-
1 tooth
s ([pl] teeth) 1. zub ([fig]) 2. [tech] zubac (pile, češlja itd.), zubac kotača, parožak, šiljak (vila itd.) / laniary (canine) # = zub koljač; corner #, eye # = očnjak; incisor (incision, cutting) # = sjekutić; milk #, shedding # = mliječnjak; molar #, grinding # = kutnjak; wisdom # = zub mudrosti; loose # = klimav zub; to cast a th in a p's teeth = prigovoriti komu što; in the teeth of = usprkos čemu; to cut one's eye-teeth = dobiti očnjake; [fig] sazreti, opametiti se; to escape by the skin of one's teeth = izmaći na dlaku; to fight (struggle) # and nail = boriti se svom snagom, neumoljivo, nepopustljivo; [arch] from the teeth outwards = neiskren, ne od srca; to lie in one's teeth = lagati u lice; drzovito (bezobrazno) lagati; to set one's teeth on edge = uzrujati koga, ozlovoljiti; [fig] to show one's teeth = pokazati zube; [fig] to take the bit between one's teeth = uzjoguniti se, oduprijeti se, osamostaliti se; to clench one's teeth = stisnuti zube; long in the # = star; to cut one's first # = dobiti prvi zub; [fig] to draw a p's teeth = podrezati komu krila, učiniti koga neškodljivim, ušutkati; armed to the teeth = oboružan do zuba; to have a sveet # = voljeti slatkiše, poslastice; to get one's teeth into a th = tvrdoglavo (nepopustljivo) se čega prihvatiti* * *
zub
zubac
См. также в других словарях:
long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes
long in the tooth — ► long in the tooth rather old. [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] Main Entry: ↑long … English terms dictionary
long in the tooth — phrasal : past one s best days : old as fighters go, he is a sere and yellowed leaf and long in the tooth Gilbert Millstein * * * long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * long in the… … Useful english dictionary
long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something. She s a bit long in the tooth for a cabaret dancer, isn t… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
long in the tooth — adjective Old, aged. His cousin was now of more than middle age. . . . She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth. See Also: dont look a gift horse in the mouth … Wiktionary
long in the tooth — old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he s long in the tooth too old … English idioms
long in the tooth — to be very old. Don t you think she s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine? Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older … New idioms dictionary
long in the tooth — humorous rather old I m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend … English dictionary
Long in the tooth — If someone is long in the tooth, they are a bit too old to do something … Dictionary of English idioms
long in the tooth old — Horses are aged by the recession of their gums: ... he wanted to link up with some nice little bit less long in the tooth. (Christie, 1939) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
long in the tooth — rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] → long … English new terms dictionary
