all-wool /'ɔ:l'wul/live in cotton wool Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
died in the wool
pull the wool over one
pull the wool over someone
pull the wool over your eyes
wild and woolly
wool
woolgathering
Idiom(s): woolgatheringTheme: IMAGINATION
daydreaming. (From the practice of wandering along collecting tufts of sheep's wool from hedges.)
• John never listens to the teacher. He's always woolgathering.
• I wish my new secretary would get on with the work and stop woolgathering.
pull the wool over one's eyes
Idiom(s): pull the wool over one's eyesTheme: DECEPTION
to deceive someone.
• You can't pull the wool over my eyes. I know what's going on.
• Don't try to pull the wool over her eyes. She's too smart.
dyed-in-the-wool
Idiom(s): dyed-in-the-woolTheme: STUBBORNNESS
permanent; indelible; stubborn. (Said of a person.)
• My uncle was a dyed-in-the-wool farmer. He wouldn't change for anything.
• Sally is a dyed-in-the-wool socialist.
all wool and a yard wide
Idiom(s): all wool and a yard wideTheme: KINDNESS
genuinely warmhearted and friendly. (Informal and folksy. Refers to woolen cloth that is 100% wool and exactly one yard wide.)
• Old Bob is a true gentleman—all wool and a yard wide.
• The banker, hardly all wool and a yard wide, wouldn't give us a loan.
sống trong bông gòn
Để có một cuộc sống được che chở, bất có căng thẳng và nguy hiểm. Hình ảnh ở đây được bọc trong bông và do đó được bảo vệ. Chủ yếu được nghe ở Vương quốc Anh. Tôi chưa bao giờ nhận ra mình vừa sống trong bông gòn đến mức nào cho đến khi tui đi du lịch và thấy cái cùng kiệt thực sự trông như thế nào .. Xem thêm: bông, sống, len. Xem thêm:
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