Significato: Abraham Stoker

Abraham Stoker, Abraham "Bram"Stoker (1847-1912), scrittore inglese autore del romanzo "Dracula"

sto Idioma

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a stone's throw

a short distance, 25 metres A deer came into the yard, just a stone's throw from our door.

beat your head against a stone wall

try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.

blood from a stone

(See get blood from a stone)

blow your stones

ejaculate, come There's more to it than blowing your stones. Sex is an art form.

brain storm

think of ideas together, think tank Our family decided to brain storm the problem of wasting food.

break a story

be first to tell a story, be first to tell some news The London Times broke the story of Charles's confessions.

calm before the storm

(See the calm before the storm)

don't give me that line/story etc.

do not tell me that false story Don't give me that line about a cure for the common cold.

eye of the storm

(See the eye of the storm)

fart in a windstorm

(See a fart in a windstorm)

get blood from a stone

do an impossible task, beat your head against... You'll get blood from a stone before you get money from Ed.

haven't got the stomach for it

dislike it, do not enjoy it She likes to dissect frogs, but I haven't got the stomach for it.

heart of stone

a nature without pity The man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone.

history

fired, dismissed, gone, down the road If you refuse to do a job, you're history, pal.

in stock

having something ready to sell or use The store didn

in store

ready to happen, waiting I don

in store for

in the future, going to happen Carlos didn't know what was in store for him in Canada.

inside story

(See the inside story)

keep your nose to the grindstone

continue to work hard Keep your nose to the grindstone and you'll pass the final exam.

kill two birds (with one stone)

get two with one try, do two jobs on one trip If you sell and advertise at the same time, you kill two birds... .

kill two birds with one stone

achieve two aims with one effort/action If you take the course now you may be able to kill two birds with one stone and receive credit for it on a future program.

kiss the blarney stone

say a lot of compliments, flattery will get you... You always say that I look nice. Did you kiss the blarney stone?

laughing stock

(See the laughing stock)

leave no stone unturned

try in every way, do everything possible The police left no stone unturned when they were looking for the little girl who was lost.

lock, stock and barrel

everything, kit and caboodle They took everything in the shed - lock, stock and barrel.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

mind the store

manage the store, serve customers Dana, please mind the store while I go to the post office.

pit of my stomach

(See the pit of my stomach)

pit stop

a brief stop to buy gas or go to the washroom Excuse me. I have to make a pit stop before we go to the movie.

play the stock market

buy stocks and shares, sell stocks and shares "At first he invested in real estate; then he played the stock market."

pull out all the stops

work as hard as possible, go all-out, go for broke You're losing this match. If you want to win, you'll have to pull out all the stops.

put stock in

believe in, have faith in An atheist doesn't put much stock in the Bible.

rolling stone

a person who does not live or work in one place He is a rolling stone and I never know where to find him.

set store on (by)

like or value, want to keep Our company sets great store on their ability to attract good people.

sing up a storm

sing loud, sing vigorously After dinner we gathered around the piano and sang up a storm.

sob story

a story that makes one feel pity or sorrow My sister told me a sob story about how she had lost her job.

stick to (a story/the facts)

remain faithful to something Please stick to the facts when you tell the story to the police.

stock in trade

main product, bread and butter Our stock in trade is tires. We sell more tires than oil or gas.

stone-broke

having no money He was stone-broke after he came back from his holiday in Greece.

stone dead

very dead, no sign of life, dead as a doornail When we finally found the goose, it was stone dead.

stone's throw

(See a stone's throw)

stone unturned

(See leave no stone unturned)

stoned

drugged, natural high on drugs, spaced out, wasted If he's stoned, he shouldn't drive. Let's hide his keys.

stonewall

block, prevent, not allow The president stonewalled every one of our plans. He said no.

stop at nothing

do anything to succeed, not stop until you win The Indians will stop at nothing. They will get a reservation.

stop by

visit, pass by Why don

stop dead/cold

stop very quickly or with great force He stopped dead when he saw the bear in the middle of the road.

stop in one

stop very quickly or with great force The elephant was forced to stop in its tracks by the electric fence.

stop off

stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere We decided to stop off in New York City on our way to Egypt.