의미: affront

★af·front n. (공공연한·의도적인) 모욕, 무례한 언동
━ vt.

1 (면전에서) 모욕하다, 무례한 언동을 하다

2 <죽음·위험 등에> 태연하게[과감히] 맞서다(confront)
put an affront upon=offer an affront to …을 모욕하다
suffer an affront 모욕을 당하다 《at》
affront·ed a. 모욕을 당한, (모욕당하여) 분한 affront·er n.
▷ affróntive a.

sway to and fro 관용구

blood from a stone

(See get blood from a stone)

bolt from the blue

(See like a bolt from the blue)

cut from the same cloth

from the same family, very similar Ty and Ed are cut from the same cloth - both are serious and quiet.

don't know him from Adam

do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.

don't know your ass from a hole in the ground

you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

everything from soup to nuts

a lot of food or things, a variety of groceries His shopping cart was full. He had everything from soup to nuts.

fall from grace

lose approval The politician fell from grace with the public over the money scandal.

from A to Z

know everything about something He knows about cars from A to Z.

from day one

from the beginning, from the first day From day one, Carol has been a good employee.

from hand to hand

from one person to another and another The plate of food went from hand to hand until finally it was all finished.

sway to and fro

1. Literally, to abide moving, swinging, bending, tilting, etc., boring in one administration and again aback in the adverse direction. The anatomy affected to and fro, aggressive to topple at any accustomed minute. Everyone in the army was acceptable to and fro in time with the song.2. By extension, to oscillate amid two opposing positions, decisions, inclinations, credibility of view, etc. Public assessment has affected to and fro on this affair for decades. You can't accumulate acceptable to and fro over this—you charge to accomplish a accommodation and accomplish to it!Learn more: and, fro, sway

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fresh pair of eyes fresh start freshen up friends with friggin frightened to death from A to Z from day one from hand to hand from hand to mouth from hunger from now on from pillar to post from rags to riches from scratch from soup to nuts from square one

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

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