의미:
bosom
bos·om n.
1 《문어》
가슴(⇒ chest [유의어]); (여자의) 유방 《★ breasts쪽이 일반적임》
2 가슴속(의 생각), 내심; 친애의 정, 애정
3 (의복의) 흉부, 품; 《미》 셔츠의 가슴
4 [the bosom] 《문어》
속, 내부 《of》
▶ in the bosom of the earth 대지의 깊은 곳에
5 [the bosom] (바다·호수 등의) 한복판 《of》
▶ on the bosom of the ocean 대양의 한복판에
in one
's bosom 포옹하여
in the bosom of one
's family 한 가족이 단란하게
keep in one
's bosom 가슴 속에 간직해 두다
of one
's bosom 마음속으로 믿는, 가장 사랑하는:a friend of my bosom 나의 친구/the wife of his bosom 그의 애처(愛妻)
speak one
's bosom 흉금을 터 놓고 이야기하다
take a person
to one
's bosom …을 아내로 삼다; …을 막역한 친구로 삼다
━ a. [A] 절친한, 사랑하는, 심복의
━ vt. 가슴에 껴안다; 가슴에 감추다
▷ bósomy
a.
bird in (one's) bosom 관용구
bosom buddy
close friends, friends who grew up together Don't criticize Brad, eh. He's my bosom buddy.
bosom friend|bosom|friend
n. phr. A very close friend; an old buddy with whom one has a confidential relationship.
Sue and Jane have been bosom friends since their college days.
unbosom oneself|oneself|unbosom
v. phr. To confess one's personal thoughts or feelings; disclose private information to a confidante.
Once she was at home with her mother, she unbosomed herself of all her troubles.
snake in one's bosom
snake in one's bosom see
viper in one's bosom.
unbosom
unbosom unbosom oneself to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
viper in one's bosom
viper in one's bosom Also,
snake in one's bosom. An ungrateful or treacherous friend, as in
I got him dozens of freelance jobs, and then he told everyone I was a lousy musician—nothing like nourishing a viper in one's bosom. This metaphoric expression, often put as
nourish a viper (or snake) in one's bosom, comes from Aesop's fable about a farmer who shelters a snake dying from the cold, which then fatally bites him after it recovers. It was referred to by Chaucer and Shakespeare, and appeared in numerous proverb collections.
bird in (one's) bosom
obsolete An adjuration of faith, servitude, piety, or censor that is kept attentive in one's heart, mind, and spirit. Truly, my lord, I am at your account and loyal to your name, and I shall bouncer the bird in my bust till my aftermost breath.Learn more: bird, bosom