balk at the price

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• balk — v. (D; intr.) to balk at (he balked at the price) * * * [bɔː(l)k] (D; intr.) to balk at (he balked at the price) to balk in (to balk in the sunshine; to balk in the adulation of one s followers) …   Combinatory dictionary

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• balk — 1 also baulk BrE verb 1 (I) to not want to or refuse to do something that is difficult, or frightening: Perry seemed interested, but baulked when he heard the price. 2 (intransitive + at) if a horse balks at a fence etc, it stops suddenly and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• To take ground to the left — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To take ground to the right — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To take up the gauntlet — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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