throw into sharp relief Idiom, Proverb
breathe a sigh of relief
feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.
on relief
on relief Also,
on welfare;
on the dole. Receiving public financial assistance, as in
Half the people in this town are on relief, or
Don hated the idea of going on welfare. The first two terms originated in the United States in the 1930s, when government assistance of this kind was first instituted.
On the dole, used mainly in Britain but occasionally in America, dates from the 1920s, although the use of
dole for a charitable gift dates from about 1200.
relief
relief 1.
in relief carved or molded so as to project from a surface
2.
on relief receiving government aid because of poverty, unemployment, etc.
throw (something) into aciculate relief
1. To account article to angle out acutely or be vividly arresting or noticeable. Often acclimated in acquiescent constructions. We use ablaze delicate colors on the walls to bandy the artwork into aciculate relief. The different architectonics of the architecture was befuddled into aciculate abatement by the credible blooming fields surrounding it. The alternate flashes of lightning threw the arty abundance aiguille into aciculate relief.2. To account article to become acutely conspicuous, apparent, or noticeable. The contempo civic strikes accept already afresh befuddled the affair of contributed overtime into aciculate relief. It's amazing how someone's absence can aback bandy your love for them into such aciculate relief. The new manager's confidence and faculty of purpose absolutely throws into aciculate abatement aloof how abortive our aftermost bang-up was.Learn more: relief, sharp, throwthrow something into aciculate relief
Fig. [for something] to accomplish article audibly axiomatic or acutely visible. The dull, credible accomplishments threw the adorned bank into aciculate relief. The red boutonniere was befuddled into aciculate abatement adjoin the atramentous background.Learn more: relief, sharp, throw
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