draw a red line (redirected fromone draws a red line) To establish a limit or figurative barrier dictating the furthest bounds of what is tolerable, allowable, or forgivable. Used especially in politics.The administration said it is drawing a red line against any form of tax increase for the...
Idioms: all along the line 1. In every place. 2. At every stage or moment. down the line 1. All the way; throughout: Errors are to be found down the line. 2. At a point or an end in the future. in line for Next in order for: in line for the presidency. on the line 1...
Also found in: Idioms. stand (stănd) v. stood (sto͝od), stand·ing, stands v.intr. 1. a. To rise to an upright position on the feet. b. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified: stand straight; stand to one side. 2. a. To maintain an upright position...
The reader can easily discern where idioms and phrases were wrenched to fit the rhyme. Sometimes, as in “it’s the truth, it’s actual / Everything is satisfactual,” the effect is intentionally comic. More often, however, contrived rhymes proclaim the victory of fixed form over the ...
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012 (fire) a (warning) shot across somebody’s ˈbows do something to warn an enemy, a competitor, etc. that you will take further action against them if necessary:The President’s speech on Friday was a shot across...
2.A.细节题:从第二段的句子:Its unique feature is that students are provided with ongoing (持续不断的) context reminding learners of idioms learned while improving their understanding by using the same characters and a developing story line.可知,它的独特之处在于为学生提供持续的语境,提醒学习者学习...
Metaphors, Similes, Idioms, Proverbs, Sayings, Epigrams Short Quotes, Adages, Brief Thoughts, Catchy Ideas, Witticisms Compiled by Mike Garofalo Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California Against the grain. Al fresco. All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday. ...
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia. horse (hôrs) n. a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads. b. An adult male...
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms. shoot 1. the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed 2. any new growth of a plant, such as a bud, young branch, etc. 3. Chiefly Brit a meeting or party organized for hunting game with guns 4. an...
gocmd - Go library for building command line applications. hiboot cli - cli application framework with auto configuration and dependency injection. job - JOB, make your short-term command as a long-term job. kingpin - Command line and flag parser supporting sub commands. liner - Go readline-...