tough as nails Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
hard as nails
physically very fit and strong, rough, stern He is as hard as nails and is not a good person to have an argument with.
spitting nails
very angry, very mad, hot, pissed Art was spitting nails when my dog scratched the paint on his car.
bite one's nails
Idiom(s): bite one's nails
Theme: ANXIETY
to be nervous or anxious; to bite one's fingernails from nervousness or anxiety. (Used both literally and figuratively.)
• I spent all afternoon biting my nails, worrying about you.
• We've all been biting our nails from worry.
as hard as nails|hard|nail|nails
adj. phr. Very unfeeling; cruel, and unsympathetic. Uncle Joe is as hard as nails; although he is a millionaire, he doesn't help his less fortunate relatives.
bed of nails|bed|nail|nails
n. phr. A difficult or unhappy situation or set of circumstances. "There are days when my job is a regular bed of nails," Jim groaned.
Antonym: BED OF ROSES.
hard as nails|hard|nail|nails
adj. phr., informal 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight. 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. Johnny works for a boss who is as hard as nails and scolds Johnny roughly whenever he does something wrong. (as) dai như đinh
Có sức mạnh to lớn về thể chất, tinh thần và ý chí. Mary vừa chơi 500 trận liên tiếp — cô ấy cứng như đinh đóng cột. Bert cứng như đinh đóng cột, vì vậy hãy nhờ anh ấy giúp bạn di chuyển tất cả đồ đạc này !. Xem thêm: nail, dai (as) dai as ˈnails
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1 rất mạnh mẽ và có thể đối phó thành công với các điều kiện hoặc tình huống khó khăn: Bà vừa gần 90 nhưng vẫn cứng như đinh đóng cột.
2 bất cảm thấy hoặc thể hiện bất kỳ cảm xúc. Xem thêm: móng tay, dai. Xem thêm:
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