Смысл: Aceldama

Aceldama[əʹkeldəmə]
n
<Í> 1) библ. Акелдама, земля крови (место самоубийства Иуды)
2) страшное, проклятое место

dama Идиома

damaged goods

abused, in poor condition One man described prostitutes as damaged goods.

damablanca

cocaine

do sb damage

Idiom(s): do sb damage

Theme: HARM

to harm someone. (Informal.)
• I hope she doesn't plan to do me damage.
• They did us damage by telling the whole story to the newspapers.

Collateral damage

Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage.

Road to Damascus

If someone has a great and sudden change in their ideas or beliefs, then this is a road to Damascus change, after the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity while heading to Damascus to persecute Christians.

damage

damage
In addition to the idioms beginning with damage, also see do someone wrong; the damage.
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- damage control
- damaged goods

damage control

damage control
Measures to minimize or curtail loss or harm. For example, As soon as they discovered the leak to the press, the senator's office worked night and day on damage control. Used literally since the 1950s, specifically for limiting the effect of an accident on a ship, this term began to be used figuratively in the 1970s.

the damage

the damage
The cost or price of something, as in So what's the damage for this outfit? This seemingly modern slangy phrase, with damage alluding to the harm done to one's pocketbook, was first recorded in 1755.