band

Related to band: Bandeirantes

and the band played on

Used to describe a serious situation that is being ignored or overshadowed, usually intentionally. People have tried for years to talk about how budget cuts have decimated hospitals, and the band played on. It's only now, in the face of a nationwide crisis, that people are finally acknowledging the dangerous situation we're in.

band together

To unite with others, often for a particular cause or reason. We all need to band together if we want to stop that bully. You guys will not beat this team unless you put aside your differences and band together.

band-aid

A quick and usually ineffective solution to a problem that only addresses the symptom and not the root cause. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Primarily heard in US. Lowering educational standards in schools may increase graduation rates, but it does little more than slap a band-aid on a much deeper problem.

band-aid solution

A quick, superficial, or temporary solution to a problem that does not address or resolve the underlying cause of said problem. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. While offering free pizza to customers affected by the oil spill is a cute band-aid solution, the company has no plan in place to deal with the actual damage that it caused.

band-aid treatment

A method of covering up a problem superficially or temporarily, rather than resolving it completely. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Honestly, I think this is just a Band-Aid treatment—we need to work harder and find a real solution.

climb on the bandwagon

To join, follow, or support someone or something only after it is successful or popular. I can't stand these people who just climb on the bandwagon after a win. Where were they last year when the team was terrible? A: "I thought your mom hated that candidate." B: "Well, he's the president now, so she's climbed on the bandwagon."

get on the bandwagon

To join, follow, or support someone or something only after it is successful or popular. I can't stand these people who just get on the bandwagon after a win. Where were they last year when the team was terrible? A: "I thought your mom hated that candidate." B: "Well, he's the president now, so she decided to get on the bandwagon."

one-man band

A company or organization where most or all of the work is handled by one person. Most small businesses start out as a one-man band with the owner doing everything himself until he can afford to hire help.

one-man show

1. A company or organization where most or all of the work is handled by one man. (Alternatively, "one-woman show.") My business started out as a one-man show. I did pretty much everything myself until I could afford to hire some help.

2. A theater performance that is written, directed, and performed by one man. (Alternatively, "one-woman show.") I heard Pete is doing his one-man show during the Fringe Festival next month!

See also: show

strike up the band

To cause or instruct a band to begin playing music. We were told to strike up the band the moment the newlyweds came into the restaurant for the reception. Why don't they strike up the band already? Everyone's milling around the dance floor restlessly.

tighter than Dick's hatband

old-fashioned Exceptionally or peculiarly tight. I think you shrunk my shirt in the wash. It's tighter than Dick's hatband now! It was tighter than Dick's hatband with all of us crammed inside that tiny car of his.

to beat the band

To a huge or the greatest possible extent or degree. They've been selling Girl Scout cookies to beat the band ever since they set up shop right outside. The child started screaming to beat the band when her parents took away her cotton candy.

See also: band, beat

when the band begins to play

When the situation becomes serious, critical, chaotic, or troublesome. Our analysts have been predicting a market crash for months now. If we don't get diversify our assets soon, we're going to be in serious trouble when the band begins to play. My parents' relationship has been on the rocks for years. I just hope I'm out of the house when the band begins to play.

band together (against someone or something)

to unite in opposition to someone or something; to unite against someone or something. We must band together against the enemy. Everyone banded together to finish the cleanup work.

one-man show

1. Lit. a performance put on by one person. It was a one-man show, but it was very entertaining. For a one-man show, it was very long.

2. Fig. an exhibition of the artistic works of one person. She is having a one-man show at the Northside Gallery. I'm having a one-man show next weekend. Come and see what I have done.

See also: show

strike up the band

1. Lit. to cause a (dance) band to start playing. Strike up the band, maestro, so we all can dance the night away.

2. Fig. to cause something to start. Strike up the band! Let's get this show on the road.

to beat the band

very briskly; very fast. He's selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising. She worked to beat the band to get ready for this.

