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a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

all of a sudden

suddenly, without advance warning All of a sudden it became cloudy and began to rain.

character density

number of dense people, number of dummies If I join your company, the character density will decrease.

Denver boot

a wheel block that stops a car from moving Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car.

down the garden path

(See lead you down the garden path)

golden age

best years, time of most prosperity He said the decade after World War II was Canada's golden age.

golden opportunity

(See a golden opportunity)

golden rule

(See The Golden Rule)

golden years

65 years of age or older, sunset years Dad is retired now, enjoying his golden years.

hidden agenda

secret plan to control the meeting or decisions The board has a hidden agenda. We don't know their real plans.

hidden talent

a talent or skill you do not show very often Oh, you play the harmonica! Got any more hidden talents?

kill the goose that layed the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it all.

lead you down the garden path

tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.

make a dent in

make progress We worked hard all day but we didn

silence is golden

silence is wonderful, silence is peaceful After a day of teaching grade two students, silence is golden.

The Golden Rule

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If everyone lived by The Golden Rule, you may not like the way you are treated.

there's something rotten in the state of Denmark

something is wrong, something is strange, there's something fishy "Father knew I was tricking him. He said, ""Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."""

accidentally-on-purpose

seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm

common or garden

ordinary, plain

dead presidents

currency; money

deny

to turn down; to reject:"I got denied to go to the concert by my Mom"

dividends

money

by accident

by chance；accidentally；unexpectedly 偶然地；意外地
Columbus discovered America by accident．哥伦布偶然发现了新大陆。
I met her by accident in the street．我在街上偶然碰到了她。

confident of

feeling or showing confidence；certain感觉有信心的；有把握的
He feels confident of passing the examination．他自信能考及格。
I am confident of success．我自信能成功。

deny oneself

be unselfish in not having sth．克己；自律；放弃
By denying herself，Mother gave the children a good education．母亲含辛茹苦，使孩子们受到良好的教育。

dependent on

depending on；relying on 依赖；依靠
Promotion is dependent upon your record of success．晋级的依据是你的业绩。
I am not dependent on my parents for money．我在经济上不依靠父母。

dependent on/upon

dependent upon

in confidence

secretly；privately秘密地；私下地
I'm telling you this in confidence；please don't tell anyone else.这件事我只告诉你一个人，请别告诉别人。

in evidence

easily seen明显；显而易见
She's the sort of woman who likes to be very much in evidence．她是个特爱出风头的女人。
Smith was nowhere in evidence．史密斯无论在何处都不惹人注意。
The tulips are blooming；spring was in evidence．郁金香盛开，春天显然到了。

independent of

not relying on others独立于
He wants to be independent of his parents．他想离开父母独立。

take sb into one's confidence

Idiom(s): take sb into one's confidence

Theme: TRUST

to trust someone with confidential information; to tell a secret to someone and trust the person to keep the secret.
• We are good friends, hut I didn't feel I could take her into my confidence.
• I know something very important about Jean. Can I take you into my confidence?

set a precedent

Idiom(s): set a precedent

Theme: RULES

to establish a pattern; to set a policy that must be followed in future cases.
• I'll do what you ask this time, but it doesn't set a precedent.
• We've already set a precedent in matters such as these.

much in evidence

Idiom(s): much in evidence

Theme: VISIBILITY

very visible or evident.
• John was much in evidence during the conference.
• Your influence is much in evidence. I appreciate your efforts.

maiden voyage

Idiom(s): maiden voyage

Theme: BEGINNINGS

the first voyage of a ship or boat.
• The liner sank on its maiden voyage.
• Jim is taking his yacht on its maiden voyage.

lead sb down the garden path

Idiom(s): lead sb down the garden path

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive someone.
• Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path.
• That cheater really led her down the garden path.

have an accident

Idiom(s): have an accident

Theme: BATHROOM

to lose control of the bowels or the bladder. (Euphemistic. Usually said of a young child.)
• "Oh, Ann," cried Mother. "It looks like you've had an accident!"
• Mother asked Billy to go to the bathroom before they left so that he wouldn't have an accident in the car.

give credence to

Idiom(s): give credence to sth

Theme: BELIEF

to believe something.
• He tells lies. Don't give credence to what he says.
• Please don't give credence to Mary. She doesn't know what she's talking about.

forbidden fruit

Idiom(s): forbidden fruit

Theme: TABOO

someone or something that one finds attractive or desirable partly because having the person or thing is immoral or illegal. (From the apple in the Garden of Eden that was forbidden to Adam by God.)
• Jim flirts with his sister-in-law only because she's forbidden fruit.
• The boy watches that program only when his parents are out. It's forbidden fruit.

by coincidence

Idiom(s): by coincidence

Theme: HAPPENING

by an accidental and strange similarity; by an unplanned pair of similar events or occurrences.
• We just happened to be in the same place at the same time by coincidence.
• By coincidence, the circus was in town when I was there. I'm glad because I love circuses.

beard the lion in his den

Idiom(s): beard the lion in his den

Theme: CHALLENGE

to face an adversary on the adversary's home ground.
• I went to the tax collector's office to beard the lion in his den.
• He said he hadn't wanted to come to my home, but it was better to beard the lion in his den.

Accidents will happen.

Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.

Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.

Everything in the garden is rosy.

Everything is satisfactory.

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.

Nothing is achieved without effort.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

If the law is applied too late, there is no justice.

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Destroy something that would be a source of wealth or success.

Accident waiting to happen

If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong. ('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)