Boot Hill
The position of short leg.
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bắp non
(noun) baby corn
chân núi
(noun) a base; foot; foundation (specifically of a mountain)
chết non
(verb) to be stillborn; to be a miscarriage; to die while in utero
con non
young animal; cub
cáo chết ba năm quay đầu về núi
a person always longs for home
cõng chữ lên non
to go to a remote, mountainous and underdeveloped area to do voluntary teaching
cừu non
lamb; young sheep
dripping water hollows a stone
Many minor influences gradually produce a significant effect.
dãy núi
(noun) mountain range
già đòn non lẽ
to use force to coerce someone into submission is better than to use reason
hill rat
A prospector.
hòn non bộ
(noun) hòn non bộ, a Vietnamese traditional miniature landscape
hẻm núi
(noun) canyon
if the mountain won't come to Mohammed
Synonym of if the mountain won't come to Muhammad.
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.
khuất núi
(verb) to pass away
khối núi
(noun) massif
kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two goals with a single action.
King Shit of Fuck Mountain
An important person within a small domain.
leo núi
mountain climbing; climbing
make a mountain out of a molehill
Foolishly or pointlessly exaggerate the importance of something trivial.
miệng ăn núi lở
to spend one's money without generating any income; to fritter away a great fortune
mountain motor
A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.
mountain oyster
Hog testicles prepared as food.
mountain pecker
A sheep's head for use as food.
măng non
(noun) young bamboo shoots
mạch núi
(noun) mountain range
mầm non
(noun) early childhood
một cây làm chẳng nên non, ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao
One person alone achieves little; people united can accomplish great things.
non
(adjective) young, tender, green
non choẹt
(adjective) very young and inexperienced
non nước
(noun) country
non sông
(noun) country; nation; motherland
núi
(noun) a mountain
núi cao còn có núi cao hơn
do not be smug about your achievements, as there are always people who do even better
núi lửa
(noun) volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)
núi ngầm
(noun) a seamount
núi non
(noun) mountains
núi rừng
(noun) mountains and forests
núi sông
(noun) homeland, country
nỉ non
(verb) to pour one's heart out in a gentle voice; to coo confidences; to whisper; to lament
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
One should not criticize others if one has similar weaknesses.
ruột non
(noun) small intestine
rặng núi
(noun) mountain range
rừng núi
(noun) mountains and forests; the wilderness
Sam Hill
An intensifier.
sinh non
(verb) to give birth or be born prematurely
sink like a stone
To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
Snob Hill
Derogatory name for Nob Hill: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
sorcerer's stone
Synonym of philosopher's stone.
stone
Constructed of stone.
stone broke
Synonym of broke: without any money.
stone butch
A butch lesbian who does not want to be sexually touched by their partner.
stone frigate
A shore establishment of the Royal Navy and some Commonwealth navies.
throw stones in glass houses
One who is vulnerable to criticism regarding a certain issue should not criticize others about the same issue.
trâu già gặm cỏ non
robbing the cradle
trăng non
(noun) new moon
trường mầm non
(noun) kindergarten
vách núi
(noun) a cliff of a mountain
xe đạp leo núi
mountain bike
ông cụ non
(noun) some who is an old head on young shoulders
đèo
To carry someone on a bike or motorbike — the Northern word; Southerners say chở.
đèo núi
(noun) mountain pass
đẻ non
(verb) to give birth preterm
đứng núi này trông núi kia
synonym of đứng núi này trông núi nọ
đứng núi này trông núi nọ
Never satisfied with what you have; always thinking somewhere or something else is better.
a lucky stone
A stone with a natural hole through it. Cp. LUCK PENNY.
a rolling stone gathers no moss
A person who frequently changes jobs or pursuits will not be successful
Anh đi anh nhớ non buồi
Brothers are reminded of their roots
bath stone
A limestone used for building, and f9und in the Lower Oolite, near Bath. It is easily wrought in the quarry but hardens on •exposure to the air.
