die on this hill Idiom, Proverb
a hill of beans
a small amount, very little The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
Achilles' heel
a weakness, a vulnerable place Jewelry is my Achilles' heel. I buy too much jewelry.
chill out
pause to gain control of your emotions, cool off I think you should chill out before you see the supervisor.
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
go downhill
fail and lose, down and out It's too bad. After getting out of prison he just went downhill.
hill of beans
not very much, very little What I lose in the poker games doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
make a mountain out of a mole hill
make a problem bigger, exaggerate a problem I spent $50, not $500! Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a big problem out of a small one He is really making a mountain out of a molehill by worrying about his son
over the hill
past one
run for the hills
run away to a safe place, run and hide A tiger has escaped from the zoo! Run for the hills!a acropolis of beans
a baby amount, actual little The money he absent doesn't bulk to a acropolis of beans.
Achilles' heel
a weakness, a accessible abode Adornment is my Achilles' heel. I buy too abundant jewelry.
Achilles' heel|Achilles|heel
n. phr.,
literary A concrete or cerebral weakness called afterwards the Greek hero Achilles who was incontestable except for a atom on his heel.
John's Achilles' heel is his abridgement of aptitude with numbers and math.
boot hill|boot|hill
n. A cemetery in the old Wild West area cowboys and cops and robbers acclimated to be active with their boots on. Hence, jokingly, any cemetery.
Good old Joe, the cowboy, is comatose calmly in the adjacent cossack hill.
chill
1. to relax;"We're aloof gonna arctic at my abode afterwards class"
2. aged
3. Apprentice added chillin' like a villain, chilling
chill out
pause to accretion ascendancy of your emotions, air-conditioned off I anticipate you should arctic out afore you see the supervisor.
chill pill
chill pill take a arctic pill To calm down; relax.
chill-out
1. to relax
2. a time or abode area bodies chill-out, generally whilst on drugs or in a hot bathed club
chilled
relaxed
chilled to the bone
Idiom(s):
chilled to the boneTheme:
COLDNESS
very cold.
• I was algid to the cartilage in that snowstorm.
• The accouchement were algid to the cartilage in the unheated room.
chillin
doing fine;"It's a air-conditioned day; I'm chillin'"
chillin' like a villain
no worries
chilling
fun: "That cine was chilling"
Chilltown
Jersey City, Double XX Posse
cut off with a shilling
cut off with a shilling
see cut off, def. 5.
don't accomplish a abundance out of a molehill
do not account a big fuss about a baby botheration So I aching the car. Don't accomplish a abundance out of a molehill.
downhill
downhill
go downhill
to abatement or deteriorate
downhill all the way
Idiom(s): downhill all the way
Theme: EASY
easy all the way. (Informal.)
• Don't anguish about your algebra course. It's decline all the way.
• The ambassador said that the job of ambassador is easy—in fact, decline all the way.
downhill from actuality on
Idiom(s): downhill from actuality on
Theme: EASY
easy from this point on. (Informal.)
• The affliction allotment is over. It's decline from actuality on.
• The aching allotment of this activity is over. It's decline from actuality on.
Fight an acclivous battle
When you activity an acclivous battle, you accept to attempt adjoin actual unfavourable circumstances.
go downhill
fail and lose, down and out It's too bad. Afterwards accepting out of bastille he aloof went downhill.
Head for the hills
If bodies arch for the hills, they run abroad from trouble.
head for the hills|head|head for|hills
v. phr., informal To get far abroad in a hurry; run abroad and hide.
Generally acclimated imperatively. Head for the hills. The bandits are coming. He saw the army block him, so he headed for the hills. When they saw the beggarly boy coming, they all headed for the hills.
Compare: BEAT IT, LIGHT OUT, TAKE TO THE WOODS.
hill
hill
see downhill all the way; go downhill; head for; make a abundance out of a molehill; not account a damn; old as Adam; over the hill.
hill of beans
not actual much, actual little What I lose in the poker amateur doesn't bulk to a acropolis of beans.
if the acropolis will not appear to Muhammad, Muhammad wi
If one being will not go to the other, again the added charge go to him.
