foil

be a foil for (someone)

To contrast with someone else and thus highlight their unique qualities. Of course Edgar Linton ends up marrying Catherine—he's totally a foil for Heathcliff throughout the whole novel. With her humor and upbeat demeanor, I found my sister to be a perfect foil for dour Seth.

be a foil to (someone)

To contrast with someone else and thus highlight their unique qualities. Of course Edgar Linton ends up marrying Catherine—he's totally a foil to Heathcliff throughout the whole novel. With her humor and upbeat demeanor, I found my sister to be a foil to dour Seth.

silver foil

Thin sheets of aluminum that are typically used to cover food and keep it fresh. Primarily heard in UK. Wrap those leftovers in silver foil so you can have them for lunch tomorrow.

tinfoil hat

slang A paranoid or delusional mindset centered around a belief in some conspiracy theory or another. Refers to the cliché of using such headgear to prevent mind-control or having one's thoughts read. A: "You know that they put those GPS trackers in your phones so the government can monitor you, right?" B: "Dude, you need to take your tinfoil hat off and spend some time away from the Internet for a while." A lot people wearing tinfoil hats believe the moon landing was faked by the US government.

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释义	foil be a foil for (someone) To contrast with someone else and thus highlight their unique qualities. Of course Edgar Linton ends up marrying Catherine—he's totally a foil for Heathcliff throughout the whole novel. With her humor and upbeat demeanor, I found my sister to be a perfect foil for dour Seth. See also: foil be a foil to (someone) To contrast with someone else and thus highlight their unique qualities. Of course Edgar Linton ends up marrying Catherine—he's totally a foil to Heathcliff throughout the whole novel. With her humor and upbeat demeanor, I found my sister to be a foil to dour Seth. See also: foil silver foil Thin sheets of aluminum that are typically used to cover food and keep it fresh. Primarily heard in UK. Wrap those leftovers in silver foil so you can have them for lunch tomorrow. See also: foil, silver tinfoil hat slang A paranoid or delusional mindset centered around a belief in some conspiracy theory or another. Refers to the cliché of using such headgear to prevent mind-control or having one's thoughts read. A: "You know that they put those GPS trackers in your phones so the government can monitor you, right?" B: "Dude, you need to take your tinfoil hat off and spend some time away from the Internet for a while." A lot people wearing tinfoil hats believe the moon landing was faked by the US government. See also: hat Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be a foil for (someone) be a foil to (someone) Edgar J. Edgar J. Edgar Hoover have (someone's or something's) good points have your good, plus, etc. points have (someone's or something's) plus points conspire conspire against (something or someone) References in periodicals archive If your funnel (imbudo) is already worn out, or if you need extra funnels, just twirl a piece of aluminum foil into a cone. Super wrap biggest production facilities in Armenia and is the only producer of aluminium foil in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions. Rusal Armenal increases aluminum foil production 5,2% for Jan-Nov 2013 In particular, visitors to the API Foils stand were invited to view its latest cold foiling technology, which has become one the most cost-effective solutions for creating brand enhancement and differentiation in the label industry. API foils adds shine to label expo How this applies to stencil systems of today is it is the characteristic of the foil property returning to its original position after a force has been applied and then removed. Analysis of stencil tensioning (elasticity): foil tension variations may create distortion and unpredictable print deposition. A novel method for foil characterization and verification is proposed However, a chemical change in the metal foil surfaces was observed. Effect of liquid Ga on metal surfaces: characterization of morphology and chemical composition of metals heated in liquid Ga Yet, the ratings benefit from the expected growth in demand in the foil industry, JP Foil's presence in value-added segments like lacquering and embossing and the low funding risk as the company has obtained most of the equity and debt for the project. -ICRA cuts to D ratings on bank loans of JP Foil Cornell Dubilier Foil will also offer considerable synergy effects with KEMET's capacitor operations, vice president Chuck Meeks said. US KEMET reveals takeover of Cornell Dubilier Foil in Tennessee Under a separate agreement, Novelis will continue to supply foil to the operation. Shropshire firm wraps up sale MPM foiled has the same qualities as the traditional MPM and is used to reduce vibrations and structure borne sound without increasing the weight of the construction and at the same time replace already existing materials. Antiphon launches MPM sheet Foil can be shaped into almost anything--it is the all-purpose material for children's art. Foil artists The remainder of the medals - all bronze - came from the team competitions, in the boys' foil, girls' foil, boys' epee and girls' epee. Welsh youngsters are among the medals in UK Games; FENCING Cut a piece of aluminum foil at least twice as big as the leaf. Make a white leaf! The Freedom of Information Law, codified in Article 6 of the Public Officers Law ("FOIL") permits anyone to request records from the Insurance Department. Freedom of information requests Swiss mould maker Georg Kaufmann is supplying the tooling which combines moulding with finishing of the foil surface. Add a metallised finish with back moulding Foil bearings are making explosive progress, according to Hooshang Heshmat, an ASME Fellow and founder of Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. Foiled again
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