Bologna Stone
A sulphate of baryta found in masses near Bologna. After being heated, powdered, and exposed to the light it becomes phosphorescent.
carved in stone
Definitely decided and unlikely to be changed
cast the first stone
To be the first to criticize or punish someone
cat o' mountain
The wild-cat; also the leopard, or panther; hence a wild, savage sort of man.
constant dropping wears away the stone
Persistent effort can overcome even the hardest obstacles
Công cha như núi Thái Sơn
One's father's merit is boundless and immeasurable
Delectable Mountains
In Bunyan's Pilgrim' 's Progress^ a range of mountains from which the "Celestial City" may be seen. They are in ImmanueFs land, and are covered with sheep, for which Immanuel had died.
do not make a mountain out of a mole hill
Do not exaggerate a small problem
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
Exaggerate a small problem's importance
Dragon's Hill
A site in Berkshire where one legend has it that St. George killed the dragon. A bare place is shown on the hill, where nothing will grow, for there the blood of the dragon ran out.
Esquiline Hill
It is a single block of marble, and is attributed to Agesandrus, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of the School of Rhodes in the 2nd century B.C. It has been restored. .
failure is the stepping stone for success
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
fairy loaves
Fossil sea-urchins, said to be made by the fairies.
faith will move mountains
Strong belief can overcome enormous obstacles
get blood out of a stone
to obtain something from someone who is very unwilling to give it
Gillies' Hill
In the battle of Bannockburn (1314) King Robert Bruce ordered all the gillies, drivers of carts, and camp followers to go behind a height. These, when the battle seemed to favour the Scots, desirous of sharing in the plunder, rushed from their concealment with such arms as they could lay hands on; and the English, thinking them to be a new army, fled in panic. The height was ever after called The Gillies* Hill.
già nhân ngãi, non vợ chồng
Old people advise, young people decide
già đòn non nhẽ
Older people rely on younger ones
Gogmagog Hill
The higher of two hills, some three miles south-east of Cambridge. The legend is that Gogmagog fell in love with the nymph Granta, but she would have nothing to say to the huge giant, and he was meta- morphosed into the hill. (DRAYTON: Polyolbion, xxi.
gold in them thar hills
great wealth or opportunity is available
Green Mountain Boys
Men of Vermont, U.S.A. — a term m use since 1775. Vermont, or Vert Mont, so called from its forest-covered mountains, was formed from the states of New Hampshire and New York in 1777, largely through the action of its farmers who agitated for an independent state of their own, and were called the Green Mountain Boys.
have a mountain to climb
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
he that stays in the valley will not get over the hill
One must take risks to achieve success
head for the hills
to quickly leave or escape a place
hill and dale
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
hill folk
So Scott calls the Cameronian Scottish Covenanters, who met clandestinely among the hills. Sometimes the Covenanters generally are so called.
hill to die on
An issue worth fighting for to the end
hills and valleys
Ups and downs in life or a situation
holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution for criminals condemned in London, was up that hill. Criminals going to suffer, always ride backwards, as some conceive to increase the ignominy, but more probably to prevent them being shocked with a distant view of the gallows; as, in amputations, surgeons conceal the instruments with which they are going to operate.
jacob's stone
The Coronation Stone (see SCONE) is sometimes so called, because of the legend that it was on this stone that Jacob s head rested when he had the vision of the angels ascending and descending the ladder (Gen. xxvni, 11).
king of the hill
The most successful or dominant person in a particular area
leave no stone unturned
To thoroughly investigate or search every possible option
Logan Stones
Rocking stones; large masses of stone so delicately poised by nature that they will rock to and fro at a touch. There are many logan stones in Cornwall, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Wales, and some well-known specimens in Scotland and Ireland; they were formerly used in connexion with Druidical rites.
London Stone
The ancient Roman stone now fixed for security in the wall of St. Swithin's church, facing Cannon Street station, and guarded by an iron grille.
