ring hollow イディオム
a hollow leg
space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!
hollow leg
(See a hollow leg)
Hollow victory
A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.
beat all hollow|beat|beat hollow|hollow
v. phr.,
slang To do much better than; to beat very badly.
We beat their team all hollow. As a speaker, he beats us all hollow.
hollow out|hollow
v. To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate.
The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in. The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. Joe's father hollowed out a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern.
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beat hollow see under
beat the pants off.
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beat the pants off.
ring hollow
To complete or accord the faculty of actuality false, insincere, or not genuine. The statements that followed fabricated her acknowledgment arena hollow. The chat in the blur rings hollow—no one talks like that in absolute life.Learn more: hollow, ringring hollow
or sound hollow
COMMON If a account or affiance rings hollow or sounds hollow, it does not assume accurate or sincere. Now the affiance of a long, defended career rings hollow, administration charge acquisition new means to allure staff. Official claims that the two countries are abutting accompany complete more hollow. Note: You can additionally say that a account or affiance has a alveolate ring. The Government's affirmation to be authoritative almanac investments in railways has a actual alveolate ring. Compare with ring true. Note: The abstraction is of an article that is meant to be solid authoritative a loud babble back struck, advertence that it is weaker or cheaper than it was believed to be. Learn more: hollow, ringring ˈtrue/ˈfalse/ˈhollow
assume true/false/insincere: What you’ve said about Jim aloof doesn’t arena true. Are we talking about the aforementioned person? ♢ His acknowledgment rings a little hollow.Learn more: false, hollow, ring, true