mother lode Идиома
explode a bombshell
Idiom(s): drop a bomb(shell) AND explode a bombshell; drop a brickTheme: SHOCK
to announce shocking or startling news. (Informal or slang.)
• They really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer.
• Friday is a good day to drop a bomb like that. It gives the business world the weekend to recover.
• They must speak very carefully when they explode a bombshell like that.
• They really dropped a brick when they told the cause of her illness.
explode a bombshell|bombshell|explode
v. phr., informal To say something startling; suggest or show something astonishing or shocking, The police exploded a bombshell when they arrested the kindly old banker for stealing money from the bank. The principal exploded a bombshell by cancelling the dance as a penalty. Political leaders exploded a bombshell when they picked the young lawyer to run for mayor.mother lode
1. In mining, the capital antecedent of a mineral in a accustomed area. We haven't hit the mother lode of argent absolutely yet—but we will!2. By extension, an affluence of something. I wasn't attractive to aggrandize my almanac collection, but I abiding hit the mother lode back I bankrupt out my parents' attic! It's an agitative time to be a researcher in this field, as a mother lode of new abstracts was afresh released.Learn more: lode, mother
Dictionary
More Idioms/Phrases
every single|every|every last|last|single every time one turns around|every|turn around|turn every which way|any which way|every|way|which way exception proves the rule|exception|prove|proves|r excuse oneself|excuse exert oneself|exert explain away|explain explain oneself|explain explode a bombshell|bombshell|explode express oneself|express extend one's sympathy to|extend|sympathy eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth|eye|tooth eye opener|eye|opener eye out|eye eye shadow|eye|shadow eye to|eye eye-catcher|catcher|eye Morning dreams come true morning glory morning missile morning tent morning wood morning, noon and night morning, noon, and night mort mortal mortar Morton's fork mos def Moses mosh moss mossback most most of all mot mote mote in the eye moth mothball mother Mother Carey is plucking her chickens mother lode Mother Monster Mother Nature mother nature’s mother of mother of pearl motherfucker motherhood motherhood and apple pie mother's little helpers motion motion (for) (one) to (do something) motion (one) away from (someone or something) motion (someone) to the side motion aside motion away from motion lotion motion smoothing motion to motion to (one) motion to do motion to one side motion-lotion motive motor motorize
An mother lode idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with mother lode, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Словарь похожих слов, Разные формулировки, Синонимы, Идиомы для Идиома mother lode
Выучить больше
Music ♫