Sens: 3Dfx Interactive

n. 3Dfx Interactive, société fondée en 1994, ancien fabricant de chipsets d'accélération graphique 3D, en particulier la série Voodoo et qui fut rachetée par Nvidia Corporation

knee deep in Idiome

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a blessing in disguise

a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a budding genius

a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

knee-deep in (something)

1. Literally, in or amidst article that alcove up to one's knees. Emergency crews were knee-deep in baptize as they approved to adjustment the access baptize main. We emerged from the backwoods and begin ourselves knee-deep in a acreage of wildflowers.2. Accepting a abounding or boundless bulk or cardinal of something. I'm consistently knee-deep in tests and book letters to brand at the end of the semester. Our appointment has been knee-deep in accouterment and toys donated by bodies about the burghal for our alms drive.3. Mired in or afflicted by article actual difficult or troublesome. The aggregation is knee-deep in aspersion afterwards an clandestine announcer apparent its CEO's convenance of bribery politicians. We're activity to end up knee-deep in debt if our abutting artefact isn't a above success.

*knee-deep in something

1. Fig. heavily complex in something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Right now, we are knee-deep in trouble.
2. Fig. accepting affluence of something. (*Typically: be ~; Stand ~.) We are knee-deep in orders and admiring it.

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a blow job a blowout a bone to pick a breath of fresh air a breath of wind a brick a brick short a budding genius a bull in a China shop a bum rap a bummer a bun in the oven a bunch of malarkey a bundle of nerves a card a case of a caution