Z
Idioms beginning with "Z"
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[zero hour] {n.}
1. The exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start.
Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight.
2. The time when an important decision or change is supposed to come; the time for a dangerous […]
[zero in on] {v.}
1. To adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit (a target); aim at.
Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort.
American missiles have been zeroed in on certain targets, to be fired if necessary.
2. {slang}
To give your full […]
[zone defense] {n.}
A defense in a sport (as basketball or football) in which each player has to defend a certain area.
* /The coach taught his team a zone defense because he thought his players weren't fast enough to defend against individual […]
[zonk out] {v. phr.}, {slang}
1. To fall asleep very quickly.
Can I talk to Joe? — Call back tomorrow, he zonked out.
2. To pass out from fatigue, or alcohol.
You won't get a coherent word out of Joe, he has zonked out.
[zoom in] {v. phr.}
1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes and birds of prey).
The fighter planes zoomed in on the enemy target.
2. To make a closeup of someone or something with a camera.
* /The photographer zoomed in on the tiny colibri […]