Engelsk substantiv: snake pit | |||
1. | snake pit (om sted) any place of pain and turmoil | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The hell of battle. The inferno of the engine room. When you're alone Christmas is the pits. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, the pits | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | part, region | ||
2. | snake pit (om gjenstand) pejorative terms for an insane asylum | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital | ||