含义: a basket of currencies

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a basket case

a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

basket case

(See a basket case)

breadbasket

stomach, belly The ball hit him just below his chest - right in the breadbasket.

don't put all your eggs in one basket

do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

go to hell in a handbasket

go to hell feeling peaceful or unconcerned, ignorance is bliss We don't get involved in issues. We're wasting our lives and going to hell in a handbasket!

helter-skelter

in a confusing group, in disorder When we arrived at work we found all of the files scattered helter-skelter over the floor.

no questions asked

you will not be asked to explain or pay If he returns the stolen car, there will be no questions asked.

skeleton in one

family secret I heard that he has a lot of skeletons in his closet that he doesn

skeleton in the closet

unpleasant secrets, old scandals Every family has a skeleton in the closet - a dark secret or two.

basket

a euphemism for a bastard

cat's whiskers

the best, most sublime thing or person

skeezer

see freak

sketch out

draw roughly，草拟；概略地叙述
He sketched out his plan， so that we had some idea of what he would do．他概略地叙述了他的计划，使我们对他的打算有所了解。
He sketched out the general picture first．他先把整幅画粗略地画了出来。

put all one's eggs in one basket

Idiom(s): put all one's eggs in one basket

Theme: RISK

to risk everything at once. (Often negative.)
• Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Then everything won't be lost if there is a catastrophe.
• John only applied to the one college he wanted to go to. He put all his eggs in one basket.

go to hell in a hand-basket

Idiom(s): go to hell in a hand-basket

Theme: RUIN

to become totally worthless; to go to (hell). (Informal. Use hell with caution. Not used as a command.)
• The whole country is going to hell in a hand-basket.
• Look at my lawn—full of weeds. It's going to hell in a hand-basket.

blow a gasket

Idiom(s): blow a gasket AND blow a fuse; blow one's cork; blow one's top; blow one's stack

Theme: ANGER - RELEASE

to become very angry; to lose one's temper. (Slang.)
• I was so mad I almost blew a gasket.
• I've never heard such a thing. I'm going to blow a fuse.
• I blew my cork when he hit me.
• I was so mad I could have blown my top.
• I makes me so mad I could blow my stack.

by a whisker

Idiom(s): by a hair(’s breadth) AND by a whisker

Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL

just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.)
• I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth.
• I made it by a hair!
• The arrow missed the deer by a whisker.

Put all your eggs in one basket

Risk everything by relying on one plan (by putting all one's money in one business).

Between you and me and the cat's whiskers

This idiom is used when telling someone something that you want them to keep secret.

Within a whisker

If you come within a whisker of doing something, you very nearly manage to do it but don't succeed.

Hell in a Handbasket

Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.

have a skeleton in the cupboard|have a skeleton in

have an unpleasant secret: "There are a lot of skeletons in their cupboard."

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Spread your risks widely and wisely.

basket case|basket|case

n., slang, also informal 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune. 2. A helpless person who is unable to take care of himself, as if carted around in a basket by others. Stop drinking, or else you'll wind up a basket case!

blow a fuse|blow|blow a gasket|blow one's stack|bl

v. phr., slang To become extremely angry; express rage in hot words. When Mr. McCarthy's son got married against his wishes, he blew a fuse. When the umpire called Joe out at first, Joe blew his top and was sent to the showers.
Synonym: BLOW UP(1b), FLIP ONE'S LID, LOSE ONE'S TEMPER.
Compare: BLOW OFF STEAM².

helter-skelter|helter|skelter

adv. 1. At a fast speed, but in confusion. The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones's window, and the boys ran away helter-skelter. When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter-skelter out of the door. 2. In a confusing group; in disorder. The movers piled the furniture helter-skelter in the living room of the new house. Mary fell down and her books, papers, and lunch landed helter-skelter over the sidewalk.
Compare: EVERY WHICH WAY.

put all one's eggs in one basket|basket|egg|eggs|p

v. phr. To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing. Going steady in high school is putting all your eggs in one basket too soon. To buy stock in a single company is to put all your eggs in one basket. He has decided to specialize in lathe work, although he knows it is risky to put all his eggs in one basket.

skeleton in the closet|closet|in the closet|skelet

n. phr. A shameful secret; someone or something kept hidden, especially by a family. The skeleton in our family closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much.

gasket

gasket
see under blow a fuse.

handbasket

handbasket
to hell in a handbasket
Slang, Old-fashioned to one's doom

skeleton

skeleton
1.
skeleton at the feast
a person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration
2.
skeleton in the closet
some fact, as about one's family, kept secret because of shame or fear of disgrace

thumbnail sketch

thumbnail sketch
A brief outline or cursory description, as in Let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the situation. This idiom alludes to drawing a picture no larger than a thumbnail. [Mid-1800s]

whisker

whisker
see by a hair; win by a nose.