Beating around the bush would be the synonym.
The opposite of bright (color, shine) could be dark The opposite of bright (light) could be dim, dull, or low. The opposite of bright (day, disposition) could be gloomy. The opposite of bright (idiom - clever) could be dull, or unintelligent.
That's my example, in a nutshell.
Yes it is an idiom.. "break a leg" means "good luck".... if you want to know just watch the movie of high school musical part one... :P
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
Well, to put it in a nutshell, we're going to have to start again.
within one's sphere of influenceon my watchtaken care of
The opposite of bright (color, shine) could be dark The opposite of bright (light) could be dim, dull, or low. The opposite of bright (day, disposition) could be gloomy. The opposite of bright (idiom - clever) could be dull, or unintelligent.
The opposite of bright (color, shine) could be dark The opposite of bright (light) could be dim, dull, or low. The opposite of bright (day, disposition) could be gloomy. The opposite of bright (idiom - clever) could be dull, or unintelligent.
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The opposite terms are down and within. The idiom "up and about" (recuperated) would have the opposites "under the weather" or bedridden, and any subsequent occurrence would be a "relapse."
It's not an idiom because it means exactly what it seems to mean. To take offence at something means to be offended or insulted by the something, so "did not take offence" means the opposite.
The opposite of bright (color, shine) could be dark The opposite of bright (light) could be dim, dull, or low. The opposite of bright (day, disposition) could be gloomy. The opposite of bright (idiom - clever) could be dull, or unintelligent.
The opposite of the idiom "between the devil and the deep blue sea" is "between a rock and a hard place." This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone is faced with two equally difficult choices.
That's my example, in a nutshell.
Best of Nutshell was created in 1981.
Nutshell - song - was created in 1993.