Meaning: acquaint

ə'kweɪnt
v.
cause to come to know personallymake familiar or acquaintedinform

aint Idiom, Proverb

faint of heart

timid, not courageous, chicken, lily-livered Sky diving is not for people who are faint of heart.

paint a picture

describe in detail, portray with words The speaker painted a picture of a ghetto with kids on the streets.

paint oneself into a corner

get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape The negotiations were difficult but we won when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the faulty warranty policy.

paint the town red

have a party downtown, go out on the town During the carnival they paint the town red - have a great time.

paint with the same brush

include in the same group, generalize He was with the gang, but can we paint him with the same brush?

East Saint

see East Boogie

acquaint with

1． make familiar with熟悉We acquainted him with our plan．我们将计划告诉了他。
You should acquaint yourself with the facts before making a decision．在作出一项决定之前要熟悉各种情况。
These books acquaint Chinese readers with the ancient cultures of these lands．这些书帮助中国读者了解这些地区的古代文化。
2．make sb．know认识；知道
I am not acquainted with the lady．我与这位女士不相识。
He quickly got acquainted with his new duties．他很快地熟悉了新工作。

for a certainty certain

for sure；without doubt确定地；无疑地
Iknow it for a certainty that he'll get a promotion．我的确知道他将被提升。
I know for a certainty that he came from Shanghai．我确实知道他来自上海。
He left town a week ago， I know this for a certainty．他一星期前离开了这个城市，这一点我确实知道。
Do you know it for certain？你对这件事肯定知道吗？
I could not say for certain that he was wrong．我不能断然地说他错了。
I know for certain that he has come．我确实知道他来了。

for a certainty/for certain

paint in

add sth． to a picture by painting 加画；添画
He painted in a house to add some human interest．他添了一座房子以增加这幅画的人情味。
The standing figure on the right was painted in after the rest of the picture was completed．右边那个站立的人像，是在图画的其它部分画完以后加上的。

paint out

cover sth． by putting paint over it 用漆覆盖；涂掉
They painted out the old name of the street before they put in the new one．在刷上新的路名前他们先把旧路名涂掉。
Parts of old painting which appear unpleasing to later artists are sometimes painted out．古画中某些为后世艺术家所不喜欢的部分，有时就被涂掉了。

paint the town

go out to drink and have a good time狂欢；痛饮
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。

paint the town (red)

paint up

improve by using paint用涂料整饰
The school has been painted up for festival celebrations．为庆祝节日，校容已整修一新。
They have painted the place up after I left there．我走后他们把那地方油漆了一遍。

damn with faint praise

Idiom(s): damn sb or sth with faint praise

Theme: CRITICISM

to criticize someone or something indirectly by not praising enthusiastically.
• The critic did not say that he disliked the play, but he damned it with faint praise.
• Mrs. Brown is very proud of her son's achievements, but damns her daughter's with faint praise.

black as one is painted

Idiom(s): (as) black as one is painted

Theme: NEGATION

as evil as described. (Usually negative.)
• The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous.
• Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media.

Faint heart never won fair lady

This means that you will not get the partner of your dreams if you lack the confidence to let them know how you feel.

Paint yourself into a corner

(USA) If someone paints themselves into a corner, they get themselves into a mess.

Painted Jezebel

A painted Jezebel is a scheming woman.

Watching paint dry

If something is like watching paint dry, it is really boring.

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

lodge a complaint|complaint|lodge

v. phr. To make a complaint; complain. If our neighbors don't stop this constant noise, I will have to lodge a complaint with the management.

nodding acquaintance|acquaintance|nodding

n. Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.

paint a gloomy picture|gloomy|gloomy picture|paint

v. phr. To describe something in a gloomy, pessimistic way. We are sad because the weather forecast has painted a gloomy picture for all of next week when we go on vacation.

paint oneself into a corner|corner|paint

v. phr. To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner.

paint the lily|lily|paint

v. phr. To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily. For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily. Frank's father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire.

paint the town red|paint|paint the town|red|town

v. phr., slang To go out to drink and have a good time; celebrate wildly; carouse. It was the sailors' first night ashore; they painted the town red.
Compare: ON THE TOWN².

acquaintance

acquaintance
see nodding acquaintance; scrape up an acquaintance.

certainty

certainty
of a certainty
Archaic without a doubt; certainly

faint

faint
see damn with faint praise.

nodding acquaintance

nodding acquaintance
Superficial knowledge of someone or something, as in I have a nodding acquaintance with the company president, or She has a nodding acquaintance with that software program. This expression alludes to knowing someone just well enough to nod or bow upon meeting him or her. “Early 1800s]

paint

paint
1.
paint out
to cover up with or as with a coat of paint
2.
paint the town (red)
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Slang to go on a boisterous spree; carouse

paint black

paint black
Represent someone or something as evil or harmful. This idiom is most often used in a negative context, as in He's not so black as he's been painted. [Late 1500s]

scrape up an acquaintance

scrape up an acquaintance
Make an effort to become familiar with someone, especially for one's own benefit. For example, He scraped up an acquaintance with the college president in hopes of getting his son admitted. This term uses scrape in the sense of “gather with difficulty” (also see under scare up). Originally put as scrape acquaintance, it was first recorded in 1600.