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1 hot potato
subst. \/ˌhɒtpəˈteɪtəʊ\/ ( hverdagslig) varm potet, ømtålig situasjon, ømtålig sak, kinkig situasjon, kinkig sakdrop somebody like a hot potato dumpe noen (med en gang), avvise noen (med en gang) -
2 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) under2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) under, mindre enn3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) under4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) under2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) under, ned(e)- under-underIadv. \/ˈʌndə\/1) (neden)under2) under vann3) ( om narkose) borte, bevisstløsas under i likhet med nedenståendedown under se ➢ downgo under synke mislykkes ( ved narkose) miste bevissthetenunder way i gangIIprep. \/ˈʌndə\/1) ( om posisjon eller retning) under, innunder, bortunder, oppunder, inn under, bort under, opp under, innenfor, nedenfor, foran, ved foten av, i skyggen av2) (om dominans, autoritet eller kontroll) under, bundet av, hos• everything's under control!• I can't say anything, I'm under a vowjeg kan ikke si noe, jeg er bundet av et løfte3) (om lover, regler og avtaler) i samsvar med, etter, i henhold til4) ( om kategorisering) under, på5) (om beløp, tall eller norm) under, mindre enndette brevet er datert den 5.6) ( om prosess eller tilstand) under, ispørsmålet som ble diskutert, var svært ømtålig7) ( landbruk) tilsådd med, beplantet med
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