make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba.
honesty is the best policy
telling the truth is the best plan, honesty pays off Above the teacher's desk is this sign: Honesty is the best policy.
keep you honest
keep you from lying, cause you to be truthful Your child's questions will keep you honest. You can't lie to kids.
nest egg
money for retirement, life savings After selling the farm, they had their nest egg - about $200,000.
to be perfectly honest
to tell you the truth, to tell you exactly how I feel, as a matter of fact """Your cat's up in the tree again."" ""To be perfectly honest, I don't care. Let him come down alone."""
feather one's nest
1.use for yourself money and power,esp.from a public office 营私;饱私囊 He used his position and in fluence to feather his nest.他利用自己的地位和权势谋取私利。 She may do something for you,but she'll be feathering her own nest at the same time.她会为你做些好事,但同时她会从中捞些好处。 Before liberation,many officials feathered their nests through corruption.解放前,许多官吏通过贪污中饱私囊。 2. make one's home pleasant and comfortable;decorate one's house装饰家庭 Furniture stores welcome young couples who want to feather their nests.家俱店很欢迎想装饰房屋的年轻夫妇光临。
in earnest
serious(ly)认真的/地 Her parents thought the girl was joking when she said she wanted to be a scientist,but she was in earnest.这女孩说她想当一名科学家,她父母认为她是在开玩笑,但她却是认真的。 Surely you are not in earnest in saying that,are you?你说那话不是当真的,是吗? Did you say it in earnest?你那样讲是当真的吗?
stir up a hornet's nest
Idiom(s): stir up a hornet's nest
Theme: TROUBLE
to create trouble or difficulties. (Informal.) • What a mess you have made of things. You've really stirred up a hornet's nest. • Bill stirred up a hornet's nest when he discovered the theft.
honest-to-goodness
Idiom(s): honest-to-goodness AND honest-to- God; honest-to-Pete
Theme: TRUTH
truthful; genuine. • Is that an honest-to-goodness leather jacket, or is it vinyl? • It's honest-to-goodness vinyl.
Honest to goodness
Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.
Theme: TRUTH
I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.) • Did he really say that? Honest to goodness? • Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon. • I've been there, too—honest to God.
foul one's own nest
Idiom(s): foul one's own nest
Theme: HARM
to harm one's own interests; to bring disadvantage upon oneself. • He tried to discredit a fellow senator with the president, but just succeeded in fouling his own nest. • The boss really dislikes Mary. She certainly fouled her own nest when she spread those rumors about him.
come by sth honestly
Idiom(s): come by sth honestly
Theme: ACQUISITION
to inherit something—a character trait—from one's parents. • I know I'm mean. I came by it honestly, though. • She came by her kindness honestly.
honest-to-Pete
Idiom(s): honest-to-goodness AND honest-to- God; honest-to-Pete
Theme: TRUTH
truthful; genuine. • Is that an honest-to-goodness leather jacket, or is it vinyl? • It's honest-to-goodness vinyl.
honest-to- God
Idiom(s): honest-to-goodness AND honest-to- God; honest-to-Pete
Theme: TRUTH
truthful; genuine. • Is that an honest-to-goodness leather jacket, or is it vinyl? • It's honest-to-goodness vinyl.
Honest to Pete
Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.
Theme: TRUTH
I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.) • Did he really say that? Honest to goodness? • Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon. • I've been there, too—honest to God.
Honest to God
Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.
Theme: TRUTH
I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.) • Did he really say that? Honest to goodness? • Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon. • I've been there, too—honest to God.
honest and aboveboard
Idiom(s): aboveboard AND honest and aboveboard; open and aboveboard
Theme: HONESTY
in the open; visible to the public; honest. (Especially with keep, as in the examples. Fixed order.) • Don't keep it a secret. Let's make sure that everything is aboveboard. • You can do whatever you wish, as long as you keep it honest and aboveboard. • The inspector had to make sure that everything was open and aboveboard.
Least said soonest mended.
The more discreet you are, the less damage you cause.
Cuckoo in the nest
Is an issue or a problem, etc, is a cuckoo in the nest, it grows quickly and crowds out everything else.
Feather your own nest
If someone feathers their own nest, they use their position or job for personal gain.
Honest truth
If someone claims that something is the honest truth, they wish to sound extra-sincere about something.
Hornets' nest
A hornets' nest is a violent situation or one with a lot of dispute. (If you create the problem, you 'stir up a hornets' nest'.)
In all honesty
If you say something in all honesty, you are telling the complete truth. It can be used as a way of introducing a negative opinion whilst trying to be polite; in all honesty, I have to say that I wasn't very impressed.
a love-nest
the place where two lovers live: "They made a love-nest in the old basement flat."
Honesty is the best policy.
