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1 wring
[ring] v.,n. -vt. ( wrung) 1. shtrydh (rrobat); i nxjerr ujët. 2. përdredh (zverkun pulës). 3. shtrëngoj; wring sb's hand, wring sb by the hand i shtrëngoj dorën gjatë dikujt; a story to wring one's heart një histori që të sëmbon në shpirt. 4. fig. shkul; zhvas; wring the truth from / out of sb ia nxjerr me zor të vërtetën dikujt; wring money out of sb i zhvas para dikujt.-n. e shtrydhur, shtrydhje; give it a good wring jepi një të shtrydhur të mirë.● wring out ['ring aut] a) shtrydh; b) shkul; zhvas; c) gj.fol. rraskapis: be wrung out jam i dërrmuar● wringer ['ringë:] n. makinë shtrydhëse/tharëse -
2 bird
[bë:d] n. zog, shpend● bird of passage [bë:d ëv 'pæsixh] zog shtegtar (edhe fig.)● bird of pray [bë:d ëv prei] shpend grabitqar● give somebody the bird [giv 'sambadi dhë bë:d] fishkëllej dikë (në skenë etj)● a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush [ë bë:d in hænd iz wë:th tu: in dhë bush] prov. më mirë një vezë sot se një pulë mot● kill two birds with one stone [kil tu: bë:dz with uan stëun] me një gur vras dy zogj● bird shot [bë:d shot] n. saçme e imët (për zogj)● bird-watcher ['bë:dwoçë:] n. vrojtues zogjsh* * *zog
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give one's hand to — index bestow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
In one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To get one's hand in — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To stand one in hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throw in one's hand — phrasal 1. : to signify withdrawal from the current hand of a card game by putting one s cards into the discard 2. : to give up the struggle or contest : surrender * * * throw in one s hand 1. To give up a venture or plan 2. To concede defeat • • … Useful english dictionary
put one's hand to the plow — or[set one s hand to the plow] {v. phr.} To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. * /We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn t like it when he quit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's hand to the plow — or[set one s hand to the plow] {v. phr.} To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. * /We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn t like it when he quit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
To keep one's hand in — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put\ one's\ hand\ to\ the\ plow — • put one s hand to the plow • set one s hand to the plow v. phr. To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn t like it when he quit … Словарь американских идиом