含义: a bit thick

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thick 成语

blood is thicker than water

blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""

lay it on thick

praise someone too much He really began to lay it on thick when he met me at the party.

pour it on thick

flatter greatly He has been pouring it on thick but she still doesn

thick

dumb, unreasonable He is a little bit thick and never understands what I want to say.

thick as a brick

slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?

through thick and thin

during good and bad times, for better or worse My dog Pal stays with me through thick and thin. He's a true friend.

thick dick

a fool

thick-skinned

Idiom(s): thick-skinned

Theme: FEELING - LACKING

not easily upset or hurt; insensitive.
• Tom won't worry about your insults. He's completely thick-skinned.
• Jane's so thick-skinned she didn't realize Fred was being rude to her.

thick as thieves

Idiom(s): (as) thick as thieves

Theme: FRIENDS

very close-knit; friendly; allied.
• Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together.
• Those two families are thick as thieves.

thick as pea soup

Idiom(s): (as) thick as pea soup

Theme: THICK

very thick. (Informal. Usually used in reference to fog.)
• This fog is as thick as pea soup.
• Wow, this coffee is strong! It's thick as pea soup.

thick and fast

Idiom(s): thick and fast

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

in large numbers or amounts and at a rapid rate.
• The enemy soldiers came thick and fast.
• New problems seem to come thick and fast.

The plot thickens

Idiom(s): The plot thickens

Theme: INTEREST

Things are becoming more complicated or interesting.
• The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.
• John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.

get sth through one's thick skull

Idiom(s): get something through someone's thick skull AND get something into someone's thick head

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to manage to get someone, including oneself, to understand something. (Informal.)
• He can't seem to get it through his thick skull.
• If I could get this into my thick head once, I'd remember it.

spread it on thick

Idiom(s): lay it on thick AND lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thick

Theme: FLATTERY

to exaggerate praise, excuses, or blame.
• Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard.
• After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick.
• Bob always spreads it on thick.

get sth into one's thick head

Thick as mince

(UK) If someone is as thick as mince, they are very stupid indeed.

To be as thick as two bricks

Someone who is as thick as two bricks is really stupid.

blood is thicker than water|blood|thicker|water

Persons of the same family are closer to one another than to others; relatives are favored or chosen over outsiders. Mr. Jones hires his relatives to work in his store. Blood is thicker than water.

lay it on|lay|lay into|lay it on thick|lay on|put

v. phr., informal To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother. Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.
Compare: PUT ON(2b).

through thick and thin|thick|thin|through

adv. phr. Through all difficulties and troubles; through good times and bad times. The friends were faithful through thick and thin. George stayed in college through thick and thin, because he wanted an education.

plot thickens, the

plot thickens, the
Circumstances are becoming very complex or mysterious. Today this term is often used ironically or half-humorously, as in His companion wasn't his wife or his partner—the plot thickens. Originally (1671) it described the plot of a play that was overly intricate, and by the late 1800s it was used for increasingly complex mysteries in detective stories.

thick and thin

thick and thin
see through thick and thin.

thick skin

thick skin
Insensitivity to criticism or insult, as in You can tell him exactly what you think of his new piece; unlike most composers he has a thick skin. This term transfers an impervious outer coating to mental or emotional toughness. [Mid-1500s]

More Idioms/Phrases

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