合法不合理的事

(as) sound as a pound 成语

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

penny-wise and pound foolish

wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and economizes on small things but wastes all of his money on big things.

pound of flesh

revenge, an eye for an eye For that insult, Simon will get revenge - his pound of flesh.

pound the pavement

look for a job He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but still has not found a job.

Dog Pound

East Coast street gang

give me my pounds

the greeting gesture of tapping fists; it's also an acknowledgement of respect

pounds

1. the human head
2. money
3. a 5-year sentence
4. to drink beer quickly
5. of a man, to perform sex vigorously
6. see give me my pounds

pound away at

1．work hard continuously at连续努力地干
If you pound away at the job，you'll have finished it before dark．如果你拼命干，不到天黑你就能干完。
He's been pounding away at the job for the last two days．这两天来他一刻不停地在干这件事。
2．persistently attack连续猛击
The two fleets pounded away at each other until night fall．两支舰队互相轰击直到天黑。
In his speech he kept pounding away at his opponent's inefficiency．他在演说中不断攻击他的对手不称职。

pound sth out

Idiom(s): pound sth out

Theme: COMMUNICATION - KEYBOARD

to type something on a typewriter or computer. (Slang.)
• Please pound it out again. There are six errors.
• It'll take just a few hours to pound out this letter.

pound a beat

Idiom(s): pound a beat

Theme: MOVEMENT

to walk a route. (Informal. Usually said of a police patrol officer.)
• Officer Smith pounded the same beat for years and years.
• I don't want to pound a beat all my life.

(as) complete as a pound

In decidedly acceptable bloom or concrete condition. Primarily heard in UK. A quick sanding and a beginning covering of acrylic will accomplish this old armchair as complete as a pound. A: "I wouldn't angle on that old table if I were you." B: "Nonsense, this affair is solid oak—it's as complete as a pound!"Learn more: pound, sound

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power behind the throne pour one's heart out to pour money down the drain pour cold water on pound sth out pound a beat postage and handling possessed by pop one's cork (as) silent as the grave (as) silly as a goose (as) silly as a wheel (as) skinny as a beanpole (as) skinny as a rail (as) slick as a whistle (as) slick as snot (as) slippery as an eel (as) slow as molasses (as) slow as molasses in January (as) sly as a fox (as) smart as a whip (as) smart as paint (as) smooth as a baby's bottom (as) smooth as glass (as) smooth as silk (as) sober as a judge (as) soft as a baby's backside (as) soft as a baby's bottom (as) soft as down (as) soft as silk (as) soft as velvet (as) solid as a rock (as) sound as a bell (as) sound as a dollar (as) sound as a pound (as) sour as vinegar (as) steady as a rock (as) stiff as a board (as) stiff as a poker (as) stiff as a ramrod (as) still as death (as) straight as a die (as) straight as a ramrod (as) straight as an arrow (as) strong as a bull (as) strong as a horse (as) strong as a lion (as) strong as an ox (as) stubborn as a mule (as) sure as a gun (as) sure as death and taxes (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) (as) sure as fate (as) sure as God made little green apples (as) sure as hell (as) sure as I'm standing here (as) sure as shooting (as) sure as you live (as) sure as you're standing there (as) sweet as honey