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1 lick
[lik] 1. verb(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lizati2. noun1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) lizanje2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) kaplja•* * *I [lik]nounlizanje; lizalica, solnica za divjad; colloquially udarec, poraz; slang hitrost, tempoa lick — nekaj malega, trohicacolloquially a lick and a promise — površno delo, na pol narejenoII [lik]1.transitive verblizati, polizati, oblizati; figuratively lizati kaj (plamen); colloquially pretepsti, tepsti, premagati, obvladati (problem), presegati, prekašati;2.intransitive verbbožati, lizati (valovi); slang hiteti, drvetito lick into shape — urediti, spraviti v red, dati čemu pravo oblikofiguratively to lick one's wounds — lizati si rane, oddahniti sefiguratively to lick the dust — biti poražen, pasti v borbithis licks me — temu nisem dorastel, tega ne morem razumeti
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lick one's wounds — phrasal : to tend one s injuries : recover from defeat those gray silent ships which carried the war to the enemy … while the fleet licked its wounds E.L.Beach * * * lick one s wounds To retire from a defeat, failure, etc, esp in order to try to… … Useful english dictionary
lick one's wounds — idi lick one s wounds, to attempt to heal or sooth oneself after injury or defeat … From formal English to slang
lick one's wounds — When a person licks their wounds, they try to recover their confidence or spirits after a defeat, failure or disappointment. Poor Harry is licking his wounds after being dropped from the team … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lick one's wounds — verb to withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat ,Hes just off licking his wounds. Hell be back to try again … Wiktionary
lick one's wounds — phrasal to recover from defeat or disappointment … New Collegiate Dictionary
lick — /lɪk / (say lik) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by off, from, etc.) to pass the tongue over the surface of. 2. to affect by strokes of the tongue: to lick the plate clean. 3. to pass or play lightly over, as flames do. 4. Colloquial to overcome… …
lick — licker, n. /lik/, v.t. 1. to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often fol. by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice cream cone. 2. to make, or cause to become, by stroking with the tongue:… … Universalium
lick — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. 2 tr. bring into a specified condition or position by licking (licked it all up; licked it clean). 3 a tr. (of a flame, waves, etc.) touch; play… … Useful english dictionary
lick — [[t]lɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) phl to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often fol. by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice cream cone[/ex] 2) to make, or cause to become, by stroking with the… … From formal English to slang
lick the wounds — nurse one s wounds, care for one s injuries … English contemporary dictionary
wound — wound1 woundedly, adv. woundingly, adv. /woohnd/; Older Use and Literary /wownd/, n. 1. an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather… … Universalium