Смысл: absinthe

absinth(e)[ʹæbsınθ]
n
<Í> 1. абсент, полынная водка
2. = absinthium
3. желтовато-зелёный цвет

crux of the matter, the Идиома

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a bun in the oven

pregnant, expecting a baby Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

the anatomy of the matter

The best important, central, or axiological aspect or elements of an issue, problem, or amount at hand. Thank you all for accessory this agents meeting. Before we get to the anatomy of the matter, I'd like to assure anniversary of you that your jobs are secure. Here's the anatomy of the matter, Bill. We feel like your achievement has absolutely been bottomward recently.Learn more: crux, matter, of

*the anatomy of the matter

and *the basis of the matter;Learn more: crux, matter, of

crux of the matter

Also, heart of the matter. The basic, axial or analytical point of an issue. For example, In this balloon the bloodstains represent the anatomy of the matter, or We anticipate the additional article is the affection of the matter. Although crux is Latin for "cross," in English it agency "difficulty" or "puzzle," and it is from the closing that this announcement is anticipation to be derived. The alternative employs heart in the faculty of "a basic part" (as it is in the body). The aboriginal appellation dates from the backward 1800s, the alternative from the aboriginal 1500s. Learn more: crux, matter, of

crux of the matter, the

The essential, cardinal point of an issue. The chat “crux” came into English from Latin banausic except in meaning; in Latin crux means “cross,” accurately the affectionate acclimated in crucifixions and added executions. The English chat “crux,” on the added hand, additionally signifies a adversity or puzzle. This meaning, some writers believe, stems from the bridge of the two curve that accomplish up a cross, which is additionally alleged a bond or node, beginning the alteration to a “knotty problem.” Songwriter John Lennon, of Beatles fame, punned on the cliché in The Fingeltoad Resort: “That seems to be the accessory of the matter.”Learn more: crux, of

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a golden opportunity a goner a good arm a good egg a good head a good sport a grain of salt a grain of truth a grandfather clause a handful a handout a hard day a hard-on a hard row to hoe a hard time a hassle a head start crusade for (someone or something) cruse crush crush (someone or something) (in)to (something) crush (something) out of (someone or something) crush (up) against (someone or something) crush against crush down crush in crush it crush on crush on (someone) crush out crush out of crush to crush up crushed crushed by crusher crushing blow crust crusty crutch crux crux of the matter crux of the matter, the cry cry (one's) eyes out cry (one's) heart out cry (oneself) to sleep cry (someone) a river cry all the way to the bank cry an ocean cry barley cry before (one) is hurt cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry crocodile tears cry down cry eyes out cry for cry for (someone or something) cry for the moon cry foul cry from the heart cry havoc cry heart out cry Hughie cry in (one's) beer cry in beer cry into (one's) beer