Basilisco in english
Basilisk
pronunciation: bæsəlɪsk part of speech: noun
pronunciation: bæsəlɪsk part of speech: noun
In gestures
basilisco = basilisk ; cockatrice ; shrew.
Example: The basilisk is usually described as a crested snake, and sometimes as a cockerel with a snake's tail.Example: The cockatrice is a mythological creature with the body of a dragon or serpent, and the head and legs of a rooster.Example: Though Mrs. Lincoln was by no means such a shrew as has been asserted, she was difficult to live with.more:
» como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head ; as mad as a wet hen .
Example: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head. Example: He was mad as a wet hen throughout the procedure, but once he got over it, he was almost immediately back to his old self.» hecho un basilisco = apoplectic .
Example: There's no telling how apoplectic the president will become once these stories reach his favorite medium: television.» ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; fly into + a rage ; lose + Posesivo + rag ; go into + meltdown ; go + ape(-shit) (on) .
Example: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team. Example: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Example: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Example: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Example: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Example: He winkled the truth out of her, flew into a rage, and demanded she gives her friend an ultimatum. Example: A Judge has slammed a police officer who 'lost his rag' and broke the jaw of the man he was arresting. Example: The pressure of the competition finally got to her and her usual happy-go-lucky demeanour disappeared as she went into meltdown. Example: My wife is a bit of a tree-hugger, so she went ape-shit when I ran over a frog.