Bedeutung: are embarrassed

genierst

rass Idiom

down to brass tacks

(See get down to brass tacks)

get down to brass tacks

begin the most important work or business Let's get down to brass tacks and begin talking about the new contract.

grass is always greener on the other side

a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn

grass is greener...

(See the grass is greener on the other side of the fence)

knee high to a grasshopper

small or short, the size of a child When we lived in Oslo, you were just knee high to a grasshopper.

let grass grow under one

be idle, be lazy, waste time He is always working hard and is not the type of person to let grass grow under his feet.

let the grass grow under one

be idle, be lazy, waste time That man is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He is always busy.

snake in the grass

an enemy who pretends to be a friend You should be careful of her even if she seems very nice. She is like a snake in the grass.

the grass is greener on the other side of the fenc

things look better from a distance, it is natural to desire a neighbor's things When you look at other homes, the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.

brass

1. money
2. a prostitute
3. cannabis

Brass Monkey

an alcoholic concoction available in liquor stores

brass monkey weather

very cold weather

brassed off

fed-up, annoyed:"I'm brassed off all this bad weather"

brassy

very cold; from the unusual phrase, "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"

get down to brass get down to cases

begin the most important work or business；get started on the most important thing to talk about or know 讨论实质问题；谈论正经事
The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks．这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，然后就言归正传了。
You have talked about everything under the sun；now you'd better get down to brass tacks．你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多，现在最好要谈正经的了。

get down to brass tacks down to cases

get down to brass tacks/get down to cases

let grass grow under one's feet

Idiom(s): let grass grow under one's feet

Theme: WAITING

to do nothing; to stand still.
• Mary doesn't let the grass grow under her feet. She's always busy.
• Bob is too lazy. He's letting the grass grow under his feet.

knee-high to a grasshopper

Idiom(s): knee-high to a grasshopper

Theme: SHORT

not very tall; short and small, as a child. (Folksy.)
• Hello, Billy. I haven t seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper.
• I have two grandchildren, both knee-high to a grasshopper.

double in brass

Idiom(s): double in brass

Theme: USEFULNESS

to serve two purposes; to be useful for two different things. (Refers to a musician who can play a trumpet or trombone, etc., in addition to some other instrument.)
• The English teacher also doubles in brass as the football coach.
• The drummer doubles in brass as a violinist.

Bold as brass

Someone who is as bold as brass is very confident and not worried about how other people will respond or about being caught.

Brass neck

(UK) Someone who has the brass neck to do something has no sense of shame about what they do.

Brass tacks

If you get down to brass tacks, you get down to the real business.

Grass may be greener on the other side but it's ju

'The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow' is an expression used to mean a person's desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.

Grass roots

This idioms is often used in politics, where it refers to the ordinary people or voters. It can be used to mean people at the bottom of a hierarchy.

Grass widow

A grass widow is a woman whose husband is often away on work, leaving her on her own.

Kick something into the long grass

If an issue or problem is kicked into the long grass, it is pushed aside and hidden in the hope that it will be forgotten or ignored.

Let the grass grow round your feet

If you let the grass grow round your feet, you delay doing things instead of taking action.

Pull the other one, it's got brass bells on

This idiom is way of telling somebody that you don't believe them. The word 'brass' is optional.

The grass is always greener

This idiom means that what other people have or do looks preferable to our life. The complete phrase is 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence'.

Watch grass grow

If something is like watching grass grow, it is really boring.

a snake in the grass

someone who can't be trusted: "Don't tell him any secrets - he's a snake in the grass."

brass-monkey weather

very cold weather: "It's brass-monkey weather today. You'd better wrap up warm!"

brass hat|brass|hat

n., slang 1. A high officer in the army, navy, or air force. The brass hats In Washington often discuss important secrets. 2. Any person who has a high position in business, politics, or other work. Mr. Woods, the rich oil man, is a political brass hat.

get down to brass tacks|brass tacks|business|get|g

v. phr. To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished. Gentlemen, I'm afraid the party is over and we must get down to business.

grass is always greener on the other side of the h

We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. John is always changing his job because the grass always looks greener to him on the other side of the fence.

knee-high to a grasshopper|duck|grasshopper|knee|k

adj. phr., informal As tall as a very small child; very young. Charles started reading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. I've known Mary ever since she was knee-high to a duck.

let grass grow under one's feet|feet|foot|grass|gr

v. phr. To be idle; be lazy; waste time.

Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let any grass grow under his feet.

let the grass grow under one's feet|feet|foot|gras

v. phr., informal To waste time; be slow or idle. Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow under his feet.

sexual harassment|harassment|sexual

n. phr. The act of constantly making unwanted advances of a sexual nature for which the offended party may seek legal redress. The court fined Wilbur Catwallender $750,000 for sexual harassment of two of his female employees.

snake in the grass|grass|in the grass|snake

n. phr., informal A person who cannot be trusted; an unfaithful traitor; rascal. Did Harry tell you that? He's a snake in the grass! Some snake in the grass told the teacher our plans.

brass hat

brass hat
A high-ranking official, as in All the brass bats were invited to the sales conference. The terms big brass, top brass, and the brass all refer to high officials considered as a group. For example, John's one of the top brass in town—he's superintendent of schools. The origin of this term is disputed. Most authorities believe it originated in the late 19th-century British army, when senior officers had gold leaves on their cap brims. Another theory is that it referred to the cocked hat worn by Napoleon and his officers, which they folded and carried under the arm when indoors. In French these were called chapeaux à bras (“hats in arms”), a term the British are supposed to have anglicized as brass. By World War I brass hat referred to a high-ranking officer in Britain and America, and in World War II it was joined by the other brass phrases. After the war these terms began to be used for the top executives in business and other organizations.

brass ring

brass ring
A chance to achieve wealth or success; a prize or reward. For example, “As a businessman he let the brass ring go by too many times. And it got him.” This quotation from the Boston Globe (July 31, 1995) refers to an executive who was forced to resign. The term comes from the practice of giving a free ride to the person who succeeded in picking a ring out of a box while riding a merry-go-round. [Slang; late 1800s]

don't let the grass grow under one's feet

don't let the grass grow under one's feet
Act now, don't delay. For example, Write your applications today; don't let the grass grow under your feet. This expression alludes to waiting so long that grass can grow. [c. 1600]

embarrassment of riches

embarrassment of riches
An overabundance of something, too much of a good thing, as in All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway—an embarrassment of riches. This term originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726).

grass

grass
In addition to the idioms beginning with grass, also see don't let the grass grow under one's feet; put out to grass; snake in the grass.
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- grass is always greener on the other side, the
- grass widow

grass is always greener on the other side, the

grass is always greener on the other side, the
A different situation always seems better than one's own. For example, Bob always thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, which accounts for his constant job changes. This expression, an ancient proverb cited by Erasmus in the 15th century, is so well known that it is often shortened.

grasshopper

grasshopper
see knee-high to a grasshopper.

Jurassic

Jurassic
the Jurassic
the Jurassic Period or its rocks

let grass grow

let grass grow
see don't let the grass grow under one's feet.