Meaning: accelerometer

n.
an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

Rome Idiom, Proverb

chromedome

bald person, silkhead A chromedome can tell you the the advantages of being bald.

pre-menstrual syndrome

emotional crises the week before menstruation, pms Judy says pms causes most of her personal problems.

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

when you are a visitor do the same things as your hosts do "When I visit an Asian country, I learn the customs, and do as the ""Romans"" do."

chrome

1. gun
2. chrome wheel; "Sittin' on da chrome" -- Masta Ace Inc. [1995]

Rome wasn't built in a day

Idiom(s): Rome wasn't built in a day

Theme: TIME - DURATION

Important things don't happen overnight.
• Don’t expect a lot to happen right away. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.
• Don't be anxious about how fast you are growing. Rome wasn't built in a day.

fiddle while Rome burns

Idiom(s): fiddle while Rome burns

Theme: IGNORE

to do nothing or something trivial while something disastrous happens. (From a legend that the emperor Nero played the lyre while Rome was burning.)
• The lobbyists don't seem to be doing anything to stop this tax bill. They're fiddling while Rome burns.
• The doctor should have sent for an ambulance right away instead of examining the woman. In fact, he was just fiddling while Rome burned.

Rome was not built in a day.

It takes a long time to do a job properly. You should not expect to do it quickly.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting, and behave in the same way.

All roads lead to Rome

This means that there can be many different ways of doing something.

Rome was not built in a day

This idiom means that many things cannot be done instantly, and require time and patience.

Rome Was Not Built In One Day

If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.

All roads lead to Rome.

People can arrive at the same conclusion by different means.

China syndrome|China|syndrome

n., informal From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial nuclear reactor might explode, literally affecting the other side of the planet (as if by eating a hole through the earth all the way to China.) Antinuclear demonstrators are greatly worried about the China syndrome.

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Great things are not accomplished overnight; great deeds take a long time.

A proverb. A takes a long time to write a successful novel, but don't worry; Rome wasn't built in a day, as the saying goes.

Vietnam syndrome|syndrome|vietnam

n., informal An attitude in government circles that diplomacy may be more effective in solving local political problems in other countries than the use of military force, stemming from the failure of the U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. The pundits of Foggy Bottom display the Vietnam syndrome these days when it comes to Iran.

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literary The same end or goal may be reached by many different ways.

A proverb. "I don't care how you get the answer," said the teacher, "All roads lead to Rome."

Rome

Rome
In addition to the idiom beginning with Rome, also see all roads lead to Rome; fiddle while Rome burns; when in Rome do as the Romans do.

when in Rome do as the Romans do

when in Rome do as the Romans do
Follow local custom, as in Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor wedding, so when in Rome—we'll do the same. This advice allegedly was Saint Ambrose's answer to Saint Augustine when asked whether they should fast on Saturday as Romans did, or not, as in Milan. It appeared in English by about 1530 and remains so well known that it is often shortened, as in the example.