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1 pull one over on someone
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2 beg someone's pardon
(to say one is sorry (usually for having offended someone else etc): I've come to beg (your) pardon for being so rude this morning.) -
3 follow in someone's footsteps
följa i någons fotspår* * *(to do the same as someone has done before one: When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.) -
4 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.)English-Swedish dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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5 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.)English-Swedish dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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6 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
(to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) skaka hand med ngnEnglish-Swedish dictionary > shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
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7 shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
(to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc.) skaka hand med ngnEnglish-Swedish dictionary > shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand
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8 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) leda med en poäng över, vara ett strå vassare än -
9 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) leda med en poäng över, vara ett strå vassare än -
10 take under one's wing
(to take (someone) under one's protection.) -
11 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) behandla kyligt, ignoreraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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12 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) behandla kyligt, ignoreraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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13 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) hålla ngn i ledband -
14 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) hålla ngn i ledband -
15 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.)English-Swedish dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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16 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.)English-Swedish dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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17 pick someone's brains
stäla någons idéer* * *(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) -
18 play into someone's hands
spela någon i händerna, ge en annan en fördel* * *(to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.) -
19 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) föregå med gott exempel -
20 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) föregå med gott exempel
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