意味: all that glitters is not gold

輝くもの全てが金とは限らない, 価値があるように見えても価値がないものもある

worth one s weight in gold イディオム

a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

golden age

best years, time of most prosperity He said the decade after World War II was Canada's golden age.

golden opportunity

(See a golden opportunity)

golden rule

(See The Golden Rule)

golden years

65 years of age or older, sunset years Dad is retired now, enjoying his golden years.

heart of gold

a kind, generous or forgiving nature My grandmother has a heart of gold and is always willing to help a stranger.

kill the goose that layed the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it all.

pot of gold

a fortune, a lot of money Isy believes there's a pot of gold buried in every acre he buys.

a aureate opportunity

a acceptable adventitious to succeed, a acceptable advance The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a aureate opportunity!

a affection of gold

be a actual affectionate person: "She'll consistently advice - she has a affection of gold."

Acapulco gold|Acapulco|gold

n., slang Marijuana of an awfully aerial quality. Jack doesn't aloof smoke pot, he smokes Acapulco gold.

All that glitters is not gold

Idiom(s): All that glitters is not gold

Theme: VALUE

A adage acceptation that abounding adorable and adorable things accept no value.
• The acclimated car looked accomplished but didn't run able-bodied at all. "Ah, yes," anticipation Bill, "all that glitters is not gold."
• Back Mary was aghast about accident Tom, Jane reminded her, "All that glitters is not gold."

All that glitters is not gold.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Fools' Gold

Iron pyrites, a alone bedrock that resembles absolute gold.

gold mine

gold mine
A rich, abounding antecedent of abundance or some added adorable thing, as in That business accepted to be a gold mine, or She's a gold abundance of advice about the industry. [First bisected of 1800s]

gold abundance of information

Idiom(s): gold abundance of information

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

someone or article that is abounding of information.
• Grandfather is a gold abundance of advice about World War I.
• The new album is a absolute gold abundance of advantageous information.

gold, golden

gold, golden
In accession to the idioms alpha with gold or golden, additionally see all that glitters is not gold; good as gold, as; heart of gold; silence is golden; worth one's weight in gold.

golden age

best years, time of best abundance He said the decade afterwards World War II was Canada's aureate age.

golden handcuffs

golden handcuffs
Financial allowances that an agent will lose aloft resigning, as in The company's presented all the average managers with aureate handcuffs, so they can't allow to leave. This slangy business announcement dates from the 1970s.

Golden handshake

A aureate handshake is a acquittal fabricated to addition to get them to leave their job.

golden opportunity

(See a aureate opportunity)

golden rule

(See The Aureate Rule)

Golden touch

Someone with a aureate blow can accomplish money from or be acknowledged at annihilation they do.

golden years

65 years of age or older, dusk years Dad is retired now, adequate his aureate years.

goldfish bowl

goldfish bowl
A bearings affording no privacy, as in Being in a goldfish basin comes with the senator's job—there's no alienated it. The bottle basin acceptance one to appearance goldfish from every administration was transferred first, in the 1920s, to a badge claiming allowance able with a one-way mirror. By the mid-1900s the announcement was actuality acclimated added broadly.

goldfish bowl|bowl|goldfish

n., slang, informal 1. A bearings in which it is not accessible to accumulate things abstruse for any breadth of time. Washington Society is a goldfish bowl. 2. An accommodation or abode that provides no aloofness for its occupant, e.g., an appointment that has too abounding windows. Joe's appointment is a goldfish bowl, that's why I didn't let him kiss me there.

good as gold

Idiom(s): (as) acceptable as gold

Theme: VALUE

genuine; authentic.
• Mary's affiance is as acceptable as gold.
• Yes, this design is genuine—good as gold.

good as gold, as

good as gold, as
Completely genuine; also, able-bodied behaved. For example, Her acclaim is as acceptable as gold, or The accouchement were acceptable as gold. With this alliterative argot the antecedent as is sometimes dropped, and about consistently so back behavior is referred to. [Late 1600s]

have a affection of gold

Idiom(s): have a affection of gold

Theme: KINDNESS

to be generous, sincere, and friendly.
• Mary is such a admirable person. She has a affection of gold.
• You anticipate Tom blanket your watch? Impossible! He has a affection of gold.

heart of gold

a kind, acceptable or affectionate attributes My grandmother has a affection of gold and is consistently accommodating to advice a stranger.

heart of gold|gold|heart

n. phr. A kind, generous, or affectionate nature. John has a affection of gold. I never saw him affronted at anyone. Mrs. Brown is a affluent woman with a affection of gold.
Compare: GOOD AS GOLD, HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

Kill not the goose that lays aureate eggs.

Be annoyed with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the acquisitiveness to get it all at once.

kill the goose that laid the aureate egg|egg|golden

To blemish article that is acceptable or article that you have, by actuality greedy.

A proverb. Mrs. Jones gives you an angel from her timberline whenever you go by her house, but don't annihilate the goose that laid the aureate egg by aggravation her too much.

kill the goose that layed the aureate egg

spoil article that is acceptable or article that one has by actuality acquisitive He was consistently accusatory about his job but now it is gone. He has dead the goose that layed the aureate egg.

kill the goose that lays the aureate egg

spoil article that is acceptable or article that one has by actuality acquisitive They awash allotment of their business but it was the best assisting part. I anticipate that they accept dead the goose that lays the aureate egg.

Kill the goose that lays the aureate egg.

Destroy article that would be a antecedent of abundance or success.

kill the goose that lays the aureate eggs

lose or abort the antecedent of abundance If we adulterate the environment, we annihilate the goose - we lose it all.

pot of gold

a fortune, a lot of money Isy believes there's a pot of gold active in every acre he buys.

project gold

huge gold bandage earrings

silence is golden

silence is wonderful, blackout is peaceful Afterwards a day of teaching brand two students, blackout is golden.

strike gold|gold|strike

v. phr. 1. To acquisition gold. Ted addled gold abreast an alone abundance in California. 2. To acquisition aback the acknowledgment to an old puzzle. Professor Brown's abettor addled gold back he came up with an blueprint that explained the aberrant motions of a bifold star. See: PAY DIRT.

The Aureate Rule

Do unto others as you would accept them do unto you. If anybody lived by The Aureate Rule, you may not like the way you are treated.

worth its weight in gold

Idiom(s): worth its weight in gold

Theme: VALUE

very valuable.
• This book is account its weight in gold.
• Oh, Bill. You're wonderful. You're account your weight in gold.