be etched somewhere
(also be etched with sth) literaryDefinition
› If a feeling, emotion, or shape is etched somewhere, it can be seen there very clearly: His face was etched with pain. Confusion and sadness were etched on their faces. The foothills of the Himalayas were sharply etched against the pale blue sky.Apparent and obviousVisible
(Definition of be etched somewhere from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be easy game/meat idiom
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be easy prey idiom
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be endowed with sth idiom
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be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
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be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
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be fading away/fast idiom
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be far removed from sth idiom
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be firing on all cylinders idiom
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be fit/ready to drop idiom
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be floating on air idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- apparent adjective
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be writ large idiom
- blatant adjective
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
- glaring adjective (OBVIOUS)
- greet verb
- I need hardly do sth idiom
- in-your-face adjective
- it goes without saying idiom
- it stands to reason idiom
- leap out at sb phrasal verb
- obtrude verb
- overt adjective
- palpable adjective
- patently adverb
- plainly adverb (CLEARLY)
- pronounced adjective
- stand/stick out a mile idiom
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Apparent and obvious
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