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a pain in the ass
a pain in the butt
a royal pain
feeling no pain
no pain, no gain
pain in the ass
pain in the butt
pain in the neck
pain in the neck (ass)
paint a picture
paint oneself into a corner
paint the town red
paint with the same brush
royal pain
take pains
give sba pain
Bruce's laziness gives his mother a pain．布鲁斯的懒惰使他母亲烦恼。
His bad manners give his teacher a pain．他的粗鲁使他的老师头痛。
paint in
He painted in a house to add some human interest．他添了一座房子以增加这幅画的人情味。
The standing figure on the right was painted in after the rest of the picture was completed．右边那个站立的人像，是在图画的其它部分画完以后加上的。
paint out
They painted out the old name of the street before they put in the new one．在刷上新的路名前他们先把旧路名涂掉。
Parts of old painting which appear unpleasing to later artists are sometimes painted out．古画中某些为后世艺术家所不喜欢的部分，有时就被涂掉了。
paint the town
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。
paint the town (red)
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。
paint up
The school has been painted up for festival celebrations．为庆祝节日，校容已整修一新。
They have painted the place up after I left there．我走后他们把那地方油漆了一遍。
take great pains
Idiom(s): take (great) pains (to do sth)Theme: TRYING
to make a great effort to do something.
• Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right.
• We took pains to get there on time.
have growing pains
Idiom(s): have growing painsTheme: DIFFICULTY
[for an organization] to have difficulties in its growth.
• The banker apologized for losing my check and said the bank was having growing pains.
• Governments have terrible growing pains.
give sb a pain
Idiom(s): give sb a painTheme: ANNOYANCE - DELIBERATE
to annoy or bother someone. (Slang.)
• Here comes Sally. Oh, she gives me a pain.
• She's such a pest. She really gives me a pain.
black as one is painted
Idiom(s): (as) black as one is paintedTheme: NEGATION
as evil as described. (Usually negative.)
• The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous.
• Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media.
build castles in Spain
Idiom(s): build castles in the air AND build castles in SpainTheme: IMAGINATION
to daydream; to make plans that can never come true.
• Ann spends most of her time building castles in Spain.
• I really like to sit on the porch in the evening, just building castles in the air.
Paint yourself into a corner
(USA) If someone paints themselves into a corner, they get themselves into a mess.Painted Jezebel
A painted Jezebel is a scheming woman.Watching paint dry
If something is like watching paint dry, it is really boring.A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.No gain without pain.
One is unlikely to achieve anything without trouble.at pains|pain|pains
adj. phr. Making a special effort. At pains to make a good impression, she was prompt for her appointment.be at pains|at pains|pain|pains
v. phr. To be extremely desirous to do something; to take the trouble to do something. The captain was at pains to see that everybody got safely into the lifeboats.feel no pain|feel|no pain|pain
v. phr., slang To be drunk. After a few drinks, the man felt no pain and began to act foolishly.give a pain|give|pain
v. phr., slang To make (you) disgusted; annoy. Ann's laziness gives her mother a pain. John's bad manners give his teacher a pain.Compare: PAIN IN THE NECK.
growing pains|grow|growing|pain|pains
n. 1. Pains in children's legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. The little girl's legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains. 2. informal Troubles when something new is beginning or growing. The factory has growing pains.on pain of|on|pain|under|under pain of
prep., formal At the risk of; under penalty of. The workers went on strike on pain of losing their jobs. The rebels had to swear under pain of death never to confess where their comrades were hiding.pain in the ass|ass|neck|pain|pain in the neck
n., slang, vulgar with ass An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass).paint a gloomy picture|gloomy|gloomy picture|paint
v. phr. To describe something in a gloomy, pessimistic way. We are sad because the weather forecast has painted a gloomy picture for all of next week when we go on vacation.paint oneself into a corner|corner|paint
v. phr. To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner.paint the lily|lily|paint
v. phr. To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily. For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily. Frank's father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire.paint the town red|paint|paint the town|red|town
v. phr., slang To go out to drink and have a good time; celebrate wildly; carouse. It was the sailors' first night ashore; they painted the town red.Compare: ON THE TOWN2.
take pains|pains|take
v. phr. To do something very carefully and thoroughly. She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want. She always takes pains with her appearance.at pains, be at
at pains, be atAlso, take pains. Make a special effort or take extra trouble to do something. For example, Bob was at pains to make a good first impression and wore his best suit, or Mary took pains to make sure her speech would interest the audience. [First half of 1500s]
feel no pain
feel no painBe intoxicated, as in After six beers he was feeling no pain. This expression alludes to being oblivious to pain because of the consumption of a large amount of liquor. [Slang; mid-1900s]
for one's pains
for one's painsIn return for the trouble one has taken, as in And all he got for his pains was a failing grade. This expression is nearly always used ironically to indicate that the return was not appropriate to the effort made. [First half of 1500s]
give a pain
give a painsee pain in the neck.
growing pains
growing painsProblems that arise in beginning or enlarging an enterprise, as in The company is undergoing growing pains but should be viable by next year. This expression, which dates from the late 1800s, originally referred to the joint and limb aches experienced by youngsters who are growing rapidly. By about 1900 it was being used figuratively.
on pain of
on pain ofAlso, under pain of. Subject to the penalty of a specific punishment. For example, The air traffic controllers knew that going on strike was on pain of losing their jobs. At one time this idiom often invoked death as the penalty, a usage that is largely hyperbolic today, as in We'd better be back on time, under pain of death. [Late 1300s]
pain
painIn addition to the idioms beginning with pain, also see at pains, be at; feel no pain; for one's pains; growing pains; no pain, no gain; on pain of.
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