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speak volumes

To reveal or indicate a great deal about someone or something. How you react to challenges speaks volumes about your character. He didn't answer the question directly, but his response speaks volumes. Her choice of dress for the event spoke volumes.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

speak volumes

Fig. [for something that is seen] to reveal a great deal of information. The unsightly yard and unpainted house speaks volumes about what kind of people live there.

See also: speak, volume

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

speak volumes

Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of "the information contained in volumes of books." [c. 1800]

See also: speak, volume

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

speak volumes

COMMON If something speaks volumes, it gives you a lot of information about the true facts of a situation. What you wear speaks volumes about you. Her background, while speaking volumes about her business skills, could not convince the arts world that she was part of it. Note: In this expression, a `volume' is a book.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

speak volumes

1 (of a gesture, circumstance, or object) convey a great deal. 2 be good evidence for.

2 1998 New Scientist It was a minor scandal… but it spoke volumes about the world's shifting relationship with its favourite illicit drug.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

speak ˈvolumes (about/for somebody/something)

show or express a lot about the nature or quality of somebody/something: Her face spoke volumes. You could see how much she had suffered. The progress he’s made since the operation speaks volumes for his courage.

See also: speak, volume

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

speak volumes, to

To say a great deal about something, to be very expressive on a subject. In this hyperbolic phrase, what is being said is likened to an entire book. It dates from about 1800 and continues to be current. M. Wilmot used it in a letter of May 3, 1803, “A sentimental story that speaks Volumes in favour of the Count and his Daughter.”

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释义	volume speak volumes To reveal or indicate a great deal about someone or something. How you react to challenges speaks volumes about your character. He didn't answer the question directly, but his response speaks volumes. Her choice of dress for the event spoke volumes. See also: speak, volume Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. speak volumes Fig. [for something that is seen] to reveal a great deal of information. The unsightly yard and unpainted house speaks volumes about what kind of people live there. See also: speak, volume McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. speak volumes Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of "the information contained in volumes of books." [c. 1800] See also: speak, volume The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. speak volumes COMMON If something speaks volumes, it gives you a lot of information about the true facts of a situation. What you wear speaks volumes about you. Her background, while speaking volumes about her business skills, could not convince the arts world that she was part of it. Note: In this expression, a `volume' is a book. See also: speak, volume Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. speak volumes 1 (of a gesture, circumstance, or object) convey a great deal. 2 be good evidence for. 2 1998 New Scientist It was a minor scandal… but it spoke volumes about the world's shifting relationship with its favourite illicit drug. See also: speak, volume Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary speak ˈvolumes (about/for somebody/something) show or express a lot about the nature or quality of somebody/something: Her face spoke volumes. You could see how much she had suffered. The progress he’s made since the operation speaks volumes for his courage. See also: speak, volume Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary speak volumes, to To say a great deal about something, to be very expressive on a subject. In this hyperbolic phrase, what is being said is likened to an entire book. It dates from about 1800 and continues to be current. M. Wilmot used it in a letter of May 3, 1803, “A sentimental story that speaks Volumes in favour of the Count and his Daughter.” See also: speak The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: speak volumes speak volumes, to laugh at laugh at (someone or something) put too much on (something) put too much on it flip (one's) lid flip lid flip one’s lid flip one's lid References in periodicals archive Best Food Writing 2017 contains "La Serenata" (Volume 101, no. SOUTHWEST REVIEW KUDOS User nanimatus_conjurus even created a specialized glove for his volume control needs. 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