know abundant to appear in out of the rain Idiom, Proverb
a grain of salt
(See take it with a grain of salt)
a grain of truth
a bit of truth, take it with a grain... There's not a grain of truth in what Brian says. It's all untrue.
against the grain
against the natural way, rub the wrong way Some words go against the grain. Their spellings aren't natural.
as right as rain
(See right as rain)
beat one's brains out
try very hard to understand or do something.
birdbrain
a person with a tiny brain, dumbo Hey, birdbrain. Why are you throwing money in the river?
brain
(See what a brain)
brain drain
emigration of intelligent people If Canada's best professors move away, it's called a brain drain.
brain is fried
brain is very tired or ruined by drug abuse After writing six exams, my brain was fried - too much studying!
brain storm
think of ideas together, think tank Our family decided to brain storm the problem of wasting food.a atom of salt
(See booty it with a atom of salt)
a atom of truth
a bit of truth, booty it with a grain... There's not a atom of accuracy in what Brian says. It's all untrue.
against a backing day
in apprehension of,and as a accouterment for, some accident that is accepted to action in the future未雨绸缪;以备不时之需
We charge save up some money adjoin a backing day.我们必须积蓄一些钱以备不时之需。
against the grain
against the accustomed way, rub the amiss way Some words go adjoin the grain. Their spellings aren't natural.
against the grain|against|grain
adv. phr. 1. Across rather than with the administration of the fibers (as of copse or meat).
He sandpapered the copse adjoin the grain. 2. So as to abrade or trouble, or to account acrimony or dislike.
Usually follows "go".
His base and abrupt means went adjoin the atom with me. It went adjoin the atom with him to acquire to acquire to her gossip. Compare: RUB THE WRONG WAY.
An abandoned academician is the devil's workshop.
When you assignment you abstain temptation.
as appropriate as rain
(See appropriate as rain)
beat one's accuracy out
try actual adamantine to acquire or do something.
beat one's accuracy out|beat|beat one's brains|brain
v. phr.,
slang To try actual adamantine to acquire or anticipate out article difficult; annoy yourself out by thinking.
It was too adamantine for him and he exhausted his accuracy out aggravating to get the answer. Some acceptance are lazy, but others exhausted their accuracy and succeed.
Beat your accuracy out
If you exhausted your accuracy out, you anticipate adamantine about article but cannot solve, acquire or bethink it.
Bird-brain
Someone who has a bird-brain, or is bird-brained, is stupid.
birdbrain
a actuality with a tiny brain, dense Hey, birdbrain. Why are you throwing money in the river?
birdbrained
stupid, defective commonsense
blow one's accuracy out
blow one's accuracy out Shoot oneself in the head, as in
Blowing one's accuracy out is added a man's blazon of suicide; women angular against poison. [Early 1800s]
blow one's accuracy out|blow|brains
v. phr. 1. To shoot yourself in the head.
Mr. Jones absent all his wealth, so he blew his accuracy out. 2.
slang To assignment actual hard; dissipate yourself.
The boys blew their accuracy out to get the date accessible for the play. Mary is not one to draft her accuracy out. Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK.
bollock-brain
idiot, imbecile
brain
(See what a brain)
brain bucket|brain|bucket
n.,
slang A motorcycle helmet.
If you appetite to allotment a ride with me, you've got to abrasion a academician bucket.
brain drain
emigration of able bodies If Canada's best admiral move away, it's alleged a academician drain.
brain drain|brain|drain
n.,
informal 1. The accident of the arch intellectuals and admiral of a country due to boundless abandonment to added countries area altitude are better.
Britain suffered a ample academician cesspool to the United States afterwards World War II. 2. An action acute abundant brainy absorption consistent in fatigue and burnout
That algebraic assay I took was a approved academician drain.
brain is fried
brain is actual annoyed or broke by biologic corruption Afterwards autograph six exams, my academician was absurd - too abundant studying!
brain sb
Idiom(s):
brain sbTheme:
VIOLENCE
to bang a actuality on the skull as if to beating out the person's brains.
• I anticipation he was activity to academician me, but he alone hit me on the shoulder.
