be not the word for it

Of a word or phrase, to not fully or adequately describe something. Angry? Angry isn't the word for it—I'm blinded with rage! Bad isn't the word for what they've done. It's despicable.

not the word for it

not an adequate or appropriate description.

1992 European Travel & Life The landscape of Alaska has the power to overwhelm. ‘Beautiful’ is not the word for it.

not be the ˈword for it

used to say that a word or an expression does not describe something fully or strongly enough: Unkind isn’t the word for it! I’ve never seen anyone treat an animal so cruelly!

词组	be not the word for it
释义	be not the word for it be not the word for it Of a word or phrase, to not fully or adequately describe something. Angry? Angry isn't the word for it—I'm blinded with rage! Bad isn't the word for what they've done. It's despicable. See also: not, word Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. not the word for it not an adequate or appropriate description. 1992 European Travel & Life The landscape of Alaska has the power to overwhelm. ‘Beautiful’ is not the word for it. See also: not, word Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary not be the ˈword for it used to say that a word or an expression does not describe something fully or strongly enough: Unkind isn’t the word for it! I’ve never seen anyone treat an animal so cruelly! See also: not, word Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: not be the word for it not the word for it get out of my sight get (one's) shirt out wax angry wroth throw (one's) toys out of the pram throw your toys out of the pram be/get riled up rile
随便看	turn the cat in the pan where one is coming from where (one) is coming from where (one) lives where one lives where (one's) head is at where on God's green earth Where on God’s green earth? where somebody is coming from where someone is at where someone is coming from where someone lives where someone’s head is at Where's the beef? where's the fire Where's the fire? where the action is where the puck is going where the puck is heading where there's a will there's a way where there's a will, there's a way where there's life where there's life, there's hope where there's muck there's brass where there's muck, there's brass