Смысл: akene

akene[əʹki:n]
= achene

ken Идиома

a chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

a token gesture

a small sign of thanks or recognition To thank us, they put our names in the paper - a token gesture.

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

broken record

(See like a broken record)

by the same token

judging by the same rule, to be fair to both sides By the same token, he should help with the housework.

chicken

afraid, scared, yellow When it comes to heights, I'm chicken. I'm scared.

chicken (adjective or noun)

cowardly.

chicken feed

a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

chicken-livered

cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.

chicken out

stop doing something because of fear He was going to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

chickenshit

(See chicken)

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

darken a church door

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

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

like a broken record

repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!

point is well taken

opinion is true, statement is logical Your point about smoking is well taken. It is expensive.

spring chicken

a young person (usually negative) She is no spring chicken. She is almost 96 years old.

taken

cheated, ripped off If he paid $1500 for that car, he got taken.

taken aback

unpleasantly surprised, suddenly puzzled or shocked I was taken aback when she said that she didn

taken for a ride

tricked, deceived, taken in We were taken for a ride. We lost thousands of dollars.

taken in

deceived, fooled, taken for a ride I was taken in by their ads. I believed what they said.

token gesture

(See a token gesture)

well taken

true, significant Your statement is well taken. The Canadian family has changed.

what the dickens

where did it go? how do you explain it? What the dickens did you do to your hair? Who cut it off?

chicken pie

an endearment, like sweetheart;"Chicken pie, wanna have lunch with me?"

chickenhead

1. any dumb person (usually refers to women unfortunately) who clucks (speaks) alot, and walks around aimlessly or without purpose (like a chicken with its head cut off)"Give me all the chickenheads from Pasadena to Medina, let B.I.G. get in between ya" - Total featuring the B.I.G. (Can't you see [1995])
2. a derogatory term used when referring to a person who performs oral sex on males."He met a chickenhead at the bar and they went back to his crib"
3. crack addict, because many will perform oral sex to get free crack or money. Repeatedly referred to in "Do or die", a book about the conflict between the Crips and the Bloods in South Central.
4. an ugly person or group of ugly people. (Usually used in reference to girls who think they look good;"She thinks she's all that but she's nothin' but a chickenhead"
5. a person (usually female) who acts in a disrespectful way and is very easy, has no respect for herself as well as her b

fu-shnicken

a variety of fried chicken often cooked op in and around the area of Jackson Mississippi; also known as "Rico"

The plot thickens

Idiom(s): The plot thickens

Theme: INTEREST

Things are becoming more complicated or interesting.
• The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.
• John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.

taken for dead

Idiom(s): taken for dead

Theme: DAYDREAM

appearing to be dead; assumed to be dead.
• I was so ill with the flu that I was almost taken for dead.
• The accident victims were so seriously injured that they were taken for dead at first.

spoken for

Idiom(s): spoken for

Theme: RESERVING

taken; reserved (for someone).
• I'm sorry, but this one is already spoken for.
• Pardon me. Can I sit here, or is this seat spoken for?

run around like a chicken with its head cut off

Idiom(s): run around like a chicken with its head cut off AND run (around) in circles

Theme: CONFUSION

to run around frantically and aimlessly; to be in a state of chaos.
• I spent all afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
• If you run around in circles, you'll never get anything done.
• Get organized and stop running in circles.

no spring chicken

Idiom(s): no spring chicken

Theme: AGE - OLD

not young (anymore). (Informal.)
• I don't get around very well anymore. I'm no spring chicken, you know.
• Even though John is no spring chicken, he still plays tennis twice a week.

go to bed with the chickens

Idiom(s): go to bed with the chickens

Theme: EARLY

to go to bed at sundown; to go to bed very early (when the chickens do).
• Of course I get enough sleep. I go to bed with the chickens.
• Mr. Brown goes to bed with the chickens and gets up with them, too.

die of a broken heart

Idiom(s): die of a broken heart

Theme: DAYDREAM

to die of emotional distress.
• I was not surprised to hear of her death. They say she died of a broken heart.
• In the movie, the heroine appeared to die of a broken heart, but the audience knew she was poisoned.

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!"

count one's chickens before they hatch

Idiom(s): count one's chickens before they hatch

Theme: COUNTING

to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.)
• You're way ahead of yourself Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
• You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.

raise the dickens with

Idiom(s): raise the devil (with sb or sth) AND raise hell (with sb/sth); raise cain (with sb or sth); raise the dickens (with sb/sth)

Theme: INCITE

to act in some extreme manner; to make trouble; to behave wildly; to be very angry. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)
• John was out all night raising the devil.
• Don't come around here and raise hell with everybody.
• That cheap gas I bought really raised the dickens with my car's engine.

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

You must not be too confident that something will be successful.

The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives.

What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.

Beyond our ken

If something's beyond your ken, it is beyond your understanding.

Chickenfeed

If something is small or unimportant, especially money, it is chickenfeed.

Don't catch your chickens before they're hatched

This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ('Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' is an alternative.)

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

This is used when people get lucky and are undeservedly successful.('Even a stopped clock is right twice a day' is also used.)

Handwriting like chicken scratch

If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

Like a headless chicken

If someone rushes about like a headless chicken, they move very fast all over the place, usually without thinking.

More Idioms/Phrases

Like a bear with a sore head Like a bull at a gate Like a cat on hot bricks Like a cat that got the cream Like a duck to water Like a fish needs a bicycle Like a hawk Like a headless chicken Like a kid in a candy store Like a moth to a flame Like a rat deserting a sinking ship Like Chinese arithmetic Like clockwork Like giving a donkey strawberries

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