Meaning: 1 maccabees

n.
an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

ees Idiom, Proverb

a gaggle of geese

a flock of geese, a bunch of geese A gaggle of geese met us as we drove into the farmyard.

big cheese

an important person, a leader He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

big gun/cheese/wheel/wig

an important person, a leader The new director was a big wheel in his previous company but is not so important now.

birds and bees

the facts about sex and birth He learned about the birds and bees in his health education class at school.

can't see the forest for the trees

I am so close that I cannot see the whole picture or the big picture I'm so involved in teaching that I've lost my view of education. I can't see the forest for the trees.

cheesecake

naked flesh, bare skin The dancer provided lots of cheesecake - lots of bare leg.

cheesed off

upset, annoyed, ticked off They were cheesed off when I said you wouldn't pay them.

cheesy

poor quality, crappy, shabby The acting was pretty cheesy. The actors didn't know their lines.

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

cut the cheese

let off gas, fart, pass wind Then somebody cut the cheese, and everybody laughed.

keester

buttocks, backside, bum, rear end We laughed when Lan fell off the horse and landed on her keester.

money doesn't grow on trees

money is not easy to get, we value our money "Father said, ""Money doesn't grow on trees, boy. You earn it."""

the bee's knees

the best, superior, the cat's meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.

American cheese

processed foodstuff resembling cheese, dyed orange (s.a. foods)

be geese

(interj) to leave: "Yo we be geese"

bee's knees

the best; this term originates from the prolific slang of the Flappers along with the similar 'cats whiskers'. See "dog's bollocks" [U.S. 1920s]

cheese

1. money, material wealth
2. smegma. Alluding to the look of this male bodily secretion and perhaps the smell
3. an attractive male
4. to smile widely. Origin: the standard photographer command "Say cheese!" used to elicit smiles

cheese-balled

to be under a great deal of stress;"I was pretty cheese-balled over final exams."

cheesin'

smiling

cheesy times 10

something chessy beyond the usual realm of cheesiness; especially something gaudy or from the 80's;"That dress is cheesy times 10!"

freestyle

freestyling is when an MC flows with lyrics right of the top of his or her head. It is inpromptu and spontaneous and only the most creative rhymers can do it well. It is also a kind of competition between MC's because you have to be good to bust a good freestyle. It helps to keep MCs on their toes too, because its is like practice

government cheese

on welfare

trees

see marijuana

by degrees

gradually；step by step 逐渐地；慢慢地
The days are getting colder by degrees．天气渐渐冷起来了。
Their friendship grew by degryees into love．他们的友谊逐渐发展为爱情。
We gained our experience by degrees．我们的经验是逐渐获得的。

drop to one's knees

kneel down跪下
The man dropped to his knees，begging for mercy．那人跪了下来，请求宽恕。

on one's knees

1． pleading； begging very hard求饶
The children were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans．孩子们求了几个小时家长才同意让他们去野营。
2．in a very weak condition；near failure处于困境；濒临失败
The company was on its knees owing to a decrease in its sales．由于销售额下降，公司陷入了困境。

not able to see the forest for the trees

Idiom(s): not able to see the forest for the trees

Theme: PERCEPTION

allowing many details of a problem to obscure the problem as a whole. (Not able to is often expressed as can't.)
• The solution is obvious. You missed it because you can't see the forest for the trees.
• She suddenly realized that she hadn't been able to see the forest for the trees.

none of one's beeswax

Idiom(s): none of one's beeswax

Theme: KNOWLEDGE - PRIVATE

none of someone's business. (Slang.)
• The answer to that question is none of your beeswax.
• It's none of your beeswax what I do with my spare time.

birds and the bees

Idiom(s): birds and the bees

Theme: REPRODUCTION

human reproduction. (A euphemistic way of referring to human sex and reproduction. Fixed order.)
• My father tried to teach me about the birds and the bees.
• He's twenty years old and doesn't understand about the birds and the bees!

Can't see the forest for its trees

If someone can't see the forest for its trees, they are too focused on specific details to see the picture as a whole.

Chalk and cheese

Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.

Forest for the trees

(USA) If someone can't see the forest for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

Hard cheese

(UK) Hard cheese means hard luck.

Hive of worker bees

A hive of worker bees is a group of people working actively and cooperatively. Example The classroom was a hive of worker bees.

Mind your own beeswax

(USA) This idiom means that people should mind their own business and not interfere in other people's affairs.

Money doesn`t grow on trees

This means that you have to work to earn money; it doesn't come easily or without effort.

More holes than Swiss cheese

If something has more holes than a Swiss cheese, it is incomplete,and lacks many parts.

Weak at the knees

If people go weak at the knees, they have a powerful emotional reaction to something and feel that they might fall over.

Wood for the trees

(UK) If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

be like chalk and cheese

be completely different: "I don't know why they got married - they're like chalk and cheese."

big cheese|big|big gun|big shot|big wheel|big wig|

n., slang An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. Bill had been a big shot in high school. John wanted to be the big cheese in his club.
Compare: WHOLE CHEESE.

bring to one's knees|bring|knee|knees

v. phr. To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees.

can't see the wood for the trees|can't see the for

v. phr. To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future achievement. Teachers sometimes notice language errors and do not see the good ideas in a composition; they cannot see the woods for the trees. The voters defeated a bond issue for the new school because they couldn't see the forest for the trees; they thought of their taxes rather than of their children's education. We should think of children's growth in character and understanding more than of their little faults and misdeeds; some of us can't see the wood for the trees.

cheesebox

n., slang A small, suburban house built by a land developer available at low cost and resembling the other houses around it. They moved to a suburb, but their house is just a cheesebox.

fox and geese|fox|geese|goose

n. phr. A tag game in which the player representing the fox tries to catch one of the players representing geese as they run around the outside of a circle.

in the lap of the gods|god|gods|knee|knees|lap|on

adv. phr., literary Beyond human control; not to be decided by anyone. Frank had worked hard as a candidate, and as election day came he felt that the result was in the lap of the gods. The armies were evenly matched and the result of the battle seemed to be on the knees of the gods.

on one's knees|knee|knees|on

adj. phr. 1. Pleading; begging very hard. The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans. The Jacksons won't contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees. 2. In a very weak condition; near failure. When the graduates of the school heard that it was on its knees they gave money generously so that it would not close.

the birds and the bees|bee|bees|bird|birds|birds a

n. phr., informal The facts we should know about our birth. At various ages, in response to questions, a child can be told about the birds and the bees.

whole cheese|cheese|whole

slang or informal

birds and the bees, the

birds and the bees, the
A euphemism for sex education, especially when taught informally. For example, It's time Father told the children about the birds and the bees. Cole Porter alluded to this expression in his witty song, “Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love,” (1928) when he noted that birds, bees, even educated fleas fall in love. This idiom alludes to sexual behavior in animals to avoid explicit explanation of human behavior. [Second half of 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

bind hand and foot bird has flown, the bird in the hand bird of passage birds and the bees, the birds of a feather birth birthday

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