to die. (Often jocular or formal euphemism. Not often used in consoling someone.) • Cousin Fred shuffled off this mortal coil after drinking a jug full of rat poison. • When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I want to go out in style—bells, flowers, and a long, boring funeral.
bricks and mortar
Idiom(s): bricks and mortar
Theme: BUILDINGS
buildings; the expenditure of money on buildings rather than something else. (The buildings referred to can be constructed out of anything. Fixed order.) • The new president of the college preferred to invest in new faculty members rather than bricks and mortar. • Sometimes people are happy to donate millions of dollars for bricks and mortar, but they never think of the additional cost of annual maintenance.
An mort idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with mort, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 mort