Significato: accuse of callousness

Accusa di insensibilità

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go over like a lead balloon

fail to generate a positive response The sales manager's latest proposal went over like a lead balloon at the meeting

hard to swallow

hard to accept, hard to take "She said, ""He has custody of the children. It's hard to swallow."""

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

swallow one

bring one

swallow that

believe that, buy that, eat that He said the company is bankrupt, but don't swallow that!

swallow your pride

do not let your pride stop you, control your pride Swallow your pride. Accept the offer to return to your old job.

trial balloon

a hint about a plan with the purpose of finding out what people think about the idea We sent up a trial balloon to see who would support our plan to enlarge the factory.

ballocks

1. the testicles. A variation on "bollocks" S.E. from 1200s, slang from mid 1800s 2. rubbish, nonsense 3. (interj) an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief or disagreement

codswallop

nonsense

allow for

1．take into consideration；make concession for考虑到；体谅到；对…让步
You have to allow for the boy's age．你应该体谅到孩子的年龄。
Allowing for bad weather，we should set off at once．考虑到天气不好，我们应该马上动身。
The company will allow for extra expenditure next year．公司将考虑到明年的额外开支。
You'd better start earlier；you should allow for traffic delays．你们还是早些出发为好，要考虑到路上交通会有耽搁。
2．provide for；have room for；Permit供给；允许
We must allow an hour for the meeting．我们必须留出一小时来开会。

allow of

admit of giving the possiblility of 容许；容得；有…可能
The facts allow of no other explanation．事实不容曲解。
His weakened condition would not allow of his being sent to town．他身体虚弱，已不可能把他送进城了。

make allowance for

1． take into consideration考虑（到）
The tailor made allowance for the growth of the boy and didn't cut his coat small．裁缝考虑到孩子会长大，没有把他的外衣裁小。
The court was asked to make allowances for his age．法院被要求考虑他的年龄。
It would be sensible to add a further￡200 to the budget to make allowance for inflation．考虑到涨价的因素，在预算之外再追加英镑是一个明智之举。
2．excuse for原谅
You must make allowance for his ill manners．你必须原谅他的不礼貌。
They esteemed each other and made allowances for each other．他们互敬互谅。

make allowance (s) for

swallow up

take in；use up 吞没；耗尽
The aircraft was swallowed up in the clouds．飞机没入云海中。
The sea waves eventually swallowed up the tiny craft．海浪终于吞没了那条小船。
His expenses swallowed up all his earnings．他的费用耗尽了他的所有收入。

swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Idiom(s): swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Theme: BELIEF - GULLIBILITY

to believe something completely. (Slang. These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught. Fixed order.)
• I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
• I feel like a fool. I swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.

swallow one's pride

Idiom(s): swallow one's pride

Theme: HUMILITY

to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating.
• I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.
• When you're a student, you find yourself swallowing your pride quite often.

stuff the ballot box

Idiom(s): stuff the ballot box

Theme: VOTING

to put fraudulent ballots into a ballot box; to cheat in counting the votes in an election.
• The election judge was caught stuffing the ballot box in the election yesterday.
• Election officials are supposed to guard against stuffing the ballot box.

send up a trial balloon

Idiom(s): send up a trial balloon

Theme: TEST

to suggest something and see how people respond to it; to test public opinion. (Slang.)
• Mary had an excellent idea, but when we sent up a trial balloon, the response was very negative.
• Don't start the whole project without sending up a trial balloon.

pack a wallop

Idiom(s): pack a wallop AND pack a punch

Theme: STRENGTH

to provide a burst of energy, power, or excitement. (Informal.)
• Wow, this spicy food really packs a wallop.
• I put a special kind of gasoline in my car because I thought it would pack a punch. It didn't.

make allowances for

Idiom(s): make allowance(s) (for sb or sth)

Theme: EXCUSES

to make excuses or explanations for someone or something; to take into consideration the negative effects of someone or something.
• You re very late even when we make allowance for the weather.
• We have to make allowance for the age of the house when we judge its condition.

bitter pill to swallow

Idiom(s): bitter pill to swallow

Theme: DISPLEASURE

an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted.
• It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy.
• We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.

A swallow does not make the summer.

One good event does not mean that everything is alright.

Go down like a lead balloon

(UK) If something goes down like a lead balloon, it fails or is extremely badly received.

One swallow does not make a summer

This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.

One swallow does not make a summer.

A single piece of evidence is not enough to prove anything.

allow for|allow

v. To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit. She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem. Democracy allows for many differences of opinion.

eat one's words|eat|swallow one's words|word|words

v. phr. To take back something you have said; admit something is not true. John had called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry bravely fought a big bully.
Compare: EAT CROW.

fallout|fall

n. 1. Result of nuclear explosion; harmful radioactive particles. Some experts consider fallout as dangerous as the bomb itself. 2. Undesirable aftereffects in general. As a fallout of Watergate, many people lost their faith in the government.

gallows' humor|gallows|humor

n. phr. Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"

go over like a lead balloon|balloon|go|lead balloo

v. phr., informal To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval. The president's suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon. Jack's off-color jokes went over like a lead balloon.

make allowance|allowance|make

v. phr. To judge results by the circumstances.

Often used in plural. When a small boy is helping you, you must make allowances for his age.

pack a punch|pack|pack a wallop|punch|wallop

v. phr., slang 1. To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. He packed a mean punch. 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop.

stuff the ballot box|ballot|ballot box|box|stuff

v. phr. To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. It is a crime to stuff the ballot box. -

swallow one's pride|pride|swallow

v. phr. To bring your pride under control; humble yourself. After Bill lost the race, he swallowed his pride and shook hands with the winner.
Compare: EAT ONE'S WORDS

swallow one's words|swallow|word|words

1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words. 2. See: EAT ONE'S WORDS.

swallow up|swallow

v. phr. To do away with; absorb; engulf. My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary.

ten gallon hat|gallon|hat|ten

n., informal A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats.

trial balloon|balloon|trial

n. A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running. The editorial was a trial balloon to test the public's reaction to a change in the school day.

allow

allow
1.
allow for
to make allowance, provision, etc. for; keep in mind allow for the difference in their ages
2.
allow of
to be subject to; admit of

allowance

allowance
see make allowance for.

balloon

balloon
In addition to the idiom beginning with balloon, also see go over; trial balloon.

balloon goes up, the

balloon goes up, the
The undertaking begins, as in He's going to announce his candidacy for mayor—the balloon goes up on Monday. This expression comes from World War I, when British artillery sent up a balloon to notify gunners to open fire, this visual signal being more reliable than courier or telephone. It was soon transferred to signal other kinds of beginning. [1915]

ballot

ballot
see stuff the ballot box.

fallow

fallow
lie fallow
to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, etc. for a time

swallow

swallow
In addition to the idioms beginning with swallow, also see bitter pill to swallow.
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- swallow one's pride
- swallow one's words

swallow one's words

swallow one's words
Take back what one said, as in If they win I'll have to swallow my words. George Farquhar used this idiom in The Inconstant (1702): “I have swallowed my words already; I have eaten them up.” For a synonym, see eat one's words.

wallop

wallop
see pack a punch.

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