to bode well
1bode well — bode well/ill/formal phrase to be a sign that something good bad will happen The fact that we haven’t heard from him for so long does not bode well. Thesaurus: to be a sign or symbol of somethingsynonym …
2bode well (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
3bode well (for something) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
4bode well/ill — be a portent of a good or bad outcome. → bode …
5bode well — be a good omen …
6bode — [bəud US boud] v [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English bodian] 1.) the past tense of ↑bide 2.) bode well/ill (for sb/sth) to be a good or bad sign for the future ▪ The opinion polls do not bode well for the Democrats …
7bode — [ boud ] verb bode well/ill FORMAL to be a sign that something good/bad will happen: The fact that we haven t heard from him in all this time does not bode well …
8bode ill — bode well/ill/formal phrase to be a sign that something good bad will happen The fact that we haven’t heard from him for so long does not bode well. Thesaurus: to be a sign or symbol of somethingsynonym …
9bode ill (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
10bode ill (for something) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • …
