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noun2) (woodland) Busch, der* * *[buʃ]1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) der Busch•- academic.ru/9774/bushy">bushy* * *<pl -es>[bʊʃ]n\bush of hair [dichtes] Haarbüschel5.▶ to beat around [or about] the \bush um den heißen Brei herumreden, wie die Katze um den heißen Brei herumschleichen* * *I [bʊʃ]n3) (fig)IIn (TECH)Buchse f* * *bush1 [bʊʃ]A s1. Busch m, Strauch m:beat about ( oder around) the bush fig wie die Katze um den heißen Brei herumgehen, um die Sache herumreden;he didn’t beat about the busha) er nahm kein Blatt vor den Mund,b) er fackelte nicht lange,c) er kam gleich zur Sache (auch gegenüber einer Frau);he didn’t beat about the bush about er machte kein Hehl aus, er hielt nicht hinterm Berg mit2. Gebüsch n, Dickicht n3. a) (australischer etc) Buschb) Waldland n5. a) obs Buschen m (zur Kennzeichnung einer Buschenschenke)b) Wirtshausschild nc) Reklame f:bush2 [bʊʃ] TECHA s Buchse f, Büchse fB v/t ausbuchsen* * *noun2) (woodland) Busch, der* * *n.Buchse -n f.Busch ¨-e m.Strauch -¨er m. -
2 bush
\bush of hair [dichtes] HaarbüschelPHRASES:to beat around [or about] the \bush um den heißen Brei herumreden, wie die Katze um den heißen Brei herumschleichen
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beat\ the\ bushes — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush … Словарь американских идиом
beat the bushes (to) — Search everywhere; aggressively market even in rural or unlikely places. ► “These discounts invariably attract classic, value oriented investors who beat the bushes for dollars they can pick up for 80 cents.” (Barron’s, Oct. 23, 1995, p. 35) … American business jargon
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the bushes — phrasal : to scour or search through all likely or possible areas beating the bushes for promising talent * * * I informal search thoroughly I was out beating the bushes for investors to split the risk II see beat … Useful english dictionary
beat the bushes — American to try very hard to get or achieve something. She s not out there beating the bushes for a job she s just as happy not working … New idioms dictionary
beat the bushes — phrasal to search thoroughly through all possible areas … New Collegiate Dictionary
beat the bushes — idi to search far and wide … From formal English to slang
beat\ the\ brush — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush … Словарь американских идиом
To beat the dust — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To beat the hoof — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English