plague

Related to plague: black plague, pneumonic plague

(something) is enough to plague a saint

Something is so trying or frustrating as to bother even the most patient person. Being with screaming kids all day is enough to plague a saint. I've always thought that hassle of navigating the crowds during the Black Friday sales is enough to plague a saint.

a plague on both your houses

I hope that bad things happen to both of you (and your families). The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I can't believe the two of you would deceive me like this! A plague on both your houses!

avoid (someone or something) like the plague

To consciously stay away from someone or something. I didn't do my homework my last night, so I'm avoiding my teacher like the plague. My dog is terrified of cats and avoids them like the plague.

enough to plague a saint

So trying or frustrating as to bother even the most patient person. The annoying action can be stated between "enough" and "to." Being with screaming kids all day is enough to plague a saint. The kids have really let loose today with enough shrieking to plague a saint.

plague (one) with (something)

To frustrate, annoy, inconvenience, or cause trouble for one repeatedly or continuously. Often used in passive constructions. The company was plagued with setbacks and misfortune in its first couple of years, but they've finally begun to see some financial success. The investigators have been plaguing us with inquiries and requests for documentation for weeks now—I wish they would let us just get on with our work!

avoid someone or something like the plague

Fig. to ignore or keep away from someone or something totally. What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague. I don't like opera. I avoid it like the plague.

enough something to plague a saint

and something is enough to plague a saint

Rur. enough of something to annoy even a patient person. That little boy has enough curiosity to plague a saint! Sally's a well-meaning woman, but her endless gossiping is enough to plague a saint.

plague someone or something with something

to bother or annoy someone or something with something. Stop plaguing me with your requests. We plagued the committee with ideas.

avoid like the plague

Evade or elude at any cost, shun. For example, Since Bob was taken into police custody, his friends have been avoiding him and his family like the plague . This seemingly modern expression dates from the Latin of the early Middle Ages, when Saint Jerome (a.d. 345-420) wrote, "Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business." The plague, a deadly infectious disease in his day, has been largely wiped out, but the term remains current.

avoid someone/something like the plague

If you avoid someone or something like the plague, you do everything possible to avoid them. I would avoid him like the plague when his wife was around. The athlete must avoid all extra sugar like the plague. Note: The plague is bubonic plague, a disease which killed over 50 million people in Europe and Asia during the 14th century and was referred to as the Black Death.

See also: avoid, like, plague, someone, something

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

avoid somebody/something like the ˈplague

(informal) avoid somebody/something completely: It was the sort of restaurant that I would normally have avoided like the plague.

A plague is an infectious disease that kills a lot of people.

See also: avoid, like, plague, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

plague with

To pester, trouble, or harass someone or something with something: Reporters plague me with questions everywhere I go. The production was plagued with problems from the start.

avoid like the plague, to

To stay away from, assiduously shun. The scourge of western Europe on numerous occasions, the plague, although poorly understood, was known to be contagious even in the time of St. Jerome (a.d. 345– 420), who wrote, “Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.”

