Meaning:
expand
ɪk'spændv.
extend in one or more directions
become larger in size or volume or quantity
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
grow stronger
exaggerate or make bigger
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expand the influence of
pand Idiom, Proverb
expand your horizons
experience or discover new ideas or goals or cultures Travel, read, discuss - expand your horizons!
on the upandup
1.honest诚实的
You can take his word for it.He has always been on the upandup.你可以相信他的话,他一向老实可靠。
This information is on the upandup.这消息完全可靠。
2.improving;succeeding走上坡路的;越来越好的
From now on,everything is on the upandup.从现在起,一切事情都会好转。
The guy's on the upandup and I know it.这小伙子步步高升,这我是知道的。
open Pandora's box
Idiom(s): open Pandora's box
Theme: TROUBLE
to uncover a lot of unsuspected problems.
• When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box.
• You should be cautious with people who are upset. You don't want to open Pandora's box.
Pandora's box
If you open a Pandora's box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn't anticipated.
Pandora's box|Pandora|box
n. phr., literary A thing or problem that, if activated, will give rise to many unmanageable problems. If they insist on having that inquiry, they will open up a Pandora's box.
Compare: CAN OF WORMS.
enlarge on|enlarge|enlarge upon|expand|expand on|e
v. To talk or write more about; say or explain more completely or at greater length. The teacher enlarged on the uses of atomic power.
pandect
pandect
the Pandects
a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. ; the Digest
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