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1 come off second best
потерпеть поражение, неудачу...we were both in love with the same girl and we knew that one of us must come off second best. — Мы полюбили одну девушку и понимали, что одному из нас предстоит потерпеть фиаско.
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2 come off second-best
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come off second-best
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3 come off second-best
come off second-best потерпеть поражение, неудачу -
4 come off second best
op de tweede plaats komen {wedstrijd}———————— -
5 come off second(-)best
пoтepпeть пopaжeниe, нeудaчуHe has had a number of fights with the champion, but he has always come off second best -
6 come off second(-)best
пoтepпeть пopaжeниe, нeудaчуHe has had a number of fights with the champion, but he has always come off second best -
7 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) den tabende part* * *(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) den tabende part -
8 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) salir perdiendo -
9 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) verða undir -
10 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) alulmarad -
11 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) sair-se mal -
12 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) yenilmek -
13 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) krajši konec potegniti -
14 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) hävitä kamppailu -
15 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) være den tapende part -
16 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) (avere la peggio) -
17 come off second best
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18 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) przegrywać -
19 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) ciest neveiksmi -
20 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) pralaimėti
См. также в других словарях:
come off second best — {v. phr.} To not win first but only second, third, etc. place. * /Our home team came off second best against the visitors./ * /Sue complains that she always comes off second best when she has a disagreement with her husband./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come off second best — {v. phr.} To not win first but only second, third, etc. place. * /Our home team came off second best against the visitors./ * /Sue complains that she always comes off second best when she has a disagreement with her husband./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come off second best — be defeated in a competition * * * come off second best chiefly Brit : to finish in second place : to fail to win Our team came off second best. • • • Main Entry: ↑second best … Useful english dictionary
come off second best — to be beaten in a competition or an argument. I ve given up arguing with my big brother because I always come off second best … New idioms dictionary
come\ off\ second\ best — v. phr. To not win first but only second, third, etc. place. Our home team came off second best against the visitors. Sue complains that she always comes off second best when she has a disagreement with her husband … Словарь американских идиом
come off second best — finish in second place (in a competition) … English contemporary dictionary
second best — second best1 n [U] something that you have to accept which is not perfect or not the best ▪ I m not going to settle for second best . second best 2 .second best2 adj [only before noun] not quite as good as the best one ▪ Allie was the second best … Dictionary of contemporary English
second best — adj. to come off second best * * * [ˌsekənd best] to come off second best … Combinatory dictionary
second best — /sɛkənd ˈbɛst/ (say sekuhnd best) noun 1. an item, especially of clothing, of good value but not one s best: to wear one s second best. 2. a share of whatever is regarded as valuable, enriching, etc., which is less than the best: to put up with… …
Second Stadtholderless Period — The Second Stadtholderless Period or Era ( nl. Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk) is the designation in Dutch historiography of the period between the death of stadtholder William III on March 19 [This is the date from the Gregorian calendar that… … Wikipedia
come — [kum] vi. came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem , *gwā , to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go] 1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of… … English World dictionary