wail

gnashing of teeth

A very vocal display of anger, irritation, contempt, or complaint. After the initial gnashing of teeth, most people just came to accept the new policy. There was much gnashing of teeth over the decision to replace the show's star with another actor.

wail like a banshee

To scream, howl, or screech in a very loud, high-pitched, and unsettling manner. Some animal has been wailing like a banshee in the alleyway all night long. Kids, stop wailing like a banshees back there! I need to focus on driving and I can barely hear myself think!

wail on (someone or something)

1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. (A common misspelling of "whale on someone or something.") The knights are wailing on the gate with a battering ram! Hold your positions! She began wailing on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team wailed on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.

2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. (A common misspelling of "whale on someone or something.") The interviewer suddenly began wailing on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss wailed on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.

whale away at (someone or something)

1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling away at the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling away at the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled away at us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.

2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling away at the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled away at us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.

whale into (someone or something)

1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling into the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling into the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled into us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.

2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling into the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled into us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.

whale on (someone or something)

1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.

2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.

whale the tar out of (one)

1. To beat or thrash one very severely. The police officer dragged the suspect from the car and started whaling the tar out of him. He threatened to whale the tar out of me if I didn't tell him where the money was.

2. To defeat or dominate one very thoroughly, as in a contest or competition. The other team whaled the tar out of us last year, but we're ready for them this time. We all expected her to win the election, but she absolutely whaled the tar out of her opponent.

whaling

dated slang An intensifier, especially for something very good or enjoyable. An allusion to the great size of a whale. We had a whaling good time at that party. The boy has a whaling big appetite, but he's still as skinny as a string bean!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gnashing of teeth

Fig. a show of anger or dismay. (Biblical: "weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.") After a little gnashing of teeth and a few threats, the boss calmed down and became almost reasonable.

wail like a banshee

Scream shrilly, as in Terrified, she wailed like a banshee. In Irish folklore, a banshee is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman whose appearance is an omen that one member of a family will die. The simile dates from the late 1800s.

gnashing of teeth

wailing and gnashing of teeth

People say that there is gnashing of teeth or wailing and gnashing of teeth when people become very worried or upset by something that has happened. In the City, the government's proposal is causing much gnashing of teeth. Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Social Democratic left-wingers, this does look like a first step in the right direction. Note: You can also say weeping and gnashing of teeth. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth when the Office for National Statistics counted a million fewer people than expected. Note: This expression is often used disapprovingly to show that you think people's reactions are too strong. Note: The phrases `weeping and gnashing of teeth' and `wailing and gnashing of teeth' both appear several times in the Bible in descriptions of the people who are sent to hell.

wail

in. to be great. (see also wailing.) Things really started to wail about midnight when the band really got going.

wail on someone

in. to beat someone. (see also whale the tar out of someone.) Who are those two guys wailing on Sam?

wailing

and whaling

mod. excellent. (Teens.) What a whaling guitar!

whaling

verb

See wailing

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

wail like a banshee, to

To scream shrilly. In Irish folklore, a “banshee” is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears or is heard as a sign that one member of a family will soon die. The word appeared in English (from the Gaelic bean sidhe) in the second half of the eighteenth century. The simile dates from the late nineteenth century.

