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lus Idiom

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

at first blush

when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.

foregone conclusion

(See a foregone conclusion)

jump to conclusions

form conclusions before you have all the facts, jump the gun If you see a wrecked car and say that the driver was drunk, you are jumping to conclusions.

lush

alcoholic, tank, wino Joni was a lush when she met me. Now she doesn't drink at all.

at the conclusion of

at the end of在…结束时
She went home at the conclusion of the ceremony．典礼一结束她就回家了。

in conclusion

lastly最后；在结束时
In conclusion，I world like to thank you for your coming to the meeting.最后，我对各位出席这次会议表示感谢。
In conclusion，I'd like to say how much I've enjoyed staying in your beautiful country.最后，我想说说我呆在你们这个美丽的国家里是多么愉快。

leap to conclusions

Idiom(s): jump to conclusions AND leap to conclusions

Theme: COMPLETION

to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions.
• Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say.
• Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions.

Busted flush

Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.

Jump to a conclusion

If someone jumps to a conclusion, they evaluate or judge something without a sufficient examination of the facts.

at first blush|blush|first blush

adv. phr. When first seen; without careful study. At first blush the offer looked good, but when we studied it, we found things we could not accept.

draw a conclusion|conclusion|draw

v. phr. To make an inference. After he failed to keep an appointment with me for the third time, I drew the conclusion that he was an unreliable person.

flush it|flush

v. phr., slang 1. To fail (something). I really flushed it in my math course. 2. interj., used imperatively Expression registering refusal to believe something considered stupid or false. "You expect me to buy that story? Flush it!"

jump to a conclusion|conclusion|jump

v. phr. To decide too quickly or without thinking or finding the facts. Jerry saw his dog limping on a bloody leg and jumped to the conclusion that it had been shot.
Antonym: LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.

lust for|lust|lust after

v. phr. To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time.

blush

blush
see at first blush.

conclusion

conclusion
see foregone conclusion, a; jump to a conclusion.

exclusion

exclusion
to the exclusion of
so as to keep out, bar, etc.

exclusive

exclusive
exclusive of
not including or allowing for; ignoring the cost exclusive of taxes

first blush

first blush
see at first blush.

foregone conclusion, a

foregone conclusion, a
1) An outcome regarded as inevitable, as in The victory was a foregone conclusion.
2) A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration, as in The jury was warned to consider all of the evidence and not base their decision on a foregone conclusion. This idiom probably was invented by Shakespeare (Othello, 3:3) but scholars are not agreed as to his precise meaning. [c. 1600]

in the flush of

in the flush of
Also, in the first or full flush of. During a sudden rush of a strong positive feeling regarding something, as in In the first flush of victory he decided to take all his friends to dinner. This expression employs flush in the sense of “a bout of emotion or passion.” [c. 1600]

inclusive

inclusive
inclusive of
including; taking into account