smoke

the big smoke: seebig.

go up in smoke

1 be destroyed by fire.

2 (of a plan) come to nothing.

informal

in a smoke-filled room: seeroom.

no smoke without fire (or where there's smoke there's fire) there's always some reason for a rumour. proverb

2012New York Times Because many people believe there is 'no smoke without fire' he expected some of the stigma arising from the episode to remain with him for the rest of his life.

put that in your pipe and smoke it: seepipe.

smoke and mirrors the obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a situation with misleading or irrelevant information. chiefly North American

2003Village Voice (New York) In retrospect, the Bush administration's most publicized war stories have all been the products of smoke and mirrors.

smoke like a chimney smoke tobacco incessantly.

watch someone's smoke observe another person's activity.

☞ The implication of this phrase is that the activity in question will be so fast and furious that smoke will be generated.

1947P. G. WodehouseFull Moon Look at Henry the Eighth…And Solomon. Once they started marrying, there was no holding them-you just sat back and watched their smoke.

词组	smoke
释义	smoke the big smoke: seebig. go up in smoke 1 be destroyed by fire. 2 (of a plan) come to nothing. informal in a smoke-filled room: seeroom. no smoke without fire (or where there's smoke there's fire) there's always some reason for a rumour. proverb 2012New York Times Because many people believe there is 'no smoke without fire' he expected some of the stigma arising from the episode to remain with him for the rest of his life. put that in your pipe and smoke it: seepipe. smoke and mirrors the obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a situation with misleading or irrelevant information. chiefly North American 2003Village Voice (New York) In retrospect, the Bush administration's most publicized war stories have all been the products of smoke and mirrors. smoke like a chimney smoke tobacco incessantly. watch someone's smoke observe another person's activity. ☞ The implication of this phrase is that the activity in question will be so fast and furious that smoke will be generated. 1947P. G. WodehouseFull Moon Look at Henry the Eighth…And Solomon. Once they started marrying, there was no holding them-you just sat back and watched their smoke.
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