weighed (in the balance) and found wanting

Tested and proved faulty. This expression comes from the Bible, as part of Daniel’s interpretation to King Belshazzar of the writing on the wall (Daniel 5:27). It has been used ever since to mean a deficiency or failure.

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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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the age of miracles is past
a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
faulty
gird (up) one's loins, to
a soft answer turneth away wrath
a soft answer turns away wrath
from Dan to Beersheba
crown of glory
eye for an eye, an
an eye for an eye

词组	weighed (in the balance) and found wanting
释义	weighed (in the balance) and found wanting weighed (in the balance) and found wanting Tested and proved faulty. This expression comes from the Bible, as part of Daniel’s interpretation to King Belshazzar of the writing on the wall (Daniel 5:27). It has been used ever since to mean a deficiency or failure. See also: and, found, wanting, weigh The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: the age of miracles is past a lamb/lambs to the slaughter faulty gird (up) one's loins, to a soft answer turneth away wrath a soft answer turns away wrath from Dan to Beersheba crown of glory eye for an eye, an an eye for an eye
随便看	take someone's name in vain take someone/something apart take someone/something off take someone/something on take (someone, something, or some place) by storm take (someone's or something's) place take (someone's or something's) pulse until then until we meet again until you are blue in the face untimely unto unturned unvarnished unvarnished truth unvarnished truth, the unwashed unwritten unwritten law unwritten rule up up a blind alley up a creek up against up against a brick wall