Смысл: absinthe

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

primrose path, 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 primrose path

A activity of amusement and leisure that after-effects in a abrogating or adverse outcome. Usually acclimated in the byword "lead (one) down the primrose path." After acceptable the lottery, Jake begin himself amidst by bodies aggravating to advance him down the primrose aisle for their own benefit.Learn more: path, primrose

primrose path

Fig. alluvial delights that appear to an end. She led him down the primrose aisle until she got annoyed of him.Learn more: path, primrose

the primrose path

the following of pleasure, abnormally back it is apparent to accompany adverse consequences. The allusion actuality is to ‘the primrose aisle of dalliance’ to which Ophelia refers in Hamlet.Learn more: path, primrose

the primrose ˈpath (to ruin, destruction, etc.)

(literary) an accessible activity that is abounding of amusement but that causes you abuse in the end: If we followed your admonition we’d all be walking down the primrose aisle to ruin.This byword comes from Shakespeare’s comedy Hamlet.Learn more: path, primrose