Significato: abjectness 
æb'dʒektnɪs n. abiezione, spregevolezza, infamia; degradazione, abbruttimento
TN Idioma
chestnut
into fitness/dancing etc.
partners in crime
britneys
chutney ferret
partnet in crime
patna
potna
open tne door
The success of the operation on his legs opened the door to a whole new life for him．他腿部手术的成功给他带来了新生活的希望。
This agreement opens the door to advances in every field．这个协议为各方面的发展创造了条件。
Higher education opens the door to a better jobs．高等教育为寻求较好职业创造了条件。
quick as greased lightning
Idiom(s): (as) quick as greased lightningTheme: SPEED
Very quickly; very fast.
• Jane can really run. She's as quick as greased lightning.
• Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.
like greased lightning
Idiom(s): like greased lightningTheme: SPEED
very fast. (Folksy. Informal.)
• He left the room like greased lightning.
• They fled the burning building like greased lightning.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
Idiom(s): Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)Theme: CHANCE
a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.
• Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.
• Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.
all sweetness and light
Idiom(s): all sweetness and lightTheme: INNOCENCE
very sweet, innocent, and helpful. (Perhaps insincerely so. Fixed order.)
• She was mad at first, but after a while, she was all sweetness and light.
• At the reception, the whole family was all sweetness and light, but they argued and fought after the guests left.
Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.Greased lightning
If something or someone moves like greased lightning, they move very fast indeed.Lightning rod
Someone or something that attracts a lot of negative comment, often diverting attention from other problems, is a lightning rod.Old chestnut
An old chestnut is something that has been repeated so many times that it has lost its impact.Sputnik moment
A Sputnik moment is a point where people realise that they are threatened of challenged and have to redouble their efforts to catch up. It comes from the time when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, the Sputnik 1, and beat the USA into space.Vietnam syndrome|syndrome|vietnam
n., informal An attitude in government circles that diplomacy may be more effective in solving local political problems in other countries than the use of military force, stemming from the failure of the U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. The pundits of Foggy Bottom display the Vietnam syndrome these days when it comes to Iran.lightning never strikes twice in the same place|li
The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again.
A proverb. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.pull one's chestnuts out of the fire|chestnut|ches
To do someone else a great favor which they don't really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors.lightning
lightningIn addition to the idiom beginning with lightning, also see like greased lightning; quick as a wink.
sparring partner
sparring partnerAn individual with whom one enjoys arguing, as in Jim's my best sparring partner. This expression alludes to boxing, where since about 1900 it has denoted the person one practices or trains with. [Mid-1900s] Also see spar with.
sweetness and light
sweetness and lightOstentatious amiability and friendliness, as in One day she has a temper tantrum, the next day she's all sweetness and light. This phrase was coined by Jonathan Swift in his Battle of the Books (1704), where it referred literally to the products of bees: honey and light from beeswax candles. But in Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy (1869), the term meant “beauty and intelligence.” In the 20th century, however, it was applied to personal qualities of friendliness and courtesy and to the general pleasantness of a situation, as in Working with him isn't all sweetness and light, you know. Today it is generally used ironically, indicating lack of trust in a person's seeming friendliness or for a difficult situation.
witness
witnessbear witness
to be or give evidence; testify
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