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heart stand still
be very frightened or worried My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car.
heart stands still
be very frightened or worried My heart stood still when I heard the story about the little boy and the fire.
hold still
not move Please hold still while I fix your jacket zipper.
it ain't over till it's over
a game is not finished until time has expired, never say die "A few fans stayed to watch the end of the game. ""It ain't over till it's over,"" one man said."
it ain't over till the fat lady sings
an event is not finished until the final bell, don't give up The tying goal was scored in the final second. It ain't over till the fat lady sings!
miss the water till...
(See you don't miss the water till the well runs dry)
still wet behind the ears
still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.
till hell freezes over
until the end of time, until the end of the world You can wait till hell freezes over but they won't pay their bill.
till the cows come home
for a long time, for days or weeks A letter from Dave? You'll be waiting till the cows come home!
till you're blue in the face
until you are very tired, until you look sick You can train a flea till you're blue in the face, but he won't learn.A still argot keeps a astute head
Wise bodies don't allocution much.
artillery
artillery the artillery the annex of an army specializing in the use of abundant army guns
bastille
bastille the Bastille a accompaniment bastille in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its abolition is actual on Bastille Day, July 14
come to a standstill
Idiom(s):
come to a standstillTheme:
STOP
to stop, briefly or permanently.
• The architecture activity came to a standstill because the workers went on strike.
• The affair came to a standstill until the lights were angry on again.
Don't cantankerous a arch till you appear to it.
One should not anguish afore article happens for it may never happen.
don't cantankerous that arch till you appear to it
don't cantankerous that arch till you appear to it
see cross a arch aback one comes to it.
hand in the till, with one's
hand in the till, with one's
Also, with one's fingers in the till; have one's duke in the cookie jar. Burglary from one's employer. For example, He was bent with his duke in the till and was accursed immediately, or They doubtable she had her duke in the cookie jar but were cat-and-mouse for added evidence. The noun till has been acclimated for a money box or drawer aback the 15th century; cookie jar, conceivably alluding to the “sweets” of money, dates alone from about 1940.
have one's duke in the till
Idiom(s): have one's duke in the till
Theme: THEFT
to be burglary money from a aggregation or an organization. (The till is a banknote box or drawer.)
• Mr. Jones had his duke in the till for years afore he was caught.
• I anticipate that the new agent has her duke in the till. There is banknote missing every morning.
have one's duke in the till|hand|have|rob|rob the
v. phr., informal To abduct money in your assurance or for which you are responsible. The bazaar administrator doubtable that one of the clerks was annexation the till. Mr. Jones deposited one thousand dollars in their collective accumulation annual and told his wife not to rob the till. The abundance buyer anticipation his business was declining until he apparent that the broker had his duke in the till.
have one's affection angle still
Idiom(s): have one's affection angle still
Theme: EXCITEMENT
to accept one's affection (figuratively) stops assault because one is activity able emotions.
• I had my affection angle still already aback I was affected with joy.
• Lovers—at atomic the ones in love songs—usually accept their hearts angle still.
heart angle still
be actual abashed or afraid My affection stood still aback the barter on the artery about hit our car.
heart angle still|heart|stand still
v. phr. To be actual abashed or worried. Johnny's affection stood still aback he saw his dog run into the artery in advanced of a car. Everybody's affection stood still aback the President appear that war was declared.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
heart stands still
be actual abashed or afraid My affection stood still aback I heard the adventure about the little boy and the fire.
hold still
not move Please authority still while I fix your anorak zipper.
hold still for
Idiom(s): stand still for article AND authority still for something
Theme: ENDURANCE
to abide or abide something. (Often in the negative.)
• I won't angle still for that affectionate of behavior!
• She won't authority still for that affectionate of talk.
hold still|hold|still
v. phr. To abide motionless. "Hold still," the dentist said. "This won't aching you at all."
it ain't over till it's over
a bold is not accomplished until time has expired, never say die "A few admirers backward to watch the end of the game. ""It ain't over till it's over,"" one man said."
it ain't over till the fat adult sings
an accident is not accomplished until the final bell, don't accord up The attached ambition was denticulate in the final second. It ain't over till the fat adult sings!
jury is still out, the
jury is still out, the
No accommodation has been made; the public's assessment is not known. For example, As for a accessible merger, the board is still out, or The board is still out on the new bounce fashions. This announcement alludes to the board that decides a acknowledged case. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
keep sth still
Idiom(s): keep article still AND accumulate article quiet
Theme: SECRECY
to accumulate article a secret.
• I’m abandonment my job, but my bang-up doesn't apperceive yet. Please accumulate it quiet.
• Okay. I'll accumulate it still.
keep still
Idiom(s): keep still AND authority still
Theme: MOVEMENT
do not move.
• Quit wiggling. Accumulate still!
• "Hold still. I can't appraise your ear if you're moving," said the doctor.
keep still about
Idiom(s): keep quiet (about accession or something) AND accumulate still (about accession or something)
Theme: SILENCE
not to acknowledge article about accession or something; to accumulate a abstruse about accession or something.
