Brass : 놋쇠(황동), 금관악기 연주자, 자심감, 용기, 무모함, 무례함, (군대등의)간부들, 고급간부들, 최고위층, 돈
Where there's muck there's brass : 남 보기에 지저분해 보이는 일이 돈벌이는 잘 될 수 있다.
Be brassed off : (…에) 넌덜머리 내다, 지긋지긋해 하다, 짜증이 나다
1)
brass, the basic meaning of this, it's a metal but it's made from a mixure of copper and zinc
it's an alloy, it's normally this sort of golden color
you could have a brass door handle or brass door knocker
Formality : 5
2)
you could use brass, to talk about the instruments in an orchestra that are mande of brass, the trumpet , the saxophone, the tuba, this is the brass section
3)
if you say somebody has a lot of brass, they are completely confident, they lack fear
I don't know how he has the brass to do that
4)
you can use this word brass, talking about to be brave, to be bold, to have the brass
he has got a lot of brass, he's a very brave or even a foolhardy or impudent
you have a lot of brass to say those things
bravery or insolence
Formality : 4
5)
ans also, you can use this, to talk about, high-ranking officers in the military
the brass gave him a medal
normally military but not necessarily, the top brass, the most important members of of an organization
Formality : 3.5
6)
to talk about, moeny, but it's a bit old-fashioned
where there's muck there's brass : 남 보기에 지저분해 보이는 일이 돈벌이는 잘 될 수 있다.
the phrase, where there's muck there's brass, saying that this is what's going to happen
7)
you could be brassed off
I am a bit brassed off today
phrasal verb, meaning to be annoyed to be a bit upset
he brassed me off
Brassy : 황동색의, 노란 (색깔의), 현란한, 화려한, 야한, 천박한, 무례한, 쉰목소리가 나는, 불쾌한 목소리의, 용감한
Brassily : 뻔뻔스럽게 , 귀에 거슬리게 , 겉만 번지르르하게
1)
brassy, the adjective of something that is makde of brass
a brassy yellow color, this sort of yellowy orange color
2)
we can use the word, brassy, to talk about cheep and flashy, cheep and showy
everything in the restaurant, it's really brassy, it's flashy
bright and shiny
Formality : 4.5
3)
it's got this idea of insolent, insolence as well
4)
brassy , loud and unpleasant for a voice
his brassy voice
I could hear his brassy voice from the next door
5)
decoration can be brassy
the decoration in the house is very brassy, it doesn't have any taste, it's rather tasteless, it's rather unpleasant
brassy man or brassy woman who speaks and laughs too loudly who were in bright cheap clothes
she was your typical brassy blonde
6)
brassy, having complete confidence in yourself
shamelessly brave
he was a brassy reporter
our salesmen are a rather brassy
a fearless journalist who asked was rather brassy and asked brassy questions
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