See also: band, beat

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

one-man show

Also, one-man band. A person who does or manages just about everything, as in This department is a one-man show-the chairman runs it all, or John conducts the interviews, writes the articles, solicits ads, deals with the printer-he's a one-man band . This idiom alludes to the actor or artist responsible for the entire performance or exhibit, or the musician who plays every instrument in the group. [First half of 1900s]

See also: show

to beat the band

Also, to beat all. To the greatest possible degree. For example, The baby was crying to beat the band, or The wind is blowing to beat the band, or John is dressed up to beat all. This idiom uses beat in the sense of "surpass." The first term may, according to one theory, allude to a desire to arrive before the musicians who led a parade, so as to see the entire event. Another theory holds that it means "make more noise than (and thereby beat) a loud band." [Colloquial; late 1800s]

See also: band, beat

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a one-man band

COMMON If you describe a man or an organization as a one-man band, you mean that one man does every part of an activity himself, without help from anyone else. He seemed to be a one-man band, taking orders, and cooking and serving at table. I'm a one-man band, Mr Herold. At present I haven't even got a secretary. Note: A woman who is like this is sometimes described as a one-woman band. I am no better at being in two places at once than the next one-woman band. Note: A one-man band is a street entertainer who plays several different instruments at the same time.

when the band begins to play

when matters become serious.

to beat the band

in such a way as to surpass all competition. North American informal

1995 Patrick McCabe The Dead School He was polishing away to beat the band.

See also: band, beat

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

band together

1. To form a cohesive and cooperative group; unite: The people who opposed the new policy banded together to fight it.

2. To cause some things or people to form into a cohesive or cooperative group; unite things or people: The fact that we all had gone to the same school banded us together, and we became good friends.

one-man show

1. n. a performance put on by one person. It was a one-man show, but it was very entertaining.

2. n. an exhibition of the artistic works of one person. She is having a one-man show at the Northside Gallery.

See also: show

to beat the band

mod. very hard and very fast. He’s selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising.

See also: band, beat

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

to beat the band

To an extreme degree.

See also: band, beat

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

band-aid approach/solution

A stopgap measure, a temporary expedient. This term applies the trade name for a small bandage, the Band-Aid, patented in 1924, to approaching or solving an issue in a makeshift way. It dates from the late 1960s and is approaching cliché status.

one-man band

A person able to perform many different tasks well. The literal term applies to a musician who can play many instruments, sometimes even simultaneously. In one of his shows the composer and musical humorist Peter Schickele blew a bassoon while at the same time playing the piano with one hand or elbow. The term dates from the 1800s. The Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-Eye had it on July 1, 1876: “The one-man band, comprising drums, cymbals, violin, and a squeaking pipe . . . had one thing to recommend it. You can kill the drummer and thus obliterate the whole band.” The term is also applied to multitalented individuals in other fields.

to beat the band

Outstandingly, surpassing all others. One writer believes this term comes from the idea of making more noise than a loud band, and the OED concurs, saying it means literally to drown out the band. It originated in late-nineteenth-century Britain and soon traveled to the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking lands. “I was driving lickety-split to beat the band,” boasted C. M. Flandrau (Harvard Episodes, 1897).

See also: band, beat

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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References in periodicals archive

Tensile strength of the dried band materials was determined by spreading each of the four banding solutions onto a flat surface and allowing them to air dry for one day in a controlled humidity environment.

Banding hard shell capsules: an alternative banding method for HPMC liquid fill hard shell capsules

Starting at the bottom central peg, put your hook in, push back the topper band, and catch the first band beneath it (shown in black).

LOOM BAND; 7 GREAT STEP-BY-STEP IDEAS

Band cymharol newydd yw Band Jas y Brifddinas tra bod Band Tylorstown yn berchen ar draddodiad hir yn Rhondda Cynnon Taf.

Y boddhad o fod mewn band

A HIT WITH THE KIDS--Reserve Generation, the band's popular music group, is always a big hit with young audiences.

