Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: china, the great wall of Page #7

Yee yee! We've found 366 phrases and idioms matching china, the great wall of.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

(2.50 / 4 votes)
smurfyGreat or excellent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
stare at the wallUsed other than as an idiom: see stare, wall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stare at the wallTo be idle.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality. Very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Stir up a Hornet's NestTo stimulate or stir people to get angry or annoyed, to cause a great problem, to invite dangerRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stroke of geniusA great idea, smart decision, epiphany, or eureka moment. To make something brilliant or to create a successful concept.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
studiose (diligenter, enixe, sedulo, maxime) dare operam, ut...to take great pains in order to...Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Sweet ToothHaving great desire to eat sugary foods and items, craze for sweet thingsRate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

(2.33 / 3 votes)
take by stormTo rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

(4.67 / 6 votes)
talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
thankyousomuchEquivalent to, eg: "Thank you very much", self-evidently an expression of great thanks.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the length of the Flemington straightA long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the place to beA great, trendy, or perfectly suitable placeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the writing is on the wallDisaster is imminent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there's a sucker born every minuteThere are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stickTry the same thing often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

(3.00 / 4 votes)
throw one's hat over the wallTo commit fully.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
thunder pastTo move by loudly, at great speed.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tinta chinaTinta negra de carbón vegetal, que se distribuye en lingotes sólidos elaborados del pigmento muy finamente molido y resinas vegetales, y se disuelve al momento de usar.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tinta chinaObra pictórica realizada con esta tinta.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to a nicetyTo a fine point, with great exactness or accuracy.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to a tPrecisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to deathTo a great degree.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to the maxTo a great degree or extent; very.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
todo o ouro do mundoall the tea in ChinaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tout l'or du mondeall the tea in ChinaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

(1.50 / 2 votes)
under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
une grande dame de par le mondeA great lady in the eyes of the world.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
unspoken wordA great and viable factor, a venerable background, solid financial condition. Long and successful business history.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
up the wallCrazy, mad.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vir doctissimusa great scholar.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vitrineA glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wall inTo enclose by surrounding with walls.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wall of silenceStrict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
wall offTo separate with a wall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Wall Street American financial markets, financial institutions as a whole, or by extension, big-business interests.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wall to wallAll over, no stone left unturnedRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
wall to wall carpetsfloor coveringsRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
wall upTo seal with a wall.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
well, i neverAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for china, the great wall of:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Seems like the _________ caught his tongue!
A cat
B fridge
C mouse
D house

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