you again. See also: believe, met McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. met See under meet. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. hail-fellow-well-met showing excessive familiarity. 1979 Steven Levenkron The Best Little Girl in the World Harold was accustomed to hail-fellow-well-met salesmen and deferential secretaries and even irate accountants. meet the case be adequate. See also: case, meet Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary meet up v. 1. To come together at a place, especially in order to accomplish something; meet: Let's meet up after the meeting and discuss this further. 2. meet up to To have some required level of quality: I think our performance will meet up to your expectations. I hope my new car will meet up to the demands of all the driving that I have to do for my job. 3. meet up with To come together with someone or something, especially in order to accomplish something; meet with someone or something: We'll meet up with the others later and decide where to eat dinner. See also: meet, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. hail fellow well met On easy, congenial terms; also, superficial friendliness. This expression, which has a quintessentially Victorian ring, actually dates from the sixteenth century. Presumably it began as a greeting, but by 1550 it was being used figuratively and so appeared in Thomas Becon’s New Catechisme (“They would be ‘hail fellow well met’ with him”). See also: fellow, hail, met, well The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: hail fellow well met hail-fellow-well-met hale-fellow-well-met hale buddy up with (someone) buddy up with someone buddy up to (someone) buddy up to someone buddy up buddy-buddy References in periodicals archive "On the first spring morning of '63, with the dew still dampening Coogan's Bluff, Casey Stengel, the old skipper of the young Mets, saw a figure in the distance. Mr. Met Fired For Giving 'Middle' Finger Laboratory tests showed that this MET form lowers the gene's activity and reduces its production of proteins that bind to various tissues. Autism's DNA trail: gene variant tied to developmental disorder MET members visited with training managers in their offices at GHQ (another beautiful structure!), demonstrated some of the functionality of DISAM's International Training Management website (3, and explained how UAE could get access to I-SAN and I-TMS. 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