the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
iden Idiom, Proverb
accidentally-on-purpose
seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm
dead presidents
currency; money
dividends
money
by accident
by chance;accidentally;unexpectedly 偶然地;意外地 Columbus discovered America by accident.哥伦布偶然发现了新大陆。 I met her by accident in the street.我在街上偶然碰到了她。
confident of
feeling or showing confidence;certain感觉有信心的;有把握的 He feels confident of passing the examination.他自信能考及格。 I am confident of success.我自信能成功。
in confidence
secretly;privately秘密地;私下地 I'm telling you this in confidence;please don't tell anyone else.这件事我只告诉你一个人,请别告诉别人。
in evidence
easily seen明显;显而易见 She's the sort of woman who likes to be very much in evidence.她是个特爱出风头的女人。 Smith was nowhere in evidence.史密斯无论在何处都不惹人注意。 The tulips are blooming;spring was in evidence.郁金香盛开,春天显然到了。
take sb into one's confidence
Idiom(s): take sb into one's confidence
Theme: TRUST
to trust someone with confidential information; to tell a secret to someone and trust the person to keep the secret. • We are good friends, hut I didn't feel I could take her into my confidence. • I know something very important about Jean. Can I take you into my confidence?
much in evidence
Idiom(s): much in evidence
Theme: VISIBILITY
very visible or evident. • John was much in evidence during the conference. • Your influence is much in evidence. I appreciate your efforts.
maiden voyage
Idiom(s): maiden voyage
Theme: BEGINNINGS
the first voyage of a ship or boat. • The liner sank on its maiden voyage. • Jim is taking his yacht on its maiden voyage.
have an accident
Idiom(s): have an accident
Theme: BATHROOM
to lose control of the bowels or the bladder. (Euphemistic. Usually said of a young child.) • "Oh, Ann," cried Mother. "It looks like you've had an accident!" • Mother asked Billy to go to the bathroom before they left so that he wouldn't have an accident in the car.
by coincidence
Idiom(s): by coincidence
Theme: HAPPENING
by an accidental and strange similarity; by an unplanned pair of similar events or occurrences. • We just happened to be in the same place at the same time by coincidence. • By coincidence, the circus was in town when I was there. I'm glad because I love circuses.
Accidents will happen.
Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.
Accident waiting to happen
If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong. ('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)
Tempt providence
If you tempt providence, you take a risk that may well have unpleasant consequences. ('Tempt fate' is also used.)
in evidence|evidence
adj. phr. Easily seen; noticeable. The little boy's measles were very much in evidence.The tulips were blooming; spring was in evidence.
maiden speech|maiden|speech
n. phr. One's first public speech, usually before some legislative body. It was the new congressman's maiden speech and everyone was listening very keenly.
maiden voyage|maiden|voyage
n. phr. The first voyage of a boat. The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage to America from England.
confidence game Also, confidence trick; con game. A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won. For example, The police warned of a confidence game in which people were asked to turn over valuables for a so-called appraisal, or The typical confidence trick is easy to spot if you know what to look for, or I almost let myself be taken in by her con game—she seemed so sincere. These terms, which use confidence in the sense of “trust,” date from the mid-1800s. They also gave rise to confidence man (or con man) for the swindler.
in residence Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.
occident
occident the Occident the part of the world west of Asia, esp. Europe and the Americas
residence
residence in residence Committed to live and work in a specific place, often for a certain length of time: an artist in residence at a college.
state's evidence
state's evidence turn state's evidence to give evidence for the prosecution in a criminal case
take into one's confidence
take into one's confidence Trust someone with a secret, as in She took me into her confidence and admitted that she was quitting next month. This idiom uses confidence in the sense of “trust,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.
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