to refuse smb

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• credit — I n. time given for payment 1) to allow, give, extend, offer credit (this store does not give credit) 2) to deny, refuse smb. credit 3) consumer credit 4) on credit (to buy smt. on credit) recognition honor 5) to do credit to; to reflect credit… …   Combinatory dictionary

• send to Coventry — (smb) to refuse to speak to someone as a sign of disapproval or punishment. Source: (Arakin 4, 77) …   Idioms and examples

• turn up one's nose at — refuse as not being good enough for one He turned up his nose at the offer of a job in another department of the company. Digest 20/2002 (smb/smth) to scorn, snub, or reject something Mrs. Beasley wouldn t have anything to do with her new… …   Idioms and examples

• right — I adj. 1) right about (to be right about smt.) 2) right in (you were right in assuming that) 3) right to + inf. (it was right of her to refuse = she was right to refuse) 4) right that + clause (it s not right that they should be treated in that… …   Combinatory dictionary

• account — I n. description report 1) to give, render an account 2) an accurate, true; biased, one sided; blow by blow, detailed, full; eyewitness; fictitious; first hand; running; vivid account (she gave a detailed account of the incident) 3) newspaper,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lip — n. 1) to lick; move; part; pucker; purse one s lips 2) to press one s lips to (she pressed her lips to the baby s forehead) 3) chapped; dry; moist; thick; thin lips 4) the lower; upper lip 5) from smb. s lips (I heard it from his lips) 6) on one… …   Combinatory dictionary

• advice — n. 1) to give, offer advice 2) to act on, follow, take advice 3) to disregard, refuse, turn a deaf ear to advice 4) friendly; good, sage, sensible, sound; misleading; parting; professional; unsolicited advice 5) a bit, piece, word of advice 6)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• disposal — n. availability 1) to have at one s disposal (I had a huge car at my disposal) 2) to place smt. at smb. s disposal 3) at smb. s disposal device used to grind up garbage 4) a garbage disposal; or: a garbage disposal unit elimination of refuse 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• admission — n. access 1) to apply for; gain; seek admission 2) to deny, refuse admission 3) free, open; restricted, selective admission; rolling (esp. AE) admissions 4) admission to (she applied for admission to the university) confession 5) to make an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pat — I adj., adv. (colloq.) to stand pat ( to refuse to change ) II n. to give smb. a pat (on the back) * * * [pæt] (colloq.) to stand pat ( to refuse to change ) to give smb. a pat (on the back) …   Combinatory dictionary

• strike — I n. refusal to work 1) to call, go (out) on; organize a strike 2) to conduct, stage a strike 3) to avert; break (up); settle a strike 4) a buyers ; general; hunger; official (BE); rent; sit down; sympathy; token; unofficial (BE), wildcat strike… …   Combinatory dictionary