the folds of the vagina revealed by tight jeans When Betty wears her old jeans you can see her camel toes.
happy camper
a person who is happy most of the time Jack's a happy camper today. He's smiling and whistling.
straw that breaks the camel
a small problem which follows other troubles that makes you lose patience and be unable to continue as before Recently she has caused many problems in this company. However, when she lost the key to the front door of the office it was the straw that broke the camel
what came over me
what happened to me, what caused me to change I couldn't remember my name. I don't know what came over me.
camarada
friend
camp
an effeminate style and mannerism affected mainly by gays, however anyone can camp it up. See camp as a row of tents.
camp as a row of tents
a catch phrase implying very camp or gay
camp it up
to overact in an affected manner
have a foot in both camps
Idiom(s): have a foot in both camps
Theme: FLEXIBILITY
to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people. • The shop steward had been promised a promotion and so had afoot in both camps during the strike—workers and management. • Mr. Smith has afoot in both camps in the parent-teacher dispute. He teaches math, but he has a son at the school.
break camp
Idiom(s): break camp
Theme: DEPART
to close down a campsite; to pack up and move on. • Early this morning we broke camp and moved on northward. • Okay, everyone. It's time to break camp. Take those tents down and fold them neatly.
That's the straw that broke the camel's back
Idiom(s): That's the last straw, AND That's the straw that broke the camel's back
Theme: FINALITY
The final thing; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight, one straw at a time. Finally, at some point, when one is adding straw after straw, one straw will finally be too much and the camel's back will break.) • When Sally came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. • When she showed up late, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. • Your last word was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Why did you have to say that?
If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will
If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult .
Ship came in
If your ship has come in, something very good has happened to you.
Straw that broke the camel's back
The straw that broke the camel's back is the problem that made you lose your temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something.
Which came first the chicken or the egg?
This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out
If an opportunity is missed, there will be plenty more.
break camp|break|camp
v. phr. To take down and pack tents and camping things; take your things from a camping place. The scouts broke camp at dawn.
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.
camp out|camp
v. To live, cook, and sleep out of doors (as in a tent). We camped out near the river for a week.
high camp|camp|high
n., slang, show business 1. Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences. "The Potsdam Quartet" is a play full of high camp. 2. An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability. Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Sledge Hammer are so full of high camp that no sensible people watch them anymore. Middle camp and low camp refer to theatrical kitsch preferred by middle class and low class audiences, respectively.
last straw|break|breaks|camel|camel's back|last|la
n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way home, then he fell down, and when he broke a shoe lace, that was the last straw and he began to cry.Mary didn't like it when the other girls said she was proud and lazy, but when they said she told fibs it was the straw that broke the camel's back and she told the teacher.
whispering campaign|campaign|whisper|whispering
n. The spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life. A bad man has started a whispering campaign against the mayor, saying that he isn't honest.
Cambrian
Cambrian the Cambrian the Cambrian Period or its rocks
camera 1. in camera in privacy or secrecy 2. on (or off) camera â Film, TV so positioned as to be within (or out of) the camera's field of view
camp follower
camp follower 1) 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.
camp out
camp out Sleep outdoors; also, stay somewhere for an unusually long time. For example, “We camped out in a field this night” (George Washington, Journal, March 18, 1748). In the early 1900s, the expression was extended to figurative uses, meaning simply “to stay somewhere for an unusually long time,” as in She camped out at the stage door, hoping for an autograph.
foot in both camps, have a
foot in both camps, have a Support or have good relations with two opposing sides. For example, He had a foot in both camps, making donations to candidates in both parties. In this expression camp alludes to encampments of enemy troops in a battle. [First half of 1900s]
on camera
on camera Being filmed, as in When the talk-show host began, I wasn't sure if we were on camera. This usage dates from the first half of the 1900s, soon after the birth of motion-picture and television filming. The same is true of the antonym off camera, meaning “outside the view of a movie or TV camera,” as in Go ahead and scratch—we're off camera now.
Precambrian
Precambrian the Precambrian the Precambrian time or its rocks
smear campaign
smear campaign An attempt to ruin a reputation by slander or vilification, as in This press agent is well known for starting smear campaigns against her clients' major competitors. This phrase was first recorded in 1938 and uses smear in the sense of “an attempt to discredit” or “slander.”
this is where I came in This is where I began, my knowledge dates from this point. For example, Do you have anything more to add, because if not, this is where I came in. This idiom, dating from the 1920s, originally alluded to the continuous showing of a motion picture, with customers entering the theater at any stage while the film was running and leaving when it reached the point where they had started.
whispering campaign
whispering campaign A deliberate spreading of derogatory rumors about a candidate, as in That whispering campaign destroyed his chances for election. [c. 1920]
rung cam
Một kỹ thuật anchorage phim trong đó máy ảnh được vận hành bằng tay, thay vì được cố định trên giá treo, dẫn đến hình ảnh bị giật, bất ổn định. Điều này được thực hiện để mô phỏng góc nhìn thứ nhất hoặc bắt chước những gì một người bình thường có thể vừa anchorage trên máy anchorage cầm tay để làm ra (tạo) ra cảm giác đắm chìm hoặc nâng cao cảm giác phấn khích, kinh hoàng, khẩn cấp, v.v. Tôi thực sự chán ngấy xu hướng trong các bộ phim kinh dị gần đây là anchorage toàn bộ nội dung bằng máy anchorage rung. Nó bất đáng sợ, nó chỉ buồn nôn! Có vẻ như máy anchorage bị rung là một cách rẻ trước để các nhà làm phim mang lại cảm giác chân thực cho bộ phim tài liệu. Đạo diễn sử dụng all-a-quiver cam để khán giả có cái nhìn thoáng qua về quan điểm của nhân vật chính trong những cảnh anchorage đặc biệt tình cảm .. Xem thêm: cam, all-a-quiver
shaky-cam
n. một máy ảnh, được sử dụng chủ yếu trong quảng cáo và phim tài liệu, được lắc và di chuyển liên tục để làm ra (tạo) ra cảm giác phấn khích, khẩn cấp hoặc khủng hoảng. Chúng tui không có đủ tiềm năng để trang phục cho cảnh quay, vì vậy chúng tui sẽ sử dụng máy anchorage rung và anchorage nó trong điều kiện ánh sáng yếu. . Xem thêm:
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