Lên non mới biết non cao
You only appreciate something's value when you lose it
Magnetic Mountain
A mountain of mediae- val legend which drew out all the nails of any ship that approached within its influence. It is referred to in Mandeville's Travels and in many stories, such as the tale of the Third Calender and one of the voyages of Sinbad the Sailor in the Arabian Nights.
Malvern Hills
A range of hills or downs extending for some nine miles be- tween Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Worcester Beacon and Hereford Beacon are both nearly 1,400 ft, high; from the former can be seen fifteen counties, the cathedrals of Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester and five abbeys.
Marcley Hill
Legend states that this hill in Herefordshire, on February 7th, 1571, at six o'clock in the evening, "roused itself with a roar, and by seven next morning had moved 40 paces." It kept on the move for three days, carrying all with it; it overthrew Kinnaston chapel, and diverted two high roads at least 200 yards from their former route. Twenty- six acres of land are said to have been moved 400 yards. (Speed : Herefordshire.
mountain dew
Scotch whisky; formerly that from illicit stills hidden away in the mountains.
mountain party emerged
They disappeared with the coming of the Directory in 1799. Club-bearer, The. In Greek mythology Penphetes, the robber of Argolis, is so called because he murdered his victims with an iron club.
no friends but the mountains
Having no reliable allies or support
nymphs of the mountains
(Gr. oros, a moun- tain ) The Ocean-nymphs and Hamadryades, Oreads and Naiads, with long weedy locks, Offered to do her bidding through the seas, Under the earth, and in the hollow rocks.
Núi cao chi lắm núi ơi
No matter how high a mountain is, it still has its own peak
old as the hills
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
old as the hills
Very old indeed. Hinc iliac lachrymfle (hingk il e lak' ri me) (Lat., "hence those tears." Terence, Andria, I, i, 99). This was the real offence; this was the true secret of the annoyance; the real source of the vexation.
Old Man of the Mountain
Hassan-ben- Sabah, the sheikh Al Jebal, and founder of the sect called Assassins
over the hill
Past one's peak or prime
over the hills and far away
to or in a distant and inaccessible place
people only throw stones at trees with fruit on them
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Those who have vulnerabilities should not criticize others
Precious Stones
The ancients divided precious stones into male and female. The darker stones were called the males, and the light ones were called the females. Male sapphires approach indigo in colour, but the female ones are sky- blue. Theophartus mentions the distinction.
Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion. (William Blake)
Institutions can be corrupt despite being founded on moral principles
Quảng Nam có núi ngũ hành
Describes a place with diverse landscapes
Rocking Stones
See LOGAN STONES. Rockefeller Foundation (rok' e fel' er). This was established by John D. Rockefeller (1839- 1937) in order "to promote the welfare of mankind throughout the world.*' From it grants have been made to educational and other societies, including the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and London. The capital is over £32,000,000. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was founded in New York City in 1901. John D.
Rocky Mountain Kool-Aid
Coors beer.
rolling stone
A person who moves frequently and doesn't settle in one place
run for the hills
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Salt Hill
The mound at Eton where the Eton scholars used to collect money for the
Sarsen Stones
The sandstone boulders of Wiltshire and Berkshire are so called. The early Christian Saxons used the word Saresyn (i.e. Saracen, q.v.} as a synonym of pagan or heathen, and as these stones were popularly associated with Druid worship, they were called Saresyn (or heathen) stones. Robert Ricart says of Duke Rollo, "He was a Saresyn come out of Denmark into France.
semi-precious stones
Gems suitable for jewellery and for ornamenting other sorts of goldsmith's work; but not sufficiently beauti- ful, durable or rare to be ranked with such precious stones as diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. Examples of semi-precious stones are amethysts, cairngorms, cornelian, lapis-lazuh, moonstones, and onyx.
set in stone
Completely decided and unchangeable
Seven Hills
The walls of Ancient Rome, built about the 6th century B.C., included the seven hills, Palatine, Capitol, Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Viminal and Quirmal. The heart of the modern city clings to these hills, in some cases now scarcely perceptible rises in the street level.
shiny are the distant hills
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Shivering Mountain
Mam Tor, a hill on the Peak of Derbyshire; so called from the waste of its mass by "shivering" — that is, breaking away in "shivers' ' or small pieces. This has been going on for ages, as the hill consists of alter- nate layers of shale and gritstone.
stepping stone
Something that helps you advance to the next stage
sticks and stones
Words cannot hurt as much as physical objects
sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
Physical harm is easier to recover from than emotional harm caused by insults
stone
Two stone under weight, or wanting; an eunuch. Stone doublet; a prison. Stone dead; dead as a stone.
