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lad Idiom

a lady-killer

"handsome man; a man who charms the ladies; hunk" """Liam Neeson! He's gorgeous!"" she said. ""What a lady-killer!"""

bag lady

a lady who looks for food and bottles in the streets Behind the restaurant, a bag lady was digging in the garbage cans.

glad hand

a friendly handshake, a warm greeting The politician spent the morning glad handing the people at the shopping center.

glad rags

best clothes, dress clothes I'll come to your concert. I'll do my hair and put on my glad rags.

it ain't over till the fat lady sings

an event is not finished until the final bell, don't give up The tying goal was scored in the final second. It ain't over till the fat lady sings!

lady

a man who is popular with women He is a lady

lady-killer

(See a lady-killer)

angry fruit salad

computer slang for a bad visual-interface design that uses too many colours

bladdered

drunk

blades

20 inch chrome car wheel rims: "Big pimpin' on B.L.A.D.'s" -- Jay Z. (Big pimpin')

kick down the ladder

said of persons who repudiate or ignore the friendship or associations by means of which they have risen in the world忘恩负义；过河拆桥
As soon as Harris became manager of the company he kicked down the ladder and turned his back on his former friends．哈里斯一当上经理就翻脸不认人，不理睬过去的朋友了。

in one's salad days

Idiom(s): in one's salad days

Theme: AGE - YOUTH

in one's youth. (Usually formal or literary. Comparing the greenness of a salad with the greenness, or freshness and inexperience, of youth.)
• I recall the joys I experienced in the warm summer air in my salad days.
• In our salad days, we were apt to get into all sorts of mischief on the weekends.

give sb the glad hand

Idiom(s): give sb the glad hand

Theme: SINCERITY - LACKING

to give someone an overly friendly welcome; to give someone insincere attention. (Informal.)
• Here comes Tom. Watch him give us the glad hand and leave.
• These politicians give you the glad hand and ignore you after they are elected.

at the bottom of the ladder

Idiom(s): at the bottom of the ladder

Theme: ADVANCEMENT

at the lowest level of pay and status.
• Most people start work at the bottom of the ladder.
• When Ann got fired, she had to start all over again at the bottom of the ladder.

Faint heart never won fair lady

This means that you will not get the partner of your dreams if you lack the confidence to let them know how you feel.

Jack the Lad

A confident and not very serious young man who behaves as he wants to without thinking about other people is a Jack the Lad.

Kick away the ladder

If someone kicks away the ladder, they remove something that was supporting or helping someone.

Salad days

Your salad days are an especially happy period of your life.

get a foot on the housing ladder

manage to buy your first house so that you can buy a bigger second one later: "It's becoming more difficult for young people to get a foot on the housing ladder."

give the glad eye|eye|give|glad eye

v. phr., slang To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying "come over here, I want to talk to you." I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye.

glad hand|glad|hand

n., informal A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived. The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand.

glad rags|glad|rags

n., slang Clothes worn to parties or on special occasions; best clothes. Mrs. Owens put on her glad rags for the party.
Compare: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.

ladies' room|ladies|room

n. phr. A public toilet and restroom for women. Can you please tell me where the ladies' room is?

lady friend|friend|lady

n. 1. A woman friend. His aunt stays with a lady friend in Florida during the winter. 2. A woman who is the lover of a man.

Used by people trying to appear more polite, but not often used by careful speakers. The lawyer took his lady friend to dinner.
Synonym: GIRLFRIEND.

lady of the house|house|lady

n. phr. Female owner, or wife of the owner, of the house; the hostess. "Dinner is served," the lady of the house announced to her guests.

lady's man|lady|man

n. A man or boy who likes to be with women or girls very much and is popular with them. Charlie is quite a lady's man now.

lady-killer|killer|lady

n., informal 1. Any man who has strong sex appeal toward women. Joe is a regular lady-killer. 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amorous conquests, is successful at it, and then abandons his heartbroken victims. The legendary Don Juan of Spain is the most famous lady-killer of recorded history.
Compare: LADY'S MAN.

salad days|day|days|salad

n. phr., informal The period of one's youth; a period of inexperience. He was silly and immature during his salad days in high school.

big enchilada

big enchilada
see under big cheese.

bottom of the ladder

bottom of the ladder
Lowest or most junior position in a hierarchy. For example, If we hire you, you'll have to begin at the bottom of the ladder. The rungs of a ladder have been likened to a step-wise progression since the 14th century. Also see low man on the totem pole.

dragon lady

dragon lady
A domineering or belligerent woman, as in They called her the neighborhood dragon lady—she was always yelling at the children. This slangy term was originally the name of a villainous Asian woman in Milton Caniff's popular cartoon strip Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), which ran in many newspapers. It was transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.

enchilada

enchilada
see big cheese; whole ball of wax, the.

everglade

everglade
the Everglades
large tract of subtropical marshland in S Fla.: c. 40 mi (65 km) wide

glad

glad
In addition to the idioms beginning with glad, also see give someone the once-over; not suffer fools gladly.
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- glad hand
- glad rags

ladder

ladder
see bottom of the ladder.

ladies' man

ladies' man
Also lady's man. A man who enjoys and attracts the company of women. For example, Because women seemed to seek him out at parties, Brian got the reputation for being quite a ladies' man. [Late 1700s]

not suffer fools gladly

not suffer fools gladly
Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600]

Philadelphia lawyer

Philadelphia lawyer
A shrewd attorney, adept at dealing with legal technicalities, as in It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to get him off. This expression dates from the late 1700s and, as lexicographer Richard H. Thornton observed: “Why members of the Philadelphia bar should be credited with superhuman sagacity has never been satisfactorily explained.”