ampersand /'æmpəsænd/(one's) head is in the sand Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a picture is worth a thousand words
bat a thousand
head in the sand
hundred/thousand/million and one
picture is worth a thousand words
blood and sand
one in a thousand
Tom，not one in a thousand would have forgiven you as he has done．汤姆，很少有人会象他那样原谅你的。
She's one in a thousand．She does her work quickly and conscientiously and can always be relied on．她这个人是很难得的，干活利索认真，又总是那么可信赖。
bury one's head in the sand
Idiom(s): bury one's head in the sand AND hide one's head in the sandTheme: WITHDRAW
to ignore or hide from obvious signs of danger. (Refers to an ostrich, which we picture with its head stuck into the sand or the ground.)
• Stop burying your head in the sand. Look at the statistics on smoking and cancer.
• And stop hiding your head in the sand. All of us will die somehow, whether we smoke or not.
hide one's head in the sand
Idiom(s): bury one's head in the sand AND hide one's head in the sandTheme: WITHDRAW
to ignore or hide from obvious signs of danger. (Refers to an ostrich, which we picture with its head stuck into the sand or the ground.)
• Stop burying your head in the sand. Look at the statistics on smoking and cancer.
• And stop hiding your head in the sand. All of us will die somehow, whether we smoke or not.
Bury your head in the sand
If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong.Death of a thousand cuts
If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small bad things are happening, none of which are fatal in themselves, but which add up to a slow and painful demise.Draw a line in the sand
If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable.Run into the sand
If something runs into the sand, it fails to achieve a result.Shifting sands
If the sands are shifting, circumstances are changing.Sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question
The sixty-four-thousand-dollar-question is the most important question that can be asked about something.Take sand to the beach
Doing something that is completely pointless or unnecessary is like taking sand to the beach.The sands of time
The sands of time is an idiom meaning that time runs out either through something reaching an end or through a person's death. It comes from the sand used in hourglasses, an ancient way of measuring time.A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.a round of sandwiches
two sandwiches (made from two pieces of bread): "She made a few rounds of cheese sandwiches."build on sand|build|sand
v. phr. To lay a weak or insufficient foundation for a building, a business, or a relationship. "I don't want to build my business on sand," John said, "so please. Dad, give me that loan I requested."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.hide one's head in the sand|bury|bury one's head i
To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand.sand lot(1)|lot|sand|sand lot
n. A field, vacant lot, or other open place used as a sports playing field, usually by younger teams or by amateurs who can't afford to use anything better. Rogers Hornsby, who was National League baseball batting champion six times, first started playing on Texas sand lots.sand trap|sand|trap
n. A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball. The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap.sand-lot(2)|lot|sand|sand lot
adj. Of the kind seen on sand lots; not professional. The professional football team was so confused by their opponents' fast play that they acted like a bunch of sand-lot amateurs.sandwich board|board|sandwich
n. Two advertising signs worn by a man, one on his chest and the other on his back. The man walking along Main Street wore a sandwich board saying "Eat at Joe's."bat one thousand
bat one thousandHave a perfect record, as in In meeting deadlines, she's batting one thousand. The term comes from baseball statistics, where it signifies getting a hit for every turn at bat. It was transferred to other activities in the 1920s.
build on sand
build on sandUse an unstable foundation, as in If you buy nothing but high-risk stocks, your portfolio will be built on sand. This metaphor appears in the New Testament, where Jesus likens those who do not heed his sayings to a foolish man who builds his house on sand, which then is washed away by rain, flood, and wind (Matthew 7:24-27). [c. 1600]
have one's head in the sand
have one's head in the sandsee hide one's head in the sand.
one picture is worth a thousand words
one picture is worth a thousand wordssee picture is worth a thousand words, one.
picture is worth a thousand words, one
picture is worth a thousand words, oneA graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in The book jacket is a big selling point—one picture is worth a thousand words. This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard. To promote his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink in 1921 with the headline “One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words” and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to “Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words,” illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility.
sand
sandsee build on sand; hide one's head in the sand.
thousand
thousandsee bat one thousand; by the dozen; one in a million; picture is worth a thousand words, one.
(one's) arch is in the sand
One refuses to accede or accord with some problem, danger, or difficulty, abnormally in the hopes that it will boldness itself. The byword is a advertence to ostriches, which were believed (incorrectly) to adumbrate their active in the arena at the afterimage of abutting danger. What do you beggarly "everything's fine"? Nearly bisected our clients' advice has leaked online! Clearly your arch is in the beach apropos this aegis breach! She keeps adage the botheration has been resolved, but, honestly, I anticipate she has her arch in the beach a bit.Learn more: head, sand
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