owl イディオム
a howling blizzard
bowl me over
cheek by jowl
life is just a bowl of cherries
lowlife
neither fish nor fowl
owly
to the best of my knowledge
as slowly as old people fuck
neither fish, (flesh，) nor fowl
Mrs．Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair．Mr．Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl．哈里斯太太买了一张桌子兼椅子的家俱，她先生说那是不伦不类。
That book is neither fish，flesh，nor fowl．这本书写得不伦不类。
neither fish, nor fowl
Mrs．Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair．Mr．Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl．哈里斯太太买了一张桌子兼椅子的家俱，她先生说那是不伦不类。
That book is neither fish，flesh，nor fowl．这本书写得不伦不类。
to my knowledge
To my knowledge， there is no such a saying in Chinese．就我所知，汉语中没有这种说法。
wise as an owl
Idiom(s): (as) wise as an owlTheme: WISDOM
very wise.
• Grandfather is as wise as an owl.
• My goal is to be wise as an owl.
to the best of one's knowledge
Idiom(s): to the best of one's knowledgeTheme: KNOWLEDGE
as far as one knows; from one's knowledge.
• This is the true story to the best of my knowledge.
• To the best of my knowledge, John is the only person who can answer that question.
slowly but surely
Idiom(s): slow(ly) but sure(ly)Theme: SLOWLY
slowly but with a purpose; slowly and deliberately. (The expression without the -ly is informal. Fixed order.)
• Slowly but surely, the little train reached the top of the mountain.
• Progress was slow but sure. Someday we would be finished.
night owl
Idiom(s): night owlTheme: PEOPLE
someone who usually stays up very late.
• Anne's a real night owl. She never goes to bed before 2 a.m. and sleeps till noon.
• Jack's a night owl and is at his best after midnight.
bowl sb over
Idiom(s): bowl sb overTheme: SURPRISE
to surprise or overwhelm someone.
• The news bowled me over.
• The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over.
acknowledge sb to be right
Idiom(s): acknowledge sb to be rightTheme: ADMISSION
to admit or state that someone is correct about something.
• Mary acknowledged Bill to be right about the name of the store.
• Bill said that the car was useless, and the mechanic acknowledged him to be right.
acknowledge receipt
Idiom(s): acknowledge receipt (of sth)Theme: RESPONSE
to inform the sender that what was sent was received. (Commonly used in business correspondence.)
• In a letter to a shoe company, Mary wrote, "I'm happy to acknowledge receipt of four dozen pairs of shoes."
• John acknowledged receipt of the bill.
• The package hasn't arrived, so I'm unable to acknowledge receipt.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
Idiom(s): A little knowledge is a dangerous thingTheme: KNOWLEDGE
A proverb meaning that incomplete knowledge can embarrass or harm someone or something.
• The doctor said, "Just because you've had a course in first aid, you shouldn't have treated your own illness. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
• John thought he knew how to take care of the garden, but he killed all the flowers. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Slowly, slowly catchy monkey
This means that eventually you will achieve your goal.a little knowledge is a dangerous thing|knowledge|
literary A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes.
A proverb. John has read a book on driving a car and now he thinks he can drive. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.bed of roses|bed|bowl|bowl of cherries|cherry|rose
n. phr. A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. A coal miner's job is not a bed of roses. After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries.Compare: IN CLOVER, LIFE OF RILEY.
bowl over|bowl
v., informal 1. To knock down as if with a bowled ball. The taxi hit him a glancing blow and bowled him over. 2. To astonish with success or shock with misfortune; upset; stun. He was bowled over by his wife's sudden death. The young actress bowled over everybody in her first movie.goldfish bowl|bowl|goldfish
n., slang, informal 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. Washington Society is a goldfish bowl. 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that has too many windows. Joe's office is a goldfish bowl, that's why I didn't let him kiss me there.howling success|howling|success
n., informal A great success; something that is much praised; something that causes wide enthusiasm. The party was a howling success. The book was a howling success.neither fish nor fowl|fish|flesh|fowl|neither fish
Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or Republican according to which will do him the most good. Mrs. Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair. Mr. Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl. The movie is neither fish nor fowl; it is a funny love story.night owl|night|owl
n. phr. One who sleeps during the day and stays up or works during the night. Tom hardly ever sleeps at night; he prefers to work by lamp light and has become a regular night owl.Compare: GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
to the best of one's knowledge|knowledge|to
As far as you know; to the extent of your knowledge. He has never won a game, to the best of my knowledge. To the best of my knowledge he is a college man, but I may be mistaken.a little knowledge
a little knowledgesee little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a.
bowl
bowlbowl over
1) to knock over with or as with something rolled
2) Informal to astonish and confuse; stagger the election results bowled them over
bowl of cherries, life is just a
bowl of cherries, life is just aThese are happy circumstances; life is wonderful. This phrase is often used ironically, as in My husband is about to get laid off—life is just a bowl of cherries, right? Originating as the title of a song (1931) by Lew Brown (lyrics) and composer Ray Henderson, this term expressed the idea that everything was going very well. However, its ironical use was established by the 1970s. Also see bed of roses.
bowl over
bowl overAstonish, surprise greatly, overwhelm, as in I was simply bowled over by their wonderful performance. This term originated in cricket, where it means “to knock all the bails off the wicket.” [Mid-1800s]
bowline
bowlineon a bowline
with sails set so as to head close to the wind; closehauled
fowl
fowlsee neither fish nor fowl.
goldfish bowl
goldfish bowlA situation affording no privacy, as in Being in a goldfish bowl comes with the senator's job—there's no avoiding it. The glass bowl allowing one to view goldfish from every direction was transferred first, in the 1920s, to a police interrogation room equipped with a one-way mirror. By the mid-1900s the expression was being used more broadly.
howl
howl1.
howl down
to drown out with shouts of scorn or anger
2.
someone's night to howl
someone's time for unrestrained pleasure it was his night to howl
howling success
howling successA tremendous triumph, as in Their first play was a howling success. This colloquial expression employs howling in the sense of “very pronounced” or “glaring,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s.
jowl
jowlsee cheek by jowl.
knowledge
knowledgesee little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a; to the best of.
little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
little knowledge is a dangerous thing, aAlso, a little learning is a dangerous thing. Knowing a little about something tempts one to overestimate one's abilities. For example, I know you've assembled furniture, but that doesn't mean you can build an entire wall system; remember, a little knowledge. This maxim, originally a line from Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism (1709), has been repeated with slight variations ever since. It is still heard, although less frequently, and sometimes shortened, as in the example.
lowland
lowlandthe Lowlands
lowland region of SC Scotland, between the Highlands & the Southern Uplands
mills of the gods grind slowly
mills of the gods grind slowlyOne's destiny is inevitable even if it takes considerable time to arrive. For example, I'm sure he'll be wealthy one day, though the mills of the gods grind slowly. This expression comes from ancient Greek, translated as “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small.” In English it appeared in George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum (1640) as “God's mill grinds slow but sure.”
on the prowl
on the prowlActively looking for something, as in Their underpaid computer programmers are always on the prowl for better jobs. This idiom transfers an animal's search for prey to human pursuits that are usually less bloodthirsty. [c. 1800]
owl
owlsee night owl.
prowl
prowlon the prowl
prowling about
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