naked

(as) naked as a jaybird

slang Completely nude; without any clothes on whatsoever. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house naked as a jaybird! We have an adorable video of you when you were about two years old, running around the back yard as naked as a jaybird!

See also: jaybird, naked

as naked as the day (one) was born

slang Completely nude; without any clothes on whatsoever. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house naked as the day he was born! We have an adorable video of you when you were about two years old, running around the back yard as naked as the day you were born!

buck naked

slang Entirely nude, especially in others' view. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house buck naked!

butt naked

slang Entirely nude, especially in others' view. Possibly a variation of "buck naked," though both mean the same and are correct in use. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house butt naked!

get naked

1. To take all of one's clothing off so that one is nude. That's what skinny-dipping means—you have to get naked!

2. slang To do something enjoyable and/or relaxing; to let loose and have a good time. (Doing so does not usually entail being naked, despite the wording of the phrase.) It's been such a long week—let's just get naked tonight.

half-naked

Partially undressed. The phrase is sometimes used hyperbolically by someone who considers another's attire not conservative enough. Thinking only my mom was outside, I came out of the dressing room half-naked and, to my horror, saw some older girls from school. You can't wear shorts like that to church, you look half-naked! Go change right now!

stark naked

Completely naked. I keep having the dream where I walk into my classroom and realize I've forgotten my homework—and that I'm stark naked! We've all come into this world the hard way—stark naked and screaming!

the naked eye

Normal vision that has not been enhanced or augmented in any way. Because bacteria are invisible to the naked eye, it was only relatively recently in human history that we even became aware of their existence. The fine print is so tiny, you can barely make it out with the naked eye.

See also: eye, naked

the naked truth

The total, unembellished, and unaltered truth. Used especially to something that someone may consider unpleasant or offensive. While they were created with good intentions, the naked truth is that these policies have set back our economic recovery by at least another five years.

See also: naked, truth

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*naked as a jaybird

Cliché naked; bare. (*Also: as ~.) Two-year-old Matilda escaped from her nurse, who was bathing her, and ran out naked as a jaybird into the dining room. Uncle John sometimes spends a whole day walking around his house as naked as a jaybird.

See also: jaybird, naked

*naked eye

the human eye, unassisted by optics, such as a telescope, microscope, or spectacles. (*Typically: appear to ~; look to ~; see with ~; visible to~.) I can't see the bird's markings with the naked eye. The scientist could see nothing in the liquid with the naked eye, but with the aid of a microscope, she identified the bacteria. That's how it appears to the naked eye.

See also: eye, naked

naked truth

the complete, unembellished truth. Sorry to put it to you like this, but it's the naked truth. I can take it. Just tell me the naked truth.

See also: naked, truth

with the naked eye

with eyes that are not aided by telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars. The moon is quite visible with the naked eye. Bacteria are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

See also: eye, naked

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

naked as a jaybird

Bare, unclothed, as in I came straight out of the shower, naked as a jaybird. This simile replaced the 19th-century naked as a robin and is equally unclear, since neither bird is normally stripped of its feathers. Further, the bird it refers to is more often called simply "jay" rather than "jaybird," yet the latter is always part of the simile. [c. 1940]

See also: jaybird, naked

naked eye

Sight unassisted by an instrument such as a microscope or telescope. For example, These insects are too small to be seen with the naked eye. This expression was first recorded in 1664.

See also: eye, naked

naked truth

Plain unadorned facts, without concealment or embellishment. For example, What I've told you is the naked truth. This expression supposedly alludes to a fable in which Truth and Falsehood went bathing, Falsehood then dressed in Truth's clothes, and Truth, refusing to take another's clothes, went naked. [Late 1500s]

See also: naked, truth

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

the naked eye

COMMON If something can be seen with the naked eye, you can see it without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope. These green insects, just visible to the naked eye, are generally found on the under side of the leaves. Enough light gets through space for us to see thousands of stars with the naked eye.

See also: eye, naked

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

the naked truth

the plain truth, without concealment or embellishment.

