100 definitions and examples of common idioms
100 definitions and examples of common idioms
I can't put it down: I like something too much to put it down. The Journey to the West's book is so interesting that people can read it.
Love me, love my dog: I love a person and the people or things related to him. Grandpa loves his eldest brother the most and even treats his daughter as a treasure.
Step-by-step: planning and acting in a certain order and according to certain steps. You don't want to study hard, but you always want to get ahead. No wonder you can't learn anything in the end.
A century-old tree man: Metaphorically, cultivating talents is a long-term solution. Education is an important project, and governments all over the world have invested a lot of manpower and financial resources in education.
Perseverance: describes a strong-willed person who never flinches or gives in when encountering any setbacks. With the spirit of ~, after many setbacks, Hui finally started his own career.
Teach fish to swim: a metaphor for overreaching, showing off skills in front of experts or experts. Sometimes used to express modesty. My novel, in front of all writers, is just a work of ~, please give me more advice.
Give up halfway: it means giving up halfway. Do everything with perseverance and never slack off.
All-encompassing: rich in content, wide in variety and everything. People like shopping in this shopping center because there are all kinds of goods here.
Behind closed doors: a metaphor for people's behavior being divorced from reality. If a writer wants to write a good work, he must experience life.
Reinforcement: Metaphor has become more powerful than before. Xiaowen often stole money from his classmates, and later paid back ~, stealing money from his teacher, and was expelled from school as a result.
Do something new, unique and different. In order to express herself, she wasted a lot of time and money on dressing up all day.
Ingenious: a way to express novelty and uniqueness. The clothes designed by Li Ming are very prominent in the local clothing industry, so they are very popular with consumers.
Feel at home: describe the thoughtful and careful way to treat guests, so that guests feel warm. The service in this hotel is very good, giving people a feeling of ~.
Don't be ashamed to ask: it means that you are willing to ask and learn from those who have less knowledge and lower status than yourself, and you are not ashamed at all. The teacher humbly asked a workmate for advice, and all the students admired her spirit.
Self-defeating: describing words is unreliable, self-defeating and untenable. When we prove our actions with actions, rumors will disappear. Facts exist objectively, and lies will be ~ in front of facts.
Incorrigible: Metaphorically, the situation is so serious that there is no cure. The hopeless fortune is not only smoking and gambling, but also drug addiction, which is simply ~.
Unbelievable: To describe as unimaginable or incomprehensible. It's great that he can draw such beautiful landscape paintings blindfolded.
Get something for nothing: get the fruits of others' labor for nothing. You slacker are always thinking ~, I won't let you succeed!
Idle: refers to not engaging in proper occupation. Eldest brother wandered around the street all day after dropping out of school, which almost killed his father.
Unconscious: refers to being in a coma and knowing nothing. After Yuping was knocked down by a car, the driver was scared to call an ambulance.
Spare no effort; Give all your abilities and don't keep anything. Dr. Li loves China culture very much and has been promoting cultural activities in China.
Disappearing: a metaphor for the sudden disappearance of something. My money is clearly here. How can it be?
By hook or by crook: any method and means can be used to achieve the goal. When the manager found out that Xiao Liu had no conscience to climb up, he immediately fired him.
Overestimate your own strength. It's too much for you to challenge the master with a little fur skills!
Over the years: refers to a long period of time. Being away from home, Ah Shui began to get tired of life as a sailor.
Fish in troubled waters: a metaphor for others to profit from difficulties or crises. On the night of the power failure in the town, some gangsters caused losses to many shops.
Repeat the same mistakes: metaphor does not learn the lessons of predecessors, repeat the same mistakes. Son, your father ruined this family because of gambling. You mustn't ~ ah!
Frown: describes the sad look. Xiao Lin failed in the exam twice. No wonder he is always moping these days.
Highlight: the description can be higher than the average person. Jia Ming has performed well in many competitions and is an excellent badminton player.
Continuous flow: describes people, cars and ships coming and going constantly. Shennan Avenue is one of the busiest streets, with heavy traffic from morning till night.
Find fault: a metaphor for deliberately finding faults and mistakes in others. His haggle style makes me not want to cooperate with him.
