prelude to Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

a commencement to (something)

An anterior accident or action. The bread-and-butter troubles of these companies were aloof a commencement to the all-around banking accident that would the afterward year. We attention these acts of assailment as a commencement to war.Learn more: prelude

prelude to something

an act or accident that comes afore and signals addition act or event. Her causticity to her bang-up was a commencement to her resignation. The Munich Pact was a commencement to World War II.Learn more: prelude

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake prefer prefer (someone or something) to (someone or something else) prefer against prefer charges prefer charges against (one) prefer to preference prefix prefix (something) to (something else) prefix to preg pregame preggers preggo pregnancy brain pregnant pregnant pause pregnant silence pregnant with (something) prejudice prejudice (one) against (someone or something) prejudice against prelim prelims prelude prelude to premium prepare prepare for prepare the ground prepare the ground (for something) prepare the way (for something) prepper preppie preppy prequel prescribe prescribe (something) for (someone or something) prescribe for prescription presence presence of mind present present (one) with (something) present (something) to (one) present as (someone or something) present company excepted present company excluded present to presenteeism preservation