| 词组 | orchard |
| 释义 | trade off the orchard for an appleTo be overly concerned with minor details and ignore the situation as a whole. I know you're worried about that one aspect of your project, but don't trade off the orchard for an apple. crazy as a betsy bugInsane. Don't leave me alone with Uncle Stu, he's crazy as a betsy bug! marble orchard1. A cemetery. (A reference to headstones and monuments.) My wife and I went to book a plot of land in the marble orchard for when the time comes. 2. A yard or other area featuring many statues. The bizarre site is a marble orchard where the many statued visages and iconography of the former regime have been preserved. *crazy as a betsy bugand *crazy as a peach-orchard boar; *crazy as a loonRur. acting as if insane. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar. marble orcharda cemetery. informal humorousmarble orchardand Marble City n. a cemetery. I already bought a little plot in a marble orchard. There is a huge Marble City south of town. |
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