ball-buster ball-breaker | a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing, Vietnam was a ball-breaker |
deal | the act of apportioning or distributing something, the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions |
new deal | a reapportioning of something |
deal | the act of distributing playing cards, the deal was passed around the table clockwise |
deal trade business deal | a particular instance of buying or selling, it was a package deal, I had no further trade with him, he's a master of the business deal |
arms deal | a deal to provide military arms |
c acid back breaker battery-acid dose dot Elvis loony toons Lucy in the sky with diamonds pane superman window pane Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
circuit breaker breaker | a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded |
distributor point breaker point point | a contact in the distributor, as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs |
big deal | anything of great importance or consequence |
New Deal | the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt |
bargain deal | an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each, he made a bargain with the devil, he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals |
deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement), he got a good deal on his car |
fair deal square deal | fair treatment |
raw deal | unfair treatment |
surf breaker breakers | waves breaking on the shore |
hand deal | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time, I didn't hold a good hand all evening, he kept trying to see my hand |
ball-buster ball-breaker | a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence |
big shot big gun big wheel big cheese big deal big enchilada big fish head honcho | an important influential person, he thinks he's a big shot, she's a big deal in local politics, the Qaeda commander is a very big fish |
breaker ledgeman | a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone |
iconoclast image breaker | a destroyer of images used in religious worship |
record-breaker record-holder | someone who breaks a record |
ship-breaker | a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap |
stone breaker | someone who breaks up stone |
b batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
softwood deal | wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) |
deal | a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) |
New Deal | the historic period (-) in the United States during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented |
consider take deal a look at | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes, Take the case of China, Consider the following case |
cover treat handle plow deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
deal sell trade b | do business, offer for sale as for one's livelihood, She deals in gold, The brothers sell shoes |
deal b | sell, deal hashish |
deal | distribute cards to the players in a game, Who's dealing? |
deal | give (a specific card) to a player, He dealt me the Queen of Spades |
share divvy up portion out apportion deal | give out as one's portion or share |
c distribute administer mete out deal parcel out lot dispense shell out deal out dish out allot dole out b | administer or bestow, as in small portions, administer critical remarks to everyone present, dole out some money, shell out pocket money for the children, deal a blow to someone, the machine dispenses soft drinks |
deal | take action with respect to (someone or something), How are we going to deal with this problem?, The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students |
deal | behave in a certain way towards others, He deals fairly with his employees |
manage deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
conduct carry on deal | direct the course of, manage or control, You cannot conduct business like this |
cope get by make out make do contend grapple deal manage | come to terms with, We got by on just a gallon of gas, They made do on half a loaf of bread every day |
a lot lots a good deal a great deal much very much | to a very great degree or extent, I feel a lot better, we enjoyed ourselves very much, she was very much interested, this would help a great deal |
much a great deal often | frequently or in great quantities, I don't drink much, I don't travel much |