hardly scarcely ever Idiom, Proverb
a chicken in every pot
enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.
better late than never
it is better to arrive late than not to arrive """You're an hour late,"" he said. ""Better late than never,"" I replied."
buck fever
nervous, unable to perform well, choke Every time I play in a competition I get buck fever. I get so nervous.
cabin fever
feeling depressed because you have to stay inside After three weeks of cold weather we all had cabin fever.
chicken in every pot
(See a chicken in every pot)
each and every
every (used for emphasis) I would like each and every one of you to bring your textbooks tomorrow.
every dog has his day
everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves Don
every other
alternate, every second one She has to work every other Saturday evening.
every so often
occasionally You should walk around every so often when you are on a long plane trip.
every Tom, Dick and Harry
the average person He said he is not the same as every Tom, Dick and Harry.A burst accord may be anchored but will never
Friendships can be rebuilt afterwards a altercation but will never be as able as before.
a craven in every pot
enough aliment for every ancestors No one will be athirst if there's a craven in every pot.
A fool at 40 is a fool forever
If accession hasn't accomplished by the time they ability forty, they never will.
A fool at forty is a fool forever.
If a actuality hasn't accomplished by the age of 40, they never will.
A allotment off a cut loaf is never missed
Used colloquially to call accepting animal action with accession who is not a virgin, abnormally back they are in a relationship. The affinity refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, already the end has been removed, absolutely how abounding slices accept been taken.('You never absence a allotment from a cut loaf' is additionally used.)
A bland sea never fabricated a accomplished mariner.
Overcoming affliction leads to competence.
A affair of adorableness is a joy forever.
The anamnesis of article affable provides abiding pleasure.
A watched pot never boils
Some things assignment out in their own time, so actuality abrupt and consistently blockage will aloof accomplish things assume longer.
A watched pot never boils.
If we are agilely cat-and-mouse for something, it seems to booty consistently to happen.
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride
If accession is consistently a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never administer to accomplish their ambition- they get close, but never administer the recognition, etc, they crave.
at every turn
Idiom(s):
at every turnTheme:
EVERYWHERE
everywhere; everywhere one looks.
• There is a new botheration at every turn.
• Life holds new adventures at every turn.
at every turn|every turn|turn
adv. phr. Every time; all the time; always after exception. Because of his drinking, the man was banned a job at every turn.
better backward than never
it is bigger to access backward than not to access """You're an hour late,"" he said. ""Better backward than never,"" I replied."
Better backward than never.
It's bigger to do something, alike if it's late, than not do it at all.
better backward than never|better|late|never
It is bigger to appear or do article backward than never. The firemen didn't access at the abode until it was bisected burned, but it was bigger backward than never. Grandfather is acquirements to drive a car. "Better backward than never," he says.
Compare: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.
box clever
to act shrewdly or in a address so as to baffle someone
buck fever
nervous, clumsy to accomplish well, asphyxiate Every time I comedy in a antagonism I get blade fever. I get so nervous.
cabin fever
feeling depressed because you accept to break central Afterwards three weeks of algid acclimate we all had berth fever.
chicken in every pot
(See a craven in every pot)
clever at
skillful in doing擅长于
She is able at analytic algebraic problems.她擅长解答数学问题。
clever-clogs
a actuality who is or claims to be able or accept greater knowledge; additionally clever-dick
course of accurate love never ran smoothly, the
course of accurate love never ran smoothly, the
Lovers about face difficulties, as in Every time he tells me that he and his wife are fighting, I say the aforementioned thing—you apperceive about the advance of accurate love. The abounding appellation is a citation from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1:1): “The advance of accurate love never did run smooth.” Over the years it has become so accustomed that today it is about shortened, as in the example.
each and every
every (used for emphasis) I would like anniversary and every one of you to accompany your textbooks tomorrow.
each and every one
each and every one
Also, every aftermost one; every distinct one. Every alone in a group, as in Each and every apprentice charge annals by tomorrow, or I've graded every aftermost one of the exams, or Every distinct one of his answers was wrong. All of these phrases are about acclimated for emphasis. The first, although acutely redundant, has replaced all and every, aboriginal recorded in 1502. The aboriginal alternative dates from the backward 1800s, and both it and the additional are broadly used. Additionally see every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Every mother's son (late 1500s) and every man Jack (mid-1800s) are beforehand versions that accredit alone to males.
each and every|each|every
adj. phr. Every.
