scorn

heap (something) on (someone or something)

To place or give a large or excessive amount of something on or to someone or something. Everyone has been heaping praise on the firefighter who risked his life to save the little girl from the blaze. He's been quick to heap scorn on the media for what he has called biased coverage.

heap (something) upon (someone or something)

To place or give a large or excessive amount of something, especially something spoken, on or to someone or something. Everyone has been heaping praise upon the firefighter who risked his life to save the little girl from the blaze. He's been quick to heap scorn upon the media for what he has called biased coverage.

heap scorn on (one's) head

To speak about one with contempt, disdain, or disrespect. My mother always heaped scorn on my hapless father whenever he spoke up about anything. It's fine to offer criticisms of their ideas, but don't just heap scorn on them.

Hell has no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned

No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than (this type of person) when they have been wronged. A hyperbolic and often humorous play on the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," in which any person, demographic, or profession may be substituted for "woman." The university might think nothing of hiking up the cost of tuition, but we'll show them that Hell has no fury like a broke college student scorned! The governor, after veering away from his party's core ideologies, is now discovering that Hell has no fury like politicians scorned.

See also: fury, hell, like, no, of, scorn, type

hell hath no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned

No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than (this type of person) when they have been wronged. A hyperbolic and often humorous play on the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," in which any person, demographic, or profession may be substituted for "woman." The university might think nothing of hiking up the cost of tuition, but we'll show them that Hell hath no fury like a broke college student scorned! The governor, after veering away from his party's core ideologies, is now discovering that Hell hath no fury like politicians scorned.

See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, of, scorn, type

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

proverb No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than a woman when she has been wronged. Most men find out the hard way that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

hold (someone or something) up to scorn

To reject or deride someone or something. I know Gloria—she'll definitely hold you up to scorn if you go to her black-tie event in anything but a tux.

laugh (someone or something) to scorn

To mock or ridicule someone or something; to subject someone or something to scorn, derision, or contempt. The senator was laughed to scorn for his ignorance of pop culture. They just laughed my idea to scorn during the meeting.

pour scorn on (one's) head

To speak about one with contempt, disdain, or disrespect. My mother always poured scorn on my hapless father whenever he spoke up about anything. It's fine to offer criticisms of their ideas, but don't just pour scorn on them.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Prov. There is nothing as unpleasant as a woman who has been offended or whose love has not been returned. When Mary Ann discovered that George was not in love with her, George discovered that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Bill: I'm getting tired of going out with Mary; I think I'll tell her we're through. Fred: Be careful. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, you know.

See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

hold someone or something up to scorn

Fig. to single out someone or something for repudiation. The entire crowd held Randy up to scorn for his part in the riot. The disappointed fans held up the losing team to scorn.

hell has no fury like a woman scorned

No anger is worse than that of a jilted woman. For example, Nancy has nothing good to say about Tom-hell has no fury, you know. This term is a shortening of William Congreve's lines, "Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd" ( The Mourning Bride, 1697). Similar lines appear in several plays of the same period. Today the proverb is often shortened even more, as in the example.

See also: fury, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

mainly BRITISH

People say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned to suggest that women often react very angrily to things that upset them. Benjamin's attention shifts from Mrs Robinson to her daughter Elaine and hell hath no fury like an older woman scorned. Note: Journalists often use other words in this expression to make it appropriate to the subject which they are writing about. The golfer, having decided not to attend next week's International Open competition, has discovered that hell hath no fury like a sponsor spurned. Note: This expression is often used to refer to cases where a woman has an unfaithful partner and takes revenge. Note: This comes from William Congreve's `The Mourning Bride' (1697): `Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd.'

See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

a woman who has been rejected by a man can be ferociously angry and vindictive. proverb

See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

laugh someone or something to scorn

ridicule someone or something.

This is a biblical idiom: see, for example, Job 12:4: ‘I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn’ or Matthew 9:24: ‘He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.’

See also: laugh, scorn, someone, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

heap/pour ˈscorn on somebody/something

speak about somebody/something in a way that shows that you do not respect them or have a good opinion of them: She poured scorn on his plans to get rich quickly.

