existence

Related to existence: Existence of aliens

bane of (one's) existence

The source or cause of one's misfortune, unhappiness, frustration, or anxiety, usually used hyperbolically. I swear, this project is the bane of my existence. I've been working on it for months and still haven't made any real progress! Jane has been constantly annoying me all week. She's been the bane of my very existence!

charmed existence

A life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Often preceded by the verbs "lead," "live," or "have." Celebrities seem to have a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just led a charmed existence.

come into existence

To appear or arise; to begin to exist. This company only came into existence through the hard work of my talented staff. The newly captured images are helping scientists to understand how some stars come into existence.

have a charmed existence

To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to have a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just had a charmed existence.

in existence

1. Currently existing. This type of bird won't be in existence for much longer if people keep hunting it for sport.

2. Currently functioning or operating. Man, that is the worst coffee shop in existence—I've almost spat out their lattes before!

3. Having been created or having taken effect. How long has the review panel been in existence? That law wasn't in existence back when I was a cop.

lead a charmed existence

To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to lead a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just led a charmed existence.

live a charmed existence

To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to live a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just lived a charmed existence.

wink out

1. Of a flame or light, to become suddenly extinguished. The flashlight sputtered and winked out, leaving us stuck in the cave with no source of light. I sat dreamily watching each candle wink out in the early hours of the morning.

2. To be abruptly killed, destroyed, or ruined. Typically used in passive constructions and often followed by "of existence." I was there on the ground, watching as innocent men, women, and children were winked out of existence by the enemy gunfire. Entire towns were simply winked out as drought and famine swept through the region.

come into existence

to begin existence; to begin to be. This country came into existence in the early part of the fifteenth century. When did this little town come into existence?

in existence

now existing; currently and actually being. The tiger may not be in existence in a few decades. All the oil in existence will not last the world for another century.

the bane of somebody’s ˈlife/eˈxistence

a person or thing that makes somebody’s life unpleasant or unhappy: That car is always breaking down! It’s the bane of my life. OPPOSITE: a ray of sunshine

wink out

To become quickly extinguished, especially following a weak burst of activity: The candle flickered and winked out. The street lamps winked out one by one.

bane of one's existence, the

The agent of one’s ruin or misery; a thorn in the flesh. The earliest meaning of the noun bane was “murderer” and was so used in Beowulf (ca. a.d. 800). A somewhat later meaning was “poison,” which survives as part of the names of various poisonous plants, such as henbane or wolf’s bane. The current sense, an agent of ruin, dates from the late 1500s. Today it is almost always used hyperbolically, as in “The new secretary loses all my messages; she’s become the bane of my existence.”

