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vt tući, mlatiti, udarati, tjerati; bičevati, šibati / to # a dead horse = potkivati lipsala konja, soliti more; to # a willing horse = udarati, šibati nekoga tko radi, tko se trudi; to # a th out of a p = istjerati, izgoniti iz koga što; [sl] poraziti, potući, nadmašiti koga u čemu; prestići koga* * *
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2 horse
s l. konj, at, papir, pastuh, ždrijebac; mužjak 2. konjaništvo, konjica, kavalerija 3. konj (gimnastička sprava) 4. stalak, kozlić / [fig] you may take a # to the water, but you can't make him drink = silom se ne može sve postići; [mil] light # = lako naoružana konjica; # artillery = konjička artiljerija; to take # = uzjahati; to #! = uzjaši!; [fig] to flog a dead # = uzalud trošiti trud; you don't look a gift # in the mouth = poklonjenu konju ne gledaju se zubi; to mount (ride) the high # = praviti se važan, dizati nos; [fig] dark # = stvar ili čovjek čije će se odlike tek otkriti; to spur a willing # = poticati bez potrebe; [fig] the willing # = voljan radnik; [fig] to hold one's #s = oklijevati, suzdržavati se; to put the cart before the # = izvrnuti redoslijed; uzeti posljedicu za uzrok to eat (work) like a # = jesti (raditi) kao konj; [mar] # latitudes = pojas tišina ([spec] na Atlantskom oceanu); to play # with a p = grubo postupati s kim; a # of another colour = nešto sasvim drugo; [mil] # and foot = konjica i pješadija; [fig] svim silama; [fig] straight from the #'s mouth = iz prve ruke; the Horse Guards = (engleska) konjička garda; [US] # opera = trećerazredni kaubojski film* * *
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konjetina
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flog — [flɔg US fla:g] v past tense and past participle flogged present participle flogging [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from Latin flagellare to whip ] 1.) to beat a person or animal with a whip or stick ▪ He was publicly flogged and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flog — → fliegen * * * flog, flö|ge: ↑ fliegen. * * * flog, flö|ge: ↑fliegen … Universal-Lexikon
flog — flog; flog·ga·ble; flog·ger; … English syllables
flog — ► VERB (flogged, flogging) 1) beat with a whip or stick as a punishment. 2) Brit. informal sell or offer for sale. 3) informal focus on or promote to excess. ● flog a dead horse Cf. ↑flog a dead horse … English terms dictionary
Flog — (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flogged} (fl[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flogging} ( g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Scot. fleg blow, stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L. flagellare to whip. Cf. {Flagellate}.] To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Flog It! — (2002 ) is a television series broadcast on the BBC, presented by Paul Martin. (Regular expert Kate Bliss has also hosted the show on occasion). The show follows the same kind of