1. To be made mentally unstable.In the play, the king is driven mad by the specter of his murdered brother.Most people reckon she was driven mad by the trauma of what happened.I hate this, I feel like I'm being driven mad by grief. ...
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(redirected frombeing drunk as a fiddler's bitch) be (as) drunk as a fiddler's bitch rude slangTo be very drunk.Do you remember last night at all? You were drunk as a fiddler's bitch by the time you left the pub!Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now...
away with the fairies Someone who isaway with the fairiesis in such a dreamy state that they are not totally in touch with reality and give the impression of being slightly mad. "It's no use trying to explain the problem to her - she'saway with the fairies!" go bananas If someone b...
mad dash mad enough to chew nails mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets mad enough to eat nails mad enough to kick a cat mad enough to spit mad enough to spit nails mad enough to spit tacks mad for (someone or something)
1.Everywhere. The phrase may be used alone, as inI've looked all over for that book, orThe very thought of poison ivy makes me itch all over. In addition it can be used as a preposition, meaning "throughout," as inThe news spread all over town. [Early 1600s] Also seefar and wide...
Bent out of shape = to become mad Food for thought = something to think about Idioms, metaphors and similes: what’s the difference? Similes use a comparison of dissimilar things, with the help of “like” or “as”, to describe something. “That car stands out like a sore thumb,” ...
So when something goes wrong or you make a mistake, there’s no point in thinking about it more and getting mad at yourself. It’s a way ofdealing with disappointment. It’s like saying: Yes, it’s unfortunate, but let’s move on and focus on finding a solution or preventing the sa...
Idioms 英文谚语 First Semester Idioms Axed: fired from a job Down in the dumps: sad or discouraged Food for thought: something to ponder or think about Hot water: to get into trouble Throw in the towel: to give up Step on it: to hurry Be my guest: help yourself Easy ...
She’s been mad keen on African music ever since she came back from Zimbabwe last year. Make make do (with smth); make smth do manage with smth that is not really satisfactory I really need a large frying pan but if you haven’t got one I’ll have to make do with that small one...