litter 관용구

runt of the litter

(See the runt of the litter)

the runt of the litter

The smallest and weakest in a group (originally of animal siblings born at the same time) When it comes to mathematics, Ed is the runt of the litter.

All that glitters is not gold

Idiom(s): All that glitters is not gold

Theme: VALUE

A proverb meaning that many attractive and alluring things have no value.
• The used car looked fine but didn't run well at all. "Ah, yes," thought Bill, "all that glitters is not gold."
• When Mary was disappointed about losing Tom, Jane reminded her, "All that glitters is not gold."

All that glitters is not gold.

Appearances can be deceptive.

litterbug

n., slang, informal A person who leaves garbage in a public place, such as a park or beach or a street; one who litters. Don't be a litterbug; keep the city clean!

glitter

glitter
see all that glitters is not gold.

pick of the litter

pick of the litter
The best of a group, as in He was first in the ticket line so he had the pick of the litter. This term, alluding to the most desirable one from a litter of puppies or kittens, supplanted such earlier variants as pick of the market, pick of the parish, and pick of the basket. [Early 1900s]

rail-splitter

rail-splitter
the Rail-Splitter
Abraham Lincoln

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