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释义	plague Related to plague: black plague, pneumonic plague (something) is enough to plague a saint Something is so trying or frustrating as to bother even the most patient person. Being with screaming kids all day is enough to plague a saint. I've always thought that hassle of navigating the crowds during the Black Friday sales is enough to plague a saint. See also: enough, plague, saint a plague on both your houses I hope that bad things happen to both of you (and your families). The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I can't believe the two of you would deceive me like this! A plague on both your houses! See also: both, house, on, plague avoid (someone or something) like the plague To consciously stay away from someone or something. I didn't do my homework my last night, so I'm avoiding my teacher like the plague. My dog is terrified of cats and avoids them like the plague. See also: avoid, like, plague enough to plague a saint So trying or frustrating as to bother even the most patient person. The annoying action can be stated between "enough" and "to." Being with screaming kids all day is enough to plague a saint. The kids have really let loose today with enough shrieking to plague a saint. See also: enough, plague, saint plague (one) with (something) To frustrate, annoy, inconvenience, or cause trouble for one repeatedly or continuously. Often used in passive constructions. The company was plagued with setbacks and misfortune in its first couple of years, but they've finally begun to see some financial success. The investigators have been plaguing us with inquiries and requests for documentation for weeks now—I wish they would let us just get on with our work! See also: plague Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. avoid someone or something like the plague Fig. to ignore or keep away from someone or something totally. What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague. I don't like opera. I avoid it like the plague. See also: avoid, like, plague enough something to plague a saint and something is enough to plague a saint Rur. enough of something to annoy even a patient person. That little boy has enough curiosity to plague a saint! Sally's a well-meaning woman, but her endless gossiping is enough to plague a saint. See also: enough, plague, saint plague someone or something with something to bother or annoy someone or something with something. Stop plaguing me with your requests. We plagued the committee with ideas. See also: plague McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. avoid like the plague Evade or elude at any cost, shun. For example, Since Bob was taken into police custody, his friends have been avoiding him and his family like the plague . This seemingly modern expression dates from the Latin of the early Middle Ages, when Saint Jerome (a.d. 345-420) wrote, "Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business." The plague, a deadly infectious disease in his day, has been largely wiped out, but the term remains current. See also: avoid, like, plague The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. avoid someone/something like the plague If you avoid someone or something like the plague, you do everything possible to avoid them. I would avoid him like the plague when his wife was around. The athlete must avoid all extra sugar like the plague. Note: The plague is bubonic plague, a disease which killed over 50 million people in Europe and Asia during the 14th century and was referred to as the Black Death. See also: avoid, like, plague, someone, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. avoid somebody/something like the ˈplague (informal) avoid somebody/something completely: It was the sort of restaurant that I would normally have avoided like the plague. A plague is an infectious disease that kills a lot of people. See also: avoid, like, plague, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary plague with v. To pester, trouble, or harass someone or something with something: Reporters plague me with questions everywhere I go. The production was plagued with problems from the start. See also: plague The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. avoid like the plague, to To stay away from, assiduously shun. The scourge of western Europe on numerous occasions, the plague, although poorly understood, was known to be contagious even in the time of St. Jerome (a.d. 345– 420), who wrote, “Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.” See also: avoid, like The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: (something) is enough to plague a saint saint enough to plague a saint doesnt doesn't bother me any (it) doesn't bother me any (it) doesn't bother me at all (just) one of those days one of those days give me strength References in periodicals archive We analyzed data for human plague surveillance activities (Appendix, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/25/2/17-1974-App1.pdf) by using Stata 14 (StataCorp LLC, https:// www.stata.com). Trends of Human Plague, Madagascar, 1998-2016 Chiu avers that there were three groups that were primarily concerned with the plague and its implications: doctors, theologians, and civic administrators (p. Plague and Music in the Renaissance Plague symptoms in cats and dogs are fever, lethargy and loss of appetite, with possible swelling in the lymph node under the jaw. Idaho Child Contracts Plague, First In State Since 1992 These organisms are the product of their own biological evolution, and the history of the plague's development is perhaps (along with maybe HIV) the most detailed biography of any pathogen known to science. The eternal return of the plague What's unusual about this year's plague? For one, it started so furiously so early in the season, and it's affecting people in urban areas. A Plague In Madagascar An estimate of the plagues' duration will help identify the diseases most likely to have produced the deaths in the last plague, because the period between initial infection and death varies by disease. THE EXODUS SYNDEMIC: THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE TENTH PLAGUE Possibly, the political situation in Angola (including armed conflicts, during several years) impeded the obtainment of data on plague. However, plague is an old problem in Angola. Plague: A Millenary Infectious Disease Reemerging in the XXI Century The company said the patent includes claims covering plague antigens fused to its iBioModulator thermostable immunomodulator, as well as vaccine compositions and a method for producing the antigen. iBio awarded another patent for plague vaccine But what happened to the bodies of those poor unfortunates who succumbed to the plague? Newcastle historian and author Steve Ellwood works as a city guide. Newcastle and plague pits beneath our feet; HOW THE KILLER DISEASE WROUGHT DEATH AND DESPAIR ACROSS MANY CENTURIES Filled with action, puzzles, ciphers, and secret treasure, Mark of the Plague will have readers racing along with Christopher, searching for clues to solve the mystery before the plague takes them all. Sands, Kevin. Mark of the Plague: A Blackthorn Key Adventure, Book 2 After the initial report of possible plague cases, the Nyimba District Medical Office began active case finding in the health center catchment areas. Outbreak of plague in a high malaria endemic region--Nyimba District, Zambia, March-May 2015 pestis was initially passed from person to person--say, when an infected individual coughed on a healthy person--and most likely caused lung infections known as pneumonic plague or blood infections called septicemic plague, the researchers report in the Oct. Plagues plagued the Bronze Age: Yersinia pestis infected people long before Black Death Los Angeles - A popular campground at Yosemite National Park in California will be temporarily closed after several dead squirrels were found to be carrying the plague, officials said Friday. Squirrels in Yosemite campground test positive for plague Flea-carrying rats have long been blamed for spreading the bubonic plague, which swept Europe in the mid-1300s and killed an estimated 25 million people. A plague of gerbils?
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