See also: heap, on, pour, scorn, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hell has no fury like a woman scorned

Beware the anger of a woman rejected in love. The term is an adaptation of the closing lines from William Congreve’s play The Mourning Bride (1697): “Heav’n has no rage, like love to hatred turn’d, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn’d.” Neither the idea nor the expression was original. At least three seventeenth-century plays had similar lines, including Colley Cibber’s “No fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman—scorned, slighted” (Love’s Last Shift, 1696), and the idea had been expressed by the Roman writers Propertius and Juvenal, by Chaucer, and by numerous others.

See also: fury, hell, like, no, scorn, woman

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

a slew of (something)
a slue of (something)
(someone or something) promises well
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(have) got something going (with someone)
a straw will show which way the wind blows
accompanied by
accompanied by (someone or something)
accompany

References in periodicals archive

Sammy, who killed two consecutive sixes off Faulkner to spark the madcap celebrations, poured scorn on Faulkner, saying that talk is cheap as cricket is a game of action, adding that it felt good to bring that action home.

Sammy takes jibe at Faulkner with 'talk is cheap' comment post victory

We elevate academic learning and denigrate all other forms of learning; we cling on to the idea of an "elite" and scorn all attempts to widen participation as "dumbing down".

Davidson gave all pupils opportunities; YOUR LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES & COMMENT DEBATE

If you are disloyal to friends, do evil to them or pour scorn on them, what chance have those who are not friends?

THOUGHT for the DAY

From arbitration ("a procedure enabling opponents to scream bloody murder at each other before going to trial and being inhibited by the decorum imposed in court") to yard ("A plot of dirt, grass, flowers, trees, shrubs, weeds and the like which Americans keep in front or back of their house for use as a spouse, child and dog dumping ground, and also for the convenience of the neighbors' cats"), each entry is delicious with irony, subtext, wit, and scorn for the self-absorbed.

Lucifer's Dictionary Of The American Language

There I go again, thinking like the greedy materialists of the "GOP mainstream" who are the chief objects of Dreher's scorn, to wit: "The tragic flaw of Western economics is that it is based on exploiting and encouraging greed and envy."

God, guts, and granola: a manifesto for "crunchy conservatives" forgets why self-interest is important

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's last effort to put on a public show of unity earlier this week was greeted with scorn by Conservative leader David Cameron.

POST DEBATE: Cameron mocks display of affection

Blending elements of post-civil rights African-American culture, the newly out-and-proud gay movement, and the syncopation of the recently developed synthesizer, disco became a craze that flared brilliantly in its time, then fell by the wayside to fond memories and derisive scorn as its pop-culture peers of punk and hip-hop rose in its place.

Turn the Beat Around

Those who scorn socialized medicine might ponder two recent findings from a study by the Commonwealth Fund of 6,957 recently hospitalized patients from the United States, Britain and five other countries with state-run health care.

Failing health

London -- Social worker Lisa Arthurworrey was cleared of mis conduct related to the murder of a child and her superiors in the social services department of the social services in the Borough of Haringey who held her to blame are now facing public scorn and criticism.

UK social worker cleared of charges in child's death, superiors face public scorn

A powerful parable of the importance of individual rights and decision-making, and a sharp denouncement of the savagery of American war crimes and two-faced justification of intolerable humanitarian outrages during the Vietnam occupation, God Go With Them ultimately champions the human spirit in its willingness to to take a stand based on what is right, in spite of the scorn of one's brethren.

God Go With Them

Has Eric Fischl returned to the kind of work that earned him notoriety (and the scorn of feminists) in the 1980s?

Eric Fischl: Mary Boone Gallery

Zeinab is a "modern" woman who demands freedom to make choices while Owen is a mother hen worried that his beloved might be hurt by those who scorn her marriage by an Englishman.

The Point in the Market

King charges his episodes with meaning; he does not scorn literalism.

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet

And they were filled with scorn and condescension and dismissiveness.

A historic day

I do not have that faith, and because of it, am a member of the last minority that it is OK to scorn. Among those who scorn me is now the NEA, an organization of which I am a lifetime member.

'... Under God ...'

