意味: afterglow

n. 残照; 燐光; 残り火の光輝; なごり; 楽しい回想

glo イディオム

a glow on

slightly drunk, tipsy, catch a buzz When Myrna gets a glow on, she likes to dance real close.

drop your gloves (hockey)

remove your gloves to fight with your fists Don't drop your gloves in this game. There's no fighting.

fit like a glove

fit perfectly The new pair of jeans that he bought fit like a glove.

glom onto

grab, take Don't leave any donuts around, or Bubba will glom onto them.

gloss over

cover faults or errors, cover up Jill won't gloss over your errors. She'll tell you about them.

gloves are off

(See the gloves are off)

glow on

(See a glow on)

glowing terms

(See in glowing terms)

handle with kid gloves

be very careful handling someone or something He is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him.

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.

the gloves are off

the fight is beginning, play hardball The candidates have insulted each other. The gloves are off!

Anglophone

a Canadian whose first language is English; also refers to all Canadians who do not speak French

Glock

Austrian manufacturer of handguns. People usually mean the 9mm glock, which can hold up to 20 rounds, plus one in the chamber. With an extended clip they can hold up to 33 rounds. Most of the Glock is made of steel, but it is wrapped in a plastic cover, giving the gun a futuristic feel to it

hand in glove and glove

very close or friendly；working together；in very close agreement or cooperation，esp．for bad purposes亲密合作；狼狈为奸
They are hand in glove with each other in smuggling．他们狼狈为奸，进行走私活动。
The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove，especially in war time．海军与海岸防卫队合作无间，战争年代更是如此。

hand in glove/hand and glove

hand in hand and glove

in a glow

having brightness of color容光焕发；红光满面
The children came in from play in a glow．孩子们玩得满面通红地跑了进来。

in one's glory

Idiom(s): in one's glory

Theme: HAPPINESS

at one's happiest or best.
• When I go to the beach on vacation, I'm in my glory.
• Sally is a good teacher. She's in her glory in the classroom.

handle sb with kid gloves

Idiom(s): handle sb with kid gloves

Theme: CAUTION

to be very careful with a touchy person.
• Bill has become so sensitive. You really have to handle him with kid gloves.
• You don't have to handle me with kid gloves. I can take it.

hand in glove

Idiom(s): hand in glove (with sb)

Theme: PROXIMITY

very close to someone.
• John is really hand in glove with Sally.
• The teacher and the principal work hand in glove.

gloss sth over

Idiom(s): gloss sth over

Theme: DECEPTION

to cover up or conceal an error; to make something appear right by minimizing or concealing the flaws.
• When I asked him not to gloss the flaws over, he got angry.
• When Mr. Brown was selling me the car, he tried to gloss over its defects.

Glory hound

A glory hound is a person seeking popularity, fame and glory.

Kid gloves

If someone is handled with kid gloves, they are given special treatment and handled with great care.

Velvet glove

This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined and inflexible underneath. ('Iron fist in a velvet glove' is the full form.)

fit like a glove|fit|glove|like a glove

v. phr. To fit perfectly. Her new dress fits her like a glove.

globe-trotter|globe|trotter

n. One who has travelled far and wide. Tim and Nancy are regular globe-trotters; there are few countries they haven't been to.

gloss over|gloss

v. To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn't cost much to have it fixed, but Father spanked Billy anyway. John glossed over his mistake by saying that everybody did the same thing.

hand in glove|glove|hand|hand and glove

adj. or adv. phr. Very close or friendly; working together; in very close agreement or cooperation, especially for bad purposes. The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove, especially in war time. Judges and others in high office sometimes are hand in glove with gangsters to cheat and steal.

handle with kid gloves|glove|gloves|handle|handle

v. phr., informal 1. To treat very gently and carefully. An atomic bomb is handled with kid gloves. 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. Aunt Jane is so irritable that we have to treat her with kid gloves.

in one's glory|glory

adj. phr. Pleased and contented with yourself. When John won the race, he was in his glory. Tom is very vain, and praise puts him in his glory.

paint a gloomy picture|gloomy|gloomy picture|paint

v. phr. To describe something in a gloomy, pessimistic way. We are sad because the weather forecast has painted a gloomy picture for all of next week when we go on vacation.

glom

glom
glom onto
to take and hold; obtain

glory

glory
see in one's glory.

glove

glove
see fit like a glove; hand in glove; handle with gloves; hang up; with the gloves off.

handle with gloves

handle with gloves
Also, handle with kid gloves. Treat with great or very gently, as in She has a terrible temper, so try to handle her with kid gloves. This usage probably alludes to the antonym, handle without gloves, meaning “to treat harshly.” Gloves made of kidskin, the hide of a young goat, are soft and pliable, whence the transfer to delicate treatment. [Second half of 1800s]

kid glove

kid glove
with kid gloves
Tactfully and cautiously: had to handle the temperamental artist with kid gloves.

sic transit gloria mundi

sic transit gloria mundi
Nothing on earth is permanent, as in His first three novels were bestsellers and now he can't even find an agent—sic transit gloria mundi. This expression, Latin for “Thus passes the glory of the world,” has been used in English since about 1600, and is familiar enough so that it is sometimes abbreviated to sic transit.

with the gloves off

with the gloves off
With or ready to dispense rough treatment, as in Prepared to oppose the council, the mayor marched into the meeting with the gloves off. This idiom alludes to old-style boxing, when gloves were not used. [Early 1800s]