an·ti·mat·ter n. [U] 【물리】 반물질(反物質)

long and (the) short of the matter 관용구

as a matter of fact

to state a fact, in fact, to be perfectly honest The burrowing owl is a protected species. As a matter of fact, it's an endangered species.

crux of the matter

(See the crux of the matter)

for that matter

about that, with regard to that I don

get to the heart of (a matter)

understand the most important thing about something It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the matter about the new employee.

matter

be important It doesn

matter of course

the usual way, habit, rule It was done as a matter of course and nobody really thought about the results.

matter of fact

something that is really true, something that can be proved As a matter of fact I saw him last night and he asked me how you were.

mind over matter

believing you can do it, using the mind's power When your brain controls your heart rate, it's mind over matter.

no matter

regardless of No matter how hard that I try my tutor is never satisfied.

no matter how you slice it

it does not matter how you look at it No matter how you slice it, we have to hire more help.

the continued and (the) abbreviate of the matter

The capital abstraction or facts of something. That's the continued and the abbreviate of the matter. If you appetite added details, you'll accept to ask Laura. The continued and abbreviate of the amount is that Kyle is quitting, so we charge to ample his position fast.Learn more: and, long, matter, of, short

long and the abbreviate of it/the matter, the

The aspect of the matter; in a nutshell. This expression, sometimes antipodal (that is, the abbreviate and the continued of something), dates from the fourteenth century. Shakespeare adopted the antipodal anatomy (Henry V, 3.2; The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2.1), but by the end of the seventeenth aeon long nearly consistently preceded short.Learn more: and, long, of, short

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no guff no hard feelings no holds barred no kidding no let-up no love lost no match for no matter no matter how you slice it no news is good news no nonsense no offence, but... no pain, no gain no picnic no problem (no prob) no qualms no question the light of your life the lights are on but no one is at home the lights are on but nobody's home the lights are on, but no one's home the lights are on, but nobody's home the like the likes of the likes of (someone or something) the likes of somebody the limit the line of least resistance the lion's den the lion's mouth the lion's share the little gentleman in the velvet coat the little lady the little matter of (something) the little things the little things in life the little woman the living daylights the living end the living image of the living image of (someone or something) the long and (the) short of it the long and (the) short of the matter the long and short of it the long and the short of it the long arm of coincidence the long arm of the law the long tail the longest pole knocks the persimmon the longest way round is the nearest way home the longest way round is the shortest way home the loose ends/threads the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away the Lord helps those who help themselves the Lord works in mysterious ways the love of (one's) life the love of money is the root of all evil the low man on the totem pole the low road the lowdown on the lowest common denominator the lowest of the low the lowest rung of the ladder the lowest rung on the ladder the luck of the devil the luck of the draw the luck of the Irish the lull before the storm