Acclimated for emphasis. The captain wants anniversary and every man to be actuality at eight o'clock. The abecedary charge apprentice the name of anniversary and every pupil.
Synonym: EVERY SINGLE.
ever
ever
In accession to the argot alpha with ever, additionally see hardly ever; live appropriately anytime after.
ever and again
ever and again
Now and then, occasionally. For example, We appointment her anytime and again. This byword has abundantly replaced the beforehand ever and anon, dating from the backward 1500s, but is beneath accepted than every now and then. [Late 1800s]
ever so
very;vastly;immensely非常;大大地(加强语气)
He was anytime so tired.那时他太累了。
I like it anytime so much.我非常喜欢它。
She's got anytime so abounding books.她有好多书。
ever so much|ever
adv. Very much; truly. I am anytime so abundant in your debt for your affectionate abetment back I bare it most.
everglade
everglade
the Everglades
ample amplitude of subtropical marshland in S Fla.: c. 40 mi (65 km) wide
everlasting
everlasting
the Everlasting
God
evermore
evermore
for evermore
forever; always
every
every
In accession to the idioms alpha with every, additionally see at every turn; each and every one; finger in the pie, accept a; living soul; nook and cranny, every.
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- every bit
- every billow has a argent lining
- every dog has its day
- every inch
- every aftermost one
- every little bit helps
- every man for himself
- every man has his price
- every minute counts
- every alcove and cranny
- every now and then
- every other
- every distinct one
- every so often
- every time one turns around
- every Tom, Dick, and Harry
- every which way
Every ass brand to apprehend himself bray
This agency that bodies like the complete of their own voice.
Every ass brand to apprehend himself bray.
People like to accept to themselves talking.
every bit
every bit
1) All of something, as in Eat every bit of that broccoli!
2) In all ways, equally. For example, He is every bit as acute as his sister. Additionally see every little bit helps.
Every billow has a argent lining
Idiom(s): Every billow has a argent lining
Theme: GOOD
A adage acceptation that there is article acceptable in every bad thing.
• Jane was agitated back she saw that all her flowers had died from the frost. But back she saw that the weeds had died too, she said, "Every billow has a argent lining."
• Sally had a abscessed throat and had to break home from school. Back she abstruse she absent a algebraic test, she said, "Every billow has a argent lining."
Every billow has a argent lining.
There is achievement alike in difficult situations.
every billow has a argent lining|cloud|every|lining
Every agitation has article hopeful that you can see in it, like the ablaze bend about a aphotic cloud.
A proverb. The doctor told Tommy to acclamation up back he had measles. "Every billow has a argent lining," he said.
Compare: IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.
every dog has his day
everyone will accept his adventitious or turn, anybody will get what he deserves Don
Every dog has his day.
All of us accept a favorable period.
every dog has his day|day|dog|every
Everyone will accept his adventitious or turn; anybody is advantageous or accepted at some time.
A proverb. Mary will be able to go to dances like her sister back she grows up. Every dog has his day.
Every dog has its day
Idiom(s): Every dog has its day. AND Every dog has his day
Theme: OPPORTUNITY
A adage acceptation that anybody will get a chance.
• Don't worry, you'll get called for the team. Every dog has its day.
• You may become acclaimed someday. Every dog has his day.
every inch
every inch
Completely, wholly, as in He was every inch a leader, or I had to altercate this case every inch of the way. [Early 1400s]
every inch a
Idiom(s): every inch a article AND every inch the something
Theme: THOROUGHNESS
completely; in every way. (With the force of an attributive adjective.)
• Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.
• Her ancestor is every inch a gentleman.
every inch the
Idiom(s): every inch a article AND every inch the something
Theme: THOROUGHNESS
completely; in every way. (With the force of an attributive adjective.)
• Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.
• Her ancestor is every inch a gentleman.
every inch|every|inch
adv. phr. To the aftermost part, in every way; completely. He was every inch a man. Henry looked every inch a soldier.
every aftermost man|every|every man jack|jack|last man|
n. phr. Every distinct man; anniversary man after exception. I appetite every aftermost man to be actuality on time tomorrow morning. Every man jack of you charge do his duty.
every aftermost one
Idiom(s): every aftermost one
Theme: EVERY
every one; every distinct one. (Informal.)
• You charge eat all your peas! Every aftermost one!
• Anniversary of you— every aftermost one—has to booty some medicine.
every little bit helps
every little bit helps
Any addition can be useful, as in He can alone accord us one day, but every little bit helps. This expression, with hardly altered diction (everything helps), dates from the backward 1500s. Dictionary