| 单词 | when the dust has settled |
| 释义 | when the dust has settledAlso, after or once the dust settles. When matters have calmed down, as in The merger is complete, and when the dust has settled we can start on new projects. This idiom uses dust in the sense of “turmoil” or “commotion,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1800s. Words nearby when the dust has settledwhen're, when's, whensoever, When the cat's away, the mice will play, when the chips are down, when the dust has settled, When the going gets tough, the tough get going, “When the Saints Go Marching In”, when the shit hits the fan, whenua, when've The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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