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1 scarce
1. adj1) убогий, недостатній2) рідкісний; що рідко зустрічаєтьсяto make oneself scarce — непомітно утекти (ушитися); намагатися не потрапляти на очі
2. adv поет., див. scarcely* * *I a1) недостатній, мізерний, убогий2) рідкісний, який зустрічаєтьсяII adv; поет.; див. scarcely -
2 scarce
[skɛəs] 1. adj1) убо́гий, недоста́тній2) рі́дкісний; дефіци́тнийa scarce book — рі́дкісна кни́га
••2. adv розм.to make oneself scarce — ретирува́тися; не потрапля́ти на о́чі
= scarcely
См. также в других словарях:
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — ► make oneself scarce informal leave a place, especially so as to avoid a difficult situation. Main Entry: ↑scarce … English terms dictionary
make oneself scarce — (informal) To leave quickly, unobtrusively, for reasons of prudence, tact, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑scarce * * * informal leave a place, esp. so as to avoid a difficult situation … Useful english dictionary
make oneself scarce — index retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself scarce — tv. to leave; to be in a place less frequently. □ Here come the boys in blue. I’d better make myself scarce. □ I suggest that you make yourself scarce before she returns … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
make oneself scarce — verb To leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away. Perhaps I should make myself scarce before he finds any more miserable tasks to assign to me … Wiktionary
make oneself scarce — leave quickly, go away I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day … Idioms and examples
make\ oneself\ scarce — v. phr. slang To leave quickly; go away. The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise. A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby … Словарь американских идиом
make oneself scarce — informal leave a place. → scarce … English new terms dictionary
make oneself scarce — go away, depart, leave … English contemporary dictionary