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in your prime

during your best years, when you are strongest When he was in his prime, he played professional soccer.

partners in crime

people who plan and commit crimes together, boozing buddies As kids, Andy and I took apples from a neighbor's tree. We were partners in crime, so to speak.

partnet in crime

best friend

detrimental to

harmful to；causing damage to 对…有害
Lack of sleep is detrimental to one's health．睡眠不足有害健康。
Overwork is detrimental to one's health．过度劳累对健康有害。
Your criticism could prove detrimental to his success．你的批评对他的成功可能不利。

prime mover

Idiom(s): prime mover

Theme: PEOPLE - POSITIVE

the force that sets something going; someone or something that starts something off.
• The manager was the prime mover in getting the clerk fired.
• Discontent with his job was the prime mover in Johns deciding to go to Alaska.

past one's or sth's prime

Idiom(s): past one's or sth's prime

Theme: AGE

beyond the most useful or productive period.
• Joan was a wonderful singer, but she's past her prime now.
• This old car's past its prime. I'll need to get a new one.

in the prime of life

Idiom(s): in the prime of life

Theme: HEALTH - FIT

in the best and most productive and healthy period of life.
• The good health of one's youth can carry over into the prime of life.
• He was struck down by a heart attack in the prime of life.

in one's prime

Idiom(s): in one's prime AND in its prime

Theme: TIME

at one's or its peak or best time.
• Our dog— which is in its prime—is very active.
• The program ended in its prime when we ran out of money.
• I could work long hours when I was in my prime.

in its prime

in the prime of life|life|prime|prime of life

adv. phr. At the peak of one's creative abilities; during the most productive years. Poor John lost his job due to restructuring when he was in the prime of his life.

crime does not pay

crime does not pay
Lawbreakers do not benefit from their actions. For example, Steve didn't think it mattered that he stole a candy bar, but he's learned the hard way that crime does not pay. This maxim, originating as a slogan of the F.B.I. and given wide currency by the cartoon character Dick Tracy, was first recorded in 1927. There have been numerous jocular plays on it, as in Woody Allen's screenplay for Take the Money and Run (1969): “I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot.”

past one's prime

past one's prime
Beyond the peak of one's powers, as in Jean still plays tennis but at 79 she's obviously past her prime. Also see the synonym over the hill; prime of life.

prime

prime
In addition to the idioms beginning with prime, also see past one's prime.
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- prime mover
- prime of life
- prime the pump

prime of life

prime of life
The best years of one's life, when one is at the peak of one's powers, as in She was in the prime of life when she began to lose her sight. The related phrase in one's prime can be applied to objects as well as persons. For example, The roses were in their prime when you last saw them. In both idioms prime means “first in quality or character.” [Early 1700s] Also see past one's prime.

prime the pump

prime the pump
Encourage the growth or action of something, as in Marjorie tried to prime the pump by offering some new issues for discussion. In the late 1800s this expression originally was used for pouring liquid into a pump to expel the air and make it work. In the 1930s it was applied to government efforts to stimulate the economy and thereafter was applied to other undertakings.