This phrase may originally have developed as a translation of the Latin phrase nudaque veritas , found in Horace's Odes, or to any of various fables that personify Truth as a naked woman in contrast to the elaborate dress and artifice of Falsehood.

See also: naked, truth

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

the naked ˈeye

the normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument: Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.

See also: eye, naked

the naked ˈtruth

the truth, which may be unpleasant: If you want the naked truth about it, he’ll certainly give it to you!

See also: naked, truth

stark ˈnaked

(British English) (American English buck ˈnaked) completely naked: He always walks around his apartment buck naked.

butt naked

mod. totally nude. (Mildly objectionable.) I was butt naked in the shower and couldn’t get the phone.

get naked

in. to enjoy oneself thoroughly; to relax and enjoy oneself. Let’s all go out and get naked tonight.

naked

mod. undiluted; having to do with neat liquor, especially gin. (see also raw.) No ice, please. I want mine naked.

naked truth

n. the complete, unembellished truth. Sorry to put it to you like this, but it’s the naked truth.

See also: naked, truth

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

naked as a jaybird

Nude. This expression is definitely American in origin, but the simile is as puzzling as the older British naked as a robin. Neither bird is very plain in appearance (“bare”). It appears in print with some frequency from the mid-twentieth century on. For example, D. Delman used it in Sudden Death (1972): “The corpus was as naked as a jaybird.”

See also: jaybird, naked

naked truth

The plain unvarnished facts. Allegedly this term came from a fable in which Truth and Falsehood went bathing. Falsehood finished first and dressed in Truth’s garments, whereupon Truth, unwilling to take Falsehood’s clothes, went naked. Appealing as this tale may be, the image of unvarnished truth is not that exotic. Tennyson used it in Idylls of the King: “Mere white truth in simple nakedness.” William Safire pointed out that in the 1970s it was a favorite term with journalists, who thus contributed to its survival.

See also: naked, truth

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

naked as a jaybird

Stark naked. Why, of all ornithological species, should a jaybird be singled out for its nudity? One explanation is that “jay” was a 19th-century word for a country bumpkin, and since bumpkins were vulnerable to the wiles of others, a jaybird would be vulnerable indeed.

See also: jaybird, naked

Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

See also:

(as) naked as a jaybird
jaybird
naked as a jaybird
as naked as the day (one) was born
buck naked
without a stitch of clothes (on)
in the nude
without a stitch on
not have a stitch of clothes
not have a stitch of clothes (one)

References in periodicals archive

Fourteen percent of Americans think naked hiking "sounds fun", while 31 percent said they would have "no problem" passing naked hikers on the trail.

Nude or Prude? Naked Hiking "Sounds Fun" to 35 Million Americans

The former Countdown star has promised to share naked tales after calling on followers and radio listeners to share their stories of public nudity as she prepares to host a show on BBC Radio Wales on Sunday.

Carol Vorderman wraps up at the rugby after vowing to share public nudity stories; The presenter was getting into the spirit of the game and has teased fans she will be sharing some naked tales on Sunday

Sia Rodney, 28, said: "He [her husband] would definitely say I was a nudist but I would just say I feel very natural naked.

The NAKED Cleaning Company is hiring now and wants you; All shapes and sizes will be considered... and the pay is surprising

I could find 'the one' by doing it naked and in an exciting way", he told the Daily Post.

Richard bares all in search for love; HE STRIPS OFF IN FRONT OF CAMERAS FOR TV'S NAKED ATTRACTION SHOW

Police of relevant police station violated the law of land for keeping the accused as naked behind the bars as police were bound to take action against the accused according the law.

Police in Mardan keep boy 'naked' behind bars

Exposed: The Naked Portrait shows more than 80 people from the worlds of rock and pop, sport, fashion, art, TV, film and theatre.

Exhibition of naked celebrity portraits announced at Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle; The exhibition includes nude portraits of Kate Moss, David Bowie and Johnny Vegas

On Thursday, the makeup brand, which is owned by L'Oreal, announced the retirement of the Naked Palette.

