vio
A ripoff.
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Viper and File
The biter bit -dSsop says a viper found a file, and tried to bite it, under the supposition that it was good food; but the file said that its province was to bite others, and not to be bitten.
Virgil's first Eclogue
In the Shepheardes Calendar (Feb., June, and Dec.) Spenser calls Chaucer by this name.
Virgin Birth
In theology the doctrine — in the R.C. Church the dogma — that the miraculous birth of Christ did not impair the virginity of His mother, our Lady, and that she remained a virgin to the day of her death.
Virgin Mary
In the Roman Catholic Church the phrase is applied to an invocation to the Virgin beginning with those words; and also to the smaller beads of a rosary, the larger ones being termed pater- nosters.
Virgin Queen
His colony was probably planted on Roanoke Island and was in what is now North Carolina, but for many years the whole seaboard from Florida to Newfoundland was known as Virginia.
virginia
vagina
Virginia and N
Carolina to the habit, there once prevalent, of chewing snuff.
virginia fence
An irregular fence made of roughly laid logs. Benjamin Franklin describes a drunkard's uncertain progression as resem- bling a Virginia fence.
virtue is its own reward
Doing good is rewarding in itself
virtue which parleys is near a surrender
To compromise on one's principles is to risk abandoning them
virtuous circle
A situation where a positive event leads to more positive events
vis inertia
(Lat., the power of inactivity). It is a common mistake to imagine that inertia means absence of motion; inertia is that property of matter which makes it resist any change. Thus it is hard to set in motion what is still, or to stop what is in motion. Figuratively, it applies to that un- willingness of change which makes men "rather bear the ills they have than fly to others they know not of.
vision out
To create in the mind's eye; to imagine; to see as in a vision.
Visual Aids
Instructive diagrams, pictures, pictorial maps, etc.
vitamin I
Ibuprofen.
vitamin O
Oxygen.
viv
vivarium
vixen
A termagant; also a she fox, who, when she has cubs, is remarkably fierce.
voice in the wilderness
A person who expresses an unpopular opinion
voker
To talk; "can you VOKER Romany?" can you speak the canting language?—Latin, VOCARE; Spanish, VOCEAR.
Volstead Act
A. J. Volstead (1860-1946) was one of the active Congressmen who secured the passing of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S.A. prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors. On October 18th, 1919, he secured the passing of an Act of which he was the author to define the quantity of alcohol which made a particular liquor intoxicating.
Voltaic Battery
An apparatus for accumu- lating electricity. So called from the Italian physicist, Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), who first contrived it.
vomit up
To vomit.
vote down
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
vote off the island
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
vote with one's feet
Show approval or disapproval by leaving or staying
vote with one's wallet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Votive Offerings
See ANATHEMA. Voyageur (vwayazherO- A French Canadian or half-breed hired as a guide to the remoter stations of a fur or trading company on account of his skill as a boatman, tracker, and woods- man.
vouch for
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
vowel
"To VOWEL a debt" is to acknowledge with an I O U.
voël
A penis.
VR legs
Temporary disorientation after using virtual reality technology
vth dynasty
There are royal tombs on the island and the famous Nilometer, dating from Ptolemaic days.
vulpecide
One who shoots or traps foxes, or destroys them in any way other than that of hunting. A foxhunter regards a VULPECIDE as rather worse than an ordinary murderer.
’varsity
Either UNIVERSITY—more rarely University College, Oxford.
vay cối vay chầy
Borrow from one to pay another
vay mật giả gừng
To borrow something and return something of lesser value
vay nên nợ, đỡ nên ơn
Helping others can create obligations, not gratitude
vay nên ơn, giả nên nghĩa
Be grateful for kindness and repay favors with righteousness
việc nhà thì nhác, việc chú bác siêng năng
Neglect one's own duties but eagerly do others'
việc nhà thì nhác, việc chú bác thì siêng
One is lazy with their own work but diligent with others'
voi chéo ngà, bà một mắt
A blind person can still recognize a tuskless elephant
voi đá chó cũng đá
Everyone gets treated unfairly sometimes
vu oan giá họa
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
vua biết mặt, chúa biết tên
Everyone has their own role and responsibility
vua chúa cũng có khi nhầm, nữa là bà lão
Even the wisest can make mistakes, let alone ordinary people
vua kẻ Gốm
A person who is powerless despite their high position
vua quan cũng trọng, đức-bà cũng yêu
Everyone deserves respect and kindness
vua đi trước, làng nước theo sau
Leaders set an example for others to follow
Vui như Tết
Extremely happy or joyful
vung tay qua chán
Help others without hesitation
vàng như nghệ
Something of great value is being wasted
vàng rắc đường
Something or someone that is overly flattering or insincerely friendly
vào chỗ hà ra chỗ hố
To jump from a bad situation to a worse one
vào cửa mạch ra cửa tà
Enter correctly but leave incorrectly
vào mồng ba ra mồng bẩy
to start something but not finish it
vào nhỏ ra to
Start small and grow big
vào quả cà, ra quả táo
Completely different from what was expected
vào thứ hai hằng tuần
on Mondays