John always gives me a bang.
•The whole afternoon, with all its silliness, gave me a charge anyway.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
charge — 1 noun 1 PRICE (C, U) the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services: Gas charges will rise in July. (+ for): When you buy a suit, there is no charge for any alterations. | free of charge (=at no cost): Your order will be delivered… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr … Law dictionary
charge — [chärj] vt. charged, charging [ME chargen < OFr chargier< VL carricare, to load a wagon, cart < L carrus, wagon, CAR1] 1. Obs. to put a load on or in 2. to load or fill to capacity or with the usual amount of required material 3. to load … English World dictionary
charge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. command, exhort, instruct; assess, tax; set a price; burden; debit; strike, attack; fill, load, prepare; accuse, blame. n. accusation, allegation, impeachment, indictment; command, order, mandate,… … English dictionary for students
charge — [c]/tʃadʒ / (say chahj) verb (charged, charging) –verb (t) 1. to put a load or burden on or in. 2. to fill or furnish (something) with the appropriate quantity of what it is designed to receive. 3. to supply a quantity of electricity to (a… …
charge up — verb a) To recharge, to give electrical power to something. You should charge up your phone before the camping trip, as there wont be any power supplies. b) to motivate, to instill someone with determination. The coach had to charge up his… … Wiktionary
send someone from pillar to post — tv. to end someone from place to place; to give someone the runaround. □ Red tape everywhere I went. They sent me from pillar to post until closing time. □ Nobody is in charge there. They send you from pillar to post, and you don’t complain for… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Jeeves Takes Charge — is a short story written by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States in The Saturday Evening Post on November 28, 1916, and in the United Kingdom in the April 1923 edition of Strand Magazine . Its first book publication was in … Wikipedia
thrill — 1. noun 1) the thrill of jumping out of an airplane Syn: excitement, feeling of excitement, stimulation, adrenaline rush, pleasure, tingle; fun, enjoyment, amusement, delight, joy; informal buzz, high, rush, kick, charge 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
thrill — 1. noun the thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane Syn: excitement, stimulation, pleasure, tingle; informal buzz, kick; N.Amer.; informal charge Ant: boredom 2. verb 1) his words thrilled her Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
excite — verb 1) the prospect of a vacation excited me Syn: thrill, exhilarate, animate, enliven, rouse, stir, stimulate, galvanize, electrify, inspirit; informal buck up, pep up, give someone a buzz, give someone a kick, give someone a charge Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
