Meaning: acer campestre

n.
shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge

pes Idiom, Proverb

a tempest in a teapot

a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.

copesetic

agreeable, fine, go along with, okay, OK Don is copesetic. He agrees with our plans.

get your hopes up

cause you to be hopeful, pin your hopes on Now don't get your hopes up, but I plan to appeal your conviction.

heavy metal types

(See skids)

high hopes

expecting the best, hoping for success Todd has high hopes for his son, including a college education.

hopes dashed

plans ruined, dreams lost Her hopes were dashed when she failed the entrance exam.

know the ropes

know how, have much experience, learn the ropes Good managers know the ropes. They have skills and experience.

learn the ropes

learn how to do a job He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.

pin your hopes on

hope for one big chance, hope without planning, all your eggs... If you pin your hopes on some horse winning a race, you will probably be disappointed.

pipes

voice K.D. Lang has great pipes, eh.

show you the ropes

teach you the first steps, learn the ropes It is my duty to take you to the plant and show you the ropes.

sour grapes

feeling negative because you did not win If she loses, she complains about the referee. It's just sour grapes.

tempest in a teapot

(See a tempest in a teapot)

apeshit

see go apeshit

dopester

American and Canadian slang for a person who makes predictions, especially in sport or politics

go apeshit

to become angry, furious

loud pipes

fixing a muffler to your exhust so it's loud

show sb the ropes

Idiom(s): show sb the ropes

Theme: EXPLANATION

to tell or show someone how something is to be done.
• Since this was my first day on the job, the manager spent a lot of time showing me the ropes.
• Take some time and show the new boy the ropes.

in hopes of

Idiom(s): in hopes of sth

Theme: HOPE

expecting something. (Also with high, as in the example.)
• I was in hopes of getting there early.
• We are in high hopes that John and Mary will have a girl.

Different ropes for different folks

(USA) This idiom means that different people do things in different ways that suit them.

On the ropes

When something or someone is on the ropes, it or they are doing badly and likely to fail.

Show someone the ropes

If you show someone the ropes, you explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job.

Stars and stripes

The stars and stripes is the American flag.

in hopes|hope|hopes

adj. phr. Hopeful; hoping. The Mayor was in hopes of having a good day for the parade. Mother was in hopes that the cake would be good to eat.

on the ropes|on|rope|ropes

adv. or adj. phr. 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves. 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr. Thomas's grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes.

tempest in a teapot|teapot|tempest

n. phr. Great excitement about something not important. Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot.

the ropes|know|know the ropes|rope|ropes

n. plural, informal Thorough or special knowledge of a job; how to do something; the ways of people or the world. On a newspaper a cub reporter learns his job from an older reporter who knows the ropes. When you go to a new school it takes a while to learn the ropes. Betty showed Jane the ropes when she was learning to make a dress. Mr. Jones was an orphan and he had to learn the ropes when he was young to make his way in the world.
Compare: BE AROUND, INS AND OUTS, TRICK OF THE TRADE.

change one's stripes

change one's stripes
see under leopard cannot change its spots, a.

dash someone's hopes

dash someone's hopes
Destroy someone's plans, disappoint or disillusion. For example, That fall dashed her hopes of a gold medal. This term uses dash in the sense of “destroy,” a usage surviving only in this idiom. [Second half of 1500s]

earn one's stripes

earn one's stripes
Gain a position through hard work and accumulated experience. For example, She'd earned her stripes by serving for years as the governor's secretary and personal aide. This expression alludes to a military promotion or award, indicated by strips of chevron or braid added to the recipient's uniform and known as stripes since the early 1800s.

pin one's hopes on

pin one's hopes on
Also, pin one's faith on. Put one's hope or trust in someone or something, as in She'd pinned her hopes on an early acceptance to the college but it didn't materialize. This term, dating from the 1500s, originated as pin one's faith on another's sleeve and may have alluded to the practice of soldiers wearing their leader's insignia on their sleeves. By the 1800s, however, it acquired its present form.

tempest

tempest
tempest in a teapot
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a great commotion over a small problem

the ropes

the ropes
see know the ropes; on the ropes.