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1 come on strong
expr infmlShe has a tendency to come on strong but she's really a softie — Она кажется такой грозной, а в сущности это мягкий человек
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > come on strong
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come on strong — {v. phr.}, {slang} To overwhelm a weaker person with excessively strong language, personality, or mannerisms; to insist extremely strongly and claim something with unusual vigor. * /Joe came on very strong last night about the War in Indochina;… … Dictionary of American idioms
come on strong — {v. phr.}, {slang} To overwhelm a weaker person with excessively strong language, personality, or mannerisms; to insist extremely strongly and claim something with unusual vigor. * /Joe came on very strong last night about the War in Indochina;… … Dictionary of American idioms
come on strong — AND come on like gangbusters in. to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. (See explanation at like gangbusters.) □ She has a tendency to come on strong, but she’s really a softie. □ The new president comes … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
The Princess Diaries — This article is about the Meg Cabot novels. For the 2001 film, see The Princess Diaries (film). The Princess Diaries is a series of epistolary novels by Meg Cabot in the chick lit and young adult fiction genre, and the title of the first volume,… … Wikipedia
