Roulette Idioms
2021年7月8日Register here: http://gg.gg/vaz07
*Roulette Idioms
*Russian Roulette Idioms
*Russian Roulette Idioms
Meaning of Idiom ‘Pros and Cons’ The pros and cons are the arguments for and against something; the advantages and disadvantages. Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms. Oxford: Oxford U, 2010., 2 Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Meaning of Idiom ‘Play Russian Roulette’ To play Russian roulette means to take very large, unpredictable and dangerous risks, potentially fatal; performing any action which, if repeated several times, is likely to have disastrous consequences. Definition of roulettes in the Idioms Dictionary. Roulettes phrase. And the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette.(redirected from roulettes)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Catholic roulette1. slang A method of birth control in which heterosexual partners do not engage in sexual intercourse while the woman is ovulating; more commonly known as ’the rhythm method.’ An allusion to contraceptives being banned within the Catholic ideology and the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette. In this day and age, and with four children already, I find it mind-boggling that you and Sarah would be playing Catholic roulette to keep from having another baby.My periods have always been unpredictable, so I’ve never trusted Catholic roulette as a potential method.2. slang A method of birth control in which a man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before ejaculating; more commonly known as ’the withdrawal method’ (technically called ’coitus interruptus’). We got so caught up in the moment that I didn’t bother asking if he had a condom, so I just told him to pull out before he came. Well, suffice to say that we lost that game of Catholic roulette.3. slang Heterosexual intercourse in which no birth-control methods are used at all. Why on earth would you not use a condom, dude? If you go playing Catholic roulette with every girl you hook up with, you’re going to end up with a baby in your arms before you’ve even graduated college!play Russian roulette1. Literally, to participate in a potentially deadly game of chance involving a revolver loaded with a single bullet, in which a participant spins the cylinder so that the bullet’s location is unknown, puts the barrel to their head, and pull the trigger. A university student died while apparently playing Russian roulette with other members of his fraternity.2. By extension, to commit or participate in any reckless, foolish, and/or dangerous act or stunt, especially that in which the risk of danger or trouble is increased with the number of times one repeats it. You’re playing Russian roulette every single time you get behind the wheel of a car when you’ve been drinking.Russian roulette1. A potentially fatal game of chance involving a revolver loaded with a single bullet, in which each participant in turn spins the cylinder so that the bullet’s location is unknown, puts the barrel to their head, and pulls the trigger. A student of the university died over the weekend after apparently playing a game of Russian roulette with other members of his fraternity.2. By extension, any reckless, foolish, and/or dangerous act or stunt, especially that in which the risk of danger or trouble is increased with the number of times one does it. Your company might have passed its audit this year, Mr. Fisk, but every year is going to be Russian roulette so long as this embezzlement continues.You’re playing Russian roulette every single time you get behind the wheel of a car when you’ve been drinking.Vatican roulette1. slang A method of birth control in which heterosexual partners do not engage in sexual intercourse while the woman is ovulating; more commonly known as ’the rhythm method.’ An allusion to contraceptives being banned within the Catholic ideology (the governing body of which is the Vatican) and the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette. In this day and age, and with four children already, I find it mind-boggling that you and Sarah would be playing Vatican roulette to keep from having another baby.My periods have always been unpredictable, so I’ve never trusted Vatican roulette as a potential method.2. slang A method of birth control in which a man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before ejaculating; more commonly known as ’the withdrawal method’ (technically called ’coitus interruptus’). We got so caught up in the moment that I didn’t bother asking if he had a condom, so I just told him to pull out before he came. Well, suffice to say that we lost that game of Vatican roulette.3. slang Heterosexual intercourse in which no birth-control methods are used at all. Why on earth would you not use a condom, dude? If you go playing Vatican roulette with every girl you hook up with, you’re going to end up with a baby in your arms before you’ve even graduated college!Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.play Russian rouletteCOMMON If someone plays Russian roulette, they take big risks by doing something that might cause great problems or danger. Many organisations are playing Russian roulette with their greatest assets — their staff and their reputation.We’re playing Russian roulette with our health, eating this rubbish. Note: If someone plays Russian roulette, they fire a gun containing only one bullet at their head without knowing whether the bullet will be released or not. Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012play ˌRussian rouˈlette take dangerous risks: The airline was accused of playing Russian roulette with the lives of their passengers. Russian roulette is a dangerous game in which a person shoots a gun at their own head. The gun only contains one bullet so the person does not know if it will fire or not.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017Vatican rouletteRoulette Idiomsn. the rhythm method of birth control. My parents lost at Vatican roulette, and I am the booby prize.McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Russian roulette, to playTo engage in a potentially fatal undertaking. The term refers to a game popularized by Russian officers at the czar’s court in which each player in turn, using a revolver that contains just one bullet, spins the cylinder, aims at his own head, and pulls the trigger. With a six-chamber cylinder, there is one chance in six that he will kill himself. The term was transferred to other highly risky undertakings in the first half of the twentieth century. “Abusive parents are often the scarred survivors of generations of Russian roulette,” stated an article in the medical journal the Lancet (1976). The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine AmmerSee also:
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster’s page for free fun content.
