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21 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) fara að, bera sig að2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) snúa, breyta um stefnu -
22 hang about/around
1) (to stand around, doing nothing: I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).) slæpast2) (to be close to (a person) frequently: I don't want you hanging around my daughter.) vera utan í, umgangast -
23 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) nokkurn veginn -
24 lark about/around
(to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.) ærslast -
25 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) ekki sérstaklega góður -
26 order about
(to keep on giving orders (to someone): I'm tired of him ordering me about all the time.) gefa (e-m) sífelldar skipanir -
27 see about
(to attend to, or deal with: I'll see about this tomorrow.) sjá um -
28 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) fara í kringum efnið -
29 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) halda ró sinni og skÿrri hugsun -
30 kick about/around
(to treat badly or bully: The bigger boys are always kicking him around.) níðast á -
31 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) ráfa um (eins og í leiðslu) -
32 muck about/around
1) (to do things without any definite plan.) slæpast2) (to fool around.) fíflast -
33 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) snuðra; gramsa í -
34 put about
(to spread (news etc).) dreifa -
35 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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36 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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37 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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38 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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39 in the offing
(about to happen: He has a new job in the offing.) í vændum -
40 in the region of
(about; around; near: The cost of the new building will be somewhere in the region of $200,000.) um það bil
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