villain of the piece
1(the) villain of the piece — the ˈvillain of the piece idiom (especially humorous) the person or thing that is responsible for all the trouble in a situation • It s hard to identify the real villain of the piece in this case. Main entry: ↑villainidiom …
2(the) villain of the piece — someone or something that has caused a bad situation. According to reports of the disaster, the villain of the piece is the mining company who failed to carry out proper safety checks …
3The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …
4The Marvelous Land of Oz —   Fi …
5The Stranger (video series) — The Stranger was a series of direct to video (and audio CD) science fiction dramas made by BBV and starring Colin Baker. They are now available on DVD.The series began in 1991 with Summoned by Shadows , co produced with the BBC Film Club. Partly… …
6The Mummy's Shroud — Directed by John Gilling Produced by Michael Carreras …
7The White Dove (French fairy tale) — The White Dove is a French fairy tale collected by Gaston Maugard in Contes des Pyrénées . [Paul Delarue, The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales , p 359, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York 1956] It is Aarne Thompson type 312, [Heidi Anne Heiner, [http …
8piece — 1 noun (C) 1 SEPARATE PART a part of something that has been separated, broken, or cut from the rest of it: She cut the cake into pieces. (+ of): How many pieces of toast would you like? | pieces of broken glass | in pieces (=broken into many… …
9villain — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ movie, pantomime (BrE), screen ▪ He wore a black cloak, like a pantomime villain. ▪ He doesn t fit the standard stereotype of a movie villain. ▪ evil …
10villain — [[t]vɪ̱lən[/t]] villains 1) N COUNT A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants. 2) N COUNT The villain in a novel, film, or play is the main bad character. 3) PHRASE: villain… …
