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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 -
2 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) prah2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) prah2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) obrisati prah- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nounprah; British English smeti; botany cvetni prah; slang denar; figuratively zemlja; figuratively posmrtni ostankito bite the dust — zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželoto kick up ( —ali make, raise) a dust — vzdigniti prah, razburitito throw dust into s.o.'s eyes — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaAmerican to give the dust to s.o. — prehite(va)ti kogaAmerican to take s.o.'s dust — zaostajatito make the dust fly — švigniti, energično nastopitidown with the dust! — denar na roko!II [dʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbprah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti; American slang švigniti, zbežati, uitito dust the eyes of s.o. — varati, slepiti kogato dust one's hands of s.o. — ne želeti imeti s kom opravka
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lick the dust — 1. To be killed or finished off (informal) 2. To be abjectly servile • • • Main Entry: ↑lick … Useful english dictionary
lick the dust — to die Usually today after being killed in a Western, from where a corpse lies in dry country, but with a biblical lineage: His enemies shall lick the dust. {Psalms 72: 9) See also bite the dust … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To lick the dust — Lick Lick (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi laig[=o]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei chein, Skr. lih, rih.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lick the spittle of — Lick Lick (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi laig[=o]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei chein, Skr. lih, rih.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bite the dust — Synonyms and related words: bow, break up, crumble, crumble to dust, disintegrate, drop dead, fall, fall dead, fall down dead, fall to pieces, go down, go to pieces, go under, have enough, lick the dust, lose, lose out, lose the day, say uncle,… … Moby Thesaurus
bite the dust — to die A synonym of lick the dust, and usually of violent death, although not necessarily after falling from your horse in a Western movie. Rare figurative use: .. .Jerry will unleash some devil s device and another brilliant… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bite the dust — Meaning Die or fall prostrate to the ground. Origin From The Bible, Old Testament, Psalms lxxii. 6 His enemies shall lick the dust. Used later in many B feature cowboy movies … Meaning and origin of phrases
Lick — (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n, D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi laig[=o]n, Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei chein, Skr. lih, rih. [root]121. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dust — [dust] n. [ME < OE, akin to MLowG: for IE base see DUN1] 1. powdery earth or other matter in bits fine enough to be easily suspended in air 2. a cloud of such matter 3. confusion; turmoil 4. a) earth, esp. as the place of burial … English World dictionary
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
dust — dustless, adj. /dust/, n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 3. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 4. the ground; the earth s surface. 5. the substance to which … Universalium