automatic direction findershed find Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
even a blind pig can find an acorn
find a way around
find fault
find fault with
find my tongue
find out
find your voice
find your way
find yourself
love is where you find it
find favour with sb／find favour in
He found favour in the eyes of many people．他获得很多人的好感。
This textbook quickly found favour with the students．这本教科书很快获得了学生的好评。
This was obviously a reasonable suggestion；it didn't， however，find favour with your employer．很明显，这是一个合情合理的建议，但是你的雇主却没有接受。
find it in one's find it in oneself
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。
find it in one's heart/find it in oneself
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。
find it in one's heart it in oneself
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。
find oneself
Mary tried severak lines of work，but at last found herself as a teacher．玛丽尝试过几种行业，但最后发现自己最适合当教师。
Sometimes young people move around a long time from job to job before they find themselves．有时年轻人要花许多时间尝试各种工作以后才发现适合自己干的工作。
Finders keepers, losers weepers
Idiom(s): Finders keepers(, losers weepers)Theme: FINDING
A phrase said when something is found. (The person who finds something gets to keep it. The person who loses it can only weep. Fixed order.)
• John lost a quarter in the dining room yesterday. Ann found the quarter there today. Ann claimed that since she found it, it was hers. She said, "Finders keepers, losers weepers."
• John said, "I'll say finders keepers when I find something of yours!"
find one's way around
Idiom(s): find one's way (around)Theme: LOCATION
to be able to move about an area satisfactorily.
• I can go downtown by myself I can find my way around.
• I know the area well enough to find my way.
• He can find his way around when it comes to car engines.
find one's tongue
Idiom(s): find one's tongueTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to be able to talk. (Informal.)
• Tom was speechless for a moment. Then he found his tongue.
• Ann was unable to find her tongue. She sat there in silence.
find one's own level
Idiom(s): find one's own levelTheme: ACHIEVEMENT
to find the position or rank to which one is best suited. (As water "seeks its own level.")
• You cannot force clerks to be ambitious. They will all find their own level.
• The new student is happier in the beginning class. It was just a question of letting her find her own level.
find it in one's heart
Idiom(s): find it in one's heart (to do sth)Theme: COMPASSION
to have the courage or compassion to do something.
• She couldn't find it in her heart to refuse to come home to him.
• I can't do it! I can't find it in my heart.
find sth out the hard way
Idiom(s): learn (something) the hard way AND find (something) out the hard wayTheme: LEARNING
to learn something by experience, especially by an unpleasant experience.
• She learned how to make investments the hard way.
• I wish I didn't have to learn things the hard way.
• I found out the hard way that it's difficult to work and go to school at the same time.
• Investing in real estate is tricky. I found that out the hard way.
find out
discover"We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out."
Devil finds work for idle hands
When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality.Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while
This expression means that even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.Find your feet
When you are finding your feet, you are in the process of gaining confidence and experience in something.Your sins will find you out
This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.Finding Your Feet
To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.find someone in the kitchen at parties
refer to someone who doesn't like mixing socially: "You'll always find Kevin in the kitchen at parties."faultfinding
n. Recrimination; nagging; criticism. All of this constant faultfinding will only to lead to trouble between you and your wife.find fault|fault|find
v. phr. To find something wrong; complain; criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made.Compare: JUMP ON, PICK AT3.
find it in one's heart|find|heart
v. phr. To be able or willing because of your nature. He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? He could never find it in his heart to be mean to a dog.find one's ---|find
v. phr. To become able to use (some power of the body or mind.) In the program for the parents, John was nervous and could not speak at first; then he found his tongue. The young bird had just found its wings. The baby was just beginning to find his feet. The question surprised him, and it was a minute before he found his tongue.find one's bearings|bearings|find|get|get one's be
v. phr. To know where one is or where one is headed. "Without a compass," the sergeant warned the enlisted men, "you will never find your bearings in the desert."find oneself|find
v. phr. To find out what one is fitted for and succeed in that. Mary tried several lines of work, but at last found herself as a teacher. Sometimes young people move around a long time from job to job before they find themselves.find out|find
v. 1. To learn or discover (something you did not know before.) One morning the baby found out for the first time that she could walk. I don't know how this car works, but I'll soon find out. He watched the birds to find out where they go. Mary was angry when Jane found out her secret. 2. To get facts; to get facts about. He wrote to find out about a job in Alaska. She found out how much the house would cost. 3. To discover (someone) doing wrong; catch. Some children are bad when no one is watching them, but they are usually found out. The boy knew that if he cheated on the test the teacher would find him out.finders keepers|finder|finders|finders keepers, lo
informal Those who find lost things can keep them.
Used usually by children to claim the right to keep something they have found. I don't have to give it back; it's finders keepers. Finders keepers, losers weepers! It's my knife now!find
findIn addition to the idioms beginning with find, also see hard way, the.
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- find fault
- find it in one's heart
- find one's bearings
- find one's way
- find oneself
- find out
- find true north
find one's bearings
find one's bearingssee get one's bearings.
find one's way
find one's wayReach a destination, especially with some difficulty or not as a matter of course. For example, She finally found her way to the remote cabin, or Some slang phrases have found their way into standard English. The literal use of this term dates from the 1200s, the figurative from the early 1800s.
find true north
find true northGet on the right course, proceed in the right direction, as in We'd better find true north before our competitors do. This term alludes to locating the position of the North Pole from a particular point. [Slang; late 1900s]
finders, keepers
finders, keepersA phrase meaning that whoever finds something is entitled to keep it. For example, Someone left a dollar bill in this rented car—finders, keepers. This expression alludes to an ancient Roman law to that effect and has been stated in numerous different ways over the centuries. The modern version, often stated as Finders keepers, losers weepers, dates from the mid-1800s and is no longer a legal precept.
shed find
Something of abundant value, usually a best automobile, that was apparent alone in some abode that is below or awkward of its value, as in a anachronistic barn, shed, or the like. Did you apprehend about that massive afford acquisition alfresco of town? They apparent about 15 old cars, anniversary of which was account about $40,000!Learn more: find, shed
More Idioms/Phrases
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