Urban Decay's Naked Palette Is On Sale

The summer showers didn't drown the annual event on Saturday as participants cycled eight miles through the city centre either completely naked, semi-naked or wearing fancy dress to raise awareness of road safety, specifically for those using bikes.

Cyclists bare all for ride through city

Also, the company said that this merger agreement is by and among Naked, Bendon Limited, a New Zealand limited company, Bendon Group Holdings Limited, an Australia limited company (Holdco), Naked Merger Sub Inc, a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco (Merger Sub) and Bendon Investments Ltd, a New Zealand company and the owner of a majority of the outstanding shares of Bendon (the merger proposal).

Naked Brand announces shareholder approval of merger agreement at special meeting

With low sperm count being one of the main reasons men have fertility issues, no doubt, sleeping naked should come handy with the makeup of adults.

Sleeping naked could boost sperm fertility in men

Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri has denied he is the naked man in a video clip that has gone viral on social media.

Is 'naked deputy governor' clip extortion racket plot?

Lucky Fins restaurant owners plan on unveiling a third restaurant concept, Naked Fins, in early August on Broadway near Beacon Street in Boise.

Lucky Fins spawns new brand: Naked Fins raw fish

THEY make a living by stripping down to high heels, a pair of marigold gloves and very little else - but what's it REALLY like being a naked cleaner?

Good CLEAN FUN? What it's really like to work for a naked cleaner agency

PESHAWAR -- The mother of a teenaged girl, who had been stripped naked and paraded in Dera Ismail Khan, has filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court on Monday, urging the court to oversee investigations into the case, provide them with security and to redeem their 'family honour'.

Mother of teenage girl who paraded naked in DI Khan asks PHC to ensure justice

GLOBAL beauty brand L'Oreal have threatened to sue a small Scots soap business - claiming they own the word "naked".

WE'LL FIGHT GIANT OVER NAME .. IT'S WORTH IT; Small Scots soap firm say they will not bow down to 'bullying' by L'Oreal

