upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.
cup runneth over
feeling too full of love or joy or happiness My cup runneth over whenever I listen to Mother Teresa.
Internet
a system of computers, World Wide Web If you want to know more about any topic, get on the Internet.
mad as a hornet
very angry, in a fighting mood He was as mad as a hornet when he came to work this morning.
net surfer
a person who frequently uses the Internet Lisa is a net surfer. She can help you get on the Internet.
stir up a hornet
make many people angry, do something that many people don
surf the Net
survey the Internet or global computer network Olga is surfing the Net again - looking for a boy in the US.
barnet
hair; from the Cockney rhyming slang barnet fair
beef bayonet
the penis
partnet in crime
best friend
shiznet
the shit
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.
put a bee in one's bonnet
Idiom(s): put a bee in one's bonnet
Theme: COMMUNICATION
to give someone an idea (about something). • Somebody put a bee in my bonnet that we should go to a movie. • Who put a bee in your bonnet?
get a bee in one's bonnet
Idiom(s): get a bee in one's bonnet
Theme: IDEA
to get an idea or a thought that remains in one's mind; to get an obsession. • I have a bee in my bonnet that you'd be a good manager. • I got a bee in my bonnet about swimming. I couldn't stop wanting to go swimming.
Bee in your bonnet
If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet.
Cast your net widely
If you cast your net widely, you use a wide range of sources when trying to find something.
Grasp the nettle
(UK) If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem.
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'.)
Muck or nettles
'Muck or nettles' means 'all or nothing'.
Talk nineteen to the dozen
If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen.
have a bee in your bonnet
be obsessed by something: "He's got a real bee in his bonnet about buying a new car. "
bee in one's bonnet|bee|bonnet
n. phr., informal A fixed idea that seems fanciful, odd, or crazy. Robert Fulton had a bee in his bonnet about a steamboat.Grandmother has some bee in her bonnet about going to the dance.
gay nineties|gay|nineties
n. The years between 1890 and 1900; remembered as a happy exciting time. Ladies wore large hats in the gay nineties.Picnics were popular in the gay nineties.
mad as a hornet|hen|hop|hops|hornet|mad|mad as a w
adj. phr., informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet.Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him.Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips.
old boy network|boy|network|old|old boy
n. phr. A system whereby men who went to the same school help each other to get good jobs, regardless of their ability or training. Peter got his lucrative job thanks to the old boy network rather than because of his qualifications. Compare: OLD COLLEGE TRY.
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.
bee in one's bonnet
bee in one's bonnet A strange idea or notion; also, an idea that is harped on, an obsession. For example, Bill's got a bee in his bonnet about burglars; he's always imagining strange noises. This term, which replaced the earlier have bees in one's head, transfers the buzzing of a bee inside one's hat to a weird idea in one's head. [Second half of 1600s]
ninety the nineties the numbers or years, as of a century, from ninety through ninety-nine
stir up a hornets' nest
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.
mạng lưới an toàn
Tập hợp các nguồn lực sẵn có để sử dụng trong trường hợp có vấn đề, thường là tài chính. Với sự khó lường của công chuyện tự do, tui luôn đảm bảo rằng mình có trước trong tài khoản tiết kiệm như một tấm lưới an toàn. Cắt giảm phúc lợi chỉ là một ví dụ cho thấy mạng lưới an toàn của xã hội vừa bị suy yếu như thế nào.. Xem thêm: mạng lưới, an toàn. Xem thêm:
An safety net 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 safety net, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ safety net