coup de grâce Idioma
fall from grace
in her good graces
airs and graces
with an ill grace
He accepted the job with an ill grace．他勉强地接受了这工作。
with good grace
He accepted the principal's criticism with good grace．他很有礼貌地接受了校长的批评。
saving grace
Idiom(s): saving graceTheme: SURVIVAL
the one thing that saves or redeems someone or something that would otherwise be a total disaster.
• Her saving grace is that she has a lot of money.
• The saving grace for the whole evening was the good music played by the band.
day of grace|day|grace
n. phr. An extension period after the due date of some contract or bond. The premium is due on the first of each month, but they allow ten days of grace.fall from grace|fall|grace
v. phr. To go back to a bad way of behaving; do something bad again. The boys behaved well during dinner until they fell from grace by eating their dessert with their fingers instead of their forks. The boy fell from grace when he lied.grace period|grace|period|period of grace
n. The time or extra time allowed in which to do something. Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for payments. The teacher gave the class a week's period of grace to finish workbooks.in one's bad graces|bad graces|graces
adj. phr. Not approved by; not liked by. John was in his mother's bad graces because he spilled his milk on the tablecloth. Don got in the bad graces of the teacher by laughing at her hat.Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR.
Antonym: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.
coup de grâce
An activity or accident that brings a abrupt end to adversity or a deepening situation. The byword is French for "blow of mercy." The samurai delivered a merciful accomplishment de grâce to his acutely blood-soaked enemy. The ample chic activity accusation was the accomplishment de grâce that acquired the declining aggregation to assuredly go out of business.Learn more: coup, DE, gracecoup de grâce
Finishing stroke. The byword is French for “blow of mercy,” a afterlife draft administered to end a blood-soaked person’s suffering. It apparently originated in dueling or added brand angry and had been adopted into English by about 1700 and was already actuality acclimated figuratively for the finishing achievement for any affectionate of enterprise. For example, “He anxiously placed the abstracts of helpmate and benedict on top of the cake, the accomplishment de grâce for an aesthetic creation.” Learn more: coup, DE, grace
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