Significato: Adlai Ewing Stevenson

n. Adlai Ewing Stevenson, (1835-1914) vice Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America dal 1893 al 1897 durante la presidenza di Grover Cleveland

hit under the wing Idioma

back to the drawing board

go back to start a project or idea from the beginning The boss doesn

claws are showing

show resentment or envy or jealousy, if looks could kill When you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you dislike her?

drawing card

entertainment to attract people, loss leader The community hired a comedian as a drawing card for the fair.

get in the swing of things

adapt to a new environment or situation He got into the swing of things after the party started.

glowing terms

(See in glowing terms)

in glowing terms

with much praise, praise you to the skies (see praise him to the skies) Your manager spoke of you in glowing terms. He praised you.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

on the wing

flying, in flight Canada geese were on the wing, going south for the winter.

so small you could barely swing a cat

very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

wing it

improvise, change your plans, play it by ear If I am asked strange questions at an interview, I wing it. I give the best answers I can think of.

hit beneath the wing

slang Mildly or about drunk. The byword alludes to a bird that has been attempt and injured, but not killed. Yeah, I bethink aftermost night at the bar—I was alone attempt beneath the wing, not absolutely wasted.Learn more: hit, wing

hit beneath the wing

mod. booze intoxicated. (Learn added shot. In the way that a bird is addled by shot.) Sally was a little hit beneath the wing, but she wasn’t bad off at all. Learn more: hit, wing

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