History: reserve band has made more than its share over the years

The microstrip line fed proposed triple band notch planar antenna consists of rectangular radiating patch and a partial rectangular ground plane as shown in Fig.

Triple band-notched planar UWB antenna using parasitic strips

Frank then returned to Marske Silver Band till 1982.

A life blowing in the bands

"It shows there is still a strong interest in brass band music in the capital."

Double delight for brass bands; NEWS IN BRIEF

* Coordinate band activities with broader theater-level Army initiatives, including morale, welfare, and recreation and United Service Organizations events.

The Army band officer lifecycle: a small contingent of commissioned Army band officers lead elite units that use music to support the Army's mission

You guys are probably one of the few bands that appeal to both the Coachella and Bonnaroo crowds.

My Morning Jacket

The Grade One band was the main feature but they were supported by the Grade Three band with the Grade One, Grade Three and Renfrewshire Schools' Pipe Band all on stage for the finale, where 130 musicians were involved.

Johnstone Pipe Band reaches grand old age of 75

Wear shoes whenever you use resistance bands. And, when you connect a band to a door, give it a good tug before you exercise to make sure it's secure.

Stretch Your Way to Better Strength: Resistance bands can help you maintain your muscles one stretch at a time

Crowners, the first boy band in Bhutan, inspired by international bands like One Direction and K-Pop is currently on a tour of eastern Bhutan.

Crowners tour the east

But there was a time when we had an equally strong brass band tradition, with almost every town having an ensemble of some description.

Dazzling dozen to do battle for Band Cymru title

The prestigious World Pipe Band Championships are facing an international boycott in a funding row.

WINDBAGS; AMERICAN BANDS CLAIM THEY'RE MUSCLED OUT; Leading pipe major moans that Scottish teams for world championships are becoming too big

K-pop girl band T-ARA is challenging its former agency MBK Entertainment in a trade mark row.

