ghost town

A town that has become permanently devoid of inhabitants, typically due to the disappearance of business or economic opportunities. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. The town rose up fast and furiously as prospectors flooded the area in search of gold, but when the last of the precious minerals was gone, those same people were as fast to depart, leaving a creaking old ghost town in their wake.

ghost town

A once thriving town that has been completely abandoned, as in Many of the old mining communities are ghost towns now. This idiom implies that there are no living people left in town. [First half of 1900s]

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释义	ghost town ghost town A town that has become permanently devoid of inhabitants, typically due to the disappearance of business or economic opportunities. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. The town rose up fast and furiously as prospectors flooded the area in search of gold, but when the last of the precious minerals was gone, those same people were as fast to depart, leaving a creaking old ghost town in their wake. See also: ghost, town Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ghost town A once thriving town that has been completely abandoned, as in Many of the old mining communities are ghost towns now. This idiom implies that there are no living people left in town. [First half of 1900s] See also: ghost, town The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: down and out live in cotton wool any (one) worth (one's) salt put a/the plug in the jug freeze out freeze someone out close its doors empty threat Houdini a Houdini (act) References in periodicals archive "There were no jobs to be found in this country, which is a line from Ghost Town. Special delivery If you are planning ahead, Ghost Town would make a good story for a Halloween party. Children's Book It was like a ghost town on Saturday night - Gary Byrne Picture: COLIN LANE/ tmcl260911jugbottle-1 Businesses left to count cost of water problems Ghost Town may just be a phase in the city's development. Coventry Transport Museum: a new display is refreshingly honest about the city's industrial decline. See www.transport-museum.com Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town tells of a place that captured the author's attention--a town whose history was steeped in witchcraft, slavery and pirates and a 25-year-old murder. Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town Blake said: "Burnley will be like a ghost town on Monday. Robbie: We have the spirit to take it to another level The precinct is already a ghost town. How many more shops will go before this Government wakes up to the consequences of its actions?" Business rates are set to rise by five per cent this April which would see the average business rate bill in Tamworth, which is currently pounds 15,555, rise to around pounds 16,333.. Rates hikes send firms 'to the wall' Here's a fantastic chance to celebrate the release of Ricky Gervais' supernatural romantic comedy, Ghost Town, out on Blu-ray and DVD now. WIN A 40" TV AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM PLUS GHOST TOWN ON DVD; competition time YOUR CHANCE TO WIN GHOST TOWN (Cert 12, 98 mins) DURING a routine colonoscopy, middle-aged, British dentist Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) reacts badly to the an aesthetic and his heart stops beating. review: dvds On the subject of romance, Ricky Gervais makes his debut as a leading Hollywood man in the rom-com Ghost Town, a supernatural comedy about a man who can see dead people on the streets of New York. film reviews; performing arts MUST SEE "Ghost Town" co-stars Kristen Wiig and Aasit Mandvi at the Soho Grand after-party Party scene in full swing: stars hit the town during a jam-packed week of preems However casting British actor Ricky Gervais does, and the result is that "Ghost Town" is a delightful comedy entry for the fall movie season. `The Office's' Gervais is key to hilarity of otherwise predictable `Ghost Town' Downtown Nashua will play a hauntingly good host to thousands of young goblins, ghosts and witches for the fifth annual Great American Ghost Town 3 to 4:30 p.m. Ghost Town rises once again Ghost town refers to a formerly flourishing community that has been abandoned, generally for economic reasons. Breakthrough Solutions Conference set for May 1 * Ghost Town Suite: Ten Intermediate Piano Solos, by Heather Morris. Ghost Town Suite: Ten Intermediate Piano Solos
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