Link to this page:
TweetShareLikeShare
*
I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.
-- Chazz Palminteri
*
The Quito telephone service is about as reliable as roulette.
-- Christopher Isherwood
*
I’m glad I don’t have a lot of money in the market. And quite frankly, you’d be better off giving your money to a colorblind roulette addict than put it in the stock market.
-- Dennis Miller
*
Wall Street wants to keep its schemes too complicated to understand so that the roulette wheel can keep turning.
-- Maria Cantwell
*
This is like playing Russian roulette with a Luger rather than a revolver. One bullet, one chamber - and we’re pulling the trigger.
-- Mark Lynas
*
If I had the money and the drinking capacity, I’d probably live at a roulette table and let my life go to hell.
-- Michael Ventura
*
This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?
-- Nicholas Stern
*
I just love bikes. It’s not the safest passion to have, but I guess it’s better than Russian roulette.
-- Ryan Reynolds Csgo roulette code.
*
You play crotch roulette, you’re gonna hit double zero once in a while.
-- Tucker Max
*
She was a woman attempting to make some sense of, and get some satisfaction from, a life that seemed to have no more logic than a roulette wheel.
-- Vincent Canby
*
The Columbia accident made us realize that we had been playing Russian roulette with the shuttle crews -- that we had been very, very fortunate in the past that the foam did not cause critical damage.
-- Wayne Hale TweetShareRussian Roulette IdiomsLikeRussian Roulette IdiomsShare
Register here: http://gg.gg/vaz07
https://diarynote.indered.space
*Roulette Idioms
*Russian Roulette Idioms
*Russian Roulette Idioms
Meaning of Idiom ‘Pros and Cons’ The pros and cons are the arguments for and against something; the advantages and disadvantages. Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms. Oxford: Oxford U, 2010., 2 Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Meaning of Idiom ‘Play Russian Roulette’ To play Russian roulette means to take very large, unpredictable and dangerous risks, potentially fatal; performing any action which, if repeated several times, is likely to have disastrous consequences. Definition of roulettes in the Idioms Dictionary. Roulettes phrase. And the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette.(redirected from roulettes)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Catholic roulette1. slang A method of birth control in which heterosexual partners do not engage in sexual intercourse while the woman is ovulating; more commonly known as ’the rhythm method.’ An allusion to contraceptives being banned within the Catholic ideology and the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette. In this day and age, and with four children already, I find it mind-boggling that you and Sarah would be playing Catholic roulette to keep from having another baby.My periods have always been unpredictable, so I’ve never trusted Catholic roulette as a potential method.2. slang A method of birth control in which a man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before ejaculating; more commonly known as ’the withdrawal method’ (technically called ’coitus interruptus’). We got so caught up in the moment that I didn’t bother asking if he had a condom, so I just told him to pull out before he came. Well, suffice to say that we lost that game of Catholic roulette.3. slang Heterosexual intercourse in which no birth-control methods are used at all. Why on earth would you not use a condom, dude? If you go playing Catholic roulette with every girl you hook up with, you’re going to end up with a baby in your arms before you’ve even graduated college!play Russian roulette1. Literally, to participate in a potentially deadly game of chance involving a revolver loaded with a single bullet, in which a participant spins the cylinder so that the bullet’s location is unknown, puts the barrel to their head, and pull the trigger. A university student died while apparently playing Russian roulette with other members of his fraternity.2. By extension, to commit or participate in any reckless, foolish, and/or dangerous act or stunt, especially that in which the risk of danger or trouble is increased with the number of times one repeats it. You’re playing Russian roulette every single time you get behind the wheel of a car when you’ve been drinking.Russian roulette1. A potentially fatal game of chance involving a revolver loaded with a single bullet, in which each participant in turn spins the cylinder so that the bullet’s location is unknown, puts the barrel to their head, and pulls the trigger. A student of the university died over the weekend after apparently playing a game of Russian roulette with other members of his fraternity.2. By extension, any reckless, foolish, and/or dangerous act or stunt, especially that in which the risk of danger or trouble is increased with the number of times one does it. Your company might have passed its audit this year, Mr. Fisk, but every year is going to be Russian roulette so long as this embezzlement continues.You’re playing Russian roulette every single time you get behind the wheel of a car when you’ve been drinking.Vatican roulette1. slang A method of birth control in which heterosexual partners do not engage in sexual intercourse while the woman is ovulating; more commonly known as ’the rhythm method.’ An allusion to contraceptives being banned within the Catholic ideology (the governing body of which is the Vatican) and the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette. In this day and age, and with four children already, I find it mind-boggling that you and Sarah would be playing Vatican roulette to keep from having another baby.My periods have always been unpredictable, so I’ve never trusted Vatican roulette as a potential method.2. slang A method of birth control in which a man withdraws his penis from his partner’s vagina before ejaculating; more commonly known as ’the withdrawal method’ (technically called ’coitus interruptus’). We got so caught up in the moment that I didn’t bother asking if he had a condom, so I just told him to pull out before he came. Well, suffice to say that we lost that game of Vatican roulette.3. slang Heterosexual intercourse in which no birth-control methods are used at all. Why on earth would you not use a condom, dude? If you go playing Vatican roulette with every girl you hook up with, you’re going to end up with a baby in your arms before you’ve even graduated college!Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.play Russian rouletteCOMMON If someone plays Russian roulette, they take big risks by doing something that might cause great problems or danger. Many organisations are playing Russian roulette with their greatest assets — their staff and their reputation.We’re playing Russian roulette with our health, eating this rubbish. Note: If someone plays Russian roulette, they fire a gun containing only one bullet at their head without knowing whether the bullet will be released or not. Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012play ˌRussian rouˈlette take dangerous risks: The airline was accused of playing Russian roulette with the lives of their passengers. Russian roulette is a dangerous game in which a person shoots a gun at their own head. The gun only contains one bullet so the person does not know if it will fire or not.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017Vatican rouletteRoulette Idiomsn. the rhythm method of birth control. My parents lost at Vatican roulette, and I am the booby prize.McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Russian roulette, to playTo engage in a potentially fatal undertaking. The term refers to a game popularized by Russian officers at the czar’s court in which each player in turn, using a revolver that contains just one bullet, spins the cylinder, aims at his own head, and pulls the trigger. With a six-chamber cylinder, there is one chance in six that he will kill himself. The term was transferred to other highly risky undertakings in the first half of the twentieth century. “Abusive parents are often the scarred survivors of generations of Russian roulette,” stated an article in the medical journal the Lancet (1976). The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine AmmerSee also:
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster’s page for free fun content.
Link to this page:
TweetShareLikeShare
*
I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.
-- Chazz Palminteri
*
The Quito telephone service is about as reliable as roulette.
-- Christopher Isherwood
*
I’m glad I don’t have a lot of money in the market. And quite frankly, you’d be better off giving your money to a colorblind roulette addict than put it in the stock market.
-- Dennis Miller
*
Wall Street wants to keep its schemes too complicated to understand so that the roulette wheel can keep turning.
-- Maria Cantwell
*
This is like playing Russian roulette with a Luger rather than a revolver. One bullet, one chamber - and we’re pulling the trigger.
-- Mark Lynas
*
If I had the money and the drinking capacity, I’d probably live at a roulette table and let my life go to hell.
-- Michael Ventura
*
This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?
-- Nicholas Stern
*
I just love bikes. It’s not the safest passion to have, but I guess it’s better than Russian roulette.
-- Ryan Reynolds Csgo roulette code.
*
You play crotch roulette, you’re gonna hit double zero once in a while.
-- Tucker Max
*
She was a woman attempting to make some sense of, and get some satisfaction from, a life that seemed to have no more logic than a roulette wheel.
-- Vincent Canby
*
The Columbia accident made us realize that we had been playing Russian roulette with the shuttle crews -- that we had been very, very fortunate in the past that the foam did not cause critical damage.
-- Wayne Hale TweetShareRussian Roulette IdiomsLikeRussian Roulette IdiomsShare
Register here: http://gg.gg/vaz07
https://diarynote.indered.space
コメント