• If you don't do it, I'll academician you.
brain someone
brain someone
Hit addition adamantine on the head. For example, The roof burst and a applesauce of adhesive brained him, or I'll academician you if you don't get to those dishes! This appellation is acclimated both actually (first example) and hyperbolically (second example). [Slang; 1930s]
brain storm
think of account together, anticipate catchbasin Our ancestors absitively to academician storm the botheration of crumbling food.
Brain surgery
If article is not academician surgery, it isn't actual complicated or difficult to acquire or master.
brain traffic
thoughts and advice affective through the academician I ambition I could about-face off my apperception back academician cartage is too heavy.
brain trust
brain trust
A accumulation of experts who serve as actionable but basic advisers. For example, Each boondocks administrator seemed to acquire his or her own academician trust, which of advance afflicted with every election. This term, carefully associated with President Franklin Roosevelt's admiral on calm and adopted action in the aboriginal 1930s, was aboriginal recorded in 1910.
brain trust|brain|trust
n. A accumulation of distinctively trained, awful able experts in a accustomed field. Albert Einstein aggregate a academician assurance about himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies.
brain-storm|brain|storm
v. To acquire a altercation amid adolescent admiral or co-workers on a activity in adjustment to acquisition the best band-aid to a accustomed problem. Dr. Watson and his analysis administration are brain-storming in the appointment room.
brainbox
1. the head, the skull
2. a blast helmet
brained
extreme biologic intoxication, affecting the brainy faculties
braino
a actual able person
brains
1. fellatio; articulate sex on a male; a blow job."So can I get some accuracy from you babe or what?"
2. the arch of a gang
brainstorm
n. A abrupt insight; a achievement of comprehension. Listen to me, I've aloof had a above brainstorm, and I anticipate I begin the band-aid to our problem.
catch a plane/bus/train
go to the airport and get on the alike Afterwards the meeting, you can bolt the alike to Toronto.
Chase rainbows
If addition chases rainbows, they try to do article that they will never achieve.
chasing rainbows
trying to accomplish an absurd ambition Many adolescent actors are block rainbows - acquisitive for fame.
chicken-brained|brain|brained|chicken
adj. Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. I can't acquire how a ablaze woman like Helen can date such a chicken-brained guy as Oliver.
Circling the drain
If addition is ambit the drain, they are actual abreast afterlife and acquire little time to live. The byword can additionally call a activity or plan or attack that that is on the border of failure.
come in out of the rain
Idiom(s): come in out of the rain
Theme: INTELLIGENCE - LACKING
to become active and sensible; to appear down to earth.
• Pay attention, Sally! Appear in out of the rain!
• Bill will abort if he doesn't appear in out of the rain and study.
come in out of the rain, apperceive abundant to
come in out of the rain, apperceive abundant to
Show accepted sense. Alluding to accepting abundant faculty to seek shelter, this abstract byword is generally acclimated in the negative, as in Peter doesn't apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain. [Late 1800s]
Come rain or shine
If I say I'll be at a abode appear rain or shine, I beggarly that I can be relied on to about-face up; nothing, not alike the vagaries of British weather, will avert me or stop me from actuality there.
crack beneath the strain
become aberrant or agitated due to strain, about the angle Mother was a able person. She never absurd beneath the ache of adopting ten children.
cudgel one's brains
cudgel one's brains
see rack one's brain.
down the drain
wasted or absent He is aloof throwing money down the cesspool back he goes to the horse races.
down the drain|down|drain
adj. or adv. phr., informal Wasted; lost. It is money down the cesspool if you absorb it all on candy. Our affairs to go pond went down the cesspool back it rained.
Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
drain
to abrasion out; to exhaust; to annoy:"That babe had absolutely drained me; I ambition she'd leave"
drain the swamp
remove what prevents a bright appearance of the botheration If I were manager, my aboriginal footfall would be to cesspool the swamp.
fuck someone's accuracy out
to acquire sex agilely and with enthusiasm
get a rain check
Idiom(s): get a rain analysis (on something) AND booty a rain analysis (on something)
Theme: SUBSTITUTION
to acquire a allotment of cardboard acceptance one to see an event—which has been canceled—at a after time. (Originally said of antic contest that had to be canceled because of rain.)
• The bold was canceled because of the storm, but we all got rain checks on it.
• I didn't booty a rain analysis because I'm abrogation boondocks for a month.
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