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['deɪzɪ]nome proprio Margherita* * *['deizi]plural - daisies; noun(a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals: The field was full of daisies.) margherita* * *daisy /ˈdeɪzɪ/n.● daisy chain, ghirlanda di margherite; (fig.) gruppo (o serie) di persone (o di cose); (fin.) acquisti ripetuti ( allo scopo di gonfiare i prezzi); (comput.) collegamento in cascata □ ( sport, spec. cricket) daisy-cutter, rasoterra; (mil.) Blu-82 ( bomba aerea al fosforo che esplode molto vicino al suolo) □ daisy gun, arma ad aria compressa □ daisy wheel, margherita ( di macchina da scrivere o di stampante) □ (iron.) fresh as a daisy, fresco come una rosa □ (scherz.) to be pushing up (the) daisies, vedere l'erba dalla parte delle radici; essere morto e sepolto.* * *['deɪzɪ]nome proprio Margherita
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pushing up the daisies — If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead … The small dictionary of idiomes
pushing up (the) daisies — informal dead and buried. → daisy … English new terms dictionary
pushing up the daisies — ► pushing up (the) daisies informal dead and buried. Main Entry: ↑daisy … English terms dictionary
pushing up the daisies — (slang) Dead (and buried) • • • Main Entry: ↑daisy … Useful english dictionary
pushing up the daisies — If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone is pushing up the daisies means that they are dead. Old Johnny Barnes? He s been pushing up the daisies for over 10 … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pushing up the daisies — If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead … Dictionary of English idioms
be pushing up the daisies — be pushing up (the) daisies humorous to be dead. It won t affect me anyway. I ll be pushing up the daisies long before it happens … New idioms dictionary
be pushing up (the) daisies — humorous phrase to be dead Thesaurus: deadsynonym Main entry: daisy … Useful english dictionary
(be) pushing up (the) daisies — be ˌpushing up (the) ˈdaisies idiom (old fashioned, humorous) to be dead and in a grave Main entry: ↑pushidiom … Useful english dictionary
push up the daisies — to be dead Referring to the supposed nourishment of the common churchyard flower. Less often as push up the weeds: If I d been born fifty years sooner I d have been pushing up the daisies by now. (N. Mitford, 1960) And there are… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
pushing up daisies — ► pushing up (the) daisies informal dead and buried. Main Entry: ↑daisy … English terms dictionary