词组 | awkwardness |
释义 | AWKWARDNESS all thumbs very awkward and clumsy, especially with one's hands.Poor Bob can't play the piano at all. He's all thumbs.Mary is all thumbs when it comes to gardening. behind the eight ball in a difficult or awkward position. (Informal.)Bob broke his wife's crystal vase and is really behind the eight ball.I ran over the neighbor's lawn with my car, so I'm really behind the eight ball. by guess and by golly by luck; with the help of God. (Folksy. Golly is a disguise of God. Fixed order.)They managed to get the shed built by guess and by golly.I lost my ruler and had to install the new floor tile by guess and by golly. fall (all) over oneself to behave awkwardly and eagerly in an attempt to please someone.Tom fell all over himself trying to make Jane feel at home.I fall over myself when I'm doing something that makes me nervous. feel out of place to feel that one does not belong in a place.I feel out of place at formal dances.Bob and Ann felt out of place at the picnic, so they went home. by main strength and awkwardnessBy sheer force or physical strength. I couldn't get my car out of the mud until my brothers came along and moved it by main strength and awkwardness. main strength and awkwardnessPure, unreasoning force of strength; brute force. The car is completely stuck in the mud—the only way we're getting it out is with main strength and awkwardness. You can't just get this thing to work with main strength and awkwardness. We'll need to devise some new method of operating the mechanism. by main strength and awkwardnessRur. by force or brute strength. Tom: How did you get that piano up the stairs? Mary: By main strength and awkwardness. By main strength and awkwardness, we got all the luggage crammed into the car. main strength and awkwardnessFig. great force; brute force. They finally got the piano moved in to the living room by main strength and awkwardness. Lifting the antique table must be done carefully. This is not a job requiring main strength and awkwardness. |
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