의미: spade

spade¹ n.

1 가래, 삽
[유의어] spade 보통 폭이 넓은 날이 있는 삽 모양의 농기구로서, 발로 밀어서 흙을 파는 데 쓴다. shovel 석탄·모래 따위를 퍼서 옮기는 데 쓴다.

2 (흙 등의) 한 삽의 분량

3 끌 《고래를 자르는》
call a spade a spade 꾸미지 않고 똑바로 말하다, 사실대로 말하다(speak plainly), 까놓고 말하다
in spades 《구어》 극단적으로, 결정적으로; 솔직히
━ vt.

1 삽으로 파다
▶ 《spade+목+부》 spade up the garden 뜰을 삽으로 파다

2 【포경】 <고래를> 끌로 잘라내다
━ vi. 삽으로 파다
spade·lìke a. spád·er n.

spade 관용구

call a spade a spade

"say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

spade work

first stage of the work, preparation for later work, pave the way Paul did the spade work for our food bank. He asked each of the merchants for a donation.

In spades

(UK) If you have something in spades, you have a lot of it.

call a spade a spade|call|spade

v. phr. To call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language. A boy took some money from Dick's desk and said he borrowed it, but I told him he stole it; I believe in calling a spade a spade.

do the spadework

do the spadework
Make the preliminary preparations or do the preliminary research for something. For example, The department head did all the spadework for this agreement. This expression transfers the heavy spading required to prepare for planting to other kinds of preparation. [c. 1900]

An spade 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 spade, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context. 유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 spade

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