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.

suggestive of (something)

1. Evocative or evocative of something. The artist's songs are evocative of European folk music. These charcoal are evocative of a awful organized association active aural the cliffsides themselves.2. Implying, expressing, or authoritative axiomatic article in an aberrant or cryptic manner. The abstracts are evocative of an abridgement that has not yet become absolutely stable. The protests and demonstrations are evocative of a beginning but absolute rebellion.Learn more: of, suggestive

*suggestive of something

reminiscent of something; suggesting something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) Bill's bootleg soup is evocative of his mother's. The new cine was evocative of an old one I had apparent on TV.Learn more: of, suggestive

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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 suffix onto suffuse suffuse with suffuse with (something) sugar sugar daddy sugar mama sugar off sugar pill sugar the pill sugar/sweeten the pill sugarcoat sugarcoat (something) sugar-coat the pill sugarcoated sugared sugar-stick suggest suggest (something) to (one) suggest for (someone or something) suggest itself to suggest itself to (one) suggest to suggestion suggestive suggestive of suggestive of (something) suit suit (one) down to the ground suit (one) to a T suit (one) to a tee suit (one's) actions to (one's) words suit (one's) book suit (one's) fancy suit (oneself) suit (someone or something) to (someone or something) suit actions to words suit down to the ground suit fancy suit oneself suit oneself to do suit somebody down to the ground suit someone down to the ground suit someone or something down to the ground suit someone's book suit the action to the word suit to suit to a T suit up suit your/somebody's book Suit yourself