faces alight with delight: mặt ngời lên niềm hân hoan
nội động từ
xuống, bước cuống (ngựa, ôtô, xe lửa...)
hạ xuống, đậu xuống, đỗ xuống (từ trên không) (máy bay, chim...)
to light on ones's feet
đặt chân xuống đất trước (khi ngã hay nhảy)
(nghĩa bóng) tránh được tổn thất, tránh được tai hại
shut the lights Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
idiot lights
warning lights on the instrument panel of a car Kim wants a car with gauges, not idiot lights.
knock the living daylights out of someone
make someone unconscious The man knocked the living daylights out of his friend during the fight.
lesser lights
people who are not as talented, not superstars We owe our success to the lesser lights on our team - the workers.
lights are on but...
(See the lights are on but nobody's home)
living daylights
(See the living daylights)
punch your lights out
hit you, knock you down, knock you out If you try to kiss my girlfriend I'll punch your lights out.
scare the daylights out of someone
frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.
tail lights
gone, departed, could not see me for dust When I heard the police siren, I was tail lights. I was gone.
the lights are on but nobody's home
the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there """Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha ha."""
the living daylights
the life, the consciousness When that dog barked, it scared the living daylights out of me.
deer in headlights
dumb founded; confused, or just plain ditzy:"You're acting like a deer in headlights"
beat the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): beat the living daylights out of sb AND beat the stuffing out of sb beat the tar out of sb whale the tar out of sb
Theme: ATTACK
to beat or spank someone, probably a child. (Folksy.) • If you do that again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you. • The last time Bobby put the cat in the refrigerator, his mother beat the living daylights out of him. • If you continue to act that way, I'll beat the tar out of you. • He wouldn't stop, so I beat the stuffing out of him. • He threatened to whale the tar out of each of them.
according to one's own lights
Idiom(s): according to one's own lights
Theme: CONSCIENCE
according to the way one believes; according to the way one's conscience or inclinations lead one. (Rarely used informally.) • People must act on this matter according to their own lights. • John may have been wrong, but he did what he did according to his own lights.
scare the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): frighten the wits out of sb AND frighten the living daylights out of sb; scare the living daylights out of sb; scare the wits out of sb
Theme: FRIGHT
to frighten someone very badly. (The living can be left out.) • We nearly had an accident. It frightened the living daylights out of me. • The incident scared the wits out of me.
frighten the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): frighten the wits out of sb AND frighten the living daylights out of sb; scare the living daylights out of sb; scare the wits out of sb
Theme: FRIGHT
to frighten someone very badly. (The living can be left out.) • We nearly had an accident. It frightened the living daylights out of me. • The incident scared the wits out of me.
Beat the daylights out of someone
If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. ('Knock' can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying 'the living daylights'.)
Deer in the headlights
When one is caught offguard and needs to make a decision, but cannot react quickly.
according to one's own lights|according|lights|own
adv. phr. In accordance with one's conscience or inclinations. Citizens should vote according to their own lights.
knock the living daylights out of|daylights|knock|
v. phr., slang, informal To render (someone) unconscious (said in exaggeration). The news almost knocked the living daylights out of me.
scare out of one's wits|daylights|out of one's wit
v. phr., informal To frighten very much. The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.
footlights
footlights the footlights the theater, or acting as a profession
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An shut the lights 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 shut the lights, 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 shut the lights