rod

a rod in pickle

obsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force.

hot rod

An automobile that has been specially refitted, redesigned, or altered in some way so as to achieve very high speeds and acceleration. I've spent nearly two years turning this old worn-out Mustang into one heck of a hot rod.

kiss the rod

To accept punishment passively. As a child, I always found it best to just kiss the rod—arguing with my parents always made the situation worse.

lightning rod

Something or someone that becomes the focus of others' criticism or blame. Primarily heard in US. The CEO became a lightning rod for criticism when his company laid off a third of its employees.

make a rod for (one's) own back

To cause problems for oneself in the future by doing something in the present that is ill advised. Primarily heard in UK. I'm telling you, if you don't get some more exercise now, you'll be making a rod for yourself when you get older.

See also: back, make, own, rod

rain stair-rods

old-fashioned To rain extremely heavily. Primarily heard in UK. We've been preparing for this match for weeks, but I heard it's going to be raining stair-rods tomorrow. We were looking forward to sunny skies in Portugal, but it rained stair-rods the whole time we were there.

rule with a rod of iron

To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete power over all aspects of life, work, etc. He rules with a rod of iron, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with a rod of iron for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control.

rule with an iron rod

To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete, typically tyrannical authority over all aspects of life, work, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rule" and "with." He rules with an iron rod, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with an iron rod for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control.

spare the rod and spoil the child

proverb If you avoid disciplining your child for behaving badly, they will never grow out of that bad behavior and will become spoiled as a result. I just think it's crazy that Susan and Jonathan let their children dictate the terms of the house like that. They have got to lay down the law—spare the rod and spoil the child.

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

square rod

A measure of land equal to roughly 25 square miles. I need a measurement of the available land in square rods, please.

stick to beat (someone or something) with

Something, often a mishap or misdeed, that is used as an excuse for criticism. Even the slightest mistake by Stan was enough to give the boss a stick to beat him with.

wrinkle rod

obsolete slang The crankshaft of an automobile engine. The term was once used as jargon by assembly line workers. Hey Bill, bring some more wrinkle rods down to the factory floor, would you?

spare the rod and spoil the child.

Prov. You should punish a child when he or she misbehaves, because if you do not, the child will grow up expecting everyone to indulge him or her. Jane: How can you allow your little boy to be so rude? Ellen: It distresses me to punish him. Jane: lean understand that, but spare the rod and spoil the child.

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hot rod

An automobile modified to increase its speed and acceleration, as in Kids love to tinker with cars and try to convert them into hot rods. [Mid-1900s] Also see hopped up.

spare the rod and spoil the child

Discipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything-spare the rod, you know. This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment. It is still quoted, often in shortened form, and today does not necessarily mean physical discipline.

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a lightning rod for something

mainly AMERICAN

If someone is a lightning rod for something such as anger or criticism, they are the person who is naturally blamed or criticized by people, although there are other people who are responsible. She has become a lightning rod for criticism of the administration. He told the Palermo court he was an innocent lightning rod for Italy's many crime problems. Note: You can also just call someone a lightning rod. She was the party's chief manager, star campaigner and also its lightning rod. Note: A lightning rod is a long metal strip, one end of which is fixed on the roof of a building, with the other end in the ground to protect the building from being damaged by lightning.

make a rod for your own back

BRITISH

If you make a rod for your own back, you do something which will cause you many problems in the future. You're making a rod for your own back, you know, letting the child into your bed at night. You'll never get her to stay in her own bed now. Note: Verbs such as create are sometimes used instead of make. In a way, the company's success has created a rod for its own back, for the style is copied everywhere. Note: This expression refers to someone providing the stick with which they themselves will be beaten.

See also: back, make, own, rod

spare the rod and spoil the child

People say spare the rod and spoil the child, to mean that if you do not punish a child severely when the child behaves badly, their behaviour will become worse. Kids needed authority figures — spare the rod and spoil the child. Note: People sometimes just say spare the rod. We believe in discipline. We don't spare the rod.

