Смысл: a maximum ad minima

a maximum ad minima[eı͵mæksıməmædʹmınımə]
лат.
<Í> от большого к малому

ima Идиома

ball park figure/estimate

a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

capture the imagination

cause a person to imagine a scene or character The story of Jacob Two-Two will capture the kids' imagination.

not by any stretch of the imagination

not adding to the story, not stretching it Gigi wasn't his only girl, not by any stretch of the imagination.

prima donna

one who expects special treatment or privileges A prima donna on our team might upset the other players.

spitting image

exact resemblance He is a spitting image of his father.

the spitting image

one who looks like someone, a dead ringer Patty is the spitting image of her mother - same face, same hair.

bima

see beamer

approximate to

come very near to近似；接近
His account of what happened approximated to the truth though there were some small errors．虽然有些小的出入，他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。
The yearly output approximates to 600，000 tons．年产量接近 60万吨。

the spit and image of

Idiom(s): be the spit and image of someone AND be the spitting image of someone

Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS

to look very much like someone; to resemble someone very closely. (Folksy. The first version has fixed order. The second version is a frequent error.)
• John is the spit and image of his father.
• I'm not the spitting image of anyone.

the spitting image of

Himalayan blunder

A Himalayan blunder is a very serious mistake or error.

a party animal

a person who loves going to parties: "John is a real party animal. He's never at home."

cap the climax|cap|climax

v. phr. To exceed what is already a high point of achievement. Sam's piano recital was great, but Bill's performance capped the climax.

spit and image|image|spit|spitting|spitting image

n. informal An exact likeness; a duplicate. John is the spitting image of his grandfather. That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston.
Compare: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

stretch of the imagination|imagination|stretch

n. phr. Imaginative attempt or effort. By no stretch of the imagination can I see Al as a successful lawyer.

animal

animal
the animal
animal nature; animality it's the animal in him

figment of one's imagination

figment of one's imagination
Something made up, invented, or fabricated, as in “The long dishevelled hair, the swelled black face, the exaggerated stature were figments of imagination” (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847). This term is redundant, since figment means “product of the imagination.” [Early 1800s]

image

image
see spitting image.