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a howling blizzard

a very bad snowstorm, a winter storm A howling blizzard delayed us. It was snowing and blowing.

blind date

going out with a boy or girl you have not met Kate met Jeff on a blind date. They got married a year later.

blind leading the blind

someone who doesn

even a blind pig can find an acorn

if you keep looking and trying you may succeed

go public

tell the public, tell a reporter If he goes public, everybody will know that we had an affair.

ignorance is bliss

ignorant people have nothing to worry about "The teacher said, ""Ignorance is bliss - until you write exams."""

love is blind

people do not see the faults in their lovers She can't see his bad habits because love is blind.

much obliged

very thankful, very grateful, thanks a million """You can stay with us until your wounds heal,"" she said. ""Much obliged, Ma'am,"" I replied."

on the blink

not working My stereo has been on the blink for the last few months.

public property

what everybody knows, public information If you tell Zora about the plan, it'll be public property.

stumbling block

obstacle, problem A strip of land is in the way of peace. It is the stumbling block.

take public

sell shares in a company to the general public We decided it was necessary to take our company public in order to raise money to expand our facilities.

the blind leading the blind

the leader is ignorant or incompetent With Filbert as President, it's the blind leading the blind.

turn a blind eye

see a problem but not act, look the other way The teacher knows that I come in late, but she turns a blind eye.

blighter

an insignificant or objectionable person:"This blighter approaches me and asks for a cigarette; sure I say, and then he has the gall to put it in his pocket and says he'll smoke that later and then asks for another to have now"

Blighty

affectionate name for England as one's home, often used jocularly. Orig. used by colonial Indian Army, from the Hindustani bilyati, meaning foreign [Early 1900s]

Blimey

(interj) an exclamation of surprise; an abbreviated form of blind me

Blimey O'Reilly

(interj) an exclamation of surprise

blimps

the red hot fragments of cannabis that occasionallyfall from alight 'joints', causing burns to skin, clothing and furnishings

blinder

an excellent achievement: "Tim's played another blinder"

blinding

excellent, wonderful: "We had a blinding time last night"

blindside

to creep up on someone

bling bling

jewelry, derived from the sound it makes

blinkin' heck

an old fashioned inoffensive exclamation of surprise, often expressed without the 'h'. Also "heck" can be replaced with "hell"

blinking

used as an intensifier, but a particularly mild expression: "Your blinkin' washing machine has broken down again" or"It's blinkin' heavy, this washing machine"

blip off

to kill

blither on

to talk incessently and boringly. Blither is a varient spelling of the s.e. blather

blithering

1. an intensifier such as bloody: "How can I have toast when that blithering idiot has just eaten all the bread!"
2. senseless and excessive talking

blizzie

blunt; marijuana cigarette

cor blimey

this mild exclamation of surprise is a corruption of the oath god blind me

blind to

unable to know对…一无所知；看不见；不知晓
Man is often blind to his own faults．人们对自己的弱点往往视而不见。

in public

openly；publicly公开地
Don't quarrel with each other in public，will you？不要在大庭广众之下吵架，好不好？
He is nervous in public．他在公开场合很紧张。
He doesn't like to speak in public．他不愿当众讲话。

obliged to

1．required to不得不
He was obliged to leave his home town 30 years ago． 30年前他被迫离开了家乡。
They were obliged to give up the chance．他们不得不放弃这次机会。
2．acknowledging a favor received 感激
I will be much obliged to you for an early reply．尽早赐复，不胜感激。
We are much obliged to you for your help．我们非常感谢你的帮助。

up a blind alley

Idiom(s): up a blind alley

Theme: LOCATION

at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.)
• I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything.
• The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.

turn a blind eye to

Idiom(s): turn a blind eye to sb or sth

Theme: IGNORE

to ignore someone or something.
• The usher turned a blind eye to the little boy who sneaked into the theater.
• How can you turn a blind eye to all those starving children?

publish or perish

Idiom(s): publish or perish

Theme: COLLEGE

[for a professor] to publish many books or articles in scholarly journals or get released from a university or fall into disfavor in a university. (Also occurs in other parts of speech. See the examples. Fixed order.)
• Alice knew she would have to publish or perish if she took the teaching job.
• This is a major research university and publish or perish is the order of the day.

in the public eye

Idiom(s): in the public eye

Theme: VISIBILITY

publicly; visible to all; conspicuous.
• Elected officials find themselves constantly in the public eye.
• The mayor made it a practice to get into the public eye as much as possible.

in fear and trembling

Idiom(s): in fear and trembling

Theme: FEAR

with anxiety or fear; with dread. (Fixed order.)
• In fear and trembling, I went into the room to take the test.
• The witness left the courtroom in fear and trembling.

blind as a bat

Idiom(s): (as) blind as a bat

Theme: VISION

with imperfect sight; blind.
• My grandmother is as blind as a bat.
• I'm getting blind as a bat. I can hardly read this page.

air one's dirty linen in public

Idiom(s): air one's dirty linen in public AND wash one's dirty linen in public

Theme: COMPLAINT

to discuss private or embarrassing matters in public, especially when quarreling. (This linen refers to sheets and tablecloths or other soiled cloth.)
• Johns mother had asked him repeatedly not to air the family's dirty linen in public.
• Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are arguing again. Why must they always air their dirty linen in public?
• Jean will talk to anyone about her financial problems. Why does she wash her dirty linen in public?

able to blindfolded

Idiom(s): able to do something blindfolded AND able to do something standing on one's head

Theme: SKILL

able to do something easily and quickly, possibly without even looking. (Informal. Able to can be replaced with can.)
• Bill boasted that he could pass his driver's test blindfolded.
• Mary is very good with computers. She can program blindfolded.
• Dr. Jones is a great surgeon. He can take out an appendix standing on his head.

wash one's dirty linen in public

Hatred is a blind as love.

A person who feels hatred does not see any qualities in the person he/she hates.

Ignorance is bliss.

Possible interpretation: What you do not know causes no worry or sadness.

Love is blind.

A person in love does not see the faults of the person he/she loves.

Air your dirty laundry in public

If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Banana republic

Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite.

Blind acceptance

If people accept thing blindly, they accept them without questioning them at all.

Blink of an eye

If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens so fast it is almost impossible to notice it.

Don't wash your dirty laundry in public

(UK) People, especially couples, who argue in front of others or involve others in their personal problems and crises, are said to be washing their dirty laundry in public; making public things that are best left private. (In American English, 'don't air your dirty laundry in public' is used.)

More Idioms/Phrases

Don't push my buttons! Don't shoot the messenger Don't stand there with curlers in your hair Don't sweat the small stuff Don't take any wooden nickels Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you Don't upset the applecart Don't wash your dirty laundry in public Done to death Donkey work Doormat Dot all the i's and cross all the t's Double Dutch Double whammy

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