She piled the kids into the van and headed off for school.
•She piled in the kids and closed the doors.
•Pile them in and let's go.
•They piled themselves into the car and sped off.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
whale into someone or something — in. to ttack someone or something. □ Jimmy’s dad really whaled into him. □ The guy whaled into the logs and had a nice wood pile by noon … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pile — pile1 [ paıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 things put on things ▸ 2 large amount of something ▸ 3 surface of cloth/carpet ▸ 4 piling ▸ 5 hemorrhoids ▸ 6 very large old building ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a number of things put on top of each other: She sorted her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pile — [[t]pa͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ piles, piling, piled 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. ...a pile of sand. ...a little pile of crumbs... The leaves had been swept into huge piles. Syn … English dictionary
List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family … Wikipedia
pick — pick1 W1S1 [pık] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choose something)¦ 2¦(flowers/fruit etc)¦ 3¦(remove something)¦ 4 pick your way through/across/among etc something 5 pick your nose 6 pick your teeth 7 pick somebody s brains 8 pick a quarrel/fight (with… … 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
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
way — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way … Dictionary of contemporary English
Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… … Wikipedia
look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
