(n) resounding voice
thunderous voice
(exp) to miss the bus
to miss the boat
(exp) those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life)
we meet only to part
(n) flower grown in a foreign land
(exp) (obs) Avoid compromising situations
(n) (comp) open system
(n) resounding voice
thunderous voice
(exp) to be under suspicion
(exp) to be caught by a policeman
(exp) to be talked about behind one's back
(exp) to be talked about behind one's back
(exp) to do something with painful reluctance
(lit: to pull the hairs on one's back)
(exp) to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.
to interrupt
(exp) on a charge of murder
(exp) without being able to help oneself
against one's will
compelling
pressing
irresistible
(v1) to get flunked in an examination
(n) (comp) removable media
(exp) the nail that sticks out gets hammered in
the best policy is to keep your head down
(exp) the nail which sticks out gets hammered down (used to encourage conformity)
(exp) (id) Three women make a market
(exp) (obsc) one should not rush to make a profit
business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin
(exp) (of a woman) to be slender and smartly shaped
(n) (comp) polyline set with colour
(exp) to be the despair of one's parents
(exp) to be stripped of all one has
(exp) (id) What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
(exp) can't survive (without ...)
(exp) can't survive (without ...)
(exp,adj-i) inseparable
(exp) (I can tell) it's going to be hard going