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

kiss the rod

accept punishment meekly or submissively.

This idiom refers to a former practice of making a child kiss the rod with which it was beaten. It is used by Shakespeare in Two Gentlemen of Verona: ‘How wayward is this foolish love That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse And presently all humbled kiss the rod’.

make a rod for your own back

do something likely to cause difficulties for yourself later.

See also: back, make, own, rod

a rod in pickle

a punishment in store.

In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss .

rule someone or something with a rod of iron

control or govern someone or something very strictly or harshly.

This expression comes from Psalm 2:9: ‘Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel’.

See also: iron, of, rod, rule, someone, something

spare the rod and spoil the child

if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. proverb

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a rod/stick to ˈbeat somebody with

a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish somebody: The results of the national exams this year are being used as another stick to beat teachers with.

make a rod for your own ˈback

do something which is likely to cause problems for yourself, especially in the future: I think she’s making a rod for her own back by not telling him she’s leaving. When he finds out, there’ll be trouble.

See also: back, make, own, rod

rule (somebody/something) with a rod of ˈiron/with an iron ˈhand

(informal) control somebody/something in a very strong or strict way: They ruled the country with an iron hand and anybody who protested was arrested.

ˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild

(saying) if you do not punish a child for behaving badly, he/she will behave badly in future

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(hot) rod

n. a car that has been customized for power and speed by the owner. My rod’ll outrun yours any day.

rod

verb

See hot rod

lightning rod

n. someone, something, or an issue that is certain to draw criticism. Why write such a boastful introduction to your book. I will just be a lightning rod for criticism.

rod

1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) I got a rod in my pocket. Don’t move.

2. Go to (hot) rod.

wrinkle-rod

n. the crankshaft of an engine. A wrinkle-rod’ll set you back about $199, plus installation charges, of course.

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

rule with an iron hand/rod, to

Stern or tyrannical rule. This term comes from Tyndall’s translation of the Bible (1526): “And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron.” It was later transferred to any kind of stern domination, either serious or ironic. For the latter, Anthony Trollope used it in Barchester Towers (1857): “In matters domestic she . . . ruled with a rod of iron.” See also iron hand (in a velvet glove).

spare the rod and spoil the child

Discipline makes for a good upbringing. This warning appears in the Bible (“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” Proverbs 13:24), and is repeated in numerous subsequent proverb collections. Although today we frown on corporal punishment, the term persists, the rod now usually signifying discipline in a looser sense. Stanley Walker, who delighted in mixing metaphors and clichés, wrote: “He never spared the rod or spoiled the broth” (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941).

See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

a rod in pickle
pickle
be in a pickle
in a pickle, to be/get
in a pickle
play hide the pickle
pretty pickle
get off with (something)
kiss the rod
in a pretty pickle

References in periodicals archive

"A cold front was coming through, so the temperature was supposed to drop by 20 degrees," Rod remembers.

A season like no other: going into every autumn, we whitetail fanatics hope it finally will be our year. But what Rod Owen experienced in 2015 showed big dreams really can come true

Therefore, continuous rehabilitation of rod kohis is necessary to reduce the water application losses.

Impact of Rod Kohis improvement on water conveyance losses and wheat yield

The UNiD Rod is custom-designed for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine operations to scientifically match the rod's shape with the patient's unique spinal alignment and the surgeon's pre-operative plan.

US FDA Clears Medicrea's Patient-Specific UNiD Cervical Rod for Spine Surgery

I still have fond memories of a rod which enriched my fishing development and gave me such pleasure and letting it go was like saying farewell to your first sweetheart My 10-foot Hardy's was a soft rod and ideal for sewin fishing.

'My first rod cost just PS2 and it was a delight to use' angling

Rod's manager Arnold Stiefel said: "The real Rod has seen the [subway] picture and he thought it was funny.

