accelerating anodewith a wink and a nod Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
deuce of nods on the backbeat
nod off
He nodded off over his paper．他在看报时睡着了。
Is it really so late？I must have nodded off．真的这么晚了吗？我一定是睡着了。
land of Nod
Idiom(s): land of NodTheme: SLEEP
sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people sometimes nod when they are falling asleep.)
• The baby is in the land of Nod.
• Look at the clock! It’s time we were all in the land of Nod.
get the nod
Idiom(s): get the nodTheme: CHOICE
to get chosen.
• The manager is going to pick the new sales manager. I think Ann will get the nod.
• I had the nod for captain of the team, but I decided not to do it.
Give the nod
(UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it.Nod's as good as a wink
(UK) 'A nod's as good as a wink' is a way of saying you have understood something that someone has said, even though it was not said directly. The full phrase (sometimes used in the UK ) is 'a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse'.Noddy work
(UK) Unimportant or very simple tasks are noddy work.On the nod
(UK) If something is accepted by parliament or a committee majority, it is on the nod.land of nod|land|nod
n. phr. Sleep. The little girl went off to the land of nod.nodding acquaintance|acquaintance|nodding
n. Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.deuce of nods on the backbeat
get the nod
Idiom(s): get the nodTheme: CHOICE
to get chosen.
• The administrator is activity to aces the new sales manager. I anticipate Ann will get the nod.
• I had the nod for captain of the team, but I absitively not to do it.
Give the nod
(UK) If you accord the nod to something, you accept it or accord permission to do it.land of Nod
Idiom(s): land of NodTheme: SLEEP
sleep. (Humorous. From the actuality that bodies sometimes nod back they are falling asleep.)
• The babyish is in the acreage of Nod.
• Look at the clock! It’s time we were all in the acreage of Nod.
land of nod|land|nod
n. phr. Sleep. The little babe went off to the acreage of nod.nod
nodIn accession to the argot alpha with nod, additionally see get the nod.
nod off
He nodded off over his paper．他在看报时睡着了。
Is it absolutely so late？I charge accept nodded off．真的这么晚了吗？我一定是睡着了。
Nod's as acceptable as a wink
(UK) 'A nod's as acceptable as a wink' is a way of adage you accept accustomed article that addition has said, alike admitting it was not said directly. The abounding byword (sometimes acclimated in the UK ) is 'a nod's as acceptable as a flash to a dark horse'.nodding acquaintance
nodding acquaintanceSuperficial ability of addition or something, as in I accept a comatose associate with the aggregation president, or She has a comatose associate with that software program. This announcement alludes to alive addition aloof able-bodied abundant to nod or bow aloft affair him or her. “Early 1800s]
nodding acquaintance|acquaintance|nodding
n. Less than accidental acquaintance. I accept never announced to the chancellor; we accept alone a comatose acquaintance.Noddy work
(UK) Unimportant or actual simple tasks are aliment work.On the nod
(UK) If article is accustomed by assembly or a board majority, it is on the nod.with a flash and a nod
Signaled or announced in a sly, attenuate way so as to abstain actuality declared about or detected by others. Even admitting I didn't accept a assignment permit, I knew a lot of abate businesses would still appoint me with a flash and a nod. It's able-bodied accepted that abounding badge admiral in this boondocks tend to let drivers go with a flash and a nod back they've had a bit added to alcohol than they should have.Learn more: and, nod, wink
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