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to wax lyrical (about

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  • wax lyrical about something — wax lyrical ( about/on/something) humorous phrase to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm Thesaurus: talking enthusiasticallysynonym Main entry: lyrical …   Useful english dictionary

  • wax lyrical on something — wax lyrical ( about/on/something) humorous phrase to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm Thesaurus: talking enthusiasticallysynonym Main entry: lyrical …   Useful english dictionary

  • wax lyrical —    When you wax lyrical about something, you speak enthusiastically about it in a poetic or sentimental way.     My grandfather and his friends started to wax lyrical about the good old days …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • wax lyrical — sorry, I didn t mean to wax lyrical about the good old days Syn: be enthusiastic, enthuse, eulogize, rave, gush, get carried away …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • wax lyrical — BE ENTHUSIASTIC, enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away. → wax * * * talk in a highly enthusiastic and effusive way waxing lyrical about his splendid son in law * * * wax lyrical chiefly Brit informal : to talk about something in a very… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wax lyrical — to talk about something with a lot of interest and excitement. I recall Roz waxing lyrical about the flatness of his stomach …   New idioms dictionary

  • wax — wax1 [wæks] n [U] ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [: Old English; Origin: weax] 1.) a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make ↑candles, ↑polish etc ▪ wax crayons 2.) a natural sticky substance in your ears →↑beeswax …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lyrical — UK [ˈlɪrɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) expressing beauty and strong emotion The new concerto is intensely lyrical. 2) having the qualities of music • wax lyrical (about/on something) humorous to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm Derived… …   English dictionary

  • lyrical — lyr|i|cal [ lırıkl ] adjective 1. ) expressing beauty and strong emotion 2. ) having the qualities of music wax lyrical (about/on something) HUMOROUS to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm ╾ lyr|i|cal|ly [ lırıkli ] adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lyrical — adj. 1 = LYRIC. 2 resembling, couched in, or using language appropriate to, lyric poetry. 3 colloq. highly enthusiastic (wax lyrical about). Derivatives: lyrically adv. lyricalness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • wax — Ⅰ. wax [1] ► NOUN 1) beeswax. 2) a soft solid oily substance that melts easily, used for making candles or polishes. ► VERB 1) polish or treat with wax. 2) remove hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling it off with the… …   English terms dictionary

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