Fraud Stewart drinks for free in Big Apple; ROD LOOKALIKE IN NEW YORK SCAMS Star sees the funny side as US chancer cleans up

Rod lost his mother May during November 2013 and had not been very well at all during that period.

Farewell to folk star Rod

"In the coming weeks, we at Dscoop will be taking a few initiatives to honor the memory of Rod and will keep you updated on those steps," Petro said.

Dscoop mourns loss of Rod Key

The proposed technology for rod fixation osteosynthesis of tibia by us executed in unstable (oblique, comminuted, and helical) tibial diaphyseal fractures in 38 cases.

Rod unit for the treatment of multiple and isolated diaphyseal fractures of the tibia

A new replacement Rod Leyburn Trophy is now part of the Growing Together competition, which because of the huge expansion in school grounds garden projects, has grown from the one Northumbria in Bloom schools categor y.

Bloom hero recalled on anniversary; ENVIRONMENT Editor TONY HENDERSON on how a bloom pioneer's legacy is being carried forward

Five decades of hit-making later, the only difference is that Rod now jets into Hampden Park by private plane.

There are 2 things I can do.. sing and play football; EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ROD AT 65

One of the main things I noticed were the green rods that covered the deck of his boat.

Learning panfishing from the Master

When Rod Colvin and Shele Danishefsky first met at a Jewish dance for singles, they were instantly smitten.

The backgammon addict who killed his wife for her money; Rod Colvin's divorce stopped him enjoying his favourite game, so he started to play dirty

Over the past year we covered custom rod building in a series of how-to articles.

Rod Building with TV's Techsperts

SteelAsia investing P25 billion for Philippine's first wire rod mills !-- -- Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - October 23, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Steel firm SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp.

SteelAsia investing P25 billion for Philippine's first wire rod mills

MSMEs producing these items can gain from a local supply of wire rod, which, in turn, could link their supply to high-value manufacturing, including the automotive and machinery industries.

