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1 pe ocolite
beating about the bushindirectlyin a circuitous / a round-about way. -
2 a mânca bătaie
to get it in the neck / it hotto get hellşcol. to get a swishing\a mânca bătaie o bătaie bună </b>to get a sound / a good beatingto come in for a good licking / dressing down / hidingamer. to take it on the chin. -
3 a trage cuiva o bătaie
to give smb. a beating / a licking / a hiding / a spanking / a thrashing / a trouncing / ( cu biciul) a flogging / a whippingto give smb. what for / what-forto comb smb. hair for himto dust / to lace / to lick / to warm smb.'s coat / jacketsl. to give smb. beans / sockssl. to tan smb.'s hidesl. şcol. to administer toco to smb.sl. amer. to lick / to knock / to whale the stuffing out of smb. -
4 pe de lături
the wrong waybeating about the bushoff the markwide of the mark. -
5 pe departe
by a sidewayindirectlyin a roundabout waybeating about the bush. -
6 pe şleau
straight forwardcalling / to call things by their nameswithout mincing matterscalling / to call a spadewithout beating about the bushopenlyfranklyin plain English / Saxonin / to one's face / teethstraight outoutspokenly.
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