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English Idioms :: sign
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signture.html - See: HIGH SIGN, INDIAN SIGN, ROAD SIGN. |
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English Idioms :: sign in
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signture.html - {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. * /Every worker must sign in when coming back to work./ * /Teachers go to the office and sign in each morning before going to their classrooms./ Contrast SIGN OUT. |
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English Idioms :: sign of the times
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signture.html - {n. phr.} A characteristic of the times in which one lives. * /It is a sad sign of the times that all the major lakes and rivers are badly polluted and fish in them are poisoned./ |
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English Idioms :: sign off
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signture.html - {v.} 1. To end a program on radio or television. * /That TV newscaster always signs off by saluting./ 2. To stop broadcasting for the day. * /That TV station always signs off after the late movie./ |
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English Idioms :: sign on
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signture.html - {v. phr.} 1. To sign an agreement to become an employee. * /The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada./ 2. To start a radio or television broadcast. * /Station WLAK signs on every morning at 6 A.M./ Contrast: SIGN OFF. |
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English Idioms :: sign on the dotted line
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signture.html - {v. phr.} To attach one's signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. * /The seller said to the buyer, "All you need to do is sign on the dotted line."/ |
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