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1 flog
[flɒg]1) (beat) fustigare2) BE colloq. (sell) sbolognare, rifilare••to flog the engine to death — BE colloq. ridurre il motore un rottame
to flog a joke to death — colloq. ripetere sempre la stessa barzelletta
* * *[floɡ]past tense, past participle - flogged; verb(to beat; to whip: You will be flogged for stealing the money.) frustare, fustigare- flogging- flog a dead horse* * *[flɒg]1) (beat) fustigare2) BE colloq. (sell) sbolognare, rifilare••to flog the engine to death — BE colloq. ridurre il motore un rottame
to flog a joke to death — colloq. ripetere sempre la stessa barzelletta
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2 flog vt
[flɒɡ]frustare, flagellareto flog a dead horse fig fam — perdere il proprio tempo
to flog o.s. to death fig fam — ammazzarsi di fatica
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3 flog a dead horse
(to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost.) sforzarsi inutilmente -
4 (to) flog
(to) flog /flɒg/v. t.1 frustare; fustigare; sferzare4 (fam. GB) scarpinare● (fig.) to flog a dead horse, fare un lavoro inutile; sprecare tempo ed energie; sprecare fiato □ (fam.) to flog st. to death, ripetere qc. fino alla nausea; stancare a furia di ripetere qc.: That joke has been flogged to death, è una storiella trita e ritrita. -
5 (to) flog
(to) flog /flɒg/v. t.1 frustare; fustigare; sferzare4 (fam. GB) scarpinare● (fig.) to flog a dead horse, fare un lavoro inutile; sprecare tempo ed energie; sprecare fiato □ (fam.) to flog st. to death, ripetere qc. fino alla nausea; stancare a furia di ripetere qc.: That joke has been flogged to death, è una storiella trita e ritrita. -
6 flogging flog·ging n
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7 horse
[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cavallo2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cavallo•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
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8 ♦ into
♦ into /ˈɪntu:, ˈɪntə/prep.1 ( moto entro luogo, direzione, mutamento, trasformazione) dentro; entro; in: Come into my room!, vieni in camera mia!; Put it into the drawer, mettilo nel cassetto; to change from a caterpillar into a butterfly, trasformarsi da bruco in farfalla; to change pounds into dollars, cambiare sterline in dollari; to get into trouble, mettersi nei guai2 (moto a luogo fig.) su: an investigation into a theft, un'indagine su un furto; to inquire into a matter, indagare su una faccenda; ( sport) He's much more into the match now, ora è molto più in partita di prima3 (mat.) in: Five into ten goes twice ( o Five into ten is two), il cinque nel dieci ci sta due volte● (fam.) to be into, interessarsi di, dilettarsi a (fare qc.); essere in debito con (q.): He is into making his own wine, si diletta a fare il vino (in casa); DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- What kind of games are you into?, quali giochi ti interessano?; He's into us for a few hundred pounds, ci deve qualche centinaio di sterline □ to be into one's fifties, avere più di cinquant'anni □ to change into evening dress, mettersi in abito da sera □ far into the night, fino a tarda notte □ to flog sb. into submission, sottomettere q. a suon di frustate □ to fold st. into a square, piegare qc. in quattro □ to go into a career, intraprendere una carriera □ to look into a matter, esaminare una faccenda □ to translate st. from French into English, tradurre qc. dal francese in inglese.NOTA D'USO: - into o in to?- -
9 flogged
past tense, past participle; see flog
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