a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine.
dressed to the nines
dressed in high fashion, gussied up Here I am in jeans. Everybody else is dressed to the nines.
dressed to the nines (teeth)
dressed elegantly They were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
nine-day wonder
someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.
nine lives
avoiding death often, lucky to survive Some race-car drivers have nine lives. They often escape death.
nine times out of ten
almost always Nine times out of ten if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.
nine-to-five job/attitude
a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.
on cloud nine
very happy, riding high When Bev received her diploma, she was on cloud nine.
the whole nine yards
including all the work, doing the whole job, the whole ball of wax My goals include a degree, career, marriage, children - the whole nine yards.
bent as a nine bob note
1. positively homosexual 2. crooked, dishonest a catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete. There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile
nine
a 9mm gun
the whole nine
everything; all of something
nine-to-five job
Idiom(s): nine-to-five job
Theme: EMPLOYMENT
a job with regular and normal hours. • I wouldn't want a nine-to-five job. I like the freedom I have as my own boss. • I used to work nights, but now I have a nine-to-five job.
nine days' wonder
Idiom(s): nine days' wonder
Theme: NOVELTY
something that is of interest to people only for a short time. • Don't worry about the story about you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder, and then people will forget. • The elopement of Jack and Anne was a nine days' wonder. Now people never mention it.
A cat has nine lives.
1) Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet without injury. 2) Three lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to stray, 3 years to stay.
A stitch in time saves nine.
It's better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse.
Cloud nine
If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy. ('cloud seven' is a less common alternative)
Stitch in time saves nine
A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching.
Talk nineteen to the dozen
If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen.
Whole nine yards
The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something.
dressed to the nines|dressed to kill
dressed up: "Where are you going, dressed up to the nines?"
cat has nine lives|cat|life|lives|nine|nine lives
A cat can move so fast and jump so well that he seems to escape being killed many times. We thought our cat would be killed when he fell from the roof of the house. He was not, but he used up one of his nine lives.
gay nineties|gay|nineties
n. The years between 1890 and 1900; remembered as a happy exciting time. Ladies wore large hats in the gay nineties.Picnics were popular in the gay nineties.
nine-to-five job|five|job|nine|nine-to-five
n. phr. A typical office job that starts at 9 A.M. and ends at 5 P.M. with a one-hour lunch break at 12 noon or 1 P.M. We professors are not too well paid but I could never get used to a nine-to-five job.
on cloud nine|cloud|cloud nine|nine|on
adj. phr., slang Too happy to think of anything else; very happy. Ada has been on cloud nine since the magazine printed the story she wrote.We were on cloud nine when our team won the state championship. Compare: ON TOP OF THE WORLD, WALK ON AIR.
ninety
ninety the nineties the numbers or years, as of a century, from ninety through ninety-nine
possession is nine points of the law
possession is nine points of the law Actually holding something is better than merely claiming it. For example, When Karen told John he must return the sofa he'd borrowed, he said possession is nine points of the law. This term originally alluded to nine elements that would aid someone's lawsuit, among them a good lawyer, good witnesses, a good jury, a good judge, and good luck. In time, however, the term was used more for squatter's rights. [Late 1500s]
to the nines
to the nines To perfection, to the highest degree; see under dressed to kill.
whole nine yards, the
whole nine yards, the Everything that is relevant; the whole thing. For example, He decided to take everything to college—his books, his stereo, his computer, his skis, the whole nine yards. The source of this expression is not known, but there are several possibilities: the amount of cloth required to make a complete suit of clothes; the fully set sails of a three-masted ship where each mast carries three yards, that is, spars, to support the sails; or the amount of cement (in cubic yards) contained in a cement mixer for a big construction job. [Colloquial]
An nine idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with nine, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ nine