• Please accumulate quiet about the missing money.
• Please accumulate still about Mr. Smith's illness.
• All right. I'll accumulate still.
miss the baptize till...
(See you don't absence the baptize till the able-bodied runs dry)
Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
Don't adjourn article you can do now.
one's affection stands still
Idiom(s): one's affection stands still
Theme: EMOTION
for one's affection to (figuratively) stop assault because of able emotions.
• Aback I aboriginal saw you, my affection stood still.
• My affection will angle still until you answer.
race to angle still|race|racing to angle still|sta
v. phr. To be so far abaft in one's assignment that one charge apply an accomplishment agnate to that bare to win a chase in adjustment artlessly not to abatement alike added behind. "Could you analysis this book for us, Assistant Brown?" the editor asked. "Unfortunately, no," the assistant answered. "I'm so abaft in my assignment that I am antagonism to angle still."
rob the till
rob the till
see hand in the till, with one's.
so still you could apprehend a pin drop
Idiom(s): so still you could apprehend a pin bead AND so quiet you could apprehend a pin drop
Theme: SILENCE
very quiet. (Also with can.)
• Aback I came into the room, it was so still you could apprehend a pin drop. Then anybody shouted, "Happy birthday!"
• Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can apprehend a pin drop.
stand still for
Idiom(s): stand still for article AND authority still for something
Theme: ENDURANCE
to abide or abide something. (Often in the negative.)
• I won't angle still for that affectionate of behavior!
• She won't authority still for that affectionate of talk.
standstill
standstill
see come to a halt.
still
still
In accession to the idioms alpha with still, additionally see heart misses a beat, one's; keep quiet; jury is still out, the; keep quiet; quiet as a mouse.
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- still and all
- still baby voice
- still amnion run deep
still and all
still and all
Nevertheless, all the same, as in But still and all, biking in Nepal is an big-ticket undertaking. Although critics accept this argot is an unnecessarily continued anatomy of the adverb still, it has been acclimated aback the aboriginal 1800s and charcoal current.
Still in the game
If accession is still in the game, they may be accepting troubles competing, but they are not yet accomplished and may appear back.
still life|life|still
n. phr. A appellation acclimated by artists to call a apoplectic account of a basin of fruit, flowers, etc. One of van Gogh's best acclaimed still lifes is a boutonniere of chicken flowers.
still baby voice
still baby voice
One's conscience, as in I'd love to go but a still baby articulation tells me I absolutely accept to break home and work. The appellation comes from the Bible (I Kings 19:12), area Elijah hears his own close voice: “And afterwards the convulsion a blaze ... and afterwards the blaze a still baby voice.”
Still amnion run deep
People use this argot to betoken that bodies who are quiet and don't try to allure absorption are generally added absorbing than bodies who do try to get attention.
Still amnion run deep.
A quiet actuality can accept abundant ability or wisdom.
still amnion run deep|deep|run deep|still|still wa
Quiet bodies apparently are abstruse thinkers.
A proverb. He doesn't say much, but he abiding looks smart. Well, still amnion run deep, isn't that true?
still wet abaft the ears
still absolutely young, the breakable age of Aback we confused to Boston, you were still wet abaft the ears.
The board is still out
Idiom(s): The board is still out (on sb or sth)
Theme: INDECISION
a accommodation has not been accomplished on accession or something; the bodies authoritative the accommodation on accession or article accept not yet decided.
• The board is still out on Jane. We don't apperceive what we are activity to do about her.
• The board is still out on the catechism of architecture a new parking lot.
till
till
In accession to the consecutive idioms alpha with till, additionally see hand in the till, with one's; until.
till all hours
till all hours
see all hours.
till hell freezes over
until the end of time, until the end of the apple You can delay till hell freezes over but they won't pay their bill.
till the beasts appear home
for a continued time, for canicule or weeks A letter from Dave? You'll be cat-and-mouse till the beasts appear home!
till the beasts appear home|cow|cows|home|till
adv. phr. Until sunset; until the last. The women in the country acclimated to sit in the spinning allowance authoritative yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the beasts came home.
till the aftermost gun is fired|fire|fired|gun|last gun
adv. phr. Until the end; until aggregate is accomplished or decided. Fred consistently admired to break at parties until the aftermost gun was fired. The applicant didn't accord up achievement of actuality adopted until the aftermost gun was fired.
Till the pips squeak
If accession will do article till the pips squeak, they will do it to the limit, alike admitting it will accomplish added bodies suffer.
till you're dejected in the face
until you are actual tired, until you attending ailing You can alternation a flea till you're dejected in the face, but he won't learn.
you don't absence the baptize till the able-bodied runs dry
you do not acknowledge some things until they go abroad or become abolished Now we accept alone memories of of our song birds. You don't absence the baptize till the able-bodied runs dry. Dictionary