never-never teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı
- on the never-never if you buy something on the never-never, you buy it by making small regular payments over a long period = on hire purchase
- the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country
- never-never land
- A fantastic or imaginary place
- never-never land
- dream land, imaginary place
- never-never land
- Never-never land is an imaginary place where everything is perfect and no-one has any problems. We became suspended in some stately never-never land of pleasure, luxury and idleness. an imaginary place where everything is perfect
- never-never land
- a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
- City That Never Sleeps
- (With the) New York City
- I never did
- An exclamation of great surprise
Well, I never did! she exclaimed in a scandalized whisper. Trying to set fire to the 'ouse -- oh, fie. Scribner's Magazine (1939).
- a dumb priest never got a parish
- Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want
- a watched kettle never boils
- Alternative form of a watched pot never boils
- a watched pot never boils
- A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities
- apple never falls far from the tree
- Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree
- barking dogs never bite
- Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite
- better late than never
- It's better to do something late, than to never do it at all
Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never.
- better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love
- better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation
- cheaters never prosper
- One does not gain from cheating
- it never rains but it pours
- Unfortunate events occur in quantity
- it's never too late to mend
- You’re never too old to change your ways. Learning is always possible
- misfortunes never come singly
- bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way
- nearly never bulled a cow
- Near enough is not good enough
- never
- Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely)
You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!.
- never
- At no time
I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.
- never again
- At no time in the future. Usually said of a recent mistake
- never change a running system
- Don't change something that is working
- never eat Shredded Wheat
- A mnemonic used to learn the parts of the compass
- never ever
- never
- never in a million years
- Absolutely not
- never in a month of Sundays
- At no time whatsoever
Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.
- never look a gift horse in the mouth
- Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- never mind
- It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said
Did you fall over and hurt your knee? Never mind, I’ll put a bandage on it.
- never mind
- Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)
Here’s some money for you. Never mind about paying me back; you can keep it.
- never mind
- I withdraw my previous statement
You’re a fool. — What did you call me? — Never mind.
- never say die
- Do not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so don't give up
- never say never
- Anything can happen; meaning a certain option should not be totally dismissed
- never smokers
- plural form of never smoker
- never you mind
- Do not concern yourself with it; it is none of your business
- never-say-die
- That doesn't give up in despair; indomitable
- never-smoker
- A person who has never been a cigarette smoker or cigar smoker
- never-smoker
- More precisely, a person who has smoked fewer than one hundred cigarettes and cigars during the course of his life
- never-would-be
- One who will never achieve a great amount of success
State politicians were still generally despised as second-raters, has-beens and never-would-bes more interested in lining their own pockets than in delivering services to those whom they were supposed to represent.
- once you go black, you never go back
- An expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race
- the course of true love never did run smooth
- There will always be problems in a relationship
- well, I never
- An exclamation of great surprise
- you never know
- Used to speculate about a slight possibility
They are only running times in the 13.20s, but next year he could run 13.25 and you never know, he may end up running 13.1 quite easily.
- you never know what you've got till it's gone
- Good friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted
- you're never too old to learn
- It is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreams
- never
- Oracle never refreshes this materialized view
- never
- There are numerous locutions to express this idea; as- At the coming of the Coqueligrues (Rabelais: Pantagruel) At the Latter Lammas (See Lammas ) On the Greek Calends (q v ) In the reign of Queen Dick (See Dick ) On St Tib's'Eve (See Tibs Eve ) In a month of five Sundays (In) la semaine des trois jeudis When two Fridays come together When three Sundays come together When Dover and Calais meet (See Dover ) When Dudnian and Ramehead meet (See Dunman ) When the world grows honest When the Yellow River runs clear
- never
- not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right
- never
- dive beyond your limits or experience
- a barking dog never bites
- (Muhasebe) Someone who makes threats all the time seldom carries out the threats
- never
- {a} at no time, in no degree, not even
- it never rains but it pours
- (Atasözü) Something that you say which means that when one bad thing happens, a lot of other bad things also happen, making the situation even worse
First of all it was the car breaking down, then the fire in the kitchen and now Mike's accident. It never rains but it pours!.
