like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.
anabolics
any anabolic steroid
anabols
see anabolics
Bolivian marching powder
cocaine
bollock
1. to reprimand 2. a testicle
bollock-brain
idiot, imbecile
bollockbag
the scrotum and testicles
bollocking
a severe reprimand
bollocks
1. testicles 2. rubbish, nonsense, drivel:"That film was bollocks" 3. an expression of frustration, or defiance
bollocks to that
a defiant exclamation
bollocksed
1. worn out, ruined, tired 2. very intoxicated
bolos
South American throwing weapon, a number of balls on cords: "I'm throwin' bolos you'll find out who's the number one solo" -- Lady of Rage (?? [????])
bolshie
angrily provocative; originating from the socialist revolutionaries the Bolsheviks
dog's bollocks
the best
sit bolt upright
Idiom(s): sit bolt upright
Theme: POSITION
to sit up straight. • Tony sat bolt upright and listened to what the teacher was saying to him. • After sitting bolt upright for almost an hour in that crowded airplane, I swore I would never travel again.
nuts and bolts
Idiom(s): nuts and bolts (of sth)
Theme: DETAILS
the basic facts about something; the practical details of something. (Fixed order.) • Tom knows all about the nuts and bolts of the chemical process. • Ann is familiar with the nuts and bolts of public relations.
like a bolt out of the blue
Idiom(s): like a bolt out of the blue
Theme: SUDDENNESS
suddenly and without warning. (Refers to a bolt of lightning coming out of a clear blue sky.) • The news came to us like a bolt out of the blue. • Like a bolt out of the blue, the boss came and fired us all.
big and bold
Idiom(s): big and bold
Theme: SIZE
large and capable of getting attention. (Usually refers to things, not people. Fixed order.) • The lettering on the book's cover was big and bold, and it got lots of attention, but the price was too high. • She wore a brightly colored dress. The pattern was big and bold and the skirt was very full.
Bold as brass
Someone who is as bold as brass is very confident and not worried about how other people will respond or about being caught.
Close the stable door after the horse has bolted
If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. 'Close the barn door after the horse has bolted' is alternative, often used in American English.
Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
If someone takes action too late, they do this; there is no reason to lock an empty stable.
bolt from the blue|blue|bolt|from the blue
n. phr. Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt from the blue.His decision to resign was a bolt from the blue. Compare: OUT OF THE BLUE.
bucket of bolts|bolts|bucket
n., slang A very old and shaky car that barely goes. When are you going to get rid of that old bucket of bolts?
nuts and bolts of|bolt|bolts|nut|nuts
n. phr. The basic facts or important details of something. "Ted will he an excellent trader," his millionaire grandfather said, "once he learns the nuts and bolts of the profession."
status symbol|status|symbol
v. phr. Signs of wealth and prestige. A new yacht or airplane might be a status symbol to a bank manager.
bold
bold In addition to the idiom beginning with bold, also see big and bold; make bold.
bolt from the blue, a Also, a bolt out of the blue. A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife. This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky. [First half of 1800s]
bolt upright
bolt upright Precisely perpendicular, erect in carriage, as in She sat bolt upright in her pew. This expression was used in slightly different form by Chaucer in the late 1300s: “She was ... long as a mast and upright as a bolt” (The Miller's Tale).
lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
lock the barn door after the horse has bolted Also, lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. Take precautions after damage has occurred. For example, After the burglary they installed an alarm system, but it's locking the barn door, or Deciding to negotiate now after they've been fired—that's a matter of locking the stable door after the horse is stolen. These expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late have long been proverbs in many languages and first appeared in English in the mid-1300s.
make bold
make bold Also, make so bold as. Dare, presume, take the liberty of doing something, as in Let me make bold and ask you to back me as a member, or I will not make so bold as to criticize a respected scholar. This expression was frequently used by Shakespeare but is heard less often today. [Late 1500s]
nuts and bolts, the
nuts and bolts, the The essential or basic aspects of something, as in They have lofty goals but don't specify the nuts and bolts of how to achieve them. This expression alludes to basic working components of machinery. [Mid-1900s]
shoot one's bolt
shoot one's bolt Also, shoot one's wad. Do all within one's power; exhaust one's resources or capabilities. For example, They were asking for more ideas but Bob had shot his bolt and couldn't come up with any, or Don't shoot your wad with that article or you won't have any material for the sequels. The first expression comes from archery and referred to using up all of one's bolts (short, heavy arrows fired with a crossbow); it was a proverb by the 1200s. The colloquial variant, dating from about 1900, comes from gambling and refers to spending all of a wad of rolled-up banknotes. Also see shoot the works.
status symbol
status symbol A position or activity that allows one's social prestige to be displayed, as in She doesn't even drive; that car of hers is purely a status symbol. [Mid-1900s]
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