bell-flower /'bel,flauə/lower Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
have my ears lowered
wall flower
blower
2. a paper towel roll stuffed with dryer sheets to dissipate marijuana smoke:"I got the blower if you got the bowl"
lower the boom on
Idiom(s): lower the boom on sbTheme: SCOLDING
to scold or punish someone severely; to crack down on someone. (Informal.)
• If Bob wont behave better, III have to lower the boom on him.
• The teacher lowered the boom on the whole class for misbehaving.
lower one's voice
Idiom(s): lower one's voiceTheme: LOUDNESS
to speak more softly.
• Please lower your voice, or you'll disturb the people who are working.
• He wouldn't lower his voice, so everyone heard what he said.
lower one's sights
Idiom(s): lower one's sightsTheme: GOALS
to set one's goals lower.
• Even though you get frustrated, don't lower your sights.
• I shouldn't lower my sights. If I work hard, I can do what I want.
Flowery speech
Flowery speech is full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.Lower than a snake's belly
Someone or something that is lower than a snake's belly is of a very low moral standing.Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut
(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.Lower the bar
If people change the standards required to make things easier, they lower the bar.Lower your sights
If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for.On the blower
(UK) If someone is on the blower, they are on the phone.Slower than molasses going uphill in January
(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!Wallflower
A woman politician given an unimportant government position so that the government can pretend it takes women seriously is a wallflower.a wallflower
someone who stands on his own at parties: "Who's the wallflower over there?"camp follower|camp|follower
n. 1. A man or woman who goes with an army, not to fight but to sell something. Nowadays camp followers are not allowed as they were long ago. 2. A person who goes with a famous or powerful person or group in hope of profit. A man who runs for president has many camp followers.flower child|child|flower
n., slang, informal 1. A young person who believes in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize his peace-loving nature. Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate! 2. Any person who cannot cope with reality. "Face facts, Suzie, stop being such a flower child!"flower power|flower|power
n., slang The supposed power of love and nonviolence as intended to be used by members of the anti-culture to change American society. The young people were marching for flower power.lower the boom|boom|lower
v. phr., informal To punish strictly; check or stop fully. The mayor lowered the boom on outside jobs for city firemen. Father lowered the boom on the girls for staying out after midnight.Synonym: CRACK DOWN. The police lowered the boom on open gambling.
camp follower
camp follower1) A civilian who follows or settles near a military camp, especially a prostitute who does so. For example, The recruits were told not to associate with camp followers. [Early 1800s]
2) A person who sympathizes with a cause or group but does not join it. For example, She's only a camp follower so we can't count on her for a contribution.
flower
flowerin flower
in a state of flowering
An lower idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with lower, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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