SteelAsia to invest P25B in two wire-rod mills

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释义	rod a rod in pickle obsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force. See also: pickle, rod hot rod An automobile that has been specially refitted, redesigned, or altered in some way so as to achieve very high speeds and acceleration. I've spent nearly two years turning this old worn-out Mustang into one heck of a hot rod. See also: hot, rod kiss the rod To accept punishment passively. As a child, I always found it best to just kiss the rod—arguing with my parents always made the situation worse. See also: kiss, rod lightning rod Something or someone that becomes the focus of others' criticism or blame. Primarily heard in US. The CEO became a lightning rod for criticism when his company laid off a third of its employees. See also: lightning, rod make a rod for (one's) own back To cause problems for oneself in the future by doing something in the present that is ill advised. Primarily heard in UK. I'm telling you, if you don't get some more exercise now, you'll be making a rod for yourself when you get older. See also: back, make, own, rod rain stair-rods old-fashioned To rain extremely heavily. Primarily heard in UK. We've been preparing for this match for weeks, but I heard it's going to be raining stair-rods tomorrow. We were looking forward to sunny skies in Portugal, but it rained stair-rods the whole time we were there. See also: rain rule with a rod of iron To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete power over all aspects of life, work, etc. He rules with a rod of iron, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with a rod of iron for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control. See also: iron, of, rod, rule rule with an iron rod To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete, typically tyrannical authority over all aspects of life, work, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rule" and "with." He rules with an iron rod, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with an iron rod for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control. See also: iron, rod, rule spare the rod and spoil the child proverb If you avoid disciplining your child for behaving badly, they will never grow out of that bad behavior and will become spoiled as a result. I just think it's crazy that Susan and Jonathan let their children dictate the terms of the house like that. They have got to lay down the law—spare the rod and spoil the child. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil square rod A measure of land equal to roughly 25 square miles. I need a measurement of the available land in square rods, please. See also: rod, square stick to beat (someone or something) with Something, often a mishap or misdeed, that is used as an excuse for criticism. Even the slightest mistake by Stan was enough to give the boss a stick to beat him with. See also: beat, stick wrinkle rod obsolete slang The crankshaft of an automobile engine. The term was once used as jargon by assembly line workers. Hey Bill, bring some more wrinkle rods down to the factory floor, would you? See also: rod, wrinkle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. spare the rod and spoil the child. Prov. You should punish a child when he or she misbehaves, because if you do not, the child will grow up expecting everyone to indulge him or her. Jane: How can you allow your little boy to be so rude? Ellen: It distresses me to punish him. Jane: lean understand that, but spare the rod and spoil the child. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. hot rod An automobile modified to increase its speed and acceleration, as in Kids love to tinker with cars and try to convert them into hot rods. [Mid-1900s] Also see hopped up. See also: hot, rod spare the rod and spoil the child Discipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything-spare the rod, you know. This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment. It is still quoted, often in shortened form, and today does not necessarily mean physical discipline. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a lightning rod for something mainly AMERICAN If someone is a lightning rod for something such as anger or criticism, they are the person who is naturally blamed or criticized by people, although there are other people who are responsible. She has become a lightning rod for criticism of the administration. He told the Palermo court he was an innocent lightning rod for Italy's many crime problems. Note: You can also just call someone a lightning rod. She was the party's chief manager, star campaigner and also its lightning rod. Note: A lightning rod is a long metal strip, one end of which is fixed on the roof of a building, with the other end in the ground to protect the building from being damaged by lightning. See also: lightning, rod, something make a rod for your own back BRITISH If you make a rod for your own back, you do something which will cause you many problems in the future. You're making a rod for your own back, you know, letting the child into your bed at night. You'll never get her to stay in her own bed now. Note: Verbs such as create are sometimes used instead of make. In a way, the company's success has created a rod for its own back, for the style is copied everywhere. Note: This expression refers to someone providing the stick with which they themselves will be beaten. See also: back, make, own, rod spare the rod and spoil the child People say spare the rod and spoil the child, to mean that if you do not punish a child severely when the child behaves badly, their behaviour will become worse. Kids needed authority figures — spare the rod and spoil the child. Note: People sometimes just say spare the rod. We believe in discipline. We don't spare the rod. