hit half the times at bat, win half the competitions If you solve five problems out of ten, you're batting five hundred.
hundred/thousand/million and one
very/too many I can think of a hundred and one reasons why the new employee is not capable of doing his job.
hundred to one shot/chance
a small chance not likely to bring success He only has a hundred to one shot at getting the job that he has applied for.
steal your thunder
tell your news, reveal your main message If I mention the new product, will I steal your thunder?
chunder
to throw up, to puke;"Dawn chundered last night after she got really pissed (drunk)"
doing a hundred
very fine shape
steal sb's thunder
do or say sth.that sb.has planned to do or say先人一着 John announced the news before Peter had a chance,stealing his thunder.约翰在彼得之前宣布了那则消息,抢了个先。 He stole his oppoent's thunder by proposing a toast for the distinguished visitor.他抢在对手之前向贵宾祝酒。
steal one's thunder
Idiom(s): steal one's thunder
Theme: DOMINATION - DIMINISH
to lessen someone's force or authority. • What do you mean by coming in here and stealing my thunder? I'm in charge here! • Someone stole my thunder by leaking my announcement to the press.
one in a hundred
Idiom(s): one in a thousand AND one in a hundred; one in a million
Theme: FREQUENCY
unique; one of a very few. • He's a great guy. He's one in million. • Mary's one in a hundred—such a hard worker.
Kill one to warn a hundred.
Warn many by punishing a few.
Blood and thunder
An emotional speech or performance is full of blood and thunder.
Face like thunder
If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about something.
Steal someone's thunder
If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did.
To Steal Someone's Thunder
To take the credit for something someone else did.
a face like thunder
to look very angry: "What's up with him today? He has a face like thunder!"
blood and thunder|blood|thunder
n. phr. The violence and bloodshed of stories that present fast action rather than understanding of character. Crime movies and westerns usually have lots of blood and thunder. Often used like an adjective. John likes to watch blood-and-thunder stories on television.
by the dozen|by the hundred|by the thousand|dozen|
adv. phr. Very many at one time; in great numbers. Tommy ate cookies by the down. Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers. The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds.The enemy attacked the fort by the thousands.
steal one's thunder|steal|thunder
v. phr. To do or say something, intentionally or not, that another person has planned to say or do. Fred intended to nominate Bill for president, but John got up first and stole Fred's thunder.Mary was going to sing "Oh! Susanna," but Ellen did it first and Mary said Ellen had stolen her thunder.Smith heard that Jones was going to offer a new law which people wanted, so he himself proposed the law first, stealing Jones' thunder.
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