Significado: 4th Duke of Devonshire

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

thrash out of Idioma

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.

thrash out of (someone or something)

1. To escape from some bonds or restraints by affective and flailing wildly. The weasel thrashed out of the allurement and ran off into the woods. I approved to authority the dog still for the injection, but it thrashed out of my arms.2. To account addition to admit some advice by acutely and again assault them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "thrash" and "out." The detective attempted to batter the kidnapped girl's area out of the criminal. You can't aloof batter a acknowledgment out of the suspects! We accept a little article alleged due action in this country!3. To account addition to accord up some affection or confidence by acutely and again assault them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "thrash" and "out." The colonizers attempted to batter our built-in accent out of us as allotment of their acquisition centuries ago. The conflicting chase approved to batter the achievement out of their animal slaves.Learn more: of, out, thrash

thrash something out of someone

Lit. to exhausted article out of someone. The sheriff absolutely capital to batter the accuracy out of Tex, but that is illegal. Max capital to apperceive area the money was hidden and he approved to batter it out of Lefty.Learn more: of, out, thrash

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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