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81 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) komme inn på livet, gi seg i kast med -
82 come to terms
1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) komme til enighet2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) avfinne seg med -
83 constipated
'konstipeitid(having difficulty in passing waste matter (as regularly as normal) from the bowels.) forstoppet -
84 difficulties
plural; see difficulty -
85 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) (for)øke, supplere, skjøte på, drøye2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) kare sammen til livets opphold -
86 feel the pinch
(to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) kjenne trykket/at det kniper -
87 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) kjempe seg fram -
88 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) fiske fram -
89 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) komme gjennom, rekke2) (to pass (an examination).) bestå, klare seg (gjennom)3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) komme fram (omsider)4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) få (noen) til å forstå -
90 have a job
(to have difficulty: You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.) få et slit, ha sin fulle hyre med -
91 help out
(to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty: I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby?) hjelpe (til), bistå, støtte -
92 lines
noun plural (the words an actor has to say: He had difficulty remembering his lines.) replikker -
93 make heavy weather of
(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) synes at noe er vanskelig -
94 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) (redde) ut av en knipe -
95 on the rocks
(in a state of ruin or of great financial difficulty: Their marriage is on the rocks; The firm is on the rocks.) på grunn, i stykker -
96 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velge seg/ut, plukke ut2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) peke ut, få øye på3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) spille etter gehør; leke seg fram til en melodi -
97 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) enkelt som fot i hose -
98 rally round
(to come together for a joint action or effort, especially of support: When John's business was in difficulty, his friends all rallied round (to help) him.) samle seg rundt -
99 scrape together/up
(to manage (with difficulty) to find (enough): I'll try to scrape a team together for tomorrow's game.) skrape sammen -
100 slightest
adjective ((often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all: I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her.) minste, ringeste
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