See more words from the same century Phrases Containingthin disappear/vanish into thin air have a thin time (of it) into thin air on thin ice out of thin air paper-thin razor-thin run thin the thin end of the w
See more words from the same century Phrases Containingthin disappear/vanish into thin air have a thin time (of it) into thin air on thin ice out of thin air paper-thin razor-thin run thin the thin end of the wedge thick and thin ...
the thin end of the wedge British EnglishBrEspokenHARM/BE BAD FORan expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development糟糕事情的开始 Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge. 工人们认为裁员只是厄运的开始。
the thin end of the wedge,[BrE spoken]an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development 糟糕事情的开始: 【例句】 Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge. 工人们认为裁员只是厄运的开始。
e. Phr. the thin end of the wedge: see wedge n. 2 b.II.2. a. Consisting of or characterized by individual constituents or parts placed at relatively large intervals; not thick, dense, or bushy. Opposed to thick a. 4. Also thin on top: of a man, having little hair on the (top...
the thin end of the wedge British : the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc. The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates] thin on the ground British : existing or occurrin...
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The meaning of THIN is having little extent from one surface to its opposite. How to use thin in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Thin.
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it's the thin end of the wedge→ es el principio de algo que puede tener terribles consecuenciasto be or skate or walk on thin ice→ estar pisando terreno resbaladizo or peligrosoto have a thin skin→ ofenderse por nada, tomárselo todo a malsee also line A1 3. (= watery) [custard...