Смысл: antipasti

antipasti[ʹæntı͵pæstı]
pl от antipasto
antipasto[ʹæntı͵pæs|təʋ]
n (pl -tos [-{ʹæntı͵pæs}təʋz], -ti)
<Í> итальянская закуска ассорти

be a thing of the past Идиома

put (something) past someone (negative)

be surprised by what someone does I wouldn

paste up

fasten with paste to a surface用浆糊把…贴在上面
They have pasted up a notice on the wall．他们在墙上贴了一张布告。
The printer pasted up the first chapter to show the author what his book would look like．印刷工把书的第1章粘贴好了，让作者了解他的书会是什么样的。

put out to pasture

Idiom(s): put sb or sth out to pasture

Theme: ENDINGS

to retire someone or something. (Informal. Originally said of a horse that was too old to work.)
• Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left.
• This car has reached the end of the line. It's time to put it out to pasture.

past one's or sth's prime

Idiom(s): past one's or sth's prime

Theme: AGE

beyond the most useful or productive period.
• Joan was a wonderful singer, but she's past her prime now.
• This old car's past its prime. I'll need to get a new one.

a past master at

Idiom(s): be a past master at sth

Theme: SKILL

to have been proven extremely good or skillful at an activity.
• Mary is a past master at cooking omeletes.
• Pam is a past master at the art of complaining.

not see past the end of one's nose

Idiom(s): not see farther than the end of one's nose AND not see past the end of one's nose

Theme: PERCEPTION - SELFISH

not to care about what is not actually present or obvious; not to care about the future or about what is happening elsewhere or to other people.
• Mary can't see past the end of her nose. She doesn't care about what will happen in the future as long as she's comfortable now.
• Jack's been accused of not seeing farther than the end of his nose. He refuses to expand the company and look for new markets.

Dwell on the past

Thinking too much about the past, so that it becomes a problem is to dwell on the past.

Pastoral care

This is used in education to describe the aspect of care offered to pupils that cover things besides learning.

Put someone out to pasture

If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities.

Whistling past the graveyard

(USA) If someone is whistling past the graveyard, they are trying to remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling past the cemetery' is also used.)

be a affair of the past

To be anachronous . These days, billowing disks are a affair of the past. I admiration back smartphones will be a affair of the past.Learn more: of, past, thing

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More Idioms/Phrases

Where there's smoke, there's fire Which came first the chicken or the egg? While the cat's away, the mouse will play Whistle for it Whistle-stop tour Whistling Dixie Whistling in the dark Whistling past the graveyard White as snow White feather White-bread Who wears the pants? Who wears the trousers?