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. kiss the rod accept punishment meekly or submissively. This idiom refers to a former practice of making a child kiss the rod with which it was beaten. It is used by Shakespeare in Two Gentlemen of Verona: ‘How wayward is this foolish love That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse And presently all humbled kiss the rod’. See also: kiss, rod make a rod for your own back do something likely to cause difficulties for yourself later. See also: back, make, own, rod a rod in pickle a punishment in store. In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss . See also: pickle, rod rule someone or something with a rod of iron control or govern someone or something very strictly or harshly. This expression comes from Psalm 2:9: ‘Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel’. See also: iron, of, rod, rule, someone, something spare the rod and spoil the child if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. proverb See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a rod/stick to ˈbeat somebody with a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish somebody: The results of the national exams this year are being used as another stick to beat teachers with. See also: beat, rod, somebody, stick make a rod for your own ˈback do something which is likely to cause problems for yourself, especially in the future: I think she’s making a rod for her own back by not telling him she’s leaving. When he finds out, there’ll be trouble. See also: back, make, own, rod rule (somebody/something) with a rod of ˈiron/with an iron ˈhand (informal) control somebody/something in a very strong or strict way: They ruled the country with an iron hand and anybody who protested was arrested. See also: hand, iron, of, rod, rule ˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild (saying) if you do not punish a child for behaving badly, he/she will behave badly in future See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (hot) rod n. a car that has been customized for power and speed by the owner. My rod’ll outrun yours any day. See also: hot, rod rod verb See hot rod lightning rod n. someone, something, or an issue that is certain to draw criticism. Why write such a boastful introduction to your book. I will just be a lightning rod for criticism. See also: lightning, rod rod 1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) I got a rod in my pocket. Don’t move. 2. Go to (hot) rod. wrinkle-rod n. the crankshaft of an engine. A wrinkle-rod’ll set you back about $199, plus installation charges, of course. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions rule with an iron hand/rod, to Stern or tyrannical rule. This term comes from Tyndall’s translation of the Bible (1526): “And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron.” It was later transferred to any kind of stern domination, either serious or ironic. For the latter, Anthony Trollope used it in Barchester Towers (1857): “In matters domestic she . . . ruled with a rod of iron.” See also iron hand (in a velvet glove). See also: hand, iron, rule spare the rod and spoil the child Discipline makes for a good upbringing. This warning appears in the Bible (“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” Proverbs 13:24), and is repeated in numerous subsequent proverb collections. Although today we frown on corporal punishment, the term persists, the rod now usually signifying discipline in a looser sense. Stanley Walker, who delighted in mixing metaphors and clichés, wrote: “He never spared the rod or spoiled the broth” (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941). See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a rod in pickle pickle be in a pickle in a pickle, to be/get in a pickle play hide the pickle pretty pickle get off with (something) kiss the rod in a pretty pickle References in periodicals archive "A cold front was coming through, so the temperature was supposed to drop by 20 degrees," Rod remembers. A season like no other: going into every autumn, we whitetail fanatics hope it finally will be our year. But what Rod Owen experienced in 2015 showed big dreams really can come true Therefore, continuous rehabilitation of rod kohis is necessary to reduce the water application losses. Impact of Rod Kohis improvement on water conveyance losses and wheat yield The UNiD Rod is custom-designed for cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine operations to scientifically match the rod's shape with the patient's unique spinal alignment and the surgeon's pre-operative plan. US FDA Clears Medicrea's Patient-Specific UNiD Cervical Rod for Spine Surgery I still have fond memories of a rod which enriched my fishing development and gave me such pleasure and letting it go was like saying farewell to your first sweetheart My 10-foot Hardy's was a soft rod and ideal for sewin fishing. 'My first rod cost just PS2 and it was a delight to use' angling Rod's manager Arnold Stiefel said: "The real Rod has seen the [subway] picture and he thought it was funny. Fraud Stewart drinks for free in Big Apple; ROD LOOKALIKE IN NEW YORK SCAMS Star sees the funny side as US chancer cleans up Rod lost his mother May during November 2013 and had not been very well at all during that period. Farewell to folk star Rod "In the coming weeks, we at Dscoop will be taking a few initiatives to honor the memory of Rod and will keep you updated on those steps," Petro said. Dscoop mourns loss of Rod Key The proposed technology for rod fixation osteosynthesis of tibia by us executed in unstable (oblique, comminuted, and helical) tibial diaphyseal fractures in 38 cases. Rod unit for the treatment of multiple and isolated diaphyseal fractures of the tibia A new replacement Rod Leyburn Trophy is now part of the Growing Together competition, which because of the huge expansion in school grounds garden projects, has grown from the one Northumbria in Bloom schools categor y. Bloom hero recalled on anniversary; ENVIRONMENT Editor TONY HENDERSON on how a bloom pioneer's legacy is being carried forward Five decades of hit-making later, the only difference is that Rod now jets into Hampden Park by private plane. There are 2 things I can do.. sing and play football; EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ROD AT 65 One of the main things I noticed were the green rods that covered the deck of his boat. Learning panfishing from the Master When Rod Colvin and Shele Danishefsky first met at a Jewish dance for singles, they were instantly smitten. The backgammon addict who killed his wife for her money; Rod Colvin's divorce stopped him enjoying his favourite game, so he started to play dirty Over the past year we covered custom rod building in a series of how-to articles. Rod Building with TV's Techsperts SteelAsia investing P25 billion for Philippine's first wire rod mills !-- -- Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - October 23, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Steel firm SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. SteelAsia investing P25 billion for Philippine's first wire rod mills MSMEs producing these items can gain from a local supply of wire rod, which, in turn, could link their supply to high-value manufacturing, including the automotive and machinery industries. SteelAsia to invest P25B in two wire-rod mills
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