plumb

half a bubble off plumb

Strange; silly; crazy. Referring to the bubble inside a level. A: "She's a sweet old lady, but yeah, she's definitely half a bubble off plumb." B: "OK, yeah, I was sort of startled when she started talking to her rosebush."

off plumb

Not completely or precisely vertical. I think we need to call the builder again because that wall is definitely off plumb.

out of plumb

Not completely or precisely vertical. I think we need to call the builder again because that wall is definitely out of plumb.

pert near, but not plumb

Nearly but not completely ideal; adequate or serviceable but imperfect. These submissions are pert near but not plumb. I hope we get some better ones.

plumb crazy

slang Utterly crazy or insane. ("Plumb" is used here as intensifier.) Primarily heard in US. This idea of yours is plumb crazy. Poor guy went plumb crazy after his wife died.

plumb loco

slang Utterly crazy or insane. ("Loco" means "mad" or "crazy" in Spanish, with "plumb" being used as an intensifier.) Primarily heard in US. This idea of yours is plumb loco. Poor guy went plumb loco after his wife died.

plumb new depths (of something)

To experience, understand, explore, or exhibit something in explicit detail or to an extreme degree. This new study aims to plumb new depths of the relationship between one's mood and one's appetite. I plumbed new depths of grief and despair after the death of my son. These valiant officers plumb new depths of heroism every day that they step foot on our streets.

plumb the depths (of something)

To experience, understand, explore, or exhibit something in explicit detail or to an extreme degree. These valiant officers plumb the depths of heroism every day that they step foot on our streets. This new study aims to plumb the depths of the relationship between one's mood and one's appetite. I plumbed the depths of grief and despair for years after the death of my son. My hope is that I can now help others who are struggling in similar situations.

half a bubble off plumb

Fig. giddy; crazy. She is acting about half a bubble off plumb. What is wrong with her? Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart.

plumb loco

Rur. completely crazy. (Loco is from a Spanish word meaning "mad.") You're plumb loco if you think I'll go along with that. All those people were running around like they were plumb loco.

plumb the depths

1. If someone's behaviour plumbs the depths, it is extremely bad. This crime plumbs the very depths of the abyss into which it is possible for the human spirit to sink.

2. If you plumb the depths of something, you find out everything you can about it. He doesn't plumb the depths of a text in the way of his contemporaries. We can never fully plumb the depths of the unconscious.

3. If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant or difficult situation or emotion, they experience it to an extreme degree. They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair. Note: The above expressions relate to sailing in former times. When a ship was in shallow water one of the sailors would find out how deep the water was by dropping a piece of lead on a string, called a `plumb', over the side of the ship.

plumb new depths

If someone or something plumbs new depths, they behave even worse or are even worse than before. Critics and the public both expected him to plumb new depths of tastelessness. She will be remembered for having plumbed new depths in local government corruption.

out of plumb

not exactly vertical.

1984 T. Coraghessan Boyle Budding Prospects His bad eye, I noticed, had gone crazy. Normally it was just slightly out of plumb.

plumb the depths

1 reach the extremes of evil or unhappiness. 2 inquire into the most obscure or secret aspects of something.

plumb the ˈdepths of something

reach the lowest or most extreme point of something: When his friend was killed, he plumbed the depths of despair.Originally, this referred to finding out the depth of the sea, etc. by dropping a weight tied to a rope into the water.

half a bubble off plumb

phr. giddy; crazy. Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart.

plumb loco

(ˈpləm ˈloko)

mod. completely crazy. (Folksy. Loco is from a Spanish word meaning “mad.”) You’re plumb loco if you think I’ll go along with that.

plumb the depths, to

Get to the bottom of something. This term has been used literally since the first half of the 1500s for measuring the depth of a body of water, using a line weighted with a lead ball, or plumb. Its figurative use came a few decades later and has survived the death of the literal meaning, which gave way to more sophisticated means of measuring. E. W. Gregory used it in The Furniture Collector (1916): “. . . engaged in trying to plumb the depths of duplicity to which dealers can descend in faking old furniture.”

