mel Идиома
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
camel toes
melt in one
melt in your mouth
pell mell
smell a rat
smell blood
straw that breaks the camel
take time to smell the roses
wake up and smell the coffee
bremelo
caramello
do a melba
mellow
ferret/smell out
The murderer was ferreted out．凶手被查获了。
John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library．约翰在图书馆找到了问题的答案。
Where did you ferret out my book？I lost it long ago．你从哪儿找到我这本书的？它已丢失好长时间了。
Jane smelled out the boy's secret hiding place in the woods．简发现了这男孩在树林里的秘密隐藏处。
melt away
The snow soon melted away when the sun came out．太阳一出来，雪很快就融化了。
2．disappear or cause to disappear gradually消失
The suspicion melted away when he had told me the truth．他把事情真相告诉我后，我心中的疑团涣然冰释。
The crowd quickly melted away when police asked for the names of witnesses．警察询问证人姓名时，人们很快走光了。
3．dissolve into ecstasies着迷；神魂颠倒
My heart melted away in secret raptures．我暗地里高兴得心花怒放。
His story melted away my soul．他的故事使我着了迷。
melt down
They melted down the lead and poured it into moulds．他们把铅熔化，倒进模子里。
The state offers fair prices for scrapiron to be melted down for reuse．国家以合理的价格收购废铁以使回炉后重新使用。
melt in sb's mouth
Mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth．妈妈做的苹果饼真是好吃极了。
smell of
He smells of strong tobacco．他身上有一股浓烈的烟草味。
The whole affair smells of plotting．这整个事件都含有阴谋。
smell out
The trackerdog soon smelt the murderer out．警犬很快就跟踪查出了凶手。
We succeeded in smelling out the plot．我们成功地侦破了那起阴谋。
He says he can smell out trouble before it starts．他说他能在麻烦事发生之前察觉出来。
The murderer was ferreted out．凶手被查获了。
John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library．约翰在图书馆找到了问题的答案。
Where did you ferret out my book？I lost it long ago．你从哪儿找到我这本书的？它已丢失好长时间了。
Jane smelled out the boy's secret hiding place in the woods．简发现了这男孩在树林里的秘密隐藏处。
melt in one's mouth
Idiom(s): melt in one's mouthTheme: TASTE
to taste very good.
• This cake is so good it'll melt in your mouth.
• John said that the food didn't exactly melt in his mouth.
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
Idiom(s): look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouthTheme: COLDNESS
to appear to be cold and unfeeling (despite any information to the contrary).
• Sally looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. She can be so cruel.
• What a sour face. He looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
in the limelight
Idiom(s): in the limelight AND in the spotlightTheme: ATTENTION
at the center of attention. (Limelight refers to an obsolete type of spotlight, and the word occurs only in this phrase.)
• John will do almost anything to get himself into the limelight.
• I love being in the spotlight.
• All elected officials spend a lot of time in the limelight.
come up smelling like roses
Idiom(s): come up smelling like rosesTheme: SUCCESS
to end up looking good or respectable after being involved in some difficult or notorious affair.
• It was a nasty political campaign, but both candidates came up smelling like roses.
• I was not surprised that my congressional representative came up smelling like roses after his colleagues investigated him.
come to an untimely end
Idiom(s): come to an untimely endTheme: DAYDREAM
to come to an early death.
• Poor Mr. Jones came to an untimely end in a car accident.
• Cancer caused Mrs. Smith to come to an untimely end.
That's the straw that broke the camel's back
Idiom(s): That's the last straw, AND That's the straw that broke the camel's backTheme: FINALITY
The final thing; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight, one straw at a time. Finally, at some point, when one is adding straw after straw, one straw will finally be too much and the camel's back will break.)
• When Sally came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
• When she showed up late, that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
• Your last word was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Why did you have to say that?
If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will
If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult .Butter wouldn't melt in their mouth
If someone looks as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouth, they look very innocent.Come up smelling of roses
(UK) If someone comes up smelling of roses, they emerge from a situation with their reputation undamaged.Melt your heart
If something melts your heart, it affects you emotionally and you cannot control the feeling.Melting pot
A melting pot is a place where people from many ethnicities and nationalities live together.Straw that broke the camel's back
The straw that broke the camel's back is the problem that made you lose your temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something.You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
This idiom means that in order to achieve something or make progress, there are often losers in the process.Smell Something Fishy
Detecting that something isn't right and there might be a reason for it.like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth
appear innocent: "When I asked her about the missing money, she tried to look like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth."it smells fishy
something that is suspicious: "He wants to do all the housework for you? That smells fishy to me!"A rose with any other name would smell as sweet.
What a thing is called is unimportant compared to what it really is.butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth|butter|melt|mo
informal You act very polite and friendly but do not really care, you are very nice to people but are not sincere. The new secretary was rude to the other workers, but when she talked to the boss, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.can't make an omelette without breaking eggs|break
To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices.
A proverb. When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. "Well, you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs," my wife said with a smile.come up smelling like a rose|come|rose|smell|smell
v. phr. To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment. A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end.into the limelight|limelight|the limelight
adj. phr. In the center of attention. Some people will do almost anything to be able to step into the limelight.Compare: IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
last straw|break|breaks|camel|camel's back|last|la
n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way home, then he fell down, and when he broke a shoe lace, that was the last straw and he began to cry. Mary didn't like it when the other girls said she was proud and lazy, but when they said she told fibs it was the straw that broke the camel's back and she told the teacher.melt in one's mouth|melt|mouth
v. phr. 1. To be so tender as to seem to need no chewing. The chicken was so tender that it melted in your mouth. 2. To taste very good; be delicious. Mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth.melting pot|melting|pot
n. phr. A country where different nationalities mingle and mix with the result that, in the second generation, most people speak the main language of the country and behave like the majority. It is no longer considered entirely true that the United States is a melting pot; many immigrants speak a second language.smell a rat|rat|smell
v. phr., informal To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong. Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I'm beginning to smell a rat. When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat.smell up|smell
v., informal To make a bad smell. A skunk smelled up our yard last night. Mr. Brodsky's cigar smelled up the living room.butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
butter wouldn't melt in one's mouthBe overly coy or demure; be insincere. For example, She looked quite innocent, as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but we knew better. Already a proverb in John Heywood's collection of 1546, this metaphoric expression alleges that one is literally so cool that butter inside the mouth would not melt.
camel
camelsee under last straw, the.
homeless
homelessthe homeless
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those typically poor or sometimes mentally ill people who are unable to maintain a place to live and therefore often may sleep in the streets, parks, etc.
look as if butter wouldn't melt
look as if butter wouldn't meltsee butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth.
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