Christmas

Related to Christmas: Christmas Day

a white Christmas

Christmas day when it is or has been snowing. Growing up in south Texas, I could only ever fantasize about having a white Christmas.

all (one's) Christmases have come at once

Said when one is experiencing a an extraordinary amount of good fortune. Primarily heard in UK. Wait, let me get this straight: the planning permission came through very quickly, the bank approved our second loan application, and the weather is supposed to stay sunny and dry for the next few months? Wow, all our Christmases have come at once! Seeing my beautiful baby girl for the first time, well, it felt like all my Christmases had come at once.

See also: all, Christmas, come, have, once

cancel (one's) Christmas

slang To kill someone. As soon as that guy becomes a liability, I'll get Ray to cancel his Christmas, no problem.

Christmas comes but once a year

A phrase that defends enthusiastic celebrations of Christmas, on the basis that Christmas only happens once a year. I know the amount of gifts is a little excessive, but Christmas comes but once a year, right?

See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year

Christmas disease

Hemophilia (or haemophilia) B, a blood-clotting disorder in which a mutation of the Factor IX gene leads to a deficiency of Factor IX (or Christmas factor), a serine protease of the coagulation system. Both the factor and the disease are named for Stephen Christmas (not the holiday), the first patient discovered to have the condition in 1952. We haven't let our daughter participate in any more physical sports since she was diagnosed with Christmas disease last year.

Christmas graduate

A college or university student who discontinues their education after the end of the first term (i.e., around Christmastime). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. While I firmly believe in the importance of continued education, there are always a few Christmas graduates each year for whom college is just not well suited.

Christmas tree bill

In the US Congress, a minor bill that attracts many additional (and often unrelated) amendments attached to it, thus likened to ornaments hung upon a Christmas tree. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. If one really wants to see how corporate interests pervade the political process, one must simply examine the numerous amendments of the so-called Christmas tree bills that crop up each year.

Happy Christmas

A standard expression of good wishes said to someone on or shortly before Christmas. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. A: "Happy Christmas, Tommy!" B: "Thanks, Dad. Happy Christmas to you, too!" We just wanted to come by and wish you a happy Christmas!

like turkeys voting for an early Christmas

Said of people who choose or accept a situation that is not in their interest or will be directly harmful to them. Turkeys are often prepared for a Christmas meal. Primarily heard in UK. So now you have people supporting policies that would see their work security and health benefits eliminated. It's like turkeys voting for an early Christmas.

See also: Christmas, early, like, turkey, vote

like turkeys voting for Christmas

Said of people who choose or accept a situation that is not in their interest or will be directly harmful to them. Turkeys are often prepared for a Christmas meal. So now you have people supporting policies that would see their work security and health benefits eliminated. It's like turkeys voting for Christmas.

Merry Christmas

A standard expression of good wishes said to someone on or shortly before Christmas. A: "Merry Christmas, Tommy!" B: "Thanks, Dad. Merry Christmas to you, too!" We just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas!

merry Christmas and a happy new year

A standard if somewhat formal expression of good wishes said to someone during the winter holiday season. The entire phrase is typically capitalized if said as a standalone salutation. We would like to wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thank you for all of your help, Colin. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

See also: and, Christmas, happy, merry, new, year

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cancel someone's Christmas

Sl. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld or jocular; the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas. Willie threatened to cancel Richard's Christmas if Richard didn't pay up.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Prov. Since Christmas only happens once a year, we should treat it as a special time by being good to others or by indulging children. Christmas comes but once a year, so we urge you to give to those less fortunate through this Christmas charity campaign.

See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

like turkeys voting for Christmas

BRITISH

If someone's action or choice is like turkeys voting for Christmas, it will have a very bad result for them. Lawyers supporting non-legal methods of solving disputes are like turkeys voting for Christmas. The idea that drivers would choose to have speed limiters in their cars would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Note: In Britain and some other countries, people traditionally eat turkey at Christmas.

like turkeys voting for Christmas

used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating. informal

a white ˈChristmas

a Christmas when it snows

cancel someone’s Christmas

tv. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld. The dead person will miss Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I’m gonna cancel his Christmas.

Christmas tree

n. a drunkard. (From being lit like a Christmas tree.) A well-dressed Christmas tree sat in the corner—lit up, of course.

Christmas comes but once a year

Take this opportunity to enjoy yourself to the fullest. This seemingly modern cliché actually dates from the sixteenth century, when Thomas Tusser included it as one of his Five Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie (1573): “At Christmas play and make good cheere, for Christmas comes but once a yeere.”

See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

a white Christmas
Happy Christmas
Christmas comes but once a year
cancel (one's) Christmas
cancel Christmas
cancel someone’s Christmas
Merry Christmas
Christmas tree
stocking-stuffer
stuffer

References in classic literature

By the time we had placed the cold, fresh-smelling little tree in a corner of the sitting-room, it was already Christmas Eve.