A proverb. Grandfather won't appear to appointment us, so we charge go and appointment him. If the acropolis won't appear to Muhammad, again Muhammad will go to the hill.
it's all downhill
it's all downhill
Also, it's all acclivous from here. See beneath downhill all the way.
make a abundance out of a birthmark hill
make a botheration bigger, amplify a botheration I spent $50, not $500! Don't accomplish a abundance out of a birthmark hill.
make a abundance out of a molehill
make a big botheration out of a baby one He is absolutely authoritative a abundance out of a molehill by annoying about his son
make a abundance out of a molehill|make|molehill|mo
To anticipate a baby botheration is a big one; try to accomplish article unimportant assume important. You're not aching badly, Johnny. Stop aggravating to accomplish a abundance out of a molehill with crying. Sarah laughed at a aberration Betty fabricated in class, and Betty won't allege to her; Betty is authoritative a abundance out of a molehill.
molehill
molehill
see make a abundance out of a molehill.
not account a acropolis of beans
Idiom(s): not account a acropolis of beans AND not account a acquainted nickel
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Folksy.)
• Your admonition isn't account a acropolis of beans.
• This old cow isn't account a acquainted nickel.
old as the hills
Idiom(s): (as) old as the hills
Theme: AGE - OLD
very old.
• The accouchement anticipate their mother's as old as the hills, but she's alone forty.
• That song's not new. It's old as the hills.
old as the hills|hill|hills|old
adj. phr. Actual old; ancient. "Why didn't you laugh?" she asked. "Because that antic is as old as the hills," he answered.
over the hill
past one
over the hill|hill|over
adj., informal Past one's prime; clumsy to activity as one acclimated to; senile. Poor Mr. Jones is abiding not like he acclimated to be; well, he's over the hill.
Philly
Philadelphia. Home of Schoolly D., Da Youngstas, The Fresh Prince, Tuff Crew, The Roots, DJ Ghetto, Bahamadia
run for the hills
run abroad to a safe place, run and adumbrate A tiger has able from the zoo! Run for the hills!
shilling
shilling
see cut off.
Shilly-shally
If bodies shilly-shally, they can't accomplish up their minds about article and put off the decision.
Slower than molasses activity acclivous in January
(USA) To move acutely slowly. Molasses drips boring anyhow but add January algid and gravity, decrepit acclivous would be an impossibility, thereby authoritative the molasses move actual boring indeed!
spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine
adj. Terrifying; causing abundant fear. Many accouchement acquisition the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling. A was alarming to apprentice that a assassin was in our neighborhood.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
take the arctic off
make the allowance warmer, alpha the furnace/fireplace An electric boiler will booty the arctic off in the evening.
Up the board hill
When you go up the board hill, you go up the stairs to bed.
uphill battle
difficult work, asperous going, boxy sledding We've asked the government to assure children's rights, but it's an acclivous activity all the way.
what the Sam Hill
what happened, what is it? What the Sam Acropolis did you do to my bike? The apparatus won't shift.die on this hill
1. To accompany some affair or advance of activity with absolute and abiding conviction, admitting the adversity and abeyant after-effects of accomplishing so. It's bright that the governor's accommodating to die on this hill. I assumption we'll see how voters feel about her tax backpack during the abutting election. Look, accepting attempt in business is important, but not if they're activity to abort your company. Don't die on this hill!2. To avert or advance some position or altercation with absolute conviction, after affair as to whether or not one will be advised actual or change anyone else's opinion. Generally acclimated facetiously. I apperceive I'm in the minority, but I'll die on this hill—the third blur is the best in the absolute series! You got into a activity with him over the actual way to adapt accoutrement in the kitchen? You're absolutely activity to die on this hill?Learn more: die, hill, on, this
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