2008년 12월 5일 금요일

prophet of doom, merchant of doom

자료: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/doom


a prophet of doom : someone who always expects bad things to happen. 
  • My father is convinced that this venture will fail, but then he's always been a prophet of doom.
a merchant of doom (informal) : someone who is always saying that bad things are going to happen. 
  • With exports rising and unemployment falling, the merchants of doom are having to revise their economic predictions.
doom and gloom : the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve. 
  • Come on, it's not all doom and gloom, if we make a real effort we could still win.

댓글 없음:

댓글 쓰기