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1) General subject: contract expenses, draw bridle, put down expenditure, curb expenditure, curb expense, curtail expenditure, curtail expense, cut down on expenditure, cut down on expense, reduce expenditure, reduce expense, cut costs, cut back on spending2) Literal: draw rein3) Military: decrease expenditures, lower expenditures, reduce expenditures4) Diplomatic term: cut back expels, reduce expenditure (на вооружение)5) Business: reduce the establishment6) Makarov: curb spending, cut down expenditure, cut down expenses -
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посл.cf. standers-by see more than gamesters; lookers-on (outsiders) see most of the game; it is not as thy mother says, but as thy neighbours say; if one, two or three tell you you are an ass, put on a bridle (tail); men are blind in their own caseРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > со стороны виднее
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Bridle — Bri dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridling}.] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. [1913 Webster] He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. Drake. [1913 Webster] 2. To restrain, guide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bridle — [brīd′ l] n. [ME & OE bridel < bregdan, move quickly: see BRAID] 1. a head harness for guiding a horse: it consists of headstall, bit, and reins 2. anything resembling a horse s bridle 3. anything that controls or restrains 4. FRENUM 5 … English World dictionary
bridle — ► NOUN ▪ the headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached. ► VERB 1) put a bridle on. 2) bring under control. 3) show resentment or anger. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
bridle — bri|dle1 [ˈbraıdl] n [: Old English; Origin: bridel] a set of leather bands put around a horse s head and used to control its movements bridle 2 bridle2 v 1.) [i]written to become angry and offended about something bridle at ▪ The senator bridled … Dictionary of contemporary English
bridle — n. & v. n. 1 a the headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled leather straps, a metal bit, and reins. b a restraining thing or influence (put a bridle on your tongue). 2 Naut. a mooring cable. 3 Physiol. a ligament checking the… … Useful english dictionary
bridle — I UK [ˈbraɪd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bridle : singular bridle plural bridles leather bands that go over a horse s head and hold the bit in its mouth II UK [ˈbraɪd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms bridle : present tense I/you/we/they bridle … English dictionary
bridle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel; akin to Old English bregdan to move quickly more at braid Date: before 12th century 1. the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit and reins 2. a length of … New Collegiate Dictionary
bridle — 1. noun a) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use; b) A length of line or ca … Wiktionary
bridle — /ˈbraɪdl / (say bruydl) noun 1. the part of the harness of a horse, etc., about the head, consisting usually of headstall, bit, and reins, and used to restrain and guide the animal. 2. anything that restrains or curbs. 3. Machinery a link, flange …
bridle — bridleless, adj. bridler, n. /bruyd l/, n., v., bridled, bridling. n. 1. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins. 2. anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick… … Universalium
bridle — bri|dle1 [ braıdl ] noun count leather bands that go over a horse s head and hold the BIT in its mouth bridle bri|dle 2 [ braıdl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to be angry or offended, and show this in your movements or expression: He bridled at the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English