英和和英

evert the eyelid

to fill a vacancy―stop a gap

austere fare

sing sol‐fa

picket the goat

to repent bitterly

chew the cuds

Gonna poo

tickle the ivories

do a flit

shave the radish

unburden the donkey

kick up dust

to abscond

to sit cross-legged

unleash a hound

ladle clumsily

ply an axe

a fist

to compare by measuring

utter catcalls at

nip off the shoots

break the jinx

to snivel―run at the nose

to get one's jaws out of joint

toss hay about

to open oysters

to take off one's bed-cover

have a fight

to stir up a strife―Kindle a strife―fan the flame―fan a quarrel―stir the embers―blow the coals―feed the fire―add fuel to the fire―pour oil on the flame