to tear something asunder: xé vật gì ra thành từng mảnh
to break (cut) asunder: bẻ làm đôi, chặt rời ra
sund Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a month of Sundays
a very long time, many days It will take a month of Sundays to phone the students in our school.
month of Sundays
(See a month of Sundays)
Sunday best
best clothes, glad rags Father was in his Sunday best - in his three-piece, navy suit.
poles apart/asunder
completely different相差甚远 They were in agreement on most world issues,but they were poles apart about the war.他们对于多数世界大事意见是一致的,但对于战争的看法却截然相反。 Their opinions are poles asunder.他们的意见截然相反。 The two brothers are poles apart in character.这兄弟二人性格迥异。
poles asunder
completely different相差甚远 They were in agreement on most world issues,but they were poles apart about the war.他们对于多数世界大事意见是一致的,但对于战争的看法却截然相反。 Their opinions are poles asunder.他们的意见截然相反。 The two brothers are poles apart in character.这兄弟二人性格迥异。
Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
Idiom(s): Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
Theme: CLOTHING
one's best clothes. (Folksy.) • John was all dressed up in his Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. • I hate to be wearing my Sunday- go-to-meeting clothes when everyone else is casually dressed.
in one's Sunday best
Idiom(s): in one's Sunday best
Theme: CLOTHING
in one's best Sunday clothes; in the clothes one wears to church. • All the children were dressed up in their Sunday best. • I like to be in my Sunday best whenever I go out. • Let's get into our Sunday best and go out for dinner.
all and sundry
Idiom(s): all and sundry
Theme: EVERYONE
everyone; one and all. (Folksy. Fixed order.) • Cold drinks were served to all and sundry. • All and sundry came to the village fair.
in a month of Sundays
Idiom(s): in a coon's age AND in a month of Sundays
Theme: TIME
in a very long time. (Folksy. The coon is a raccoon.) • How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age. • I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age. • John hasn't seen a movie in a month of Sundays.
Sunday driver
A Sunday driver drives very slowly and makes unexpected manoeuvres.
Sunday go-to-meeting clothes|Sunday|clothes
n. phr., informal Best clothes or outfit of clothing. The cowboy got all dressed up in his best bib and tucker to go to the dance.Mary went to the party in her Sunday best and made a hit with the boys. Compare: GLAD RAGS.
best bib and tucker|Sunday|Sunday best|Sunday go t
n. phr., informal Best clothes or outfit of clothing. The cowboy got all dressed up in his best bib and tucker to go to the dance.Mary went to the party in her Sunday best and made a hit with the boys. Compare: GLAD RAGS.
month of Sundays|Sunday|Sundays|month
n. phr., informal A very long time. Used for emphasis after "for" or "in" and usually with a negative verb. I have not had devil's food cake in a month of Sundays.When he got her first letter, he felt that he had not heard from her for a month of Sundays. Synonym: DOG'S AGE.
week of Sundays|Sunday|Sundays|week
n. phr. A long time; seven weeks. I haven't seen them in a week of Sundays.
month of Sundays, a
month of Sundays, a A long time, as in I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. This expression, which would literally mean thirty weeks, has been used hyperbolically since it was first recorded in 1832. One writer suggests it originally connoted a long dreary time, since games and other kinds of amusement used to be forbidden on Sunday.
Sunday
Sunday In addition to the idiom beginning with Sunday, also see month of Sundays, a.
various and sundry Of different kinds, miscellaneous, as in Various and sundry items did not sell, so they'll probably hold another auction. This expression is a redundancy, the two adjectives meaning just about the same thing.
An sund 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 sund, 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 sund