Смысл: afterdark

afterdark[ʹɑ:ftədɑ:k]
a
<Í> происходящий после наступления темноты; вечерний; ночной
afterdark costumes - вечерние костюмы
afterdark bus run - ночные рейсы автобусов

dark Идиома

a shot in the dark

a wild guess, a try, hazard a guess His answer was incorrect. It was a shot in the dark.

dark horse

the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.

dark side

bad side of a person, the evil part of our nature Most people try to hide the dark side of their personality.

darken a church door

attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.

deep, dark secret

very private information, on the QT I'll tell you all - except my past. That's a deep, dark secret.

in the dark

having no information about something He is still in the dark about my plans to quit my job.

shot in the dark

an attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding The attempt to find the small boy who had fallen into the river was a shot in the dark.

darkside

the student neighborhood:"There aren't too many parties on the darkside"

deuce odims and darks on the cutback

fourty-eight hours ago

keep dark

keep secret保密
We want to know the truth，but he kept dark about it．我们想要知道实情，可是他却守口如瓶。
Peter told me when he was to be married，and I promised to keep it dark．彼得告诉我他结婚的时间，我答应为他保密。

leap in the dark

step taken in ignorance of the consequence 不管结果如何贸然行事；鲁莽之举；冒险
The experiment was a leap in the dark．此项实验实在是冒险。
I'm about to make my last voyage，a great leap in the dark．我就要作最后的航行，一次大冒险。
It will be a leap in the dark to make an important decision without investigation．不进行任何调查就作出重要的决定将是冒险的行动。

in the dark about

Idiom(s): in the dark (about sb or sth)

Theme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING

uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something.
• I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here.
• I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark.
• You won't be in the dark long. I'm in charge.
• She's in the dark about how this machine works.

darken one's door

Idiom(s): darken one's door

Theme: VISITING

[for an unwelcome person] to come to someone's door seeking entry. (As if the visitor were casting a shadow on the door. Formal, or even jocular.)
• Who is this who has come to darken my door?
• Is that you, John, darkening my door again? I thought you were out of town.
• The heroine of the drama told the villain never to darken her door again.
• She touched the back of her hand to her forehead and said, "Go and never darken my door again!"

All cats are grey in the dark.

People are undistinguished until they have made a name.

It is always darkest before the dawn

The most difficult time is just before a problem is solved.

Left in the dark

If you are left in the dark about something, you aren't given the information that you should have.

Never darken my door again

This is a way of telling someone never to visit you again.

Whistling in the dark

If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen.

be left in the dark

to be left without enough information: "We've been left in the dark over this project. We haven't been told how to do it."

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

When things seem at their worst, they may just begin to improve.

dark horse|dark|horse

n., informal A political candidate little known to the general voting public; a candidate who was not expected to run. Every once in a while a dark horse candidate gets elected President.

dark of the moon|dark|moon

n. phr., literary A time when the moon is not shining or cannot be seen. A was the dark of the moon when the scouts reached camp and they had to use flashlights to find their tents.
Antonym: FULL OF THE MOON.

darken the door|darken|darken one's door|door

To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone's home or establishment.

Used in negative imperative sentences especially with "never" and "again". If you leave this house now, never darken my door again. After a son shamed his father by having to go to prison, the father told him never to darken his door again.

in the dark|dark

adj. phr. 1. In ignorance; without information. John was in the dark about the job he was being sent to. If the government controls the news, it can keep people in the dark on any topic it chooses. Mary had a letter from Sue yesterday, but she was left in the dark about Sue's plans to visit her.
Antonym: IN THE KNOW. See: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.

pitch dark|dark|pitch

adj. Totally, completely dark. A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark.

shot in the dark|dark|shot

n. phr. An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher's question.

stab in the dark|dark|stab

n. phr. A random attempt or guess at something without previous experience or knowledge of the subject. "You're asking me who could have hidden grandpa's will," Fred said. "I really have no idea, but let me make a stab in the dark I think my sister Hermione has it."

whistle in the dark|dark|whistle

v. phr., informal To try to stay brave and forget your fear. Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark. (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.)

dark

dark
In addition to the idioms beginning with dark, also see in the dark; in the dark; leap in the dark; shot in the dark; whistle in the dark.
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- dark horse

darken

darken
not darken someone's door
not come to someone's home

darken someone's door

darken someone's door
Come unwanted to someone's home, as in I told him to get out and never darken my door again. The verb darken here refers to casting one's shadow across the threshold, a word that occasionally was substituted for door. As an imperative, the expression is associated with Victorian melodrama, where someone (usually a young woman or man) is thrown out of the parental home for some misdeed, but it is actually much older. Benjamin Franklin used it in The Busybody (1729): “I am afraid she would resent it so as never to darken my doors again.”

keep in the dark

keep in the dark
see in the dark, def. 2.

whistle in the dark

whistle in the dark
Summon up courage in a frightening situation, make a show of bravery. For example, They knew they were lost and were just whistling in the dark. This expression alludes to a literal attempt to keep up one's courage. [First half of 1900s]

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