Nghĩa là gì:
engrave
engrave /in'greiv/- ngoại động từ
- (nghĩa bóng) in sâu, khắc sâu (vào óc...)
silent as the grave Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
dig your own grave
cause your own failure, cut your own throat When you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave?
one foot in the grave
near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer.
dig in the grave
London Cockney rhyming slang for shave
turn over in one's grave
Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's grave
Theme: AMAZING
[for a dead person] to be shocked or horrified. (Refers to something that would be so shocking to a person who is actually dead, that the dead person would quicken enough to turn over.)
• If Beethoven heard Mary play one of his sonatas, he'd turn over in his grave.
• If Aunt Jane knew what you were doing with her favorite chair, she would turn over in her grave.
quiet as the grave
Idiom(s): (as) quiet as the grave
Theme: SILENCE
very quiet; silent.
• The house is as quiet as the grave when the children are at school.
• This town is quiet as the grave now that the offices have closed.
have one foot in the grave
Idiom(s): have one foot in the grave
Theme: DAYDREAM
to be near death, either because of old age or because of illness.
• Fred's uncle is ninety. He has one foot in the grave and may not live another two months.
• Terry has one foot in the grave and will perish unless he receives treatment soon.
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.
dig one's own grave
Idiom(s): dig one's own grave
Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE
to be responsible for one's own downfall or ruin.
• The manager tried to get rid of his assistant, but he dug his own grave. He got fired himself for trying.
• The committee has dug its own grave with the new tax bill.
Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
Don't do something yourself which causes your own downfall.
Dancing on someone's grave
If you will dance on someone's grave, you will outlive or outlast them and will celebrate their demise. (as) im lặng như nấm mồ
Hoàn toàn im lặng, đặc biệt là làm ra (tạo) ra hiệu ứng điềm báo hoặc điềm gở. Tôi biết có điều gì đó bất ổn khi tui bước vàophòng chốnghọp và tất cả các thành viên trong hội cùng đều im lặng như nấm mồ. Tôi ghét ở trong nhà của bà tôi. Nó im lặng như ngôi mộ vào ban đêm, và nó thực sự làm tui sợ hãi .. Xem thêm: ngôi mộ, im lặng im lặng (hoặc lặng lẽ) như ngôi mộ
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Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ silent as the grave