英语词组CARELESSNESS是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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CARELESSNESS

give something a lick and a promise

to do something poorly—quickly and carelessly. (Informal. Fixed order.)

John! You didn't clean your room! You just gave it a lick and a promise.This time, Tom, comb your hair. It looks as if you just gave it a lick and a promise.

hit-and-miss and hit-or-miss

carelessly; aimlessly; without plan or direction. (Fixed order.)

There was no planning. It was just hit-and-miss.We handed out the free tickets hit-or-miss. Some people got one; others got five or six.

once-over-lightly

a quick and careless treatment. (A noun. Said of an act of cleaning, studying, examination, or appraisal.)

Bill gave his geometry the once-over-lightly and then quit studying.Ann, you didn't wash the dishes properly. They only got a once-over-lightly.

cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.)

Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly.Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly.

play fast and loose (with someone or something)

to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly. (Informal. Fixed order.)

I'm tired of your playing fast and loose with me. Leave me alone.Bob got fired for playing fast and loose with the company's money.If you play fast and loose like that, you can get into a lot of trouble.

quick and dirty

[done] fast and carelessly; [done] fast and cheaply. (Fixed order.)

I am not interested in a quick and dirty job. I want it done right.The contractor made a lot of money on quick and dirty projects that would never last very long.

throw caution to the wind

to become very careless.

Jane, who is usually cautious, threw caution to the wind and went windsurfing.I don't mind taking a little chance now and then, but I'm not the type of person who throws caution to the wind.

throw something together and slap something together

to assemble or arrange something in haste.

Don't just slap something together! Use care and do it right.You assembled this device very badly. It seems that you just slapped it together.John went into the kitchen to throw together something for dinner.

词组	CARELESSNESS
释义	IDIOMSLANG CARELESSNESS give something a lick and a promise to do something poorly—quickly and carelessly. (Informal. Fixed order.) John! You didn't clean your room! You just gave it a lick and a promise.This time, Tom, comb your hair. It looks as if you just gave it a lick and a promise. hit-and-miss and hit-or-miss carelessly; aimlessly; without plan or direction. (Fixed order.) There was no planning. It was just hit-and-miss.We handed out the free tickets hit-or-miss. Some people got one; others got five or six. once-over-lightly 1. a quick and careless treatment. (A noun. Said of an act of cleaning, studying, examination, or appraisal.) Bill gave his geometry the once-over-lightly and then quit studying.Ann, you didn't wash the dishes properly. They only got a once-over-lightly. 2. cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.) Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly.Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly. play fast and loose (with someone or something) to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly. (Informal. Fixed order.) I'm tired of your playing fast and loose with me. Leave me alone.Bob got fired for playing fast and loose with the company's money.If you play fast and loose like that, you can get into a lot of trouble. quick and dirty [done] fast and carelessly; [done] fast and cheaply. (Fixed order.) I am not interested in a quick and dirty job. I want it done right.The contractor made a lot of money on quick and dirty projects that would never last very long. throw caution to the wind to become very careless. Jane, who is usually cautious, threw caution to the wind and went windsurfing.I don't mind taking a little chance now and then, but I'm not the type of person who throws caution to the wind. throw something together and slap something together to assemble or arrange something in haste. Don't just slap something together! Use care and do it right.You assembled this device very badly. It seems that you just slapped it together.John went into the kitchen to throw together something for dinner. butterfingers n. someone who cannot hold on to things. (Also a term of address.) I'm such a butterfingers. I dropped my papers.Hang on to this tight, butterfingers! jerry-built mod. carelessly and awkwardly built. This is an old, jerry-built house, but we love it.The lawyer's case was jerry-built, but the jury bought it anyway. lick and a promise n. a very casual treatment. (Always with a.) A lick and a promise isn't enough. Take some time and do it right.She gave it a lick and a promise and said she was done. once over lightly mod. quickly and superficially; carelessly; cursorily. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) He looked at it once over lightly and agreed to do it.It needs more than a once-overlightly look. play fast and loose (with someone or something) in. to treat someone or something carelessly or unfairly. The broker played fast and loose with our money. Now we are nearly broke.He was playing fast and loose with his girl, so she left him. quick-and-dirty mod. rapidly and carelessly done. I'm selling this car, so all I want is a quick-and-dirty repair job.They only do quick-and-dirty work at that shop. slap-dash mod. fast and careless. I wish you hadn't done it in such a slapdash fashion.This is a very slap-dash way to do something. toss something off tr. to do something quickly without much time or effort. It was no big deal. I tossed it off in thirty minutes.We can toss off the entire order in—let's say—three hours.
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