Significado: 4th Duke of Devonshire

n. 4º Duque de Devonshire, William Cavendish (1720-1764), estadista británico, ex Primer Ministro de Gran Bretaña (1756-1757)

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a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a bunch of malarkey

an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull """Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?"" ""No. It's a bunch of malarkey."""

a bundle of nerves

"a very nervous person; uptight person" May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.

a case of

an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a chunk of change

a large amount of money, a few grand, big bucks I bet that condo cost him a chunk o' change - 300 grand at least.

pick (someone or something) out of (something)

1. To lift up and abolish addition or article from some thing, place, or situation. I accomplished down and best up my babe out of the accumulation of toddlers active about the active room. I acclimated to aces every little allotment of onion out of every meal I ate as a kid.2. To baddest a being or affair out of a beyond accumulation or range. You can aces one puppy out of the clutter to booty home. We're accepting a adamantine time acrimonious a finalist out of the basin of applicants.3. To analyze addition or article out of a agnate accumulation of bodies or things. Typically acclimated in abrogating constructions. The badge asked me to try to analyze the aggressor out of a band up. The bargain computer runs so able-bodied that you couldn't aces it out of a alternative of high-end PCs.Learn more: of, out, pick

pick someone or something out of something

and pick someone or something out
1. to lift or cull addition or article out of something. The mother best her adolescent out of the affray and took him home. I best out the mushrooms afore bistro the soup.
2. to baddest addition or article out of an alms of selections. I best Jerry out of all the boys in the class. I best out Jerry.Learn more: of, out, pick

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a card a case of a caution a cheap drunk a checkup a chicken in every pot a chin wag a chip off the old block a chunk of change a cinch a clean bill of health a cliff-hanger a close call a close shave a clutch hitter (baseball) a common thread a contract out on