Mouth watering: describes gluttony, and also refers to extreme greed or jealousy. Xiao Liang couldn't help looking at the delicious food on the table.
Death of lips and cold teeth: metaphor is closely related and interests are related. Singapore and Malaysia are closely related and must help each other in all aspects.
Take your time: describe your attitude as very calm and not flustered. When everyone asked him to sing on the stage, he walked quietly on the stage with natural and graceful movements.
Good advice: describe being willing to listen to the right advice. Xiaoyun has always been very ~, so her friends are happy to give her advice.
Caught off guard: describes the sudden arrival of difficulties, which can't be handled at the moment or can't be handled at the time. The rain suddenly poured down, and the vendor stood for a while, watching the rain get wet.
To startle the snake: it means to act carelessly, so that the other party can be aware and prepared. In order not to ~, Mr. Chen secretly called the police in the room to catch the thief.
Bold: Metaphor is bold and decisive. As soon as he took office, he completely reformed the company.
Selflessness: refers to handling things fairly and equally, without selfishness. The boss's son made a serious mistake, and the boss quickly demoted him, which all his colleagues believed.
To brag: to exaggerate oneself without shame. He has no knowledge, but he boasts that he knows everything. What a joke!
Make a decision: Make a decision immediately if necessary. If Ali hadn't told us to abandon the ship and jump into the river immediately, we would have been killed by the bomb.
Hearsay: refers to unfounded words. There is no bomb in the building. Don't believe those rumors.
Push your luck: after you get a little, you want more. Metaphor is insatiable. I've given you a step. If you still want to ~, I will be rude to you!
Muddle along: just take it one day at a time without making long-term plans. It also means not doing things seriously. If young people have no ambition, they will certainly not achieve anything in the future.
Get carried away: describes the loss of normal state due to excessive excitement and happiness. He won the first prize and couldn't help laughing in the street.
Highly respected: high moral character and great reputation. Mr. Huang Lao ~, the citizens believe what he said and support what he did.
Play the lute to a cow; Metaphor is talking to the wrong person. He knows nothing about music. You talk to him about music, don't you?
Seeing and hearing: often listening and watching, invisibly infected. Xiaomei's parents love music, and Xiaomei has been interested in music since childhood.
Carry forward: refers to continuous development and improvement. We should not only maintain the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, but also carry them forward.
Forget about eating and sleeping: He is very absorbed in his research and hopes to finish the research report within one month.
Desperate for one's life: a metaphor for going forward regardless of one's own life safety. In order to save his elderly mother, Dayong rushed into the fire and carried her out.
As fast as lightning: describe the speed as fast as lightning. Sports cars rampaged on the road, scaring drivers and pedestrians on the road.
Abide by discipline and law: abide by laws and regulations, and do not seek personal gain illegally. We should be good citizens and not bring problems and troubles to society.
Rare: a metaphor for rare and valuable talents or things. In today's utilitarian society, people like him really value their conscience more than fame and fortune.
55 perfunctory: refers to the work is not serious, shirking responsibility, careless. Xiaohua always does things. How can I entrust this task to him?
Turn over a new leaf: correct your mistakes and turn over a new leaf. The criminal begged the judge to give him a chance.
Foresight: a metaphor for foresight. If it weren't for boss Wu ~, he made a long-term plan early in the morning, how could the company's business develop so rapidly?
Sit back and relax: describe carefree. The enemy has been completely wiped out, and we can finally ~.
Watching the fire from the other side of the bank: it means taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the danger of others without helping them. When our neighbors are in trouble, we should try our best to help them instead of running away.
Each has its own merits: each has its own merits. Dabao can draw and Bao Xiao can play the piano. These two brothers are really ~!
6 1 deep-rooted: metaphor has a solid foundation and is difficult to shake. Although the times have improved, some people's traditional ideas are still difficult to change.
Fall short: a metaphor for something that cannot be completed because of the last effort. The experiment is almost finished, but it's a pity because of my carelessness.
63 intrigue: a metaphor for fighting each other and crowding out. In order to compete for the position of general manager, these assistant managers crowded out each other.