The path of truth is a wise one to follow in the long run.
come by honestly|come|honestly
v. phr., informal To inherit (a characteristic) from your parents. Joe comes by his hot temper honestly; his father is the same way.
feather one's nest|feather|nest
v. phr., informal 1. To use for yourself money and power, especially from a public office or job in which you are trusted to help other people. The rich man told his lawyer to use his money after he died to build a hospital for poor people, but the lawyer feathered his own nest with the money instead.The man feathered his nest in politics by getting money from contractors who built roads. Synonym: LINE ONE'S POCKETS. 2. To make your home pleasant and comfortable; furnish and decorate your house. Furniture stores welcome young couples who want to feather their nests.
honest broker|broker|honest
n. phr. A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between the employees and the management.
honest to goodness|God|goodness|honest|honest to G
adj. phr., informal Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness."Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the world," said Mother.
adj. phr., informal Real; genuine. Used for emphasis. She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie.It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he'd seen since going abroad.
in earnest|earnest
adv. or adj. phr. Seriously; in a determined way. The beaver was building his dam in earnest.Bill did his homework in earnest. Often used like a predicate adjective. Sometimes used with "dead", for emphasis. Betty's friends thought she was joking when she said she wanted to be a doctor, but she was in dead earnest.
mare's nest|mare|nest
n. phr. Something that doesn't exist; a discovery that proves to be worthless. He claims that he has discovered a gasoline substitute but we suspect it will turn out to be a mare's nest.
nest egg|egg|nest
n. Savings set aside to be used in the future. Herb says he doesn't have to worry about his old age because he has a nest egg in the bank.
stir up a hornet's nest|hornet|hornet's nest|nest|
v. phr. To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the rules at school.
turn an honest penny|honest penny|penny|turn
v. phr. To realize a good profit. Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business. Compare: PRETTY PENNY.
anesthetic
anesthetic anesthetic to incapable of feeling or responding to
empty nest The home of parents whose children have grown up and moved out. For example, Now that they had an empty nest, Jim and Jane opened a bed-and-breakfast. This expression, alluding to a nest from which baby birds have flown, gave rise to such related ones as empty-nester, for a parent whose children had moved out, and empty-nest syndrome, for the state of mind of parents whose children had left. [c. 1970]
foul one's nest
foul one's nest Also, foul one's own nest. Hurt one's own interests, as in With his constant complaints about his wife, he's only fouling his own nest. This metaphoric expression transfers a bird's soiling of its nest to human behavior. [Mid-1200s]
stir up a hornets' nest Make trouble, cause a commotion, as in Asking for an audit of the treasurer's books stirred up a hornets' nest in the association. This metaphoric term, likening hornets to angry humans, dates from the first half of the 1700s.
tổ lông (của người) (của riêng)
1. Để trang bị và làm đẹp cho nơi ở của một người. Bây giờ căn hộ vừa chính thức là của tôi, tui nóng lòng muốn xây tổ ấm của mình! 2. Để làm giàu cho bản thân bằng cách sử dụng ảnh hưởng hoặc vị trí của mình hoặc bằng trước của người khác. Tôi chắc chắn rằng anh ta vừa tự làm lông cho tổ ấm của mình bằng số trước mà anh ta được đánh giá là đã gây quỹ từ thiện .. Xem thêm: lông vũ, tổ
lông của một người (riêng) tổ
1. Hình. Để trang trí và trang bị nội thất cho ngôi nhà của một người theo phong cách và sự thoải mái. (Ám chỉ những con chim lót lông trong tổ để chúng ấm áp và thoải mái.) Với cănphòng chốnggia đình mới và nhà bếp mở rộng, chúng dường như vừa làm tổ khá thoải mái. 2. Hình. Sử dụng quyền lực và uy tín để cung cấp cho bản thân một cách ích kỷ. (Đặc biệt là nói về các chính trị gia (nhà) sử dụng vănphòng chốngcủa họ để kiếm trước cho bản thân.) Thị trưởng dường như đang giúp đỡ tất cả người, nhưng cô ấy thực sự đang chăm nom tổ ấm của riêng mình. Chủ thầu xây dựng vừa sử dụng rất nhiều trước của công để làm lông cho tổ của mình .. Xem thêm: lông, tổ
tổ lông của (của người ta)
Làm giàu bằng cách lợi dụng chức vụ của mình hoặc bằng cách hết dụng tài sản hoặc quỹ để lại trong lòng tin của một người .. Xem thêm: lông, tổ
lông của người, để
làm giàu cho bản thân, để cung cấp tốt cho chính mình. Đề cập đến chuyện các loài chim làm tổ mềm để lấy trứng và chim non, biểu hiện này bắt nguồn từ thế kỷ thứ mười sáu. Nó xuất hiện trong vở kịch Respublica (1: 1) năm 1553 của một tác giả không danh, cũng như trong một số tác phẩm khác của thời (gian) kỳ đó. Đó là một sáo rỗng của thế kỷ thứ mười tám .. Xem thêm: lông vũ. Xem thêm:
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