Why are you railing against me? What did I do?
•Leonard is railing against the tax increase again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rail — [[t]re͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ rails, railing, railed 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A rail is a horizontal bar attached to posts or fixed round the edge of something as a fence or support. They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that… … English dictionary
rest — I [[t]re̱st[/t]] QUANTIFIER USES ♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of def n The rest is used to refer to all the parts of something or all the things in a group that remain or that you have not already mentioned. It was an experience I will treasure for the… … English dictionary
American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which … Wikipedia
tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… … English dictionary
Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… … Universalium
up — I PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ʌp[/t]]. The adverb and adjective are pronounced [[t]ʌ̱p[/t]].) 1) PREP If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from … English dictionary
