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bolt from the blue
(See like a bolt from the blue)
cut from the same cloth
from the same family, very similar Ty and Ed are cut from the same cloth - both are serious and quiet.
from the bottom of my heart
sincerely, with deep feeling For your kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
from the bottom of one
with great feeling, sincerely I thanked him from the bottom of my heart for helping my daughter when she was sick.
from the frying pan into the fire
from bad to worse I went from farming to fishing - from the frying pan into the fire!
from the get-go
from the beginning, from day one First, a dog has to learn who's boss - right from the get-go.
from the heart
sincerely, honestly He gave her some flowers with a message straight from his heart.
from the horse's mouth
(See straight from the horse's mouth)
from the word go
from the beginning, from the start You knew I worked for the KGB. You knew it from the word go.
keep the wolf from the door
keep us fed, prevent hunger This cheque will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food.
like a bolt from the blue
like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
straght from the horse
directly from the person or place where something began I heard straight from the horse
straight from the horse
directly from the person involved I went over to my friend
straight from the horse's mouth
directly from the person who said it or did it I want to hear the story from Ty, straight from the horse's mouth.
straight from the shoulder
open and honest way of speaking He always speaks straight from the shoulder.
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
"kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son" I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
come from the shoulders
to fight or prepare to fight
toe up from the floor up
to be really messed up (like from a hangover)
from then on
from that time onward从那时起
From then on he was a teacher．从那时起他就是一位老师。
Mr．Li became rich from then on．李先生从那时起就发财了。
shoot from the hip
Idiom(s): shoot from the hip
Theme: FRANKNESS
to speak directly and frankly. (Informal.)
• John has a tendency to shoot from the hip, but he generally speaks the truth.
• Don't pay any attention to John. He means no harm. It's just his nature to shoot from the hip.
separate the sheep from the goats
Idiom(s): separate the sheep from the goats
Theme: DIVISION
to divide people into two groups.
• Working in a place like this really separates the sheep from the goats.
• We cant go on with the game until we separate the sheep from the goats. Let's see who can jump the farthest.
separate the men from the boys
Idiom(s): separate the men from the boys
Theme: SEPARATION
to separate the competent from those who are less competent.
• This is the kind of task that separates the men from the boys.
• This project requires a lot of thinking. It'll separate the men from the boys.
learn sth from the bottom up
Idiom(s): learn sth from the bottom up
Theme: LEARNING
to learn something thoroughly, from the very beginning; to learn all aspects of something, even the most lowly. (Informal.)
• I learned my business from the bottom up.
• I started out sweeping the floors and learned everything from the bottom up.
from the outset
Idiom(s): from the outset
Theme: BEGINNINGS - INITIAL
from the beginning.
• We had problems with this machine from the outset.
• We knew about the unfriendly judge from the outset of our trial.
from the ground up
Idiom(s): from the ground up
Theme: COMPLETELY
from the beginning; from start to finish. (Literal in reference to building a house or other building.)
• We must plan our sales campaign carefully from the ground up.
• Sorry, but you'll have to start all over again from the ground up.
from the cradle to the grave
Idiom(s): from the cradle to the grave
Theme: COMPLETELY
from birth to death.
• The government promised to take care of us from the cradle to the grave.
• You can feel secure and well protected from the cradle to the grave.
from the bottom of one's heart
Idiom(s): from the bottom of one's heart
Theme: SINCERITY
sincerely.
• When I returned the lost kitten to Mrs. Brown, she thanked me from the bottom of her heart.
• Oh, thank you! I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Children resemble their parents.
Dead from the neck up
Someone who's dead from the neck up is very stupid indeed.
Fresh from the oven
If something is fresh from the oven, it is very new.
From the bottom of your heart
If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.
From the sublime to the ridiculous
If something declines considerably in quality or importance, it is said to have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Proclaim it from the rooftops
If something is proclaimed from the rooftops, it is made as widely known and as public as possible.
Pull the fat from the fire
If you pull the fat from the fire, you help someone in a difficult situation.
Read from the same page
When people are reading from the same page, they say the same things in public about an issue.
Rise from the ashes
If something rises from the ashes, it recovers after a serious failure.
Separate the wheat from the chaff
When you separate the wheat from the chaff, you select what is useful or valuable and reject what is useless or worthless.
Sing from the same hymn sheet
If people are singing from the same hymn sheet, they are expressing the same opinions in public.
The apple does not fall far from the tree
Offspring grow up to be like their parents.
bolt from the blue|blue|bolt|from the blue
n. phr. Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt from the blue. His decision to resign was a bolt from the blue.
Compare: OUT OF THE BLUE.
from the bottom of one's heart|bottom|from|heart|w
adv. phr. With great feeling; sincerely. A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart. John thanked his rescuer from the bottom of his heart. The people welcomed the returning soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.
from the ground up|from|ground
adv. phr. From the beginning; entirely; completely. After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up. Sam knows about baseball from the ground up. The new cars have been changed from the ground up.
from the heart|from|heart
adv. Sincerely; honestly. John always speaks from the heart.
from the word "go"|from|go|word|word go
adv. phr. From start to finish; completely. He may look French but he is a New Yorker from the word "go."
keep the wolf from the door|door|from the door|kee
v. phr. To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. "I don't like my job," Mike complained, "but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door."
Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER.
rise from the ashes|ash|ashes|rise
v. phr. To rise from ruin; start anew. A year after flunking out of medical school, Don rose from the ashes and passed his qualifying exams for the M.D. with honors.
separate the men from the boys|boys|men|separate
v. phr., informal To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys. The mile run separates the men from the boys.
shoot from the hip|hip|shoot
v. phr., informal 1. To fire a gun held at the hip without aiming by aligning the barrel with one's eye. In many Western movies the heroic sheriff defeats the villains by shooting from the hip. 2. To speak sincerely, frankly, and without subterfuge. "What kind of an administrator will Mr. Brown be?" the head of the search committee asked. "He shoots straight from the hip," he was assured.
shout from the housetops|housetop|housetops|roofto
v. phr., informal To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one's own personal business. Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops. When Mary bleached her hair, her neighbors shouted it from the housetops. từ đáy
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