意味: a blot on the landscape

景色を台無しにするもの; 快適な状態を台無しにするもの

beaten track, (off) the イディオム

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a bun in the oven

pregnant, expecting a baby Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

off the baffled track

1. Little-known, or in a alien or lesser-known area. Said abnormally of a business or destination. A "beaten track" refers to a avenue that is frequently traveled. We'll absolutely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's absolutely off the baffled track. I chose that island as a vacation atom because I knew it was off the baffled clue and would accord me some much-needed solitude.2. Pursuing or afterward a trend, development, method, etc., that is different or atypical. I tend not to devious off the baffled clue back it comes to books. I don't like being that's too beginning or academic. None of us were afraid back James absitively to abstraction yoga in India instead of activity to college. He has consistently kept off the baffled clue in life.Learn more: beaten, off, track

*off the baffled track

and *off the baffled pathFig. abroad from the frequently catholic routes. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; biking ~.) We begin a nice little Italian restaurant off the baffled track.Learn more: beaten, off, track

off the baffled track

An abnormal avenue or destination, as in We begin a abundant vacation spot, off the baffled track. This appellation alludes to a arid aisle formed down by abounding anxiety and was aboriginal recorded in 1860, although the byword beaten track was recorded in 1638 in advertence to the usual, blah way of accomplishing something. Learn more: beaten, off, track

off the baffled track

BRITISH or

off the baffled path

AMERICANCOMMON If a abode is off the baffled track, it is far abroad from places area best bodies alive or go. The abode is abundantly off the baffled clue to avert all but a few tourists. Rents at these malls, which are about off the baffled path, are lower than at best burghal arcade centers. Note: A clue actuality is a aisle or attenuated road. Learn more: beaten, off, track

off the baffled clue (or path)

1 in or into an abandoned place. 2 unusual. 2 1992 Iain Banks The Crow Road ‘Your Uncle Hamish…’ She looked troubled. ‘He's a bit off the baffled track, that boy.’ Learn more: beaten, off, track

off the ˌbeaten ˈtrack

far abroad from area bodies commonly alive or go: Our abode is a bit off the baffled track.Learn more: beaten, off, track