ติดลมบน(dtìt lom bon)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] be on a roll; [to] succeed smoothly
To have gained momentum and be progressing smoothly and successfully, often after an initial period of effort; to be on a roll.
Examples
ธุรกิจใหม่tú-rá-gìt màiธุรกิจใหม่tú-rá-gìt màinew business; startupของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toติดลมบนdtìt lom bonติดลมบนdtìt lom bon1[to] be on a roll; [to] succeed smoothly2[to] get carried away; [to] keep goingแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaiไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaicontinuously; without interruption
His new business has started to gain momentum; now customers are coming in nonstop.
2VerbB2
[to] get carried away; [to] keep going
To continue doing something because it is enjoyable or has momentum, making it hard to stop (e.g., chatting, drinking, playing).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเพลินplernเพลินplern1absorbed; pleasantly engrossed; delighted2[to] enjoy; be engrossed3pleasantly; enjoyablyไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyติดลมบนdtìt lom bonติดลมบนdtìt lom bon1[to] be on a roll; [to] succeed smoothly2[to] get carried away; [to] keep goingแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longจนถึงjon tĕungจนถึงjon tĕung1as far as; all the way to (place/extent)2until; up to (time/point)ตีสองdtee sŏngตีสองdtee sŏng2 a.m.
I was enjoying the phone call with my friend last night; once we got carried away chatting, we went on until 2 AM.
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ติดลมบนdtìt lom bonติดลมบนdtìt lom bon[to] be on a roll; [to] succeed smoothly