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1 thrash
[θræʃ]vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[Ɵræʃ]1) (to strike with blows: The child was soundly thrashed.) prać, lać2) (to move about violently: The wounded animal thrashed about/around on the ground.) rzucać się3) (to defeat easily, by a large margin: Our team was thrashed eighteen-nil.) pokonać, pobić na głowę•
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beat around the bush — See: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat around the bush — See: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ around\ 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 around 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 around/about the bush — see ↑bush • • • Main Entry: ↑beat … Useful english dictionary
beat around the bush — verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • Syn: ↑equivocate, ↑tergiversate, ↑prevaricate, ↑palter • Derivationally related forms: ↑paltering (for: ↑palter), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beat around the bush — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, around the bush, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, cavil, choplogic, circumlocute, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, evade the issue, fence, go round about, hedge, hem and haw,… … Moby Thesaurus
beat around the bush — talk without telling the main point Politicians often beat around the bush. They talk a lot but say little … English idioms
beat around or about the bush — idi beat around or about the bush, to avoid talking about a subject directly … From formal English to slang
beat around the bush — phrasal see beat about the bush … New Collegiate Dictionary
beat around the bush — verb a) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally. Please stop beating around the bush and tell me what the problem is! b) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant. Syn … Wiktionary