Who would want to plumb the depths of the criminal mind?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
plumb the depths — (of (something)) to carefully examine something in order to understand or explain it. Who would want to plumb the depths of the criminal mind? Etymology: based on plumb line (= a cord with a heavy piece of metal attached to it, used to measure… … New idioms dictionary
plumb the depths — 1. to experience extreme sadness. His wife left him in May and during the following months he plumbed the depths of despair. (usually + of) 2. to understand something in detail, especially something that is difficult to understand. In hypnosis we … New idioms dictionary
plumb the depths of something — plumb the depths (of (something)) to carefully examine something in order to understand or explain it. Who would want to plumb the depths of the criminal mind? Etymology: based on plumb line (= a cord with a heavy piece of metal attached to it,… … New idioms dictionary
plumb the depths of something — plumb the depths of sth idiom to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant • His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence. • It was at that stage in her life when she plumbed the depths of despair. • The team s poor… … Useful english dictionary
plumb the depths — FIND, experience the extremes, reach the lowest point; reach rock bottom. → plumb … Useful english dictionary
plumb the depths — 1) using a plumb 2) to sink in misfortune or unhappiness … Dictionary of ichthyology
plumb the depths (of something) — … Useful english dictionary
plumb the depth of — she had plumbed the depths of depravity Syn: find, experience the extremes of, reach the lowest point of; reach rock bottom of … Thesaurus of popular words
plumb — [[t]plʌ̱m[/t]] plumbs, plumbing, plumbed 1) VERB If you plumb something mysterious or difficult to understand, you succeed in understanding it. [LITERARY] [V n] She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions... [V n] Magda had… … English dictionary
plumb — I UK [plʌm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms plumb : present tense I/you/we/they plumb he/she/it plumbs present participle plumbing past tense plumbed past participle plumbed 1) formal to manage to understand something difficult or mysterious… … English dictionary
