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1 lead-pipe cinch
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2 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) piskanje2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) napeljava cevi; cevovod* * *I [páipiŋ]adjectivepiskajoč, rezek, hreščeč, visok (glas); miren, pastirski, idiličenII [páipiŋ]nounnapeljava cevi, cevovodi; piskanje, brlizganje; hreščanje; sladkorni obliv na torti, našitek na oblekiIII [páipiŋ]adverbsikajoče, piskajočepiping hot — vrel; figuratively še čisto gorek, nov -
3 dance
1. verb1) (to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps: She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?) plesati2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) pozibavati (se)2. noun1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; ( also adjective) dance music.) ples2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) ples•- dancer- dancing* * *I [da:ns], American [dæns]nounples, plesanjeto lead s.o. a (nice) dance — pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, zagosti jo komuSt. Vitus dance medicine ples sv. VidaII [da:ns], American [dæns]intransitive verb & transitive verbplesati, skakljati, pozibavati (se)to dance attendance on ( —ali upon) s.o. — biti vsiljiv, klečeplaziti pred komto dance to another's piping ( —ali tune, whistle) — delati, kakor drugi želijo, plesati, kakor drugi godejoto dance o.s. into favour — pridobiti naklonjenost
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lead-pipe cinch — ☆ lead pipe cinch [led′pīp′ ] n. [extended (prob. in allusion to the pliability of lead pipe) < PIPE, sense 12] Slang 1. a thing very easy to do 2. a sure thing; certainty … English World dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — lead′ pipe cinch′ [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts an absolute certainty 2) sts something very easy to accomplish • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
lead-pipe cinch — ˈledˌ ̷ ̷ noun also lead pipe Etymology: lead pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe slang : something very easy or certain ought to be a lead pipe cinch to find Big … Useful english dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — /led puyp /, Slang. 1. an absolute certainty: It s a lead pipe cinch they ll be there. 2. something very easy to accomplish: Getting him elected will be a lead pipe cinch. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
lead-pipe — adjective Date: 1894 certain, guaranteed < a lead pipe cinch > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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