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light at the end of the tunnel

a sign of progress, feeling hopeful because you will soon be finished After four years of study, I could see light at the end of the tunnel. I would soon graduate.

nervous Nellie

a timid person who lacks determination and courage He is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of most of the other students in the school.

tunnel vision

looking straight ahead, not seeing other directions Our president has tunnel vision. He believes in only one plan.

channel surfing

switching from one television channel to another in search of an interesting programme

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work through channels

Idiom(s): work through channels

Theme: COOPERATION

to try to get something done by going through the proper procedures and persons.
• You can't accomplish anything around here if you don't work through channels.
• I tried working through channels, but it takes too long. This is an emergency.

see the light at the end of the tunnel

Idiom(s): see the light (at the end of the tunnel)

Theme: FORESIGHT

to foresee an end to something, such as a problem or a task, after a long period of time.
• I had been horribly ill for two months before I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
• I began to see the light one day in early spring. At that moment, I knew I'd get well.
• When I got to the last chapter, I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.

go through channels

Idiom(s): go through channels

Theme: COMMUNICATION - PROCEDURES

to proceed by consulting the proper persons or offices.
• If you want an answer to your questions, you'll have to go through channels.
• If you know the answers, why do I have to go through channels?

Nervous Nellie|nellie|nervous

n., informal A timid person who lacks determination and courage. I say we will never win if we don't stop being Nervous Nellies!

death knell|death|knell

n., formal 1. The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral. The people mourned at the death knell of their friend. 2. literary Something which shows a future failure. Bill's poor grade on his final examination sounded the death knell of his hope to be a doctor. His sudden deafness was the death knell of his hope to become President.

nice Nellie|Nellie|nice

nice Nelly¹ n., informal Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn't fight.
nice Nelly² adj., informal Too careful not to say or do anything wrong or improper; too proper; prudish. Her nice Nelly behavior made her unpopular at school.

work through channels|channel|channels|work

v. phr. To go through the proper procedures and officials. At a state university everybody must work through channels to get things done.

channel

channel
In addition to the idiom beginning with channel, also see go through channels.

death knell

death knell
Something that indicates impending failure, as in His low scores sounded the death knell for his ambitions. The noun knell, used for the ringing of a bell since at least A.D. 1000, is rarely heard today except in this figurative phrase.

great minds run in the same channel, all

great minds run in the same channel, all
Intelligent persons think alike or come up with similar ideas. For example, I see you brought your tennis racket—thank goodness for great minds. This term is often uttered (sometimes jokingly) when two persons seem to find the same answer simultaneously, and is frequently shortened. [Late 1500s]

knell

knell
see death knell.

Nellie

Nellie
see nervous Nellie.