[윔피키드] Diary of a Wimpy Kid > 21-30p
get away with
to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
I could never get away with pulling any of that stuff on him.
Everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to get away with it.
bug someone
to annoy someone repeatedly
But the thing that bugs me the most about Manny is the nickname he has for me.
dump
to put down or drop something in a careless way
He gets up and dumps whatever he didn't eat right in the toilet.
He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.
get on someone
to pressure someone.
Mom is always getting on me about not finishing my breakfast.
He's always getting on me about going out and doing something 'active.'
hassling me
to annoy someone, especially by repeatedly asking them something
Dad started hassling me about going outside.
I'll do it in my own time - just stop hassling me!
dismantle
to take(something, such as a machine or structure) apart so that it is in separate pieces.
I'm sure Dad would dismantle my game system if he could figure out how to do it.
parent-proof
To hide any objects that you don't want your parents to see.
But luckily, the people who make these things make them parent-proof.
fall to pieces
If someone falls or goes to pieces, that person becomes unable to think clearly and control their emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that they have experienced
And then when you pass Rowley's car, he just falls to pieces.
When he heard the bad news, he just fell to pieces.
mop the floor with somebody
to completely defeat someone, for example in a game or argument
Anyway, after I got done mopping the floor with Rowley today, I headed home.
backfire
something happens in the opposite way than you expected or wanted it to happen.
But my trick kind of backfired, because as soon as Mom saw me, she made me go upstairs and take a shower.
by now
up to this moment in time
Us kids have pretty much figured Fregley out by now.