词组	naked
释义	naked (as) naked as a jaybird slang Completely nude; without any clothes on whatsoever. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house naked as a jaybird! We have an adorable video of you when you were about two years old, running around the back yard as naked as a jaybird! See also: jaybird, naked as naked as the day (one) was born slang Completely nude; without any clothes on whatsoever. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house naked as the day he was born! We have an adorable video of you when you were about two years old, running around the back yard as naked as the day you were born! See also: born, naked buck naked slang Entirely nude, especially in others' view. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house buck naked! See also: buck, naked butt naked slang Entirely nude, especially in others' view. Possibly a variation of "buck naked," though both mean the same and are correct in use. My roommate is so embarrassing, always walking around the house butt naked! See also: butt, naked get naked 1. To take all of one's clothing off so that one is nude. That's what skinny-dipping means—you have to get naked! 2. slang To do something enjoyable and/or relaxing; to let loose and have a good time. (Doing so does not usually entail being naked, despite the wording of the phrase.) It's been such a long week—let's just get naked tonight. See also: get, naked half-naked Partially undressed. The phrase is sometimes used hyperbolically by someone who considers another's attire not conservative enough. Thinking only my mom was outside, I came out of the dressing room half-naked and, to my horror, saw some older girls from school. You can't wear shorts like that to church, you look half-naked! Go change right now! stark naked Completely naked. I keep having the dream where I walk into my classroom and realize I've forgotten my homework—and that I'm stark naked! We've all come into this world the hard way—stark naked and screaming! See also: naked, stark the naked eye Normal vision that has not been enhanced or augmented in any way. Because bacteria are invisible to the naked eye, it was only relatively recently in human history that we even became aware of their existence. The fine print is so tiny, you can barely make it out with the naked eye. See also: eye, naked the naked truth The total, unembellished, and unaltered truth. Used especially to something that someone may consider unpleasant or offensive. While they were created with good intentions, the naked truth is that these policies have set back our economic recovery by at least another five years. See also: naked, truth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. naked as a jaybird Cliché* naked; bare. (Also: as ~.) Two-year-old Matilda escaped from her nurse, who was bathing her, and ran out naked as a jaybird into the dining room. Uncle John sometimes spends a whole day walking around his house as naked as a jaybird. See also: jaybird, naked naked eye the human eye, unassisted by optics, such as a telescope, microscope, or spectacles. (Typically: appear to ~; look to ~; see with ~; visible to~.) I can't see the bird's markings with the naked eye. The scientist could see nothing in the liquid with the naked eye, but with the aid of a microscope, she identified the bacteria. That's how it appears to the naked eye. See also: eye, naked naked truth the complete, unembellished truth. Sorry to put it to you like this, but it's the naked truth. I can take it. Just tell me the naked truth. See also: naked, truth with the naked eye with eyes that are not aided by telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars. The moon is quite visible with the naked eye. Bacteria are too small to be seen with the naked eye. See also: eye, naked McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. naked as a jaybird Bare, unclothed, as in I came straight out of the shower, naked as a jaybird. This simile replaced the 19th-century naked as a robin* and is equally unclear, since neither bird is normally stripped of its feathers. Further, the bird it refers to is more often called simply "jay" rather than "jaybird," yet the latter is always part of the simile. [c. 1940] See also: jaybird, naked naked eye Sight unassisted by an instrument such as a microscope or telescope. For example, These insects are too small to be seen with the naked eye. This expression was first recorded in 1664. See also: eye, naked naked truth Plain unadorned facts, without concealment or embellishment. For example, What I've told you is the naked truth. This expression supposedly alludes to a fable in which Truth and Falsehood went bathing, Falsehood then dressed in Truth's clothes, and Truth, refusing to take another's clothes, went naked. [Late 1500s] See also: naked, truth The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. the naked eye COMMON If something can be seen with the naked eye, you can see it without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope. These green insects, just visible to the naked eye, are generally found on the under side of the leaves. Enough light gets through space for us to see thousands of stars with the naked eye. See also: eye, naked Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. the naked truth the plain truth, without concealment or embellishment. This phrase may originally have developed as a translation of the Latin phrase nudaque veritas , found in Horace's Odes, or to any of various fables that personify Truth as a naked woman in contrast to the elaborate dress and artifice of Falsehood. See also: naked, truth Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the naked ˈeye the normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument: Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye. See also: eye, naked the naked ˈtruth the truth, which may be unpleasant: If you want the naked truth about it, he’ll certainly give it to you! See also: naked, truth stark ˈnaked (British English) (American English buck ˈnaked) completely naked: He always walks around his apartment buck naked. See also: naked, stark Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary butt naked