介绍:
1) Decked out
-Sally decked all her children out with reindeer sweaters for the holiday party.
-The fan boy decked out his room with posters of Taylor Swift.
-After Barry spent a year in China, he returned to America and decked out his room with Chinese paintings and trinkets.
Definition: To decorate someone or something with something.
Etymology: Originates from "decorating" something.
Other examples:
A. For the single&`&s mixer, all the girls and boys are fully decked out. Hopefully they will meet their Mr. or Mrs. Right.
B. The lady loves her dog so much. Every time she walks her, she decks her out and proudly shows her off to people.
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2) Holy Grail
-Going into the eye of a tornado is the Holy Grail of storm chasers.
-Discovering a new and large animal species is the Holy Grail of zoologists.
-Becoming the Queen Bee at the prep school is the Holy Grail for some girls.
Definition: The term simply means" the ultimate find" in whatever area you&`&re in.
Etymology: A holy grail first appears in Perceval le Gallois, an unfinished romance by Chrétien de Troyes. It is a processional salver used to serve at a feast. Chrétien&`&s story attracted many continuators, translators and interpreters in the later 12th and early 13th centuries, Later it became intertwined with the Christian Last Supper, despite there being no mention of an important grail until the 1100s.
Other examples:
A. Producing a radio drama is the Holy Grail for a group of die-hard radio
B. She has always been described as being pleasantly plump. Getting rid of the attribute plump has been her Holy Grail since she was very young.