词组	plumb
释义	plumb half a bubble off plumb Strange; silly; crazy. Referring to the bubble inside a level. A: "She's a sweet old lady, but yeah, she's definitely half a bubble off plumb." B: "OK, yeah, I was sort of startled when she started talking to her rosebush." See also: bubble, half, off, plumb off plumb Not completely or precisely vertical. I think we need to call the builder again because that wall is definitely off plumb. See also: off, plumb out of plumb Not completely or precisely vertical. I think we need to call the builder again because that wall is definitely out of plumb. See also: of, out, plumb pert near, but not plumb Nearly but not completely ideal; adequate or serviceable but imperfect. These submissions are pert near but not plumb. I hope we get some better ones. See also: but, not, plumb plumb crazy slang Utterly crazy or insane. ("Plumb" is used here as intensifier.) Primarily heard in US. This idea of yours is plumb crazy. Poor guy went plumb crazy after his wife died. See also: crazy, plumb plumb loco slang Utterly crazy or insane. ("Loco" means "mad" or "crazy" in Spanish, with "plumb" being used as an intensifier.) Primarily heard in US. This idea of yours is plumb loco. Poor guy went plumb loco after his wife died. See also: loco, plumb plumb new depths (of something) To experience, understand, explore, or exhibit something in explicit detail or to an extreme degree. This new study aims to plumb new depths of the relationship between one's mood and one's appetite. I plumbed new depths of grief and despair after the death of my son. These valiant officers plumb new depths of heroism every day that they step foot on our streets. See also: depth, new, plumb plumb the depths (of something) To experience, understand, explore, or exhibit something in explicit detail or to an extreme degree. These valiant officers plumb the depths of heroism every day that they step foot on our streets. This new study aims to plumb the depths of the relationship between one's mood and one's appetite. I plumbed the depths of grief and despair for years after the death of my son. My hope is that I can now help others who are struggling in similar situations. See also: depth, plumb Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. half a bubble off plumb Fig. giddy; crazy. She is acting about half a bubble off plumb. What is wrong with her? Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart. See also: bubble, half, off, plumb plumb loco Rur. completely crazy. (Loco is from a Spanish word meaning "mad.") You're plumb loco if you think I'll go along with that. All those people were running around like they were plumb loco. See also: loco, plumb McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. plumb the depths 1. If someone's behaviour plumbs the depths, it is extremely bad. This crime plumbs the very depths of the abyss into which it is possible for the human spirit to sink. 2. If you plumb the depths of something, you find out everything you can about it. He doesn't plumb the depths of a text in the way of his contemporaries. We can never fully plumb the depths of the unconscious. 3. If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant or difficult situation or emotion, they experience it to an extreme degree. They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair. Note: The above expressions relate to sailing in former times. When a ship was in shallow water one of the sailors would find out how deep the water was by dropping a piece of lead on a string, called a `plumb', over the side of the ship. See also: depth, plumb plumb new depths If someone or something plumbs new depths, they behave even worse or are even worse than before. Critics and the public both expected him to plumb new depths of tastelessness. She will be remembered for having plumbed new depths in local government corruption. See also: depth, new, plumb Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. out of plumb not exactly vertical. 1984 T. Coraghessan Boyle Budding Prospects His bad eye, I noticed, had gone crazy. Normally it was just slightly out of plumb. See also: of, out, plumb plumb the depths 1 reach the extremes of evil or unhappiness. 2 inquire into the most obscure or secret aspects of something. See also: depth, plumb Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary plumb the ˈdepths of something reach the lowest or most extreme point of something: When his friend was killed, he plumbed the depths of despair.Originally, this referred to finding out the depth of the sea, etc. by dropping a weight tied to a rope into the water. See also: depth, of, plumb, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary half a bubble off plumb phr. giddy; crazy. Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart. See also: bubble, half, off, plumb plumb loco (ˈpləm ˈloko) mod. completely crazy. (Folksy. Loco is from a Spanish word meaning “mad.”) You’re plumb loco if you think I’ll go along with that. See also: loco, plumb McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions plumb the depths, to Get to the bottom of something. This term has been used literally since the first half of the 1500s for measuring the depth of a body of water, using a line weighted with a lead ball, or plumb. Its figurative use came a few decades later and has survived the death of the literal meaning, which gave way to more sophisticated means of measuring. E. W. Gregory used it in The Furniture Collector (1916): “. . . engaged in trying to plumb the depths of duplicity to which dealers can descend in faking old furniture.” See also: plumb The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: half a bubble off plumb athlete be a (something) in the making crisis come out on top be dragging (one's) feet be dragging your feet as the case may be not be much of a something be not much of a (something) References in periodicals archive In some cases, dialysis is necessary, but Plumb didn't face that possibility. Plumb remained optimistic, but it was a scary time for her family. "You see those blood bags dripping, and you know it is something," Teresa Plumb said. Eventually, the disease subsided, but Plumb will continue to return to Doernbecher for a check-up every six months. When Plumb first returned home from Doernbecher early last month, she didn't eat much and was tired often. Added Teresa Plumb: "I watched some of the games without her, but that was hard." Eventually, Plumb eased into practice, just shooting around at first and eventually working out with the team. The Warriors are 4-1 since Plumb has returned to the lineup and are in second place in the Big Fir League with their goal set to reach the Class 2A state tournament. Plumb wasn't the only question mark at the start of the season for Beer, who was also without senior post Erin Thomas, who injured her anterior cruciate ligament. Thomas returned in early December, and Plumb followed one month later. Plumb says she thinks she can play an entire game if necessary, and Beer sees her getting close to full strength. Plumb also plays volleyball and is an ace pitcher on North Douglas' softball team. Back in the game
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