sky is falling, the Idioma

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 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 bun in the oven

pregnant, expecting a baby Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

sky is falling, the

An cool acceptance that adversity is imminent. The appellation comes from a allegory about a craven who believes the sky is falling back an acorn avalanche on its head. In assorted versions, the craven is alleged “chicken little” or “henny penny.” Many novels, films, and songs with the appellation “The Sky Is Falling” accept been issued, as able-bodied as versions of the story. Among them is a 1943 Walt Disney film, Chicken Little, and a book, The Remarkable Adventure of Craven Little, published in 1865. The phrase, now a cliché, charcoal current. The New York Times op ed folio had a allotment by Charles M. Blow about amusing networking that acclimated it: “I am by no agency a woe-is-us, sky-is-falling, evil-is-the Internet type” (June 12, 2010).Learn more: sky

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a golden opportunity a goner a good arm a good egg a good head a good sport a grain of salt a grain of truth a grandfather clause a handful a handout a hard day a hard-on a hard row to hoe a hard time a hassle a head start skive skive (something) skive off skivvies sko skool skosh skrag skrill skrilla skrungy skull skull-buster skullduggery skulled skull-popper skully skunk skunk at a garden party skunk-drunk skunked skurf skurfing sky sky hook sky is falling, the sky pilot sky rug skyhook sky-piece sky-pilot skyrocket skyrocket into (something or some place) skyrocket to (something or some place) sky's the limit, the slack slack master slack off slack off on (something) slack up slack up (on someone or something) slacken off slack-jawed slackmaster Slade slag (off) SLAGIATT slam slam (on) the brake(s) slam (someone or something) slam (someone or something) down on(to) (something)