Смысл: absinthe

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

gravy train, 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 gravy train

A state, position, or job in which one makes an boundless bulk of money after expending abundant or any effort. I'll be on the gravy alternation already I get paid from the adjustment of the lawsuit! My brother concluded up on the gravy alternation back he affiliated his wife, whose ancestors owns one of the better oil companies in the world.Learn more: gravy, train

the ˈgravy train

(informal, especially American English) (of a accurate job or situation) an accessible way of accepting a lot of money and added benefits: Financial casework aftermath actual aerial earnings, and a lot of bodies are aggravating to get assimilate the gravy train.Learn more: gravy, train

gravy train

n. a job that brings in a abiding accumulation of accessible money or gravy. This affectionate of job is a absolute gravy train. Learn more: gravy, train

gravy train, the

Easy money; the acceptable life, acquired with little effort. This American argot appellation became accepted during the banking bang of the 1920s. It originated in railroad slang, area “gravy train” meant a run on which there was acceptable pay and little work. (Gravy itself became argot for accessible money, or an adulterous accumulation acquired through graft, in the aboriginal 1900s.) “There was a moment . . . back the accomplished Jocelyn sideshow seemed to be boarding the gravy alternation . . . on to fatter triumphs” (Mary McCarthy, The Groves of Academe, 1953).Learn more: gravy

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More Idioms/Phrases

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