Significado: chimney stack

n. parte de la chimenea emplazada por encima del techo con varios conductos

stack Idioma

blow your lid/stack/top

become very angry, shout, lose your cool Don't blow your stack in front of the kids. It's a bad example.

needle in a haystack

something that is very hard to find Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

stack the cards

arrange things (unfairly) for or against a person They are stacking the cards against him with their constant demands for more and more qualifications for the job.

stack up

compare with, pale by comparison The Lincoln is a nice car, but how does it stack up against the Lexus?

stacked

having large breasts, having big boobs, sweater girl """Please describe the woman."" ""She was tall, blond and, well, you might say she was stacked."""

the cards are stacked against one

Idiom(s): the cards are stacked against one

Theme: LUCK - LACKING

luck is against one. (Informal.)
• I have the worst luck. The cards are stacked against me all the time.
• How can I accomplish anything when the cards are stacked against me?

stack the deck against

Idiom(s): stack the deck (against someone or something) AND stack the cards (against sb or sth)

Theme: OPPOSITION

to arrange things against someone or something. (Slang. Originally from card playing.)
• I can't get ahead at my office. Someone has stacked the cards against me.
• Do you really think that someone has stacked the deck? Isn't it just fate?

stack sth up

Idiom(s): stack sth up

Theme: ARRANGEMENT

to make a stack of things. (Also without the up.)
• Where should I stack them up?
• Please stack these boxes.

like looking for a needle in a haystack

Idiom(s): like looking for a needle in a haystack

Theme: HOPE - LACKING

engaged in a hopeless search.
• Trying to find a white dog in the snow is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
• I tried to find my lost contact lens on the beach, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

have the cards stacked against one

Idiom(s): have the cards stacked against one

Theme: LUCK

to have luck against one.
• You can't get very far in life if you have the cards stacked against you.
• I can't seem to get ahead. I always have the cards stacked against me.

stack the cards against

blow one's stack

Idiom(s): blow a gasket AND blow a fuse; blow one's cork; blow one's top; blow one's stack

Theme: ANGER - RELEASE

to become very angry; to lose one's temper. (Slang.)
• I was so mad I almost blew a gasket.
• I've never heard such a thing. I'm going to blow a fuse.
• I blew my cork when he hit me.
• I was so mad I could have blown my top.
• I makes me so mad I could blow my stack.

Blow your stack

If you blow your stack, you lose your temper.

Smokestack industry

Heavy industries like iron and steel production, especially if they produce a lot of pollution, are smokestack industries.

blow a fuse|blow|blow a gasket|blow one's stack|bl

v. phr., slang To become extremely angry; express rage in hot words. When Mr. McCarthy's son got married against his wishes, he blew a fuse. When the umpire called Joe out at first, Joe blew his top and was sent to the showers.
Synonym: BLOW UP(1b), FLIP ONE'S LID, LOSE ONE'S TEMPER.
Compare: BLOW OFF STEAM².

needle in a haystack|haystack|needle

n. phr., informal Something that will be very hard to find. "I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard," said June. Jim answered, "Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack."

stack the cards|cards|stack

v. phr. 1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating. The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill. 2. To arrange things unfairly for or against a person; have things so that a person has an unfair advantage or disadvantage; make sure in an unfair way that things will happen.

Usually used in the passive with "in one's favor" or "against one." A tall basketball player has the cards stacked in his favor. The cards are stacked against a poor boy who wants to go to college.

cards are stacked against

cards are stacked against
Many difficulties face someone or something, as in The cards are stacked against the new highway project. This term originated in gambling, where to stack the cards or stack the deck means to arrange cards secretly and dishonestly in one's own favor or against one's opponent. [Mid-1800s]

haystack

haystack
see needle in a haystack.

stack

stack
In addition to the idioms beginning with stack, also see blow one's top; cards are stacked against; needle in a haystack; swear on a stack of Bibles;.
* * *
- stack the cards
- stack up

swear on a stack of Bibles

swear on a stack of Bibles
Promise solemnly that what one is about to say is true, as in I swear on a stack of Bibles that I had nothing to do with his dropping out. This term alludes to the practice of placing one's hand on a sacred object while taking an oath, which dates from the mid-10th century. It is still followed in courts of law where a witness being sworn to tell the truth places a hand on the Bible. [Mid-1800s]