Stealing security: only care about the comfort of the present, not the future. Young people should be ambitious and willing to make progress. How can they live in peace and lead a drunken life?
65. Ignorance: Describe yourself as not knowing much. Awang has lived in the countryside for a long time, and he doesn't know many things outside.
It is difficult to sing with one hand: it is not easy to achieve great things with limited personal strength. The so-called ~, if no one supports me, this plan is impossible to realize.
Put all your eggs in one basket: a metaphor for desperate in a crisis and taking risks with your last assets or abilities. My brother didn't want to lose money, so he spent all his savings on stocks and lost everything.
Fishing for fame: defrauding reputation by various means. He donated money to the foundation in order to get the title of honorary chairman.
Antique: Describes paintings, utensils and buildings with simple colors and rich emotional appeal. His house looks ~ good because some paintings and calligraphy are hung and some antique furniture is placed.
Beating around the bush: describes the twists and turns of the road, and also refers to not speaking directly. Just say what you want, don't ~.
7 1 aboveboard: a metaphor for honesty and aboveboard. I have always been resolute in my work, and I am not afraid of you calling me corrupt!
Open and aboveboard: a metaphor for inner justice and proper behavior. We always do things, and we will never do such a shameful thing.
Looking for a needle in a haystack: metaphor is hard to find. This city is too big. You want to find your lost watch here.
73. Suffering: describe suffering. Since Uncle Tian's death, Mrs. Tian has held several positions and successfully raised two children.
Too high a goal: refers to love pursuing too high an ideal and divorced from reality. Because he didn't want to work in a down-to-earth way, he finally achieved nothing.
75. Love leisure and hate work: Metaphorically, love enjoyment and hate work. Young people will miss the future if they don't make progress.
Live in harmony: a metaphor for living in harmony. Our two families have never quarreled for decades.
Smith: It is a metaphor for bullying others by relying on their strength. It's really hateful that he regards the manager as an uncle and works in the company himself.
78 Thinking: Metaphorically thinking at will. You are always unable to concentrate in class, and your grades are certainly not ideal.
Run amok: a metaphor for doing bad things at will. Don't worry, the police have brought these gangsters to justice.
80 rhetoric: refers to beautiful and beautiful lies. Dede has more than one girlfriend at all. Don't be fooled by his girlfriend.
8 1 Make the finishing point: Metaphorically, when writing an article or making a speech, add one or two wonderful words in key places to make the content more vivid and powerful. In this article, Mr. Zhang only revised one sentence, and the artistic conception was completely different. It's really wonderful!
82 gild the lily: a metaphor for doing unnecessary things and making things worse. The living room has been decorated, so it's almost impossible for you to put this big flowerpot behind the door.
Spending money like water: describes spending money arbitrarily and without stint. If you don't change your style, no amount of money can be spent.
Fish in troubled waters: a metaphor for gaining illegitimate interests when the situation is chaotic. During the discount period, the shopping center is crowded with people, and it is inevitable that someone will steal.
85 make trouble: make trouble. Lao Zhou's family of six quarreled all day, which was so annoying.
Brainstorm ideas: brainstorm ideas and extensively absorb useful opinions. We might as well sit down and discuss it together, and maybe we can work out a feasible plan soon.
87 A household name: The metaphor is well known to everyone. The main characters in the journey to the west can be said to be ~, even the three-year-old children know.
Self-interest: in the name of the public, to seek personal gain. Manager Lin often invites relatives and friends to eat and drink in the name of entertaining customers.
See profit and forget righteousness: a metaphor for ignoring morality because of interests. Under the temptation of money, Xiao Wang abandoned his friend at once. What a villain.
90 change of heart: it means that the will is not firm and often changes heart. Adong is a local and has changed four or five girlfriends a year.
9 1 Brave: Be brave and do it. Seeing the old man being bullied, Ashan immediately went forward to drive those people away.
92 get there first: describe that a person who moves quickly must reach his goal first. This is a rare opportunity, you should seize the time to fight for it, don't let others ~.
With relish; Describe with relish. Mom's cooking is so delicious that everyone eats it.
