The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.
•John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
the plot thickens — The situation is becoming more complicated • • • Main Entry: ↑plot * * * I see thicken II used when a situation is becoming more and more complicated and puzzling * * * the plot thickens ◇ When the plot thickens in a novel, movie, etc., the story … Useful english dictionary
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the plot thickens — see thicken. → plot the plot thickens the situation is becoming more complicated. → the thick … English new terms dictionary
(the) plot thickens — the plot thickens phrase used for saying that a situation is becoming more complicated or mysterious Thesaurus: words used to describe situations and circumstanceshyponym general words for situations and circumstancessynonym Main entry: plot * *… … Useful english dictionary
the plot thickens — When the plot thickens, a situation become more complicated and difficult … The small dictionary of idiomes
the plot thickens — When the plot thickens, a situation become more complicated and difficult. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) plot thickens. — humorous something that you say when something happens which makes a strange situation even more difficult to understand. I had assumed the Irishman who keeps phoning June was her husband, but it seems her husband is American. The plot thickens … New idioms dictionary
(the) plot thickens — something has become more complicated or interesting. The plot thickens as police investigate dozens of deaths at a California hospital … New idioms dictionary
the plot thickens — ► the plot thickens the situation is becoming more complicated and puzzling. Main Entry: ↑thicken … English terms dictionary
plot — I n. conspiracy 1) to devise, hatch; weave a plot 2) to foil, thwart a plot 3) to expose a plot 4) a cunning, diabolic; sinister plot 5) a plot against 6) a plot to + inf. (to expose a plot to overthrow the government) story 7) to build,… … Combinatory dictionary
plot — plot1 [plɔt US pla:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plan)¦ 2¦(story/film)¦ 3 the plot thickens 4¦(piece of land)¦ 5¦(drawing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: piece of land ] 1.) ¦(PLAN)¦ a secret plan by a group of people, to do somethin … Dictionary of contemporary English
