shin Idiom, Proverb
a tongue-lashing
finishing touch
gnashing of teeth
hang out one's shingle
make hay while the sun shines
moonshine
pushing fifty
pushing up daisies
put the finishing touches on
rain or shine
rise and shine
shine up to
smashing
take a shine to
tongue-lashing
walking on sunshine
Rise and shine!
Idiom(s): Rise and shine!Theme: AWAKEN
Get out of bed and be lively and energetic! (Informal. Often a command. Fixed order.)
• Come on, children! Rise and shine! We're going to the beach.
• Father always calls "Rise and shine!" in the morning when we want to go on sleeping.
go on a fishing expedition
Idiom(s): go on a fishing expeditionTheme: SEARCHING
to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.
give sb a tongue-lashing
Idiom(s): give sb a tongue-lashingTheme: SCOLDING
to give someone a severe scolding.
• I gave Bill a real tongue-lashing when he got home late.
• I will give you a real tongue-lashing if you ever do that again.
get a tongue-lashing
Idiom(s): get a tongue-lashingTheme: SCOLDING
to receive a severe scolding.
• I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home.
• Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.
• I never had a tongue-lashing like that before.
bring sth crashing down around one
Idiom(s): bring sth crashing down (around one)Theme: RUIN
to destroy something that one has built; to destroy something that one has a special interest in.
• She brought her whole life crashing down around her.
• Bob's low grade in English brought everything crashing down.
take a liking to take a shine to
Idiom(s): take a fancy to someone or something AND take a liking to sb or sth take a shine to sb or sthTheme: FONDNESS
to develop a fondness or a preference for someone or something. (Folksy.)
• John began to take a fancy to Sally late last August at the picnic.
• I've never taken a liking to cooked carrots.
• I think my teacher has taken a shine to me.
Come rain or shine
If I say I'll be at a place come rain or shine, I mean that I can be relied on to turn up; nothing, not even the vagaries of British weather, will deter me or stop me from being there.Gone fishing
If someone has gone fishing, they are not very aware of what is happening around them.Knight in shining armour
A knight in shining armour is someone who saves you when you are in great trouble or danger.On a fishing expedition
If someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to get information, often using incorrect or improper ways to find things out.Polishing peanuts
To work very hard at something for little or no return. In other words, wasting time on work which will not yield reasonable value.Pushing up the daisies
If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead.Joshing Me
Tricking me.Make hay while the sun shines.
Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.add the finishing touches|finishing|finishing touc
v. phr. To complete; finish. Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting it.apple polishing|apple|polishing
n., slang Trying to win someone's good-will by small acts currying favor; the behavior of an apple polisher. When John I brought his teacher flowers, everyone thought he was apple polishing.hang out one's shingle|hang|shingle
v. phr., informal To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor's or lawyer's office, by putting up a small signboard. The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice.make hay while the sun shines|hay|make|shine|shine
v. phr. To do something at the right time; not wait too long. Dick had a free hour so he made hay while the sun shone and got his lesson for the next day.Compare: MAKE THE MOST OF.
moonshine|moon
n. Illegally distilled alcoholic beverage made at home, mostly on a farm. Grandpa is at it again in the barn, making moonshine out of plums.rain or shine|rain|shine
adv. phr. 1. If the weather is stormy or if it is fair. The parade will start promptly, rain or shine. 2. No matter; if your luck is good or bad. Sam knows he can depend on his family, rain or shine.shine up to|shine|shine up
v., slang To try to please; try to make friends with. Smedley shines up to all the pretty girls.take a shine to|shine|take|take a shine
v. phr., slang To have or show a quick liking for. He took a shine to his new teacher the very first day.Compare: TAKE A FANCY TO.
tongue-lashing|lashing|tongue
n. A sharp scolding or criticism. Jim's mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets.Synonym: PIECE OF ONE'S MIND.
vanishing cream|cream|vanishing
n. A cosmetic cream for the skin that is used chiefly before face powder. Mrs. Jones spread vanishing cream on her face before applying her face powder.fishing expedition
fishing expeditionAn attempt to find useful information by asking questions at random. For example, The sales force was told to go on a fishing expedition to find out what they could about the company's competitors. This expression was taken up by lawyers to describe interrogating an adversary in hopes of finding relevant evidence and is now used more broadly still. [c. 1930]
knight in shining armor
knight in shining armorA rescuer or defender, as in What this political party needs is a knight in shining armor to change its tarnished image. This metaphoric expression alludes to a medieval knight. [Mid-1900s]
shine
shineIn addition to the idiom beginning with shine, also see make hay while the sun shines; rain or shine; rise and shine; take a fancy to.
shingle
shinglesee hang out one's shingle.
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