My Antonia

"It's many a year since there was a Christmas dinner here, Mistress Blythe," said Captain Jim.

Miss Cornelia was not going to sit with idle hands, even on Christmas.

Annes House of Dreams

I wouldn't give anybody a Christmas present that wasn't new, and I wouldn't thank anybody who gave me one."

We had a glorious Christmas dinner, fit for the halls of Lucullus, and ate far more than was good for us, none daring to make us afraid on that one day of the year.

The Golden Road

After which various games of strength and agility by both white men and Indians closed the Christmas festivities.

Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and

`Let me hear another sound from you,' said Scrooge, `and you'll keep your Christmas by losing your situation!

Christmas Carol

"That's Christmas music," she said, when Aaron had ended, and had secured his piece of cake again.

Silas Marner

In the school we made a special effort to teach our students the meaning of Christmas, and to give them lessons in its proper observance.

Up From Slavery

Everybody knows what a Christmas dinner is, so we need waste no words in describing this one, but hasten at once to tell what happened at the end of it.

Eight Cousins

And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their breakfasts and contented themselves with bread and milk on Christmas morning.

Little Women

Weller concluded this moral tale, with which the fat boy appeared much affected, they all three repaired to the large kitchen, in which the family were by this time assembled, according to annual custom on Christmas Eve, observed by old Wardle's forefathers from time immemorial.

The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club

When Christmas came, quite young trees were cut down: trees which often were not even as large or of the same age as this Fir Tree, who could never rest, but always wanted to be off.

Andersens Fairy Tales

It was quite late in the morning before Elizabeth, observing the faint glow which appeared on the eastern mountain long after the light of the sun had struck the opposite hills, ventured from the house, with a view to gratify her curiosity with a glance by daylight at the surrounding objects before the tardy revellers of the Christmas eve should make their appearance at the breakfast- table.

Pioneers

Don't you remember Ellen Burnham said he was going to send Rebecca a Christmas present?

