Bedeutung: above zero

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ero Idiom

unsung hero

great person who has not been honored or praised, behind the scenes The mothers of the graduates are the unsung heroes. The mothers are Homework Supervisors!

chivero

heroin addict

dep-testosterone

any anabolic steroid

dero

Australian slang for a tramp or derelict

filero

a knife

leather Tuscadero

female equivalent of The Fonz that appeared on Happy Days:"Now he's zipped up like leather Tuscadero" -- Ice Cube (We had to tear this motherfucker up [1992])

xerox

to copy, from the Rank-Xerox copying machine

zero hour

1．the exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start 发动攻击的时间；采取军事行动的时间
The company was told that their zero hour was 3 a．m．连队奉命于凌晨3点开始行动。
2．the time when an important decision or change is supposed to come；the time for a dangerous action 做出重要决定或重要变动的时间；关键时刻；危急关头
It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the patient．那是个关键的时刻，医生开始为那个病人动手术了。

zero in on

1．adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit a target；aim at 向…瞄准
The plane zeroed in on the enemy's arms factory and destroyed it with one bomb．飞机瞄准了敌人的军工厂，一枚炸弹就把它炸毁了。
2．give full attention to 全神贯注于；集中注意力
Let's zero in on this problem today．我们今天研究这个问题。
The children zeroed in on the toy display．孩子们聚精会神地观看玩具展览。

generous to a fault

Idiom(s): generous to a fault

Theme: GENEROSITY

too generous; overly generous.
• My favorite uncle is generous to a fault.
• Sally—always generous to a fault—gave away her sandwiches.

armed and dangerous

Idiom(s): armed and dangerous

Theme: DANGER

pertaining to someone who is suspected of a crime and has not been captured. (This is a warning to police officers who might try to capture this suspect. Fixed order.)
• Max is at large, presumed to be armed and dangerous.
• The suspect has killed once and is armed and dangerous.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Idiom(s): A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

A proverb meaning that incomplete knowledge can embarrass or harm someone or something.
• The doctor said, "Just because you've had a course in first aid, you shouldn't have treated your own illness. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
• John thought he knew how to take care of the garden, but he killed all the flowers. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little learning is a dangerous thing

A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he'd done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing

Zero tolerance

If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial.

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled.

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing|knowledge|

literary A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes.

A proverb. John has read a book on driving a car and now he thinks he can drive. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

generous to a fault|fault|generous

adj. phr. Excessively generous. Generous to a fault, my Aunt Elizabeth gave away all her rare books to her old college.

zero hour|hour|zero

n. 1. The exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start. Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight. 2. The time when an important decision or change is supposed to come; the time for a dangerous action. It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the man. On the day of the championship game, as the zero hour came near, the players grew nervous.

zero in on|zero

v. 1. To adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit (a target); aim at. Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort. American missiles have been zeroed in on certain targets, to be fired if necessary. 2. slang To give your full attention to. The Senate zeroed in on the Latin-American problems. Let's zero in on grammar tonight.

carboniferous

carboniferous
the Carboniferous
the Carboniferous Period or its rocks

dangerous

dangerous
see little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a; live dangerously.

hexaemeron

hexaemeron
the Hexaemeron
Bible the six-day period of the Creation

little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a

little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
Also, a little learning is a dangerous thing. Knowing a little about something tempts one to overestimate one's abilities. For example, I know you've assembled furniture, but that doesn't mean you can build an entire wall system; remember, a little knowledge. This maxim, originally a line from Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism (1709), has been repeated with slight variations ever since. It is still heard, although less frequently, and sometimes shortened, as in the example.

live dangerously

live dangerously
Take numerous risks, be daring, as in Bill never knows if he'll have enough money to pay the next month's rent—he likes to live dangerously. This expression figured in the work of such 19th-century German writers as Nietzsche, who regarded it as an admirable course of action. Today it is often used with mildly humorous effect, as in the example. [c. 1900]

Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic
the Phanerozoic
the Phanerozoic Eon or its rocks

Proterozoic

Proterozoic
the Proterozoic
the Proterozoic Eon or its rocks