- it never rains but pours
- (Atasözü) when one bad thing happens, a lot of other bad things also happen, making the situation even worse
- never bullshit a bullshitter
- (deyim) A warning given when someone tries to talk around someone on a certain subject, but the person is very familiar with the subject matter
- once you go black you never go back
- it is a phrase saying once you have been with a black man sexually, no white man will ever be able to satisfy you
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- a song from the musical (= a play that uses singing and dancing to tell a story) Carousel, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. In the UK it is often sung at football games
- a watched pot never boils
- things seem not to take as long if one occupies oneself while one is waiting (metaphorical idiom)
- better late than never
- it is better to do something at a later date than planned rather than to never do it at all
- it is never too late
- there is always the opportunity to
- it is never too late to learn
- there is always something new to learn, one is never too old to learn something new
- it never crossed his mind
- he never once considered it
- it never even entered my mind
- I never thought about it
- it never occurred to him
- it never crossed his mind, he never thought about it
- it never rains but it pours
- misery comes in large packages
- it's now or never
- if I don't do it now I will never do it
- never
- never mind: see mind
- never
- Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future
- never
- not at all; not at any time; not ever; not in any way
- never
- Never means `not in any circumstances at all'. I would never do anything to hurt him Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show Divorce is never easy for children The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin
- never
- In no degree; not in the least; not
- never
- If you say that something will never do or would never do, you are saying, often humorously, that you think it is not appropriate or not suitable in some way. It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment I don't think it is an example of bad writing myself, otherwise I'd be agreeing with Leavis, and that would never do
- never
- Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future. I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens Never had he been so free of worry That was a mistake. We'll never do it again Never say that. Never, do you hear? He was never really healthy This is never to happen again
- never
- feelings You say `Well, I never' to indicate that you are very surprised about something that you have just seen or found out. `What were you up to there?' --- `I was head of the information department.' --- `Well I never!'
- never
- not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
- never
- emphasis Never ever is an emphatic way of saying `never'. I never, ever sit around thinking, `What shall I do next?' He's vowed never ever to talk about anything personal in public, ever again
- never
- Never is used to refer to the past and means `not'. He never achieved anything He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared I never knew the lad I'd never have dreamt of doing such a thing
- never
- feelings You say `never!' to indicate how surprised or shocked you are by something that someone has just said
- never a dull moment
- never boring, always something happening, never quiet
- never again
- never more, not ever again, at no other time
- never darken my door again
- {f} don't ever come to visit me again
- never dreamed
- never imagined, never thought it was possible
- never ending
- {s} without an end
- never fear
- don't be afraid, don't feel frightened
- never had a chance
- no possibility, never any hope
- never look back
- don't regret anything; don't think about the past; don't look behind you
- never mind
- it doesn't matter, it's not important, it's all right, it's nothing, do not worry
- never more
- never again, will never happen again
- never say die
- never be willing to quit; persevere to the end; never give up hope
- never thought
- never entered the mind, never considered
- never-ending
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"
- never-ending
- emphasis If you describe something bad or unpleasant as never-ending, you are emphasizing that it seems to last a very long time. a never-ending series of scandals = interminable. seeming to continue for a very long time = endless
- never-ending story
- story without an end
- now or never
- must be done now, now is the only time, if it doesn't happen now it will never happen
- old love never dies
- old flames never die, old loves are remembered forever
- parallels never meet
- engineering axiom that says parallel lines never intersect; phrase used to describe the relationship between people who never meet each other
- suckers never die out
- a fool is born every minute, there will always be gullible people
- well I never!
- I don't believe it!, no way!
- will never be heard again
- fell silent forever, will be silent forever
- will never forget
- will always remember, will not forget for my entire life
- you can never know
- one never knows what the future holds him, life certainly holds a lot of surprises
- you never can tell
- it's impossible to know for sure