Significato: adrenal gland

capsula surrenale, ghiandola surrenale

gla Idioma

a fleeting glance

a very brief look, a quick glance A fleeting glance from Marilyn would make his heart beat wildly.

at a glance

with one look, a quick look I could see at a glance that the car was unsafe. A wheel was loose.

at first glance

when you first see it, when you notice it At first glance, it looked like a cat - a large cat.

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

eyes glaze over

"eyes express disbelief or ""I've heard this before""" When I told him I'd pay the rent next week, his eyes glazed over.

fleeting glance

(See a fleeting glance)

glad hand

a friendly handshake, a warm greeting The politician spent the morning glad handing the people at the shopping center.

glad rags

best clothes, dress clothes I'll come to your concert. I'll do my hair and put on my glad rags.

glassy eyed

dazed, not alert When I saw him he was glassy eyed. I think he was drunk.

look at (see) the world through rose-colored glass

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.

look at the world through rose-colored glasses

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic I told him not to be so naive and always look at the world through rose-colored glasses.

people who live in glass houses should not throw s

do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are You should not criticize other people so much. Remember, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw st

people who have faults should not criticize others Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

see the world (things) through rose-colored glasse

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic She is a little unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.

glass dick

a glass pipe for smoking crack

glance at

look quickly at快看一眼
Glancing at the clock she saw that she was late．看了一下钟，她知道她迟到了。
Before going to work，I used to glance at the newspaper headlines．上班之前，我习惯浏览一下报纸的大标题。
She glanced shyly at him out of the corners of her eyes．她害羞地从眼角里看了他一眼。

glance down

read quickly 速读；粗略地看
As she glanced down the list，she saw that she had left out a name．她粗看一下名单，发现漏掉一个名字。

glance off

touch with a light blow 擦过；掠过
A big stone glanced off the bulletproof windows of his limousine．一块巨石从他轿车的防弹窗上擦过。

glance over

run over 粗读；略读
He glanced over my report and said that it seemed to be all right．他看了一下我的报告说，写得似乎还可以。
The teacher glanced over my manuscript and picked out a few spelling mistakes．老师看了我的手稿并指出了一些拼写错误。

glance over/through

glance through

have a glass jaw

Idiom(s): have a glass jaw

Theme: VULNERABILITY

to be susceptible to collapsing when struck on the head. (Informal. Said only of boxers who are frequently knocked down by a blow to the head.)
• When the prizefighter was knocked out in his third fight, the newspapers said he had a glass jaw.
• Once a fighter has a glass jaw, he's finished as a boxer.

give sb the glad hand

Idiom(s): give sb the glad hand

Theme: SINCERITY - LACKING

to give someone an overly friendly welcome; to give someone insincere attention. (Informal.)
• Here comes Tom. Watch him give us the glad hand and leave.
• These politicians give you the glad hand and ignore you after they are elected.

People who live in glass houses should not throw

One should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own.

Cat burglar

A cat burglar is a skillful thief who breaks into places without disturbing people or setting off alarms.

Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house

Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.

For England

(UK) A person who talks for England, talks a lot- if you do something for England, you do it a lot or to the limit.

Glass ceiling

The glass ceiling is the discrimination that prevents women and minorities from getting promoted to the highest levels of companies and organisations.

Heart of glass

When someone has a heart of glass, they are easily affected emotionally.

Rose-colored glasses

If people see things through rose-colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.

Rose-tinted glasses

If people see things through rose-tinted glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.

Talk a glass eye to sleep

Someone who could talk a glass eye to sleep is very boring and repetitive.

Walking on broken glass

When a person is punished for something. e.g. 'She had me walking on broken glass.'

at first glance|at first sight|first glance|first

adv. or adj. phr. After a first quick look. At first sight, his guess was that the whole trouble between the two men resulted from personalities that did not agree. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight.

give the glad eye|eye|give|glad eye

v. phr., slang To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying "come over here, I want to talk to you." I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye.

glad hand|glad|hand

n., informal A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived. The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand.

glad rags|glad|rags

n., slang Clothes worn to parties or on special occasions; best clothes. Mrs. Owens put on her glad rags for the party.
Compare: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.

glance off|glance

v. phr. To ricochet. The bullet glanced off the wall and wounded an innocent bystander.

glass jaw|glass|jaw

n., slang The inability of a boxer to get a hard punch on the jaw without being knocked out; a tendency to be knocked out easily. He would have been champion except for his glass jaw.

safety glass|glass|safety

n. Two panes of glass with a sheet of plastic between them so that the glass will not break into pieces. Safety glass is used in cars because it does not break into pieces.

everglade

everglade
the Everglades
large tract of subtropical marshland in S Fla.: c. 40 mi (65 km) wide

glacial epoch

glacial epoch
the Glacial Epoch
the Pleistocene Epoch

glad

glad
In addition to the idioms beginning with glad, also see give someone the once-over; not suffer fools gladly.
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- glad hand
- glad rags

glance

glance
see at first blush.

glass

glass
In addition to the idioms beginning with glass, also see people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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- glass ceiling
- glass is half full, the

glass is half full, the

glass is half full, the
A person views the situation optimistically or hopefully. For example, Betty was not upset by the last-minute change, since it gave her extra time—she always sees the glass as half full. The opposite—that is, the pessimistic view—is put as the glass is half empty. Also see bright side.

glasses

glasses
see see through rose-colored glasses.

look through rose-colored glasses

look through rose-colored glasses
see see through rose-colored glasses.

not suffer fools gladly

not suffer fools gladly
Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600]

see through rose-colored glasses

see through rose-colored glasses
Also, look through rose-colored glasses. Take an optimistic view of something, as in Kate enjoys just about every activity; she sees the world through rose-colored glasses, or If only Marvin wouldn't be so critical, if he could look through rose-colored glasses once in a while, he'd be much happier. The adjectives rosy and rose-colored have been used in the sense of “hopeful” or “optimistic” since the 1700s; the current idiom dates from the 1850s.