conundrum /kə'nʌndrəm/undr Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
bat five hundred
dirty laundry
hundred/thousand/million and one
hundred to one shot/chance
doing a hundred
all and sundry
Idiom(s): all and sundryTheme: EVERYONE
everyone; one and all. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
• Cold drinks were served to all and sundry.
• All and sundry came to the village fair.
one in a hundred
Idiom(s): one in a thousand AND one in a hundred; one in a millionTheme: FREQUENCY
unique; one of a very few.
• He's a great guy. He's one in million.
• Mary's one in a hundred—such a hard worker.
Kill one to warn a hundred.
Warn many by punishing a few.Air your dirty laundry in public
If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.Don't wash your dirty laundry in public
(UK) People, especially couples, who argue in front of others or involve others in their personal problems and crises, are said to be washing their dirty laundry in public; making public things that are best left private. (In American English, 'don't air your dirty laundry in public' is used.)by the dozen|by the hundred|by the thousand|dozen|
adv. phr. Very many at one time; in great numbers. Tommy ate cookies by the down. Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers. The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds. The enemy attacked the fort by the thousands.hundred
hundredsee by the dozen.
laundry
laundrysee wash one's dirty linen in public.
sundry
sundrysee all and sundry.
various and sundry
various and sundryOf 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.
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