Meaning: aardvark

'ɑːdvɑːk
n.
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

be out of the ark Idiom, Proverb

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a black mark

a mark beside your name means you are bad If you cause an accident, you get a black mark beside your name.

a bunch of malarkey

an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull """Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?"" ""No. It's a bunch of malarkey."""

a marked man

a person known for political beliefs or criminal acts When they discovered I had been a Nazi, I was a marked man.

a shot in the dark

a wild guess, a try, hazard a guess His answer was incorrect. It was a shot in the dark.

an easy mark

one who can easily be persuaded, a soft touch Ask Charlie for a loan. He's an easy mark.

ball-park figure

(See a ball-park figure)

ball park figure/estimate

a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

bark is worse than his bite

"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.

bark is worse than one

someone isn

be out of the ark

To be actual anachronous or old-fashioned. You can't abrasion a dress like that, at atomic until you're 80. Come on, it's acutely out of the ark!Learn more: ark, of, out

be out of the ˈark

went out with the ˈark

(British English, spoken) (of an article or a custom) acutely old or old-fashioned: She was application a concordance that was beeline out of the ark.This argot refers to a adventure in the Bible. The ark was a ample baiter which Noah congenital to save his ancestors and two of every blazon of beastly from the flood.Learn more: ark, of, out

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