Significato: at daggers drawn

a spade sguainate, in stato di estrema tensione

awn Idioma

a yawner

a boring event, a book etc. that is not interesting I went to the movie, but it was a yawner so I left.

at the crack of dawn

at the first sign of light, at first light At the crack of dawn he would rise, wash and go for a walk.

crack of dawn

(See at the crack of dawn)

dawn on

become clear It finally dawned on me as to why he was angry.

dawn on me

cause me to think of, occur to me, hit me It didn't dawn on me that they're twins until I saw them together.

the crack of dawn

(See at the crack of dawn)

yawner

(See a yawner)

awning over the toy shop

male beer belly

jawn

1. another word for joint, a marijuana cigarette
2. any type of thing, as in;"Yo, check this jawn out"

dawn on/upon

become gradually known to 逐渐明白
It dawned upon us that he was unwilling to help．我们逐渐明白了，他是不愿意帮助的。
It suddenly dawned on her that her youth was gone．她突然意识到，自己的青春时光已经一去不复返了。
The truth finally dawned on him．他终于开始明白事情真相了。
The idea suddenly dawned upon me．我突然想到了那个念头。

dawn upon

fawn on

flatter slavishly； ingratiate oneself with奉承；讨好
One should neither fawn upon those above him nor scorn those below him．人决不可媚上骄下。
She fawns upon anyone with influence．谁有影响力，她就巴结谁。
I don't like Toby， as he always fawns on the rich．我不喜欢托比，因为他老是向有钱人献殷勤。
Don't try to win his support in that way， he hates to be fawned on．不要试图用那个办法赢得他的支持，他讨厌别人奉承他。

fawn on/upon

fawn upon

drawn and quartered

Idiom(s): drawn and quartered

Theme: VIOLENCE

dealt with very severely. (Referring to a practice of torturing someone guilty of treason by disemboweling and dividing the body into four parts. Fixed order.)
• Todd was practically drawn and quartered for losing the Wilson contract.
• You were much too harsh with Jean. No matter what she did, she didn't need to be drawn and quartered for it!

at the break of dawn

Idiom(s): at the crack of dawn AND at the break of dawn

Theme: EARLY

at the earliest light of the day.
• Jane was always up at the crack of dawn.
• The birds start singing at the break of dawn.

However long the night, the dawn will break

Bad things don't last forever.

It is always darkest before the dawn

The most difficult time is just before a problem is solved.

At daggers drawn

If people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry and close to violence.

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

When things seem at their worst, they may just begin to improve.

big yawn|big|yawn

n. A very boring person, story or event. I love my grandma very much, but the stories she tells sure are a yawn.

crack of dawn|crack|dawn

n. phr. The time in the morning when the sun's rays first appear. The rooster crows at the crack of dawn and wakes up everybody on the farm.

dawn on|dawn

v. To become clear to. It dawned on Fred that he would fail the course if he did not study harder.

daggers drawn, at

daggers drawn, at
Also, with daggers drawn. About to or ready to fight, as in Are Felix and Oscar still at daggers drawn over the rent? Although daggers today are rarely if ever used to avenge an insult or issue a challenge to a duel, this idiom remains current. Its figurative use dates from about 1800.

dawn

dawn
In addition to the idiom beginning with dawn, also see crack of dawn; light dawned, the.

hanged, drawn, and quartered

hanged, drawn, and quartered
see draw and quarter.

light dawned, the

light dawned, the
Understanding came at last, as in They couldn't figure out where they went wrong, but then the light dawned—they'd turned right instead of left. This expression transfers the beginning of dawn to human perception. [c. 1800]

pawn

pawn
pawn off
palm off (see phrase under palm)

pawn off

pawn off
Dispose of by deception, as in They tried to pawn off a rebuilt computer as new. This expression may have originated as a corruption of palm off, although it was also put as pawn upon in the 1700s, when it originated.