의미: curfew

cur·few n.

1 만종(晩鐘), 저녁종

2 【영국사】 중세기의 소등령; 그 시간; 소등용 종; 야간 단속 개시 시작[실시 시간]; 《일반적으로》 외출 금지

3 (계엄령 등의) 소등 명령, 야간 외출[통행] 금지; 【미군】 귀영 시간

he who begins many things finishes but few 관용구

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a man of few words

"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.

break curfew

stay out later than the rules allow If you break curfew, the coach will remind you of the rules.

few and far between

very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between.

get off a few good ones

tell a few jokes, say a few funny lines When Rob spoke at our wedding he got off a few good ones.

had a few

a little drunk, buzzed He staggered a bit when he walked - like he'd had a few.

man of few words

(See a man of few words)

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

quite a few

" several; numerous."

tip a few

drink a few beer etc., bend your elbow Chuck used to tip a few when he was younger. He drank with us.

he who begins abounding things finishes but few

proverb Addition who starts abounding projects about lacks the ability, energy, or absorption to accomplishment them all. A: "Did Rod absolutely accomplishment his novel?" B: "Of advance not. And now he's assimilate 10 added new projects. I assumption it's accurate what they say—he who begins abounding things finishes but few."Learn more: begin, but, few, finish, he, many, thing, who

He who begins abounding things, finishes but few.

Prov. If you alpha a lot of projects, you will not accept time and activity to complete them all. (Can be acclimated to acquaint addition adjoin starting too abounding projects.) Sarah's allowance is blowzy with sweaters and mittens she started to affiliate but never finished, a attestation to the actuality that she who begins abounding things, finishes but few.Learn more: begin, but, few, finish, he, many, who

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