Girl band T-ARA in trade mark row with former agency

词组	band
释义	band Related to band: Bandeirantes and the band played on Used to describe a serious situation that is being ignored or overshadowed, usually intentionally. People have tried for years to talk about how budget cuts have decimated hospitals, and the band played on. It's only now, in the face of a nationwide crisis, that people are finally acknowledging the dangerous situation we're in. See also: and, band, on, play band together To unite with others, often for a particular cause or reason. We all need to band together if we want to stop that bully. You guys will not beat this team unless you put aside your differences and band together. See also: band, together band-aid A quick and usually ineffective solution to a problem that only addresses the symptom and not the root cause. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Primarily heard in US. Lowering educational standards in schools may increase graduation rates, but it does little more than slap a band-aid on a much deeper problem. band-aid solution A quick, superficial, or temporary solution to a problem that does not address or resolve the underlying cause of said problem. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. While offering free pizza to customers affected by the oil spill is a cute band-aid solution, the company has no plan in place to deal with the actual damage that it caused. See also: solution band-aid treatment A method of covering up a problem superficially or temporarily, rather than resolving it completely. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Honestly, I think this is just a Band-Aid treatment—we need to work harder and find a real solution. See also: treatment climb on the bandwagon To join, follow, or support someone or something only after it is successful or popular. I can't stand these people who just climb on the bandwagon after a win. Where were they last year when the team was terrible? A: "I thought your mom hated that candidate." B: "Well, he's the president now, so she's climbed on the bandwagon." See also: bandwagon, climb, on get on the bandwagon To join, follow, or support someone or something only after it is successful or popular. I can't stand these people who just get on the bandwagon after a win. Where were they last year when the team was terrible? A: "I thought your mom hated that candidate." B: "Well, he's the president now, so she decided to get on the bandwagon." See also: bandwagon, get, on one-man band A company or organization where most or all of the work is handled by one person. Most small businesses start out as a one-man band with the owner doing everything himself until he can afford to hire help. See also: band one-man show 1. A company or organization where most or all of the work is handled by one man. (Alternatively, "one-woman show.") My business started out as a one-man show. I did pretty much everything myself until I could afford to hire some help. 2. A theater performance that is written, directed, and performed by one man. (Alternatively, "one-woman show.") I heard Pete is doing his one-man show during the Fringe Festival next month! See also: show strike up the band To cause or instruct a band to begin playing music. We were told to strike up the band the moment the newlyweds came into the restaurant for the reception. Why don't they strike up the band already? Everyone's milling around the dance floor restlessly. See also: band, strike, up tighter than Dick's hatband old-fashioned Exceptionally or peculiarly tight. I think you shrunk my shirt in the wash. It's tighter than Dick's hatband now! It was tighter than Dick's hatband with all of us crammed inside that tiny car of his. See also: hatband to beat the band To a huge or the greatest possible extent or degree. They've been selling Girl Scout cookies to beat the band ever since they set up shop right outside. The child started screaming to beat the band when her parents took away her cotton candy. See also: band, beat when the band begins to play When the situation becomes serious, critical, chaotic, or troublesome. Our analysts have been predicting a market crash for months now. If we don't get diversify our assets soon, we're going to be in serious trouble when the band begins to play. My parents' relationship has been on the rocks for years. I just hope I'm out of the house when the band begins to play. See also: band, begin, play Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. band together (against someone or something) to unite in opposition to someone or something; to unite against someone or something. We must band together against the enemy. Everyone banded together to finish the cleanup work. See also: band, together one-man show 1. Lit. a performance put on by one person. It was a one-man show, but it was very entertaining. For a one-man show, it was very long. 2. Fig. an exhibition of the artistic works of one person. She is having a one-man show at the Northside Gallery. I'm having a one-man show next weekend. Come and see what I have done. See also: show strike up the band 1. Lit. to cause a (dance) band to start playing. Strike up the band, maestro, so we all can dance the night away. 2. Fig. to cause something to start. Strike up the band! Let's get this show on the road. See also: band, strike, up to beat the band very briskly; very fast. He's selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising. She worked to beat the band to get ready for this. See also: band, beat McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. one-man show Also, one-man band. A person who does or manages just about everything, as in This department is a one-man show-the chairman runs it all, or John conducts the interviews, writes the articles, solicits ads, deals with the printer-he's a one-man band . This idiom alludes to the actor or artist responsible for the entire performance or exhibit, or the musician who plays every instrument in the group. [First half of 1900s] See also: show to beat the band Also, to beat all. To the greatest possible degree. For example, The baby was crying to beat the band, or The wind is blowing to beat the band, or John is dressed up to beat all. This idiom uses beat in the sense of "surpass." The first term may, according to one theory, allude to a desire to arrive before the musicians who led a parade, so as to see the entire event. Another theory holds that it means "make more noise than (and thereby beat) a loud band." [Colloquial; late 1800s] See also: band, beat The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a one-man band COMMON