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1 beat about
vi 1.[mar] boriti se, ploviti protiv vjetra; križati 2. lutati, tražiti divljač 3. razbijati glavu, tragati -
2 beat-about
vi 1.[mar] boriti se, ploviti protiv vjetra; križati 2. lutati, tražiti divljač 3. razbijati glavu, tragati -
3 beat about the bush
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4 beat
vt/i ([pret] beat; [pp] beat, beaten) I. [vt] 1. tući, udarati, lupati, mlatiti, kovati 2. udariti takt 3. pobijediti, nadmašiti, potući 4. zbuniti, smjestiti 5. smrviti, tucati, utrti (put); 6. hajkati divljač, pretražiti revir 7. srušiti, oboriti (rekord) 8. biti previše, preteško, nadilaziti mogučnosti II. [vi] 1. udarati, lupati (glasno), kucati, bubnjati 2. [mar] krstariti, lavirati 3. pomicati se; [fig] mučno se probijati; bjesnjeti, šibati / to # the breast = lupati se u prsa, kjati se, žaliti; to # black and blue = isprebijati (koga) na mrtvo ime; to # the air = uzalud se truditi; to # to = udarati takt; to # the path = utrti put; to # hollow = hametice poraziti; to # one's brains = napinjati mozak, razbijati glavu; to # the bounds = odrediti međe kolčenjem, iskolčiti; [fig] to # a parley = predložiti pregovore (bubnjanjem); to # a retreat = bubnjati na uzmak ([fig]), uzmaknuti, povući se, pobjeći; to # a thing into a person = utuviti kome što; [US] [sl] to # the band (hell) = sve nadmašiti,nadvisiti, biti jedinstven; [US] [sl] can you # it? = jeste li čuli takvo što?, koja drskost!; [US] [sl] # it! = gubi se!, tjeraj!; that #s me = to ne razumijem, to mi je neshvatljivo; to # about the bush = obilaziti kao mačak oko vruće kaše* * *
istući
izbijanje
izbijati
izbiti
lupati
obilaženje
otkucaj
patrola
pobijediti
poraziti
potući
puls
pulsiranje
tući
tuku
udar pulsa
udarac
udarati
udariti
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beat about — Synonyms and related words: about ship, agonize over, angle for, ask for, back and fill, be at sea, be hard put, be uncertain, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about for, box off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant… … Moby Thesaurus
beat about the bush — or[beat around the bush] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. * /He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush./ * /He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat about the bush — or[beat around the bush] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. * /He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush./ * /He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ about\ the\ bush — • beat about the bush • beat around the bush v. phr. slang To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush. He beat about the bush for a half hour without … Словарь американских идиом
beat about the bush — beat about/around the bush to avoid talking about a difficult or embarrassing subject because you are worried about upsetting the person you are talking to. Don t beat around the bush. Just tell me where my brother is. (usually negative) There is … New idioms dictionary
beat about the bush — ► beat about the bush discuss a matter without coming to the point. Main Entry: ↑beat … English terms dictionary
beat about the bush — If someone doesn t say clearly what they mean and try to make it hard to understand, they are beating about (around) the bush … The small dictionary of idiomes
beat about the bush — phrasal also beat around the bush : to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse * * * beat about the bush see under ↑bush1 • • • Main Entry: ↑beat beat about the bush To prevaricate, avoid coming to the point • • • … Useful english dictionary
Beat about the Bush — Infobox Album | Name = Beat about the Bush Type = Album Artist = Show of Hands Released = 1994 Recorded = January 1994 at Wytherston Studios, West Dorset Genre = Folk Length = 55:20 Label = TWAH! records Twah105 (1994) Hands on Music HMCD08… … Wikipedia
beat about — verb search anxiously • Syn: ↑cast about, ↑cast around • Hypernyms: ↑research, ↑search, ↑explore • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
To beat about — Beat Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. [1913 Webster] The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with pulsation or throbbing. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
