spoken your peace) speak (one's) piece To share one's views or opinions out loud. Look, just give me five minutes to speak my piece, and then I'll leave you alone. You had your chance to speak your piece—now it's Sarah's turn. See also: piece, speak Farlex Dictionary of ...
Heiberg, who has also been President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, went on, 'The traditional slogan was "If you want peace, prepare for war".' But she advocated: 'If you want to promote peace, you should prepare for peace.' Conflict resolutio...
to have someone or something be the first in a series.Let's begin with stretching and then we'll move on to cardio.You'll all have time to share about your summer vacations, but Caroline, we'll begin with you.All right, let's begin with discussing the issue of the stolen packages....
figuratively, as by George Washington, quoted as saying (1795), “Peace has been (to borrow a modern phrase) the order of the day.” The poet Howard Fish put it very cynically (The Wrongs of Man,1819): “The good but pine; the order of the day is—prey on others, or become a ...
Bellona, the Roman goddess of war, and Macbeth her groom. milk Yet, Macbeth's very own wife, the person who knew him better than any other accused him of being a loving nurturing mother. “Human milk” i.e. breast milk, is naturally warm and fed to babies, the most vulnerable an...
口蜜腹剑Peace on the forehead and war in the mind. 身正不怕影子斜。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟。The same knife cuts bread and fingers. 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。 A sparrow cannot understand the ambitions of a swan. 生命在于运动。Rest breeds rust. 树...
Peace on the forehead and war in the mind. 口蜜腹剑。 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明抢易躲,暗箭难防。 Do one thing under cover of another. 明修栈道,暗度陈仓。 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。 Little strokes fell great oaks. 滴水穿石。
The Translation and Interpretation of Idioms TranslationandInterpretationofIdioms PartOne SomeIdiomsRelatedWithAnimal Someidiomsrelatedwithbirds Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。Youcan’tcatcholdbirdswithchaff.用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）Eachbirdlovestohearhimself...
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A Little from Column A, a Little from Column B: A course of action drawing on several different ideas or possibilities A Lone Wolf: Someone who is not very social with other people A Lot on One’s Plate: A lot to do A Million and One: Very many A Notch Above: Superior to; higher...