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1 something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
General subject: displacement activityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
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2 Doing Something Good
Chat: DSGУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Doing Something Good
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3 doing something on behalf of
pengatasnamaanEnglish-Indonesian dictionary > doing something on behalf of
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4 doing something on purpose
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5 suggest doing something
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6 go doing something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > go doing something
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7 keep doing something
Экономика: продолжать делать что-л., продолжать делать что-либо -
8 keep doing something
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9 keeping doing something
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10 kept doing something
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11 like doing something
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12 omit doing something
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13 keep doing something
продолжать делать что-л.Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > keep doing something
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14 keep doing something
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15 stop doing something
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16 get doing something
expr infmlWhenever we meet, we get talking about our school days — Когда бы мы ни встретились, мы начинаем говорить о наших школьных днях
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get doing something
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17 past doing something
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > past doing something
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18 to preface something with something / preface something by doing something
to preface something with something / preface something by doing somethingintroducir algo con algo / introducir algo haciendo algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to preface something with something / preface something by doing something
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19 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) midt i* * *(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) midt iEnglish-Danish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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20 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) midt i* * *(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) midt iEnglish-Danish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
См. также в других словарях:
busy doing something — doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn t even think about Jake … English dictionary
in doing something — phrase used for saying that as a result of doing one thing, you also do something else In trying to solve one problem, I created another. Thesaurus: as a result of something and describing effects and resultssynonym Main entry: in … Useful english dictionary
busy doing something — phrase doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We’re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn’t even think about Jake. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: busy … Useful english dictionary
forever doing something — phrase used for emphasizing that someone does something very often, and that this is very annoying He is forever talking about his car. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym Main entry: forever … Useful english dictionary
into doing something — A person who is bulldozed into doing something is forced to do it, especially by being bullied or intimidated. The immigrants we bulldozed into accepting the work … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
at the risk of doing something — phrase used for saying that you realize something bad or unpleasant may happen as a result of what you are going to say At the risk of seeming boring, I don’t think we should try it. Thesaurus: involving a risk or riskssynonym Main entry: risk *… … Useful english dictionary
tired of (doing) something — phrase no longer wanting something or wanting to do something because you are bored with it or annoyed by it We were tired of waiting for him to call. get/grow tired of doing something: She’s getting tired of going into that office every day.… … Useful english dictionary
go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle … Useful english dictionary
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
have (your) heart set on doing something — have (your) heart set on (something/doing something) set (your) heart on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. John had his heart set on becoming a doctor … New idioms dictionary
