n.
United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)

(as) high as the sky Idiom, Proverb

blow sky high

upset a lot of people, cause a scandal or riot This government will blow sky high if people hear these tapes.

blue sky

great opportunity, easy life, smooth sailing We made T-shirts, and people loved them - it was blue sky!

pie in the sky

unrealistic, not practical, hairbrain, half baked When first invented, the car and phone were pie-in-the-sky ideas. Now we have phones in cars.

reach for the sky

raise your hands, put them up "The cowboy drew his gun and said, ""Reach for the sky, mister!"""

risky business

a risky plan, a gamble Being a peacemaker is risky business. You could get shot!

jimbrowsky

see Jimmy

out of the a clear sky

without any warning；unexpectedly出其不意地；忽然
You may want to spend time with a longlost friend who drops in out of the blue．如果有一位久已失去联系的朋友突然来访，你会很想同他多呆一会儿。
The cowboy thought he was alone but suddenly out of a clear sky there were Indians all around him．牛仔以为只有自己一人，谁知忽然间身旁出现了许多印第安人。

out of the blue/a clear sky

out of the blue clear sky

The sky's the limit

Idiom(s): The sky's the limit

Theme: LIMITATION

There is no limit to the success that can be achieved or the money that can be gained or spent.
• If you take a job with us, you'll find the promotion prospects very good. The sky's the limit, in fact.
• The insurance salesmen were told that the sky was the limit when it came to potential earnings.

(as) aerial as the sky

1. Literally, actual aerial in agreement of acme or distance. The airship flew as aerial as the sky back the little babe let it go.2. slang Actual bagged with drugs or alcohol. Do you bethink aftermost night at all? You were as aerial as the sky!3. Actual happy. I was as aerial as the sky back I begin out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.Learn more: high, sky

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There are plenty of other fish in the sea then and there Them's fighting words the wrong side of the tracks The worm has turned the upshot of the teacher's pet the spit and image of The sky's the limit The shoe is on the other foot the same to you The plot thickens The party's over the other way round the other side of the tracks (as) good as finished (as) good as gold (as) good as new (as) graceful as a swan (as) green as grass (as) gruff as a bear (as) happy as a clam (as) happy as a clam at high tide (as) happy as a clam in butter sauce (as) happy as a duck in Arizona (as) happy as a lark (as) happy as a pig in clover (as) happy as a pig in muck (as) happy as a pig in mud (as) happy as a pig in shit (as) happy as a pig in slop (as) happy as a sandboy (as) happy as can be (as) happy as Larry (as) happy as the day is long (as) hard as a rock (as) hard as nails (as) hard as stone (as) hard as the nether millstone (as) high as a kite (as) high as the sky (as) hoarse as a crow (as) honest as the day is long (as) hot as blazes (as) hot as fire (as) hot as hell (as) hot as highway blacktop (as) hot as the devil (as) hot as the dickens (as) hungry as a bear (as) hungry as a hunter (as) innocent as a lamb (as) innocent as a newborn babe (as) jober as a sudge (as) large as life and twice as ugly (as) light as a feather (as) light as air (as) mad as a box of frogs (as) mad as a hatter (as) mad as a hornet (as) mad as a March hare (as) mad as a snake (as) mad as a wet hen (as) mad as hops (as) mean as a junkyard dog (as) messed up as Hogan's goat