Significado: absorption basket

sexta de absorção

sket Idioma

a basket case

a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

basket case

(See a basket case)

breadbasket

stomach, belly The ball hit him just below his chest - right in the breadbasket.

don't put all your eggs in one basket

do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

go to hell in a handbasket

go to hell feeling peaceful or unconcerned, ignorance is bliss We don't get involved in issues. We're wasting our lives and going to hell in a handbasket!

basket

a euphemism for a bastard

sketch out

draw roughly，草拟；概略地叙述
He sketched out his plan， so that we had some idea of what he would do．他概略地叙述了他的计划，使我们对他的打算有所了解。
He sketched out the general picture first．他先把整幅画粗略地画了出来。

put all one's eggs in one basket

Idiom(s): put all one's eggs in one basket

Theme: RISK

to risk everything at once. (Often negative.)
• Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Then everything won't be lost if there is a catastrophe.
• John only applied to the one college he wanted to go to. He put all his eggs in one basket.

go to hell in a hand-basket

Idiom(s): go to hell in a hand-basket

Theme: RUIN

to become totally worthless; to go to (hell). (Informal. Use hell with caution. Not used as a command.)
• The whole country is going to hell in a hand-basket.
• Look at my lawn—full of weeds. It's going to hell in a hand-basket.

blow a gasket

Idiom(s): blow a gasket AND blow a fuse; blow one's cork; blow one's top; blow one's stack

Theme: ANGER - RELEASE

to become very angry; to lose one's temper. (Slang.)
• I was so mad I almost blew a gasket.
• I've never heard such a thing. I'm going to blow a fuse.
• I blew my cork when he hit me.
• I was so mad I could have blown my top.
• I makes me so mad I could blow my stack.

Put all your eggs in one basket

Risk everything by relying on one plan (by putting all one's money in one business).

Hell in a Handbasket

Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Spread your risks widely and wisely.

basket case|basket|case

n., slang, also informal 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune. 2. A helpless person who is unable to take care of himself, as if carted around in a basket by others. Stop drinking, or else you'll wind up a basket case!

blow a fuse|blow|blow a gasket|blow one's stack|bl

v. phr., slang To become extremely angry; express rage in hot words. When Mr. McCarthy's son got married against his wishes, he blew a fuse. When the umpire called Joe out at first, Joe blew his top and was sent to the showers.
Synonym: BLOW UP(1b), FLIP ONE'S LID, LOSE ONE'S TEMPER.
Compare: BLOW OFF STEAM².

put all one's eggs in one basket|basket|egg|eggs|p

v. phr. To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing. Going steady in high school is putting all your eggs in one basket too soon. To buy stock in a single company is to put all your eggs in one basket. He has decided to specialize in lathe work, although he knows it is risky to put all his eggs in one basket.

gasket

gasket
see under blow a fuse.

handbasket

handbasket
to hell in a handbasket
Slang, Old-fashioned to one's doom

thumbnail sketch

thumbnail sketch
A brief outline or cursory description, as in Let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the situation. This idiom alludes to drawing a picture no larger than a thumbnail. [Mid-1800s]