(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đi nói chuyện; đi vận động chính trị (ở các tỉnh nhỏ, ở nông thôn)
blow up a storm Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
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.
brain storm
think of ideas together, think tank Our family decided to brain storm the problem of wasting food.
calm before the storm
(See the calm before the storm)
eye of the storm
(See the eye of the storm)
fart in a windstorm
(See a fart in a windstorm)
sing up a storm
sing loud, sing vigorously After dinner we gathered around the piano and sang up a storm.
take by storm
rush in, win by force, overwhelm The Vikings landed on the beach and took the village by storm.
the calm before the storm
the quiet time just before anger or an attack The enemy is planning an attack. This is the calm before the storm.
the eye of the storm
the center of the storm, the middle of the storm The eye of the storm is directly over Lake Simcoe.
up a storm
(See sing up a storm)
weather the storm
survive a crisis, live through tough times Pat lost his job and I had surgery, but we weathered the storm.
any port in a storm
Idiom(s): any port in a storm
Theme: SOLUTION
a phrase indicating that when one is in difficulties one must accept any way out, whether one likes the solution or not. • I don't want to live with my parents, hut it's a case of any port in a storm. I can t find an apartment. • He hates his job, but he can t get another. Any port in a storm, you know.
kick up a storm
Idiom(s): kick up a fuss AND kick up a row; kick up a storm
Theme: TROUBLE
to become a nuisance; to misbehave and disturb (someone). (Informal. Row rhymes with cow. Note the variations in the examples.) • The customer kicked up such a fuss about the food that the manager came to apologize. • I kicked up such a row that they kicked me out. • Oh, what pain! My arthritis is kicking up a storm.
Cook up a storm
If someone cooks up a storm, they cause a big fuss or generate a lot of talk about something.
Quiet before the Storm
When you know that something is about to go horribly wrong, but hasn't just yet, then you are in the quiet before the storm.
Storm in a teacup
If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup.
Weather a storm
If you weather a storm, you get through a crisis or hard times.
to have a stormy relationship
a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship."
a storm in a teacup
a lot of fuss over something small: "Don't worry about those two arguing. it's just a storm in a teacup."
the lull before the storm
a quiet time before a busy or difficult time: "It's going to get very busy on Thursday. Today and tomorrow are just the lull before the storm."
After a storm comes a calm.
Since something better must follow an unpleasant event, be optimistic.
any port in a storm|port|storm
Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb. The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm.
brain-storm|brain|storm
v. To have a discussion among fellow researchers or co-workers on a project in order to find the best solution to a given problem. Dr. Watson and his research assistants are brain-storming in the conference room.
brainstorm
n. A sudden insight; a stroke of comprehension. Listen to me, I've just had a major brainstorm, and I think I found the solution to our problem.
take by storm|storm|take
v. phr. 1. To capture by a sudden or very bold attack. The army did not hesitate. They took the town by storm. 2. To win the favor or liking of; make (a group of people) like or believe you. The comic took the audience by storm.John gave Jane so much attention that he took her by storm, and she said she would marry him. Compare: MAKE A HIT.
weather the storm|storm|weather
v. phr. To survive some disaster. When Peter and Sue started their business they had very little money, but in a year they weathered the storm.
tiếng lóng Để chơi một nhạc cụ đòi hỏi phải thổi (chẳng hạn như kèn trumpet hoặc saxophone) với kỹ năng điêu luyện. Tôi yêu câu lạc bộ nhạc applesauce này. Bạn có nghe thấy gã đó thổi một cơn bão không? Thật là tài năng !. Xem thêm: thổi, bão, lên. Xem thêm:
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Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ blow up a storm