含义: a finishing stroke

最後致命的一擊, 最後的一筆

shing 成语

a tongue-lashing

a scolding, a lecture, a talking to When Sis came home drunk, Dad gave her a tongue-lashing.

finishing touch

the final move, the act that completes the task As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.

gnashing of teeth

anger, complaining When the hospital closed, there was much gnashing of teeth.

hang out one's shingle

give public notice of the opening of a doctor's office etc The doctor decided to hang up his shingle as soon as he finished medical school.

pushing fifty

nearly 50 years old, 48 or 49 years old Bart is pushing fifty, but he looks much younger.

pushing up daisies

dead and buried in a graveyard, deep six Old Tom's pushin' up daisies. He died a long time ago.

put the finishing touches on

add the last details or trimmings Lan decorated the the cake - she put the finishing touches on it.

smashing

very beautiful, very attractive Nicole looks absolutely smashing in that red dress.

tongue-lashing

(See a tongue-lashing)

go on a fishing expedition

Idiom(s): go on a fishing expedition

Theme: SEARCHING

to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.

give sb a tongue-lashing

Idiom(s): give sb a tongue-lashing

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• I gave Bill a real tongue-lashing when he got home late.
• I will give you a real tongue-lashing if you ever do that again.

get a tongue-lashing

Idiom(s): get a tongue-lashing

Theme: SCOLDING

to receive a severe scolding.
• I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home.
• Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.
• I never had a tongue-lashing like that before.

bring sth crashing down around one

Idiom(s): bring sth crashing down (around one)

Theme: RUIN

to destroy something that one has built; to destroy something that one has a special interest in.
• She brought her whole life crashing down around her.
• Bob's low grade in English brought everything crashing down.

Gone fishing

If someone has gone fishing, they are not very aware of what is happening around them.

On a fishing expedition

If someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to get information, often using incorrect or improper ways to find things out.

Polishing peanuts

To work very hard at something for little or no return. In other words, wasting time on work which will not yield reasonable value.

Pushing up the daisies

If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead.

Joshing Me

Tricking me.

add the finishing touches|finishing|finishing touc

v. phr. To complete; finish. Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting it.

apple polishing|apple|polishing

n., slang Trying to win someone's good-will by small acts currying favor; the behavior of an apple polisher. When John I brought his teacher flowers, everyone thought he was apple polishing.

hang out one's shingle|hang|shingle

v. phr., informal To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor's or lawyer's office, by putting up a small signboard. The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice.

tongue-lashing|lashing|tongue

n. A sharp scolding or criticism. Jim's mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets.
Synonym: PIECE OF ONE'S MIND.

vanishing cream|cream|vanishing

n. A cosmetic cream for the skin that is used chiefly before face powder. Mrs. Jones spread vanishing cream on her face before applying her face powder.

fishing expedition

fishing expedition
An attempt to find useful information by asking questions at random. For example, The sales force was told to go on a fishing expedition to find out what they could about the company's competitors. This expression was taken up by lawyers to describe interrogating an adversary in hopes of finding relevant evidence and is now used more broadly still. [c. 1930]

shingle

shingle
see hang out one's shingle.