英语词汇“pull up one's socks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

pull up one's socks

释义

sock¹ /sok/

noun

A covering for the foot and part or all of the lower leg
An insole placed in a shoe for warmth, to improve the fit, etc
A light shoe, worn by Greek Roman actors of comedy (obsolete except historical and allusively; cf buskin)
A windsock
Anything resembling a sock in shape or function

ORIGIN: OE socc, from L soccus

sockette /sok-etˈ/ noun

A covering for the foot only

sock puppet noun

A rudimentary puppet made by placing a sock over the hand
(on an Internet forum) a fictional persona created to post approving remarks (informal)

knock the socks off (informal)

To surpass, defeat, overtake, etc in competitions

pull up one's socks

To brace oneself for doing better

put a sock in it (slang; usu imperative)

To become silent, stop talking

sock away (informal)

To save or put aside for the future

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