If you describe a man or an organization as a one-man band, you mean that one man does every part of an activity himself, without help from anyone else. He seemed to be a one-man band, taking orders, and cooking and serving at table. I'm a one-man band, Mr Herold. At present I haven't even got a secretary. Note: A woman who is like this is sometimes described as a one-woman band. I am no better at being in two places at once than the next one-woman band. Note: A one-man band is a street entertainer who plays several different instruments at the same time. See also: band Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. when the band begins to play when matters become serious. See also: band, begin, play to beat the band in such a way as to surpass all competition. North American informal 1995 Patrick McCabe The Dead School He was polishing away to beat the band. See also: band, beat Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary band together v. 1. To form a cohesive and cooperative group; unite: The people who opposed the new policy banded together to fight it. 2. To cause some things or people to form into a cohesive or cooperative group; unite things or people: The fact that we all had gone to the same school banded us together, and we became good friends. See also: band, together The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. one-man show 1. n. a performance put on by one person. It was a one-man show, but it was very entertaining. 2. n. an exhibition of the artistic works of one person. She is having a one-man show at the Northside Gallery. See also: show to beat the band mod. very hard and very fast. He’s selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising. See also: band, beat McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions to beat the band To an extreme degree. See also: band, beat American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. band-aid approach/solution A stopgap measure, a temporary expedient. This term applies the trade name for a small bandage, the Band-Aid, patented in 1924, to approaching or solving an issue in a makeshift way. It dates from the late 1960s and is approaching cliché status. See also: approach, solution one-man band A person able to perform many different tasks well. The literal term applies to a musician who can play many instruments, sometimes even simultaneously. In one of his shows the composer and musical humorist Peter Schickele blew a bassoon while at the same time playing the piano with one hand or elbow. The term dates from the 1800s. The Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-Eye had it on July 1, 1876: “The one-man band, comprising drums, cymbals, violin, and a squeaking pipe . . . had one thing to recommend it. You can kill the drummer and thus obliterate the whole band.” The term is also applied to multitalented individuals in other fields. See also: band to beat the band Outstandingly, surpassing all others. One writer believes this term comes from the idea of making more noise than a loud band, and the OED concurs, saying it means literally to drown out the band. It originated in late-nineteenth-century Britain and soon traveled to the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking lands. “I was driving lickety-split to beat the band,” boasted C. M. Flandrau (Harvard Episodes, 1897). See also: band, beat The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: and the band played on couple couple of a couple of (people or things) elephant elephant in the corner elephant in the room elephant in the room, an the elephant in the corner the elephant in the room References in periodicals archive Tensile strength of the dried band materials was determined by spreading each of the four banding solutions onto a flat surface and allowing them to air dry for one day in a controlled humidity environment. Banding hard shell capsules: an alternative banding method for HPMC liquid fill hard shell capsules Starting at the bottom central peg, put your hook in, push back the topper band, and catch the first band beneath it (shown in black). LOOM BAND; 7 GREAT STEP-BY-STEP IDEAS Band cymharol newydd yw Band Jas y Brifddinas tra bod Band Tylorstown yn berchen ar draddodiad hir yn Rhondda Cynnon Taf. Y boddhad o fod mewn band A HIT WITH THE KIDS--Reserve Generation, the band's popular music group, is always a big hit with young audiences. History: reserve band has made more than its share over the years The microstrip line fed proposed triple band notch planar antenna consists of rectangular radiating patch and a partial rectangular ground plane as shown in Fig. Triple band-notched planar UWB antenna using parasitic strips Frank then returned to Marske Silver Band till 1982. A life blowing in the bands "It shows there is still a strong interest in brass band music in the capital." Double delight for brass bands; NEWS IN BRIEF * Coordinate band activities with broader theater-level Army initiatives, including morale, welfare, and recreation and United Service Organizations events. The Army band officer lifecycle: a small contingent of commissioned Army band officers lead elite units that use music to support the Army's mission You guys are probably one of the few bands that appeal to both the Coachella and Bonnaroo crowds. My Morning Jacket The Grade One band was the main feature but they were supported by the Grade Three band with the Grade One, Grade Three and Renfrewshire Schools' Pipe Band all on stage for the finale, where 130 musicians were involved. Johnstone Pipe Band reaches grand old age of 75 Wear shoes whenever you use resistance bands. And, when you connect a band to a door, give it a good tug before you exercise to make sure it's secure. Stretch Your Way to Better Strength: Resistance bands can help you maintain your muscles one stretch at a time Crowners, the first boy band in Bhutan, inspired by international bands like One Direction and K-Pop is currently on a tour of eastern Bhutan. Crowners tour the east But there was a time when we had an equally strong brass band tradition, with almost every town having an ensemble of some description. Dazzling dozen to do battle for Band Cymru title The prestigious World Pipe Band Championships are facing an international boycott in a funding row. WINDBAGS; AMERICAN BANDS CLAIM THEY'RE MUSCLED OUT; Leading pipe major moans that Scottish teams for world championships are becoming too big K-pop girl band T-ARA is challenging its former agency MBK Entertainment in a trade mark row. Girl band T-ARA in trade mark row with former agency
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