clutch (one's)/the pearls

To react in a scandalized or mortified manner to once-salacious but now relatively common things, events, situations, etc. Parents should try not to clutch the pearls every time their teenagers come out of their room dressed outrageously—it only makes them want to push the envelope even further. My mother would always clutch her pearls whenever I began telling her about a new boyfriend, so eventually I stopped filling her in altogether.

词组	clutch (one's)/the pearls
释义	clutch (one's)/the pearls clutch (one's)/the pearls To react in a scandalized or mortified manner to once-salacious but now relatively common things, events, situations, etc. Parents should try not to clutch the pearls every time their teenagers come out of their room dressed outrageously—it only makes them want to push the envelope even further. My mother would always clutch her pearls whenever I began telling her about a new boyfriend, so eventually I stopped filling her in altogether. See also: clutch, pearl Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: pearl-clutch pearl-clutching clutch up children and fools tell the truth want to curl up and die wish the ground would swallow (one) up I don't fancy yours (much) be short with (one) get short with (one) account of (someone or something)
随便看	screw around with (someone or something) screw around with someone or something screw back screwball screw down screwed screwed, blued, and tattooed screwed over screwed tight sight for sore eyes sight for sore eyes, a sight in sight unseen sign signal signal boost signal for signal for (someone or something) signature sign away signed signed and sealed signed, sealed and delivered signed, sealed, and delivered sign for