at the drop of a hat

at the drop of a hat

• • 一发出信号(就…)；一碰(就…)
  • 一有机会就…，动不动就…；一激怒(就…)
  • 随时，马上，立即；毫不迟疑地；乐意地

• by stages
• get off with the skin of one’s teeth
• basket winding
• be history
• ply sb with questions
• bone shaker
• bottle test
• make the best of things
• always assuming / supposing (that) sth
• to the letter
• bridalty
• be au fait with sth
• Anzio bridgehead
• let sb off (sth)
• classicality
• confining
• switch sth↔off/on
• abortionists
• a brick short of a load （或two sandwiches short of a picnic, etc.）
• adst.feb.
• brewiss
• as well (as sb/sth)
• bioecological
• give point to
• Heaven / God / who / goodness knows!
• to that extent
• benevolent
• botryomycoses
• Biblism
• begot 或 begat
• by hook or crook
• bossets
• Araqil
• Barnato, Barney
• bander
• comfiest
• cicatrizes
• to the death
• castellan