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Isubst. \/skwɪb\/1) vittig kommentar (i avis e.l.), smedeskrift2) fyrverkeri, kinaputt3) fiasko4) gnier5) ( veddeløp) forklaring: hund eller hest uten utholdenhet, strikkmotordamp squib ( britisk) fiasko, stor skuffelse, noe som faller på steingrunnIIverb \/skwɪb\/1) ( gammeldags) skrive satiriske skrifter, skrive smedeskrift2) ( gammeldags) skrive satiriske skrifter om, skrive smedeskrift om3) latterliggjøre, ironisere over4) futte, gå av med et lite smell5) fyre av en kinaputt6) ( hverdagslig) feige ut, opptre pysetesquib on svikte (for å redde sitt eget skinn)
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damp squib — (UK) If something is expected to have a great effect or impact but doesn t, it is a damp squib … The small dictionary of idiomes
damp squib — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ something that turns out to be much less impressive than expected … English terms dictionary
damp squib — Brit. Informal. something meant but failing to impress or succeed. [1965 70] * * * damp squib noun Something that fails to go off with the expected bang (lit and figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑damp damp squib see under ↑damp • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
damp squib — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms damp squib : singular damp squib plural damp squibs British informal an event that is far less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be … English dictionary
Damp squib — someone who does not think too well, a bit of a dub (squib is a small firecracker, a damp squib is one that doesn t go off); 2. (racing) horse or dog that starts well but finishes terribly … Dictionary of Australian slang
damp squib — Australian Slang someone who does not think too well, a bit of a dub (squib is a small firecracker, a damp squib is one that doesn t go off); 2. (racing) horse or dog that starts well but finishes terribly … English dialects glossary
Damp squib — (UK) If something is expected to have a great effect or impact but doesn t, it is a damp squib … Dictionary of English idioms
damp squib — /dæmp ˈskwɪb/ (say damp skwib) noun → squib (def. 5) …
damp squib — (UK) somethng s expected to have a great effect or mpact but doesn t, s a damp squb. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
damp squib — Brit. Informal. something meant but failing to impress or succeed. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
damp squib — noun a) A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting. b) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations … Wiktionary