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combinatorial explosion
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expl Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
explain sth away
Idiom(s): explain sth away
Theme: EXPLANATION
to give a good explanation for something; to explain something so that it seems less important; to make excuses for something.
• This is a very serious matter, and you cannot just explain it away.
• John couldn't explain away his low grades.
explain oneself
Idiom(s): explain oneself
Theme: EXCUSES
to explain what one has said or done or what one thinks or feels. (Formal and polite.)
• Please take a moment to explain yourself. I'm sure we are interested in your ideas.
• Yes, if you give me a moment to explain myself, I think you'll agree with my idea.
explode a bombshell
Idiom(s): drop a bomb(shell) AND explode a bombshell; drop a brick
Theme: 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.
Explore all avenues
If all avenues are being explored, then every conceivable approach is being tried that could possibly get the desired result.
explain away|explain
v. To explain (something) so that it does not seem true or important. John explained away his unfinished homework by showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast. It is hard to explain away Abraham Lincoln's dream about being dead, which he had a few days before he was shot. The man could not explain away the gun and the marked money from the bank robbery that the police found in his car.
explain oneself|explain
v. phr. 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. When we didn't understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself. 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. When Jack brought Mary home at three o'clock in the morning, her father asked him to explain himself.
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.
explain
explain
1.
explain away
to state reasons for so as to justify, often by minimizing, or make understandable
2.
explain oneself
1) to make clear what one means
2) to give reasons justifying one's conduct
explain away
explain away
Dismiss or minimize the importance of something, especially something detrimental. For example, “His words were taken down, and though he tried to explain them away, he was sent to the Tower” (Thomas Macaulay, The History of England, 1855). [c. 1700]
An expl 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 expl, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ expl