mod. totally nude. (Mildly objectionable.) I was butt naked in the shower and couldn’t get the phone. See also: butt, naked get naked in. to enjoy oneself thoroughly; to relax and enjoy oneself. Let’s all go out and get naked tonight. See also: get, naked naked mod. undiluted; having to do with neat liquor, especially gin. (see also raw.) No ice, please. I want mine naked. naked truth n. the complete, unembellished truth. Sorry to put it to you like this, but it’s the naked truth. See also: naked, truth McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions naked as a jaybird Nude. This expression is definitely American in origin, but the simile is as puzzling as the older British naked as a robin. Neither bird is very plain in appearance (“bare”). It appears in print with some frequency from the mid-twentieth century on. For example, D. Delman used it in Sudden Death (1972): “The corpus was as naked as a jaybird.” See also: jaybird, naked naked truth The plain unvarnished facts. Allegedly this term came from a fable in which Truth and Falsehood went bathing. Falsehood finished first and dressed in Truth’s garments, whereupon Truth, unwilling to take Falsehood’s clothes, went naked. Appealing as this tale may be, the image of unvarnished truth is not that exotic. Tennyson used it in Idylls of the King: “Mere white truth in simple nakedness.” William Safire pointed out that in the 1970s it was a favorite term with journalists, who thus contributed to its survival. See also: naked, truth The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer naked as a jaybird Stark naked. Why, of all ornithological species, should a jaybird be singled out for its nudity? One explanation is that “jay” was a 19th-century word for a country bumpkin, and since bumpkins were vulnerable to the wiles of others, a jaybird would be vulnerable indeed. See also: jaybird, naked Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: (as) naked as a jaybird jaybird naked as a jaybird as naked as the day (one) was born buck naked without a stitch of clothes (on) in the nude without a stitch on not have a stitch of clothes not have a stitch of clothes (one) References in periodicals archive Fourteen percent of Americans think naked hiking "sounds fun", while 31 percent said they would have "no problem" passing naked hikers on the trail. Nude or Prude? Naked Hiking "Sounds Fun" to 35 Million Americans The former Countdown star has promised to share naked tales after calling on followers and radio listeners to share their stories of public nudity as she prepares to host a show on BBC Radio Wales on Sunday. Carol Vorderman wraps up at the rugby after vowing to share public nudity stories; The presenter was getting into the spirit of the game and has teased fans she will be sharing some naked tales on Sunday Sia Rodney, 28, said: "He [her husband] would definitely say I was a nudist but I would just say I feel very natural naked. The NAKED Cleaning Company is hiring now and wants you; All shapes and sizes will be considered... and the pay is surprising I could find 'the one' by doing it naked and in an exciting way", he told the Daily Post. Richard bares all in search for love; HE STRIPS OFF IN FRONT OF CAMERAS FOR TV'S NAKED ATTRACTION SHOW Police of relevant police station violated the law of land for keeping the accused as naked behind the bars as police were bound to take action against the accused according the law. Police in Mardan keep boy 'naked' behind bars Exposed: The Naked Portrait shows more than 80 people from the worlds of rock and pop, sport, fashion, art, TV, film and theatre. Exhibition of naked celebrity portraits announced at Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle; The exhibition includes nude portraits of Kate Moss, David Bowie and Johnny Vegas On Thursday, the makeup brand, which is owned by L'Oreal, announced the retirement of the Naked Palette. Urban Decay's Naked Palette Is On Sale The summer showers didn't drown the annual event on Saturday as participants cycled eight miles through the city centre either completely naked, semi-naked or wearing fancy dress to raise awareness of road safety, specifically for those using bikes. Cyclists bare all for ride through city Also, the company said that this merger agreement is by and among Naked, Bendon Limited, a New Zealand limited company, Bendon Group Holdings Limited, an Australia limited company (Holdco), Naked Merger Sub Inc, a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco (Merger Sub) and Bendon Investments Ltd, a New Zealand company and the owner of a majority of the outstanding shares of Bendon (the merger proposal). Naked Brand announces shareholder approval of merger agreement at special meeting With low sperm count being one of the main reasons men have fertility issues, no doubt, sleeping naked should come handy with the makeup of adults. Sleeping naked could boost sperm fertility in men Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri has denied he is the naked man in a video clip that has gone viral on social media. Is 'naked deputy governor' clip extortion racket plot? Lucky Fins restaurant owners plan on unveiling a third restaurant concept, Naked Fins, in early August on Broadway near Beacon Street in Boise. Lucky Fins spawns new brand: Naked Fins raw fish THEY make a living by stripping down to high heels, a pair of marigold gloves and very little else - but what's it REALLY like being a naked cleaner? Good CLEAN FUN? What it's really like to work for a naked cleaner agency PESHAWAR -- The mother of a teenaged girl, who had been stripped naked and paraded in Dera Ismail Khan, has filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court on Monday, urging the court to oversee investigations into the case, provide them with security and to redeem their 'family honour'. Mother of teenage girl who paraded naked in DI Khan asks PHC to ensure justice GLOBAL beauty brand L'Oreal have threatened to sue a small Scots soap business - claiming they own the word "naked". WE'LL FIGHT GIANT OVER NAME .. IT'S WORTH IT; Small Scots soap firm say they will not bow down to 'bullying' by L'Oreal
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