beo
(noun) leopard, jaguar or cheetah
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blind tiger
A speakeasy.
brave as a lion
Very brave; courageous
bầu cua cá cọp
(noun) bầu cua cá cọp, a Vietnamese gambling game played with three dice, similar to Hoo Hey How in China, Kla Klouk in Cambodia, Crown and Anchor in Britain, and chuck-a-luck in America
cao hổ cốt
(noun) tiger bone tonic
cá hổ kình
(noun) killer whale
cáo mượn oai hùm
to use powerful connections to intimidate people
cây xấu hổ
(noun) sensitive plant
cọp
(noun) tiger
essex lion
A calf (young cow or bull).
fight the tiger
To gamble against professional gamblers.
hùm
(noun) tiger (Panthera tigris)
hùm xám
(noun) blue tiger; Maltese tiger
hùng hùng hổ hổ
(adjective) very aggressive; fierce-looking
hùng hổ
(adjective) aggressive
hổ
(noun) tiger (Panthera tigris)
hổ báo
(adjective) fierce
hổ khẩu
(noun) purlicue (web between thumb and forefinger)
hổ lốn
(noun) potpourri
hổ mang
(noun) cobra
hổ phách
(noun) amber
hổ phụ sinh hổ tử
father tigers produce child tigers
hổ quyền
(noun) tiger style
hổ sư
(noun) tigon
hổ thẹn
(adjective) ashamed; guilty (feeling); embarrassed
in like a lion, out like a lamb
Synonym of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con
Can't catch a tiger without going into its cave.
mắc cọp
(noun) Pyrus granulosa
rắn hổ
(noun) an elapid
rắn hổ mang
(noun) a cobra (venomous snake)
sea lion
A steamer transporting cattle from the ports of Texas.
sư hổ
(noun) liger
tiger country
Dense rough.
tiger juice
Any strong alcoholic drink.
tiger kidnap
To abduct someone, or to hold someone hostage, in order to persuade someone else to assist in a crime.
tiger sweat
Synonym of tiger juice (“any strong alcoholic drink”).
tiger toast
A combination of Vegemite and cheese strips on toast.
tiểu hổ
(noun) cat meat
tôm hùm
(noun) lobster
vuốt râu hùm
to do something extremely dangerous
xí hổ
(adjective) shy; bashful; embarrassed
xấu hổ
(verb) to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
ác như hùm
extremely cruel and brutal
điệu hổ li sơn
to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal
a good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand
A skilled surgeon needs precision, courage, and gentleness
a leopard cannot change its spots
A person's nature cannot be changed
an ass in a lion's skin
A coward who* hectors, a fool that apes the wise man. The allusion is to the fable of an ass that put on a lion's hide, but was betrayed when he began to bray.
beard the lion in his den
To confront or challenge someone in their own territory
cotswold lion
Ah ironical name for a sheep, for which Cotswold hills are famous. Then will he look as fierce as a Cotssold lion. UDALL: Roister Doister, IV, vi (c. 1566).
have a tiger by the tail
to control something powerful and difficult to manage
have the tiger by the tail
to control a difficult or dangerous situation
Hercules in his lion's skin
It is easy to see how Swift has availed himself of this Grecian legend in his Gulliver's Travels.
hot tiger
An Oxford mixture of hot-spiced ale and sherry.
hổ dữ chẳng ăn thịt con
A cruel person will not harm their own family
king's wood lion
An Ass. Kingswood is famous for the great number of asses kept by the colliers who inhabit that place.
lady or tiger
a difficult choice between two unpleasant options
lion
To tip the lion; to squeeze the nose of the party tipped, flat to his face with the thumb. To shew the lions and tombs; to point out the particular curiosities of any place, to act the ciceroni: an allusion to Westminster Abbey, and the Tower, where the tombs and lions are shewn. A lion is also a name given by the gownsmen of Oxford to an inhabitant or visitor.
Lion of God
Ali-Ben-Abou-Thaleb (602-61), the son-in-law of Mohammed, was so called because of his zeal and his great courage. His mother called him at birth Al Haidara, "the Rugged Lion.
Lion of St
Mark. See above. Lion Sermon, The. Preached annually in St.
lion's den
A place or situation of great danger or hostility
Lion's Head
In fountains the water is often made to issue from the mouth of a Hon.
Lion's Provider
A jackal; a foil to another man's wit, a humble friend who plays into your hand to show you to best advantage. The jackal (<?.v.) feeds on the lion's leavings, and is said to yell to advise the lion that if has roused up his prey, serving the lion in much the same way as a dog serves a sportsman. ... the poor jackals are less foul, As being the brave lion's keen providers, Than human insects catering for spiders.
lion's share
the largest part of something
lion's share
The larger part: all or nearly all. In jEsop's Fables, several beasts joined the lion in a hunt; but, when the spoil was divided, the lion claimed one quarter in right of his prerogative, one for his superior courage, one for his dam and cubs, "and as for the fourth, let who will dispute it with me." Awed by his frown, the other beasts yielded and silently withdrew. Cp. MONTGOMERY.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
March weather starts fiercely and ends mildly
mãnh hổ nan địch quần hồ
A strong individual can be defeated by a group of weaker ones
paper tiger
Something that appears powerful but is actually weak or ineffective
park a tiger
To vomit.
ride the tiger
to take control of a difficult situation
the leopard does not change his spots
A person's nature does not change
The Lions Bible
A Bible issued in 1804 contains a great number of printers* errors of which the following are typical: Numbers xxxv, 18, "The murderer shall surely be put together" instead of "to death"; 1 Kings viii, 19, "but thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" instead of "loins"; Galatians v, 17, "For the flesh lusteth after the Spirit" instead of "against the Spirit".
The Nemean Lion
A terrible lion which kept the people of the valley in constant alarm. The first of the twelve Labours of Hercules was to slay it; he could make no impression on the beast with his club, so he caught it in his arms and squeezed it to death, Hercules ever after wore the skin as a mantle.
tiger
A parasite; also a term for a ferocious woman; a boy employed to wait on gentlemen—one who waits on ladies is a page.
tiger of a different stripe
a person or thing that appears similar but has distinct differences
to paint the lion
A sailor's term, meaning to strip a person naked and then smear the body all over with tar.
twisting the lion's tail
Seeing how far the "Britishers" will bear provocation. "To give the lion's tail another twist" is to tax the British forbearance a little further. The nation will put up with a deal rather than resort to the arbitration of arms.
tôm hùm đất
crayfish
Valiant as an Essex lion
Said ironically of a timid person. Cp. COTSWOLD. Estate (O.Fr. estat, Lat. status from stare, to stand). Estates of the realm. The powers that have the administration of affairs in their hands, that on which the realm stands. The three estates of Britain are the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal, and the Commons; popularly speaking, the public press is termed the "fourth estate" (q.v.).
Ăn như hùm đổ đó
Eat very quickly and greedily
Điệu hổ ly sơn
A tiger leaving its mountain is vulnerable