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释义	wail gnashing of teeth A very vocal display of anger, irritation, contempt, or complaint. After the initial gnashing of teeth, most people just came to accept the new policy. There was much gnashing of teeth over the decision to replace the show's star with another actor. See also: gnash, of, teeth wail like a banshee To scream, howl, or screech in a very loud, high-pitched, and unsettling manner. Some animal has been wailing like a banshee in the alleyway all night long. Kids, stop wailing like a banshees back there! I need to focus on driving and I can barely hear myself think! See also: banshee, like, wail wail on (someone or something) 1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. (A common misspelling of "whale on someone or something.") The knights are wailing on the gate with a battering ram! Hold your positions! She began wailing on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team wailed on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season. 2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. (A common misspelling of "whale on someone or something.") The interviewer suddenly began wailing on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss wailed on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota. See also: on, wail whale away at (someone or something) 1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling away at the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling away at the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled away at us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season. 2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling away at the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled away at us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota. See also: away, whale whale into (someone or something) 1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling into the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling into the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled into us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season. 2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling into the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled into us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota. See also: whale whale on (someone or something) 1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season. 2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota. See also: on, whale whale the tar out of (one) 1. To beat or thrash one very severely. The police officer dragged the suspect from the car and started whaling the tar out of him. He threatened to whale the tar out of me if I didn't tell him where the money was. 2. To defeat or dominate one very thoroughly, as in a contest or competition. The other team whaled the tar out of us last year, but we're ready for them this time. We all expected her to win the election, but she absolutely whaled the tar out of her opponent. See also: of, out, tar, whale whaling dated slang An intensifier, especially for something very good or enjoyable. An allusion to the great size of a whale. We had a whaling good time at that party. The boy has a whaling big appetite, but he's still as skinny as a string bean! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. gnashing of teeth Fig. a show of anger or dismay. (Biblical: "weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.") After a little gnashing of teeth and a few threats, the boss calmed down and became almost reasonable. See also: gnash, of, teeth McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. wail like a banshee Scream shrilly, as in Terrified, she wailed like a banshee. In Irish folklore, a banshee is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman whose appearance is an omen that one member of a family will die. The simile dates from the late 1800s. See also: banshee, like, wail The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. gnashing of teeth or wailing and gnashing of teeth People say that there is gnashing of teeth or wailing and gnashing of teeth when people become very worried or upset by something that has happened. In the City, the government's proposal is causing much gnashing of teeth. Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Social Democratic left-wingers, this does look like a first step in the right direction. Note: You can also say weeping and gnashing of teeth. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth when the Office for National Statistics counted a million fewer people than expected. Note: This expression is often used disapprovingly to show that you think people's reactions are too strong. Note: The phrases `weeping and gnashing of teeth' and `wailing and gnashing of teeth' both appear several times in the Bible in descriptions of the people who are sent to hell. See also: gnash, of, teeth Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. wail in. to be great. (see also wailing.) Things really started to wail about midnight when the band really got going. wail on someone in. to beat someone. (see also whale the tar out of someone.) Who are those two guys wailing on Sam? See also: on, someone, wail wailing and whaling mod. excellent. (Teens.) What a whaling guitar! See also: wail whaling verb See wailing McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions wail like a banshee, to To scream shrilly. In Irish folklore, a “banshee” is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears or is heard as a sign that one member of a family will soon die. The word appeared in English (from the Gaelic bean sidhe) in the second half of the eighteenth century. The simile dates from the late nineteenth century. See also: like, wail The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: gnashing of teeth gnash gnash (one's) teeth gnash one's teeth gnash teeth gnash your teeth press (someone's) buttons push (one's) buttons push somebody's buttons push someone's buttons References in periodicals archive The post Arabtec appoints former Ducto Balfour Beatty GM Wail Farsakh as group COO appeared first on Middle East Construction News . Arabtec appoints former Ducto Balfour Beatty GM Wail Farsakh as group COO When Acas' daughter saw the tweet, Acas then directed her ire at the Inquirer reporter, who tweeted that she 'wailed' during the committee hearing in her emotional message. Customs project manager confronts PDI reporter over Twitter post AoI used to juggle the ball 100 times or more when I was ten years old; my friends used to like watching me do it and it became a challenge between us as to who could do more,Ao said Wail of his initiation into the sport. Winning free-styler in training On Dance Hall at Louse Point you hear the blues and voodoo equally in Parish's guitars - wail, moan, and twang - and Polly Jean's vocals and lyrics; at least seven of the songs on the twelve-track album are pleas to a Jesus/God/Holy Ghost who's alternately absent and close. Dance Hall at Louse Point For more information call The Jive and Wail at 314-781-7000. The Jive and Wail Presents the Chainsmokers on Thursday, Oct. 11th, 2012 in Downtown St. Louis, MO Wail Kru' will light up the dance floor for a $5 cover. BRIEFLY Carter, Ledyard & Milburn is a Wail Street law firm founded in 1854. StarMedia leases Downtown HQ In such elegant surroundings, MacKenzie reins in the histrionics that could make him wail like the feral child of David Bowie and Maria Callas, instead luxuriating in 13 selections' nuances, elongating songs like a seasoned jazz pro. From beyond Among the company's many properties are 32/42 Broadway, 39 Broadway, 150 Broadway, 67 Wail Street and its newest additions, 45 Broadway, 25 Broadway and One State Street Plaza. The Lawrence Group, LLC The first time Eva Saulitis heard the unusual wail of killer whales looking for their group, or pod, she and her colleagues were in an inflatable boat in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Whale chatter: making sense of marine mammals' clicks and calls For example, special accommodations include ramps in lieu of stairs, hand railings along walls, sinks and food counters built at heights convenient for the residents, and wail mirrors that may be viewed by residents in wheelchairs. 2 group homes underway by Brooklyn organization His wailiest wail was wailed at Fritz Stuchlik, who red-carded Wails's captain (for two bookable offences, the first a pretty fair wail in its own right) late on in the 3-2 defeat in Norway. Keane and chips, wails by Wails and inJoostice ire Also on the plane were Satam Al Suqami and brothers Waleed Al Shehri and Wail Al Shehri TERRORIST ATTACK USA: THE FACES OF PURE EVIL Israeli air raid sirens wail two other times each year, both in commemoration of Israel's fallen soldiers. Israelis deny bomb attack on security base Over and over again this strange figure let out a blood-chilling, mournful wail and she frequently extended fleshless arms and clapped her hands with a hard, ``bony'' sound. wales of the UNEXPECTED: Apparition has tidings of doom
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