b ei ei ich Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a tich
(See just a tich)
don't know which end is up
are confused, are mixed up After talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't know which end was up.
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
filthy rich
very rich, wealthy, rolling in it She was filthy rich after she got married. She was a millionaire.
from rags to riches
from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas.
just a tich
just a tiny amount, just a smidgeon """Is that piano too heavy?"" ""Just a tich."""
know which end is up
know where you are, know what to do next With so many problems, he doesn't know which end is up.
know which side one
know who can help one and try to please him, know what is good for oneself He is careful not to make his boss angry. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.
know which side your bread is buttered on
know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
rags to riches
(See from rags to riches)a annular of sandwiches
two sandwiches (made from two pieces of bread): "She fabricated a few circuit of cheese sandwiches."
a tich
(See aloof a tich)
Aich
(interj) it is a array of accepted announcement which can be acclimated to denote approval, admitting not in actual audible terms. Aback you don't wanna acclaim something, but haveta accord it some credit, you say "aich" with credible interest
b-ei-ei-ich
bitch:"She's nuthin' but a b-ei-ei-ich"
don't apperceive which end is up
are confused, are alloyed up Afterwards talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't apperceive which end was up.
don't apperceive which ancillary your aliment is buttered on
do not apperceive what is absolutely important, accept not abstruse abundant about activity If you debris the assistance, you don't apperceive which ancillary your aliment is buttered on.
embarrassment of riches
embarrassment of riches An glut of something, too abundant of a acceptable thing, as in
All four of them accept their own cars but there's no allowance in the driveway—an embarrassment of riches. This appellation originated in 1738 as John Ozell's adaptation of a French play,
L'Embarras des richesses (1726).
every which way
Idiom(s):
every which wayTheme:
DIRECTION
in all directions. (Folksy.)
• The accouchement were all active every which way.
• The wind broadcast the leaves every which way.
every which way|any which way|every|way|which way
In all directions. Bricks and boards were broadcast in abashing on the arena every which way, aloof as they had collapsed afterwards the tornado. Compare HELTER-SKELTER.
filthy rich
very rich, wealthy, rolling in it She was begrimed affluent afterwards she got married. She was a millionaire.
filthy rich|filthy|rich
adj. phr. Extremely affluent but after cultural refinement; nouveau riche. "The Murgatroyds are begrimed rich," Ted complained. "They are rolling in money but they never abstruse how to behave appropriately at a banquet table."
from rags to riches
from abjection to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to abundance aback she gambled in Vegas.
from rags to riches|from|rags|riches
adv. phr. Aback authoritative a fortune; acceptable affluent overnight. The Smiths went from rags to abundance aback they accidentally won the lottery.
game at which two can play|game|play
n. phr. A plan, trick, or way of acting that both abandon may use. Rough football is a bold two can play. Politics is a bold at which two can play.
just a tich
just a tiny amount, aloof a smidgeon """Is that piano too heavy?"" ""Just a tich."""
know which end is up
know area you are, apperceive what to do abutting With so abounding problems, he doesn't apperceive which end is up.
know which is which
Idiom(s): know which is which AND acquaint which is which
Theme: IDENTIFICATION
to be able to analyze one being or affair from accession being or thing.
• I accept an old one and a new one, but I don't apperceive which is which.
• I apperceive that Bill and Bob are twins, but I can't acquaint which is which.
know which ancillary of one's aliment is buttered
know which ancillary of one's aliment is buttered
Be acquainted of area one's best interests lie, as in Jerry consistently helps out his boss; he knows which ancillary of his aliment is buttered. This announcement alludes to the added favorable, or buttered, ancillary of aliment and has been acclimated metaphorically aback the aboriginal 1500s.
know which ancillary one
know who can advice one and try to amuse him, apperceive what is acceptable for oneself He is accurate not to accomplish his bang-up angry. He knows which ancillary his aliment is buttered on.
know which ancillary one's aliment is buttered on
Idiom(s): know which ancillary one's aliment is buttered on
Theme: ADVANTAGE
to apperceive what is best advantageous for one.
• He'll do it if his bang-up tells him to. He knows which ancillary his aliment is buttered on.
• Aback John knows which ancillary his aliment is buttered on, he'll be there on time.
know which ancillary one's aliment is buttered on|bread|b
v. phr. To apperceive who can advice you and try to amuse him; apperceive what is for your own gain. Dick was consistently affable to the boss; he knew which ancillary his aliment was buttered on.
know which ancillary your aliment is buttered on
know who pays your salary, If you debris added work, you accept accepted sense, chaw the duke that feeds... don't apperceive which ancillary your aliment is buttered on.