94 dilemma: metaphor is a dilemma, a dilemma. With no road ahead and pursuers behind, our army is in a dilemma. The business of snack bars is getting worse and worse. If you end it, you will lose all your money. If we continue to operate, there is nothing we can do. What a pity!
95 Excellent: A metaphor for getting better results from excellent results. As long as we have this spirit, our products will surely become more and more popular.
96 in good order: the description is very neat and organized. Sister Ling takes care of the whole family, and she deserves to be a standard housewife.
Be prepared for danger in times of peace: in a stable environment, think of possible dangers or difficulties. Everyone should take precautions at ordinary times to avoid being caught off guard when a disaster occurs.
98. Go all out: It means putting all your strength into hard work. Director Fang has worked for the company for 30 years, and the company decided to award him the "Best Service Spirit Award".
Inference: Metaphor is good at thinking and reasoning. Inference from one thing leads to many things. The child is very clever. If you teach him a math problem, he will finish the other problems by himself.
100 is very important: description is in an important position, and every move will affect the overall situation. He is a person in the company, and all the important things are decided by him.
well-known saying
1, a glass of clean water becomes dirty because of a drop of sewage, but a glass of sewage will not become clear because of the existence of a drop of clean water.
There are three things in this world that others can't take away: one is the food you eat in your stomach, the other is the dream you hide in your heart, and the third is the book you read in your mind.
3. Horses slip easily on soft soil, and people fall easily in sweet talk.
There is no difference between tragedy and comedy in the world. If you can get out of tragedy, it's comedy. If you are addicted to comedy, it is a tragedy.
5. If you don't study, Wan Li Road is just a postman.
6, the needle is not two-pointed, people do not have two pairs of body and mind.
7. Luck is when an opportunity happens to bump into your efforts.
8. Get calm, lose indifference, let nature take its course and strive for its inevitability.
9. Men become bad when they have money. (www.shszc.com, famous saying) Yes, many men do. However, a man who goes bad with money, even if he has no money, is not much better in essence.
Neighbors play the piano at two o'clock in the middle of the night. Don't be angry. You can wake him up at four o'clock and tell him you appreciate his performance.
1 1. If you just wait, all that will happen is that you get old.
12, the so-called threshold, the past is the door and the past is the threshold.
The smallest kindness is better than the greatest kindness.
14, a true friend is not talking endlessly together, but not embarrassed even if he doesn't say a word.
15, time is a master of treating mental trauma, but it is by no means a master of solving problems.
16, I would rather regret it than miss it.
17, the so-called eternal love is from beauty to gray hair, from flower to flower.
diary
"The alarm clock rang and I jumped out of bed. It was just dawn when I looked at my watch at 5: 50. I woke up my sleeping father in bed and said, "Get up quickly, you promised to watch the sunrise.
"See what sunrise? It is the most beautiful to see wild ducks in the morning! " Dad rubbed his sleepy eyes and said.
"Oh?" I suddenly realized.
My father and I haven't seen wild ducks together since the first day of junior high school, so my father's words aroused my curiosity again.
At this time, the east is covered with a layer of red yarn, and the round sun sticks its head out. My father and I quickly got dressed, rode to the lake, and then walked along the path trodden by people among the reeds until we reached the depths of the lake. The back of the city has long been left behind by us.
We walked slowly along the reeds by the lake. Squatted down in the reeds closest to the duckling and hid himself with reeds. Suddenly, my father excitedly pointed to a reed bush on the lake: "Look! Look there-"
I looked in the direction he pointed and found three or five ducklings swimming there. They sank their bellies into the water and held their heads high. A pointed mouth, a curved neck, and an oval back connected with an upward sloping tail tip. From our point of view, this is a perfect color curve. Some of them rose and fell with the microwave, some plunged into the water and jumped a few meters in the water before sticking their heads out of another reed bush. Some are fighting and their wings are wheezing. Some people peck at each other and quack at each other. Did you get hit by the other side or cheered for the victory? I like to see them free, as if all the painful things in the world would be forgotten And when can I be as carefree and free as them? I can't help thinking of my childhood.
Reaction to a book or an article
Through the study of this course, I am not only shocked by the extensive knowledge of culture, but also know something about the cultural history of all famous nations and countries in the world. From this, we know the general track of the evolution of human culture.
