- pile Pelion on Ossa
- pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossaadd a difficulty or task to something that is already difficult or onerous
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pile(orheap)Pelion on Ossa — idi pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossa a) to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation b) to engage in vain or futile efforts … From formal English to slang
Pelion — [ pi:lɪən] noun (in phr. pile or heap Pelion on Ossa) literary add an extra difficulty to something which is already onerous. Origin the name of a mountain in Greece; the giants of Greek mythology were said to have piled Mounts Olympus and Ossa… … English new terms dictionary
Pelion — /pee lee euhn/; Gk. /pee lee awn/, n. 1. Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 ft. (1600 m). 2. pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossa, a. to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation. b. to engage in vain or futile… … Universalium
Pelion — Pe•li•on [[t]ˈpi li ən[/t]] n. Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 ft. (1600 m) • pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossa … From formal English to slang
Pelion — /pee lee euhn/; Gk. /pee lee awn/, n. 1. Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 ft. (1600 m). 2. pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossa, a. to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation … Useful english dictionary
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