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释义	existence Related to existence: Existence of aliens bane of (one's) existence The source or cause of one's misfortune, unhappiness, frustration, or anxiety, usually used hyperbolically. I swear, this project is the bane of my existence. I've been working on it for months and still haven't made any real progress! Jane has been constantly annoying me all week. She's been the bane of my very existence! See also: bane, existence, of charmed existence A life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Often preceded by the verbs "lead," "live," or "have." Celebrities seem to have a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just led a charmed existence. See also: charmed, existence come into existence To appear or arise; to begin to exist. This company only came into existence through the hard work of my talented staff. The newly captured images are helping scientists to understand how some stars come into existence. See also: come, existence have a charmed existence To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to have a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just had a charmed existence. See also: charmed, existence, have in existence 1. Currently existing. This type of bird won't be in existence for much longer if people keep hunting it for sport. 2. Currently functioning or operating. Man, that is the worst coffee shop in existence—I've almost spat out their lattes before! 3. Having been created or having taken effect. How long has the review panel been in existence? That law wasn't in existence back when I was a cop. See also: existence lead a charmed existence To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to lead a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just led a charmed existence. See also: charmed, existence, lead live a charmed existence To lead a life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger, or misfortune. Celebrities seem to live a rather charmed existence, with everything handed to them on a silver platter. Other than minor colds, I've never been ill in my life. I guess I've just lived a charmed existence. See also: charmed, existence, live wink out 1. Of a flame or light, to become suddenly extinguished. The flashlight sputtered and winked out, leaving us stuck in the cave with no source of light. I sat dreamily watching each candle wink out in the early hours of the morning. 2. To be abruptly killed, destroyed, or ruined. Typically used in passive constructions and often followed by "of existence." I was there on the ground, watching as innocent men, women, and children were winked out of existence by the enemy gunfire. Entire towns were simply winked out as drought and famine swept through the region. See also: out, wink Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come into existence to begin existence; to begin to be. This country came into existence in the early part of the fifteenth century. When did this little town come into existence? See also: come, existence in existence now existing; currently and actually being. The tiger may not be in existence in a few decades. All the oil in existence will not last the world for another century. See also: existence McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. the bane of somebody’s ˈlife/eˈxistence a person or thing that makes somebody’s life unpleasant or unhappy: That car is always breaking down! It’s the bane of my life. OPPOSITE: a ray of sunshine See also: bane, existence, life, of Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary wink out v. To become quickly extinguished, especially following a weak burst of activity: The candle flickered and winked out. The street lamps winked out one by one. See also: out, wink The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. bane of one's existence, the The agent of one’s ruin or misery; a thorn in the flesh. The earliest meaning of the noun bane was “murderer” and was so used in Beowulf (ca. a.d. 800). A somewhat later meaning was “poison,” which survives as part of the names of various poisonous plants, such as henbane or wolf’s bane. The current sense, an agent of ruin, dates from the late 1500s. Today it is almost always used hyperbolically, as in “The new secretary loses all my messages; she’s become the bane of my existence.” See also: bane, of The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: bane of (one's) existence the bane of somebody's life/existence the bane of (one's) life be a fate worse than death and his mother curl up and die everyone and their brother eat (one) out of house and home eat out of house and home eat somebody out of house and home References in periodicals archive Motive is the specific place where action can take place, or maybe we could say: where changes or transformations take place in order to open one up to possibilities, keeping in line with a specific individual's existence. It is to investigate one's motive, one's motivation, and what makes one act, when one acts, as well as how one acts. Motivation and existence: motivation in Kierkegaard and Heidegger The shift away from the physical universe leads to evidence for God's existence that is more peculiarly personal in nature. A Case for the Existence of God ISLAMABAD, February 08, 2010 (Balochistan Times): The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior while rejecting the statement of Federal Interior Ministry over existence of blackwater in Pakistan has asked authorities concerned to inform it about those foreigners who are wandering in the country by brandishing heavy and automatic arms. Existence of Blackwater in Pakistan NA body on Interior rejects statement of Interior Ministry ISLAMABAD, February 08, 2010 (Frontier Star): The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior while rejecting the statement of Federal Interior Ministry over existence of blackwater in Pakistan has asked authorities concerned to inform it about those foreigners who are wandering in the country by brandishing heavy and automatic arms. Existence of blackwater in Pakistan: NA body on interior rejects statement of interior ministry "Shadows of Existence: An Anthology of Poetry" is a collection of work from Jekwu Ozoemene, reflecting on his unique upbringing in the nation of Nigeria. Shadows of Existence For decades, the Japanese government has denied the existence of a secret agreement with the United States that allowed U.S. Japanese editorial excerpts -3- I submit however, that nearly all Palestinians have de facto accepted Israel's 'existence'. Deconstructing Israel's 'Right to Exist' Summary: Indications of the existence of gold, oil and gas fields in Tindouf province (2000-km southwest of Algiers) have been revealed by exploration operations. Gold, oil and gas fields in Tindouf Could the existence of psychic power have ground in scientific fact? Parapsychology and the Skeptics FORMER Labour MP Tam Dalyell yesterday called the very existence of a Scottish parliament into question. Tam parly warning Hamid Parsania: Existence and the Fall: Spiritual Anthropology of Islam, translated and annotated by Shuja Ali Mirza London: ICAS Press, 2006, x+198 pp., PB, ISBN 1-904063-23-3 Hamid Parsania: Existence and the Fall: Spiritual Anthropology of Islam We even wrote songs about God and the nature of existence (albeit from the perspective of under-educated, surly, snotty teenage punks). The punk and the professor and what they say about God One limitation of existing research on noctcaelador is the lack of evidence to substantiate the existence of the construct. Evidence of the existence of noctcaelador across three measures: a factor analytic study Although not yet official, newly released documents verify the existence of working groups that are carrying out this agenda. North American Union working groups quietly on the rise
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