The history of world culture is based on the viewpoint of world culture. This paper systematically discusses the development process of world culture from ancient times to the present, describes the similarities and differences and their respective characteristics of the cultural development of various nationalities in the world, introduces the cultural characteristics of various nationalities and their outstanding contributions to the development of world culture, and reveals the inherent essence of the evolution of pluralistic human culture. At the same time, it also introduces China's ideological and cultural achievements, emphasizing that it is an inseparable part of the world cultural history. Among them, the four ancient inventions: compass, papermaking, printing and gunpowder, have played an indelible role in promoting the development of the world.
World culture is a wide range of design, including spiritual culture, material culture, behavioral culture and institutional culture. World culture classifies people's activities, manners, conversation, clothes and entertainment into the category of culture. I think this can show all aspects of human activities more comprehensively, and at the same time let us examine the human characteristics of an era from a multi-dimensional perspective, and better identify the mainstream, tributaries and countercurrent of that era. The fundamental purpose is to better grasp the general laws of human thinking and psychological activities, understand the laws of human cultural development, and thus consciously promote the development of human culture.
The history of world culture introduces the two major cultural systems of the East and the West. That is, oriental culture focuses on China, Indian, Arabian, Japanese and other cultures in ancient, medieval, modern and modern times. In western countries, it mainly introduces Greek and Roman culture, modern Renaissance, Enlightenment and cultural comparison of19-20th century. With systematic and concise words, this paper explores the characteristics of major cultural circles, probes into the characteristics of various cultures, and explores the internal relations, development tracks and laws of Chinese and Western cultures.
It is very necessary for every college student to know this course. Now, some people still think that art students are a group of crazy painters. I think this evaluator's knowledge level is too shallow. World cultural history is very necessary for non-art majors to learn, so as to improve their art appreciation ability and understand that art is an indispensable part of culture. Whenever I see a good work of art, I feel very excited, instead of non-professional classmates saying: I can draw anything. In particular, they saw the works of abstraction, impressionism and fauvism. When our works of art are born, I hope everyone will appreciate them with artistic eyes, so as to recognize our works of art.
After studying the history of world culture, my horizons have been greatly broadened. I think the opening of this course has made me know that there are too many worlds. Today's world is gradually shrinking into a global village. When communicating with foreigners, knowing their national characteristics and religious customs can avoid taboos brought by cultural conflicts and make people's communication more harmonious.
No culture is closed to the outside world. If a culture wants to remain young forever, it must actively absorb all kinds of foreign civilizations. Today's world is shrinking sharply, and the intersection of various human cultures will merge into a common civilization. Let's work together to promote the development of world culture!
Landscape description
1, the hot summer is here. The sun is like a freshly baked sweet potato, burning the earth red and hot, and even letting go of all kinds of small creatures: people sweat like rain, dogs spit out their tongues all day to dissipate heat, making a haha sound, and flowers are tanned. Everyone is wearing short-sleeved shorts and holding fans in their hands.
The trees changed from bare to thick. In the eyeful of green, adults sit under its armpits and play chess and chat, while children bounce around it. Cicada in the tree is also busy singing contest. The whole park is full of sweet insects. "gee! Hey! " "ah! At first, it was the sound of this tree. After a while, the insects on that tree were chirping, forming the sound of nature in the summer afternoon.
2. Summer is hotter than spring, autumn and winter, but sometimes cool winds will blow to keep flowers and trees cool, which makes plants feel cool and animals, insects and people feel cool.
It is most suitable to go swimming at the seaside in summer, because the seaside is refreshing and cool, and there are particularly beautiful scenery. The sun shines on the light blue sea, which is picturesque and fascinating. In summer, the sea water is very cold, just like in a freezer, and the heat disappears completely. Sometimes the majestic waves come to my face and splash, which is really beautiful.
Summer nights are best for cicadas, frogs and owls to sing. Their songs are loud and beautiful, which surprises me, who has lived in the city for many years and rarely goes to the countryside.
Although it is very hot in summer, it will bring people a warm feeling. I hope summer will come soon and bring you the warmth of the big sun.