词组	scorn
释义	scorn heap (something) on (someone or something) To place or give a large or excessive amount of something on or to someone or something. Everyone has been heaping praise on the firefighter who risked his life to save the little girl from the blaze. He's been quick to heap scorn on the media for what he has called biased coverage. See also: heap, on heap (something) upon (someone or something) To place or give a large or excessive amount of something, especially something spoken, on or to someone or something. Everyone has been heaping praise upon the firefighter who risked his life to save the little girl from the blaze. He's been quick to heap scorn upon the media for what he has called biased coverage. See also: heap, upon heap scorn on (one's) head To speak about one with contempt, disdain, or disrespect. My mother always heaped scorn on my hapless father whenever he spoke up about anything. It's fine to offer criticisms of their ideas, but don't just heap scorn on them. See also: head, heap, on, scorn Hell has no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than (this type of person) when they have been wronged. A hyperbolic and often humorous play on the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," in which any person, demographic, or profession may be substituted for "woman." The university might think nothing of hiking up the cost of tuition, but we'll show them that Hell has no fury like a broke college student scorned! The governor, after veering away from his party's core ideologies, is now discovering that Hell has no fury like politicians scorned. See also: fury, hell, like, no, of, scorn, type hell hath no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than (this type of person) when they have been wronged. A hyperbolic and often humorous play on the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," in which any person, demographic, or profession may be substituted for "woman." The university might think nothing of hiking up the cost of tuition, but we'll show them that Hell hath no fury like a broke college student scorned! The governor, after veering away from his party's core ideologies, is now discovering that Hell hath no fury like politicians scorned. See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, of, scorn, type hell hath no fury like a woman scorned proverb No one will have a greater wrath or vengeance than a woman when she has been wronged. Most men find out the hard way that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman hold (someone or something) up to scorn To reject or deride someone or something. I know Gloria—she'll definitely hold you up to scorn if you go to her black-tie event in anything but a tux. See also: hold, scorn, up laugh (someone or something) to scorn To mock or ridicule someone or something; to subject someone or something to scorn, derision, or contempt. The senator was laughed to scorn for his ignorance of pop culture. They just laughed my idea to scorn during the meeting. See also: laugh, scorn pour scorn on (one's) head To speak about one with contempt, disdain, or disrespect. My mother always poured scorn on my hapless father whenever he spoke up about anything. It's fine to offer criticisms of their ideas, but don't just pour scorn on them. See also: head, on, pour, scorn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Prov. There is nothing as unpleasant as a woman who has been offended or whose love has not been returned. When Mary Ann discovered that George was not in love with her, George discovered that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Bill: I'm getting tired of going out with Mary; I think I'll tell her we're through. Fred: Be careful. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, you know. See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman hold someone or something up to scorn Fig. to single out someone or something for repudiation. The entire crowd held Randy up to scorn for his part in the riot. The disappointed fans held up the losing team to scorn. See also: hold, scorn, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. hell has no fury like a woman scorned No anger is worse than that of a jilted woman. For example, Nancy has nothing good to say about Tom-hell has no fury, you know. This term is a shortening of William Congreve's lines, "Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd" ( The Mourning Bride, 1697). Similar lines appear in several plays of the same period. Today the proverb is often shortened even more, as in the example. See also: fury, hell, like, no, scorn, woman The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. hell hath no fury like a woman scorned mainly BRITISH People say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned to suggest that women often react very angrily to things that upset them. Benjamin's attention shifts from Mrs Robinson to her daughter Elaine and hell hath no fury like an older woman scorned. Note: Journalists often use other words in this expression to make it appropriate to the subject which they are writing about. The golfer, having decided not to attend next week's International Open competition, has discovered that hell hath no fury like a sponsor spurned. Note: This expression is often used to refer to cases where a woman has an unfaithful partner and takes revenge. Note: This comes from William Congreve's `The Mourning Bride' (1697): `Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd.' See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. hell hath no fury like a woman scorned a woman who has been rejected by a man can be ferociously angry and vindictive. proverb See also: fury, hath, hell, like, no, scorn, woman laugh someone or something to scorn ridicule someone or something. This is a biblical idiom: see, for example, Job 12:4: ‘I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn’ or Matthew 9:24: ‘He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.’ See also: laugh, scorn, someone, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary heap/pour ˈscorn on somebody/something speak about somebody/something in a way that shows that you do not respect them or have a good opinion of them: She poured scorn on his plans to get rich quickly. See also: heap, on, pour, scorn, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary hell has no fury like a woman scorned Beware the anger of a woman rejected in love. The term is an adaptation of the closing lines from William Congreve’s play The Mourning Bride (1697): “Heav’n has no rage, like love to hatred turn’d, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn’d.” Neither the idea nor the expression was original. At least three seventeenth-century plays had similar lines, including Colley Cibber’s “No fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman—scorned, slighted” (Love’s Last Shift, 1696), and the idea had been expressed by the Roman writers Propertius and Juvenal, by Chaucer, and by numerous others. See also: fury, hell, like, no, scorn, woman The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a slew of (something) a slue of (something) (someone or something) promises well a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (have) got something going (with someone) a straw will show which way the wind blows accompanied by accompanied by (someone or something) accompany References in periodicals archive Sammy, who killed two consecutive sixes off Faulkner to spark the madcap celebrations, poured scorn on Faulkner, saying that talk is cheap as cricket is a game of action, adding that it felt good to bring that action home. Sammy takes jibe at Faulkner with 'talk is cheap' comment post victory We elevate academic learning and denigrate all other forms of learning; we cling on to the idea of an "elite" and scorn all attempts to widen participation as "dumbing down". Davidson gave all pupils opportunities; YOUR LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES & COMMENT DEBATE If you are disloyal to friends, do evil to them or pour scorn on them, what chance have those who are not friends? THOUGHT for the DAY From arbitration ("a procedure enabling opponents to scream bloody murder at each other before going to trial and being inhibited by the decorum imposed in court") to yard ("A plot of dirt, grass, flowers, trees, shrubs, weeds and the like which Americans keep in front or back of their house for use as a spouse, child and dog dumping ground, and also for the convenience of the neighbors' cats"), each entry is delicious with irony, subtext, wit, and scorn for the self-absorbed. Lucifer's Dictionary Of The American Language There I go again, thinking like the greedy materialists of the "GOP mainstream" who are the chief objects of Dreher's scorn, to wit: "The tragic flaw of Western economics is that it is based on exploiting and encouraging greed and envy." God, guts, and granola: a manifesto for "crunchy conservatives" forgets why self-interest is important Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's last effort to put on a public show of unity earlier this week was greeted with scorn by Conservative leader David Cameron. POST DEBATE: Cameron mocks display of affection Blending elements of post-civil rights African-American culture, the newly out-and-proud gay movement, and the syncopation of the recently developed synthesizer, disco became a craze that flared brilliantly in its time, then fell by the wayside to fond memories and derisive scorn as its pop-culture peers of punk and hip-hop rose in its place. Turn the Beat Around Those who scorn socialized medicine might ponder two recent findings from a study by the Commonwealth Fund of 6,957 recently hospitalized patients from the United States, Britain and five other countries with state-run health care. Failing health London -- Social worker Lisa Arthurworrey was cleared of mis conduct related to the murder of a child and her superiors in the social services department of the social services in the Borough of Haringey who held her to blame are now facing public scorn and criticism. UK social worker cleared of charges in child's death, superiors face public scorn A powerful parable of the importance of individual rights and decision-making, and a sharp denouncement of the savagery of American war crimes and two-faced justification of intolerable humanitarian outrages during the Vietnam occupation, God Go With Them ultimately champions the human spirit in its willingness to to take a stand based on what is right, in spite of the scorn of one's brethren. God Go With Them Has Eric Fischl returned to the kind of work that earned him notoriety (and the scorn of feminists) in the 1980s? Eric Fischl: Mary Boone Gallery Zeinab is a "modern" woman who demands freedom to make choices while Owen is a mother hen worried that his beloved might be hurt by those who scorn her marriage by an Englishman. The Point in the Market King charges his episodes with meaning; he does not scorn literalism. Alonzo King's Lines Ballet And they were filled with scorn and condescension and dismissiveness. A historic day I do not have that faith, and because of it, am a member of the last minority that it is OK to scorn. Among those who scorn me is now the NEA, an organization of which I am a lifetime member. '... Under God ...'
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