List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
idiomatic expression expression
- to not see the forest for the trees, to not see the wood for the trees, to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to part (from), to part company (with), to split (with), to break off relations (with)
idiomatic expression expression ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- sour (expression), as if having swallowed a bitter bug
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression
- the die is cast, there is no going back, alea iacta est
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- losing everything, suffering a total loss, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to prepare oneself for the worst, to strengthen one's resolve, to accept one's fate, to prepare oneself
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to find fault (with trivial matters), to scold over minor things, to get angry over trifles, to raise one's eyebrows
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be itching to put one's skills to use
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more, giving someone an inch and having them take a mile, taking Gansu only to want Sichuan