Sens: a grand affair

une grande affaire

gran Idiome

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

grand slam

a home run with runners on all bases, a major score It was 5-1. Then Carter hit a grand slam and tied the game, 5-5.

grandfather clause

a written statement that protects an employee "They can't demote him; he has a grandfather clause."

granola

a person who believes in less government and a natural way of living Pat is mostly granola. She wants to join a commune, grow gardens and protect the environment.

take for granted

expect, assume His support cannot be taken for granted. We must ask him.

busy as Grand Central Station

Idiom(s): (as) busy as Grand Central Station

Theme: BUSY

Very busy; crowded with customers or other people. (This refers to Grand Central Station in New York City.)
• This house is as busy as Grand Central Station.
• When the tourist season starts, this store is busy as Grand Central Station.

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs

When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area.

baby grand|baby|grand

n. A small grand piano no longer than three feet, maximally four feet. This apartment can't take a regular grand piano, so we'll have to buy a baby grand.

grand slam|grand|slam

n. A home run hit when there are three men on the bases. Tony's grand slam won the game for the Yankees, 4-0.

grandstand

v., slang, informal To show off, to perform histrionics needlessly. Stop grandstanding and get down to honest work!

grandstander

n., slang, informal A showoff, a person who likes to engage in histrionics. Many people think that Evel Knievel is a grandstander.

take for granted|granted|take

v. phr. 1. To suppose or understand to be true. Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife. A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework.
Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or become used to (something) without noticing especially or saying anything. George took for granted all that his parents did for him. No girl likes to have her boyfriend take her for granted; instead, he should always try to make her like him better.

grand tour

grand tour
A comprehensive tour, survey, or inspection. For example, They took me on a grand tour of their new house, or The new chairman will want to make a grand tour of all the branches. Starting in the late 1600s this term was used for a tour of the major European cities, considered essential to a well-bred man's education. In the mid-1800s it was extended to more general use.

granddaddy of them all

granddaddy of them all
The first, oldest, or most respected of its kind, as in That computer is the grandaddy of them all. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

grandstand play, make a

grandstand play, make a
Show off, act ostentatiously, as in His colleagues were annoyed with Tom for constantly making a grandstand play at sales conferences. This expression was first used for a baseball play made to impress the crowd in the grandstand (the section of high-priced seats at ballparks). [Second half of 1800s] For a synonym, see play to the gallery.

grange

grange
the Grange
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the Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization, orig. of farmers, organized in the U.S. in 1867

grant

grant
take for granted
to consider as true, already settled, requiring no special attention, etc.; accept as a matter of course

granted

granted
see take for granted.