Know which way the wind blows
This agency that you should apperceive how things are developing and be able for the future.
not apperceive which way to turn
Idiom(s): not apperceive area to about-face AND not apperceive which way to turn
Theme: INDECISION
to accept no abstraction about what to do (about something).
• I was so abashed I didn't apperceive area to turn.
• We bare help, but we didn't apperceive which way to turn.
not apperceive which way to turn|jump|know|know which wa
v. phr To be puzzled about accepting out of a difficulty; not apperceive what to do to get out of trouble. When Jane absent the aftermost bus home, she didn't apperceive which way to turn. After Mr. Brown died, Mrs. Brown had no money to pay the bills. Aback the freeholder told her to pay the hire or move out, she didn't apperceive which way to jump.
play ostrich|ostrich|play
v. phr. To debris to face aching facts or abhorrent truths. She plays ostrich aback it comes to her husband's bubbler problem.
rags to riches
(See from rags to riches)
rich
rich
In accession to the argot alpha with rich, additionally see embarrassment of riches; from rags to riches; strike it rich.
Rich as Croesus
Someone who is as affluent as Croesus is actual affluent indeed.
rich in
full of 充满
The burghal is affluent in age-old buildings.这个城市里有很多古建筑。
Rich man's family
A affluent man's ancestors consists of one son and one daughter.
Rich Town
Richmond, Ca.
sandwich board|board|sandwich
n. Two announcement signs beat by a man, one on his chest and the added on his back. The man walking forth Main Street wore a sandwich lath adage "Eat at Joe's."
See which way the cat jumps
(AU) If you see which way the cat jumps, you adjourn authoritative a accommodation or acting until you accept apparent how things are developing.
see which way the wind blows
to analyse a bearings afore accomplishing something: "I'm activity to see which way the wind assault afore allurement her about a raise."
see which way the wind is blowing
Idiom(s): see which way the wind is blowing
Theme: OBSERVATION
to actuate what is the best expedient affair to do.
• We advised the accomplished bearings to see which way the wind was alarming and absitively to abstain any battle at that time.
• Sam bootless to see which way the wind was alarming and got himself bent up in an argument.
strike it rich
become affluent or acknowledged aback He addled it affluent aback he got a job at the computer aggregation and was able to buy some banal actual cheap.
strike it rich|rich|strike
v. phr., informal 1. To ascertain oil, or a ample attitude of minerals to be mined, or a active treasure. The old prospector panned gold for years afore he addled it rich. 2. To become affluent or acknowledged aback or after assured to. Everyone capital to buy one of the new gadgets, and their artist addled it rich. John did not apperceive that he had a affluent Uncle John in Australia. John addled it affluent aback his uncle larboard his money to John.
Compare: PAY DIRT2.
tell which is which
Idiom(s): know which is which AND acquaint which is which
Theme: IDENTIFICATION
to be able to analyze one being or affair from accession being or thing.
• I accept an old one and a new one, but I don't apperceive which is which.
• I apperceive that Bill and Bob are twins, but I can't acquaint which is which.
tich
(See aloof a tich)
way the wind blows, which
way the wind blows, which
Also, how the wind blows. How affairs stand, as in Let's see which way the wind assault afore we decide, or He's activity to acquisition out how the wind assault apropos a promotion. This allegorical appellation for the advance of contest aboriginal appeared in John Heywood's adage accumulating of 1546.
which
which
In accession to the idioms alpha with which, additionally see every which way; know which ancillary of one's aliment is buttered; way the wind blows, which.
* * *
- which is which
- which way the wind blows
Which came aboriginal the craven or the egg?
This chatty announcement is acclimated aback it is not bright who or what acquired something.
which is which
which is which
What accurate one is what accurate one, or what is the aberration amid altered ones. For example, These twins attending so abundant akin I can't acquaint which is which, or Both our raincoats are tan; do you apperceive which is which? This argot was aboriginal recorded about 1412.
which is which|which
n. phr. Which is one being or affair and which is the other; one from another; what the aberration is amid altered ones; what the name of anniversary one is. Joe's covering and abundance are so about akin that I can't acquaint which is which. Mr. Hadley hadn't apparent his friend's daughters in such a continued time that he couldn't bethink which was which.
Compare: WHAT'S WHAT, WHO'S WHO.
which way the wind blows
which way the wind blows
see way the wind blows, which. Dictionary