to go to the mat to do sth
1go to the mat (with somebody) (for somebody) — go to the ˈmat (with sb) (for sb/sth) idiom (NAmE, informal) to support or defend sb/sth in an argument with sb Main entry: ↑matidiom …
2go to the mat (with somebody) (for something) — go to the ˈmat (with sb) (for sb/sth) idiom (NAmE, informal) to support or defend sb/sth in an argument with sb Main entry: ↑matidiom …
3take somebody to the mat — take sb/sth to the ˈmat idiom (US, informal) to get involved in an argument with sb/sth Main entry: ↑matidiom …
4take something to the mat — take sb/sth to the ˈmat idiom (US, informal) to get involved in an argument with sb/sth Main entry: ↑matidiom …
5mat — mat1 [mæt] n [Date: 700 800; : Late Latin; Origin: matta] 1.) a small piece of thick rough material which covers part of a floor ▪ Wipe your feet on the mat. 2.) a small flat piece of wood, cloth etc which protects a surface, especially on a… …
6Maximum entropy thermodynamics — In physics, maximum entropy thermodynamics (colloquially, MaxEnt thermodynamics) views equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as inference processes. More specifically, MaxEnt applies inference techniques rooted in Shannon… …
7door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …
8apply — verb 1 REQUEST PERMISSION/A JOB (I) to make a formal, usually written request for something such as a job, place in university, or permission to do something (+ to): I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. (+ for):… …
9foot*/*/*/ — [fʊt] (plural feet [fiːt] ) noun I 1) [C] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand He wiped his feet on the mat.[/ex] She injured her right foot playing basketball.[/ex] See: shoot I, stand I 2) (plural feet foot) [C] a… …
10matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… …
