idiom (noun)
41forbidden fruit — noun originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) • Hypernyms: ↑temptation, ↑enticement * * * noun 1. : an immoral… …
42full stop — noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations in England they call a period a stop • Syn: ↑period, ↑point, ↑stop, ↑full point • Derivationally related forms: ↑point ( …
43highway robbery — noun 1. an exorbitant price what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery • Hypernyms: ↑price, ↑terms, ↑damage 2. robbery of travellers on or near a public road • Hypernyms: ↑robbery * * * …
44home front — noun the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war • Hypernyms: ↑population * * * noun : a sphere of civilian activity directly or indirectly supporting the armed forces of a nation at war by production and supply of war… …
45sour grapes — noun disparagement of something that is unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * noun plural Etymology: so called from the fable ascribed to Aesop, legendary 6th century B.C. Greek author of fables, about the fox …
46flat spin — noun 1. : a spin in which the longitudinal axis of an airplane inclines downward at a smaller angle than 45 degrees 2. slang : a state of mental confusion * * * flat spin noun 1. Rotation in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis 2. Confused… …
47shooting match — noun 1. : a competitive test in shooting : competition in marksmanship 2. : a collection or aggregate of persons or things : lot; also : the entire affair or matter : concern, business used chiefly in the phrase the whole shooting match …
48must-see — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : something (as a film) that must or should be seen • must see adjective * * * /must see /, n. Informal. something, as a remarkable sight or entertainment, that should be seen or attended: The new play is a must see. * * *… …
49top dollar — noun : the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service willing to pay top dollar to get them Dean Failey * * * Informal. the maximum amount being or likely to be paid: to pay top dollar for the jewelry. * * * top dollar UK US noun… …
50act of God — noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God • Syn: ↑force majeure, ↑vis major, ↑inevitable accident, ↑unavoidable casualty • Hypernyms:… …
