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1 drop a clanger
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2 drop a clanger
drop a brick/a clanger ляпнуть; допустить бестактностьBranka dropped a clanger at work with her criticism of Americans; she didn't know that the boss's wife is American.
I was dismissed from my job because I had dropped a few bricks in front of some important customers.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > drop a clanger
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expr BrE slMary didn't realize what a clanger she had dropped when she asked her hostess if the soup came out of a tin — Мэри и не подозревала, какую бестактность она допустила, когда спросила у хозяйки, из консервов ли суп
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > drop a clanger
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1) Общая лексика: оплошать, попасть впросак, сесть в лужу, лопухнуться2) Макаров: совершить ошибку, совершить промах -
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допустить промах, попасть впросакАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > drop a clanger
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çam devirmek, gaf yapmak, pot kırmak -
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11 drop a clanger
оплошать, совершить ошибку* * *допустить промах, попасть впросак -
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13 Drop a clanger
Сесть в лужу ( совершить промах)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Drop a clanger
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14 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) lave en brøler; træde i spinaten* * *(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) lave en brøler; træde i spinaten -
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) meter la pata -
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) segja e-ð óviðeigandiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) tapintatlan megjegyzést teszEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) cometer uma gafeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) gaf yapmak, çam devirmek -
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(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) kozla ustrelitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
См. также в других словарях:
drop a clanger — (informal) 1. To say something tactless 2. To make a stupid blunder • • • Main Entry: ↑clang * * * drop a ˈbrick/ˈclanger idiom (BrE, inform … Useful english dictionary
drop a clanger — ► drop a clanger Brit. informal make an embarrassing or foolish mistake. Main Entry: ↑drop … English terms dictionary
Drop a clanger — When I asked a large lady on the tube if she would like my seat since she was so obviously pregnant, she took the seat then told me she was fat, not pregnant! Boy did I drop a clanger. You might make a gaffe. Either way it was horrendously… … The American's guide to speaking British
drop a clanger Brit. — drop a clanger Brit. informal make an embarrassing or foolish mistake. → drop … English new terms dictionary
drop a clanger — British & Australian, informal to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone. I dropped a clanger by asking John how his dog was when it s been dead three months … New idioms dictionary
drop a clanger — Vrb phrs. To make an obvious mistake. E.g. The government dropped a clanger by ignoring the wishes of the populace and going to war … English slang and colloquialisms
drop a clanger — (Slang) err, make a mistake … English contemporary dictionary
drop — ► VERB (dropped, dropping) 1) fall or cause to fall. 2) sink to the ground. 3) make or become lower, weaker, or less. 4) abandon or discontinue. 5) (often drop off) set down or unload (a passenger or goods) … English terms dictionary
drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
drop a brick — phrasal slang : to do or say something indiscreet : make a blunder * * * drop a brick To say or do something horrifyingly tactless or indiscreet • • • Main Entry: ↑brick drop a brick see under ↑brick • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
clanger — n. (colloq.) (BE) ( blunder ) to drop a clanger * * * [ klæŋə] (colloq.) (BE) ( blunder ) to drop a clanger … Combinatory dictionary