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm

词组	Christmas
释义	Christmas Related to Christmas: Christmas Day a white Christmas Christmas day when it is or has been snowing. Growing up in south Texas, I could only ever fantasize about having a white Christmas. See also: Christmas, white all (one's) Christmases have come at once Said when one is experiencing a an extraordinary amount of good fortune. Primarily heard in UK. Wait, let me get this straight: the planning permission came through very quickly, the bank approved our second loan application, and the weather is supposed to stay sunny and dry for the next few months? Wow, all our Christmases have come at once! Seeing my beautiful baby girl for the first time, well, it felt like all my Christmases had come at once. See also: all, Christmas, come, have, once cancel (one's) Christmas slang To kill someone. As soon as that guy becomes a liability, I'll get Ray to cancel his Christmas, no problem. See also: cancel, Christmas Christmas comes but once a year A phrase that defends enthusiastic celebrations of Christmas, on the basis that Christmas only happens once a year. I know the amount of gifts is a little excessive, but Christmas comes but once a year, right? See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year Christmas disease Hemophilia (or haemophilia) B, a blood-clotting disorder in which a mutation of the Factor IX gene leads to a deficiency of Factor IX (or Christmas factor), a serine protease of the coagulation system. Both the factor and the disease are named for Stephen Christmas (not the holiday), the first patient discovered to have the condition in 1952. We haven't let our daughter participate in any more physical sports since she was diagnosed with Christmas disease last year. See also: Christmas, disease Christmas graduate A college or university student who discontinues their education after the end of the first term (i.e., around Christmastime). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. While I firmly believe in the importance of continued education, there are always a few Christmas graduates each year for whom college is just not well suited. See also: Christmas, graduate Christmas tree bill In the US Congress, a minor bill that attracts many additional (and often unrelated) amendments attached to it, thus likened to ornaments hung upon a Christmas tree. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. If one really wants to see how corporate interests pervade the political process, one must simply examine the numerous amendments of the so-called Christmas tree bills that crop up each year. See also: bill, Christmas, tree Happy Christmas A standard expression of good wishes said to someone on or shortly before Christmas. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. A: "Happy Christmas, Tommy!" B: "Thanks, Dad. Happy Christmas to you, too!" We just wanted to come by and wish you a happy Christmas! See also: Christmas, happy like turkeys voting for an early Christmas Said of people who choose or accept a situation that is not in their interest or will be directly harmful to them. Turkeys are often prepared for a Christmas meal. Primarily heard in UK. So now you have people supporting policies that would see their work security and health benefits eliminated. It's like turkeys voting for an early Christmas. See also: Christmas, early, like, turkey, vote like turkeys voting for Christmas Said of people who choose or accept a situation that is not in their interest or will be directly harmful to them. Turkeys are often prepared for a Christmas meal. So now you have people supporting policies that would see their work security and health benefits eliminated. It's like turkeys voting for Christmas. See also: Christmas, like, turkey, vote Merry Christmas A standard expression of good wishes said to someone on or shortly before Christmas. A: "Merry Christmas, Tommy!" B: "Thanks, Dad. Merry Christmas to you, too!" We just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas! See also: Christmas, merry merry Christmas and a happy new year A standard if somewhat formal expression of good wishes said to someone during the winter holiday season. The entire phrase is typically capitalized if said as a standalone salutation. We would like to wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thank you for all of your help, Colin. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! See also: and, Christmas, happy, merry, new, year Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cancel someone's Christmas Sl. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld or jocular; the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas. Willie threatened to cancel Richard's Christmas if Richard didn't pay up. See also: cancel, Christmas Christmas comes but once a year. Prov. Since Christmas only happens once a year, we should treat it as a special time by being good to others or by indulging children. Christmas comes but once a year, so we urge you to give to those less fortunate through this Christmas charity campaign. See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. like turkeys voting for Christmas BRITISH If someone's action or choice is like turkeys voting for Christmas, it will have a very bad result for them. Lawyers supporting non-legal methods of solving disputes are like turkeys voting for Christmas. The idea that drivers would choose to have speed limiters in their cars would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Note: In Britain and some other countries, people traditionally eat turkey at Christmas. See also: Christmas, like, turkey, vote Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. like turkeys voting for Christmas used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating. informal See also: Christmas, like, turkey, vote Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a white ˈChristmas a Christmas when it snows See also: Christmas, white Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cancel someone’s Christmas tv. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld. The dead person will miss Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I’m gonna cancel his Christmas. See also: cancel, Christmas Christmas tree n. a drunkard. (From being lit like a Christmas tree.) A well-dressed Christmas tree sat in the corner—lit up, of course. See also: Christmas, tree McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Christmas comes but once a year Take this opportunity to enjoy yourself to the fullest. This seemingly modern cliché actually dates from the sixteenth century, when Thomas Tusser included it as one of his Five Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie (1573): “At Christmas play and make good cheere, for Christmas comes but once a yeere.” See also: but, Christmas, come, once, year The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a white Christmas Happy Christmas Christmas comes but once a year cancel (one's) Christmas cancel Christmas cancel someone’s Christmas Merry Christmas Christmas tree stocking-stuffer stuffer References in classic literature By the time we had placed the cold, fresh-smelling little tree in a corner of the sitting-room, it was already Christmas Eve. My Antonia "It's many a year since there was a Christmas dinner here, Mistress Blythe," said Captain Jim. Miss Cornelia was not going to sit with idle hands, even on Christmas. Annes House of Dreams I wouldn't give anybody a Christmas present that wasn't new, and I wouldn't thank anybody who gave me one." We had a glorious Christmas dinner, fit for the halls of Lucullus, and ate far more than was good for us, none daring to make us afraid on that one day of the year. The Golden Road After which various games of strength and agility by both white men and Indians closed the Christmas festivities. Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and `Let me hear another sound from you,' said Scrooge, `and you'll keep your Christmas by losing your situation! Christmas Carol "That's Christmas music," she said, when Aaron had ended, and had secured his piece of cake again. Silas Marner In the school we made a special effort to teach our students the meaning of Christmas, and to give them lessons in its proper observance. Up From Slavery Everybody knows what a Christmas dinner is, so we need waste no words in describing this one, but hasten at once to tell what happened at the end of it. Eight Cousins And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their breakfasts and contented themselves with bread and milk on Christmas morning. Little Women Weller concluded this moral tale, with which the fat boy appeared much affected, they all three repaired to the large kitchen, in which the family were by this time assembled, according to annual custom on Christmas Eve, observed by old Wardle's forefathers from time immemorial. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club When Christmas came, quite young trees were cut down: trees which often were not even as large or of the same age as this Fir Tree, who could never rest, but always wanted to be off. Andersens Fairy Tales It was quite late in the morning before Elizabeth, observing the faint glow which appeared on the eastern mountain long after the light of the sun had struck the opposite hills, ventured from the house, with a view to gratify her curiosity with a glance by daylight at the surrounding objects before the tardy revellers of the Christmas eve should make their appearance at the breakfast- table. Pioneers Don't you remember Ellen Burnham said he was going to send Rebecca a Christmas present? Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
随便看	ass-kisser ass-kissing (as) slick as a whistle (as) slick as snot ass-licker ass-licking (as) slippery as an eel (as) slow as molasses (as) slow as molasses in January (as) sly as a fox (as) smart as a whip (as) smart as paint (as) smooth as a baby's bottom (as) smooth as glass (as) smooth as silk (as) sober as a judge as sober as a judge associate associate oneself with associate with as/so far as... as/so far as it goes (as) soft as a baby's backside (as) soft as a baby's bottom (as) soft as down