Sens: achillea

n. achillée (plante)

Hill Idiome

a hill of beans

a small amount, very little The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

Achilles' heel

a weakness, a vulnerable place Jewelry is my Achilles' heel. I buy too much jewelry.

chill out

pause to gain control of your emotions, cool off I think you should chill out before you see the supervisor.

don't make a mountain out of a molehill

do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

go downhill

fail and lose, down and out It's too bad. After getting out of prison he just went downhill.

hill of beans

not very much, very little What I lose in the poker games doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

make a mountain out of a mole hill

make a problem bigger, exaggerate a problem I spent $50, not $500! Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a big problem out of a small one He is really making a mountain out of a molehill by worrying about his son

over the hill

past one

run for the hills

run away to a safe place, run and hide A tiger has escaped from the zoo! Run for the hills!

take the chill off

make the room warmer, start the furnace/fireplace An electric heater will take the chill off in the evening.

uphill battle

difficult work, rough going, tough sledding We've asked the government to protect children's rights, but it's an uphill battle all the way.

what the Sam Hill

what happened, what is it? What the Sam Hill did you do to my bike? The gears won't shift.

chill

1. to relax;"We're just gonna chill at my place after class"
2. mellow
3. see also chillin' like a villain, chilling

chill-out

1. to relax
2. a time or place where people chill-out, often whilst on drugs or in a hot sweaty club

chilled

relaxed

chillin

doing fine;"It's a cool day; I'm chillin'"

chillin' like a villain

no worries

chilling

fun: "That movie was chilling"

Chilltown

Jersey City, Double XX Posse

Philly

Philadelphia. Home of Schoolly D., Da Youngstas, The Fresh Prince, Tuff Crew, The Roots, DJ Ghetto, Bahamadia

old as the hills

Idiom(s): (as) old as the hills

Theme: AGE - OLD

very old.
• The children think their mother's as old as the hills, but she's only forty.
• That song's not new. It's old as the hills.

not worth a hill of beans

Idiom(s): not worth a hill of beans AND not worth a plugged nickel

Theme: WORTHLESSNESS

worthless. (Folksy.)
• Your advice isn't worth a hill of beans.
• This old cow isn't worth a plugged nickel.

downhill from here on

Idiom(s): downhill from here on

Theme: EASY

easy from this point on. (Informal.)
• The worst part is over. It's downhill from here on.
• The painful part of this procedure is over. It's downhill from here on.

downhill all the way

Idiom(s): downhill all the way

Theme: EASY

easy all the way. (Informal.)
• Don't worry about your algebra course. It's downhill all the way.
• The mayor said that the job of mayor is easy—in fact, downhill all the way.

chilled to the bone

Idiom(s): chilled to the bone

Theme: COLDNESS

very cold.
• I was chilled to the bone in that snowstorm.
• The children were chilled to the bone in the unheated room.

Fight an uphill battle

When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.

Head for the hills

If people head for the hills, they run away from trouble.

Shilly-shally

If people shilly-shally, they can't make up their minds about something and put off the decision.

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

Up the wooden hill

When you go up the wooden hill, you go up the stairs to bed.

Achilles' heel|Achilles|heel

n. phr., literary A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math.

boot hill|boot|hill

n. A cemetery in the old Wild West where cowboys and cops and robbers used to be buried with their boots on. Hence, jokingly, any cemetery. Good old Joe, the cowboy, is resting comfortably in the nearby boot hill.

head for the hills|head|head for|hills

v. phr., informal To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide.

Often used imperatively. Head for the hills. The bandits are coming. He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills. When they saw the mean boy coming, they all headed for the hills.
Compare: BEAT IT, LIGHT OUT, TAKE TO THE WOODS.

if the hill will not come to Muhammad, Muhammad wi

If one person will not go to the other, then the other must go to him.

A proverb. Grandfather won't come to visit us, so we must go and visit him. If the hill won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the hill.

make a mountain out of a molehill|make|molehill|mo

To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. You're not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying. Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty won't speak to her; Betty is making a mountain out of a molehill.

old as the hills|hill|hills|old

adj. phr. Very old; ancient. "Why didn't you laugh?" she asked. "Because that joke is as old as the hills," he answered.

over the hill|hill|over

adj., informal Past one's prime; unable to function as one used to; senile. Poor Mr. Jones is sure not like he used to be; well, he's over the hill.

spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine

adj. Terrifying; causing great fear. Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling. A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

chill pill

chill pill
take a chill pill
To calm down; relax.

cut off with a shilling

cut off with a shilling
see cut off, def. 5.

downhill

downhill
go downhill
to decline or deteriorate

hill

hill
see downhill all the way; go downhill; head for; make a mountain out of a molehill; not worth a damn; old as Adam; over the hill.

it's all downhill

it's all downhill
Also, it's all uphill from here. See under downhill all the way.

molehill

molehill
see make a mountain out of a molehill.

shilling

shilling
see cut off.

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English Vocalbulary

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