Stone Age and beyond
They are cunningly made, with a lower layer of straw or reeds, and an upper layer of clay, and are kept filled mostly by mist and dew. The presence of a dew pond is a sure sign that ancient man dwelt in the neighbourhood.
stone cold
completely unfeeling or unemotional
stone dead
completely dead or unresponsive
stone deaf
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stone jug
A prison.
stone of stumbling
An obstacle, stumbling- block, or an occasion for being hindered. The phrase is from Isa.
Stone soup
Bernard's soup. The story goes that a beggar asked alms at a lordly mansion, but was told by the servants they had nothing to give him. "Sorry for it," said the man, "but will you let me boil a little water to make some soup of this stone?" This was so novel a proceeding, that the curiosity of the servants was aroused, and the man was readily furnished with saucepan, water, and a spoon.
stone's throw
a very short distance
stones
Testicles; balls.
stuck in the Stone Age
Very outdated or old-fashioned
take to the hills
to flee or escape quickly
tanist stone
The monolith erected by the ancient Gaelic kings at their coronation; especially that called Uafail, which, according to tradition, is identical with the famous stone of Scone (^.v.), now forming part of the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. It is said to have been set up at Icolmkil for the coronation of Fergus I of Scotland, a con- temporary of Alexander the Great (about 300 B.C.), and son of Ferchard, King of Ireland.
The City of the Seven Hills
Rome, built on seven hills (Urbs septacollis}. The hills are the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquilme, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal.
The Hill of Scandal
So Milton calls the Mount of Olives, because King Solomon built thereon "an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab . . . and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon" (I Kings id, 1).
the mountain
The extreme democratic party in the French Revolution, the members of which were known as Les Montagnards because they seated themselves on the highest benches of the hall in which the
the mountain in labour
A mighty effort made for a small effect. The allusion is to the celebrated line "Parturiunt monies , nascetur ridiculus mus (Ars Poetica, 139), which Horace took from a Greek proverb preserved by Athenaeus.
those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
People who have vulnerabilities should not criticize others
throw stones
to criticize or speak badly of someone
throw stones in a glass house
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to cast the first stone
To take the lead in criticizing, fault-finding, quarrelling, etc.
To kiss the Blarney Stone
In the wall of the castle at Blarney, about twenty feet from the top and difficult of access, is a triangular stone containing this inscription: "Cormac Mac Carthy fortis me fieri fecit, A.D. 1446." Tradition says that to whomsoever can kiss this is given the power of being able to obtain all his desires by cajolery.
to leave no stone unturned
To spare no trouble, time, expense, etc., in endeavouring to accomplish your aim. After the defeat of Mardonius at Plataea (477 B.C.), a report was current that the Persian general had left great treasures in his tent. Polycrates the Theban sought long but found them not.
tower hill play
A slap on the face, and a kick on the breech.
two birds with one stone
To accomplish two tasks with a single action
up hill and down dale
traveling or moving through varied terrain or circumstances
Uốn cây từ thuở còn non
Teach children good habits when they are young
White Mountains
The Arabs call a white horse "moon-coloured." To aim or level at the moon.
you cannot get blood out of a stone
You cannot get something from someone who is unable or unwilling to give it
Yêu nhau mấy núi cũng trèo
Love can overcome any obstacle
Đất ta bể bạc, non vàng
Vietnam is rich in natural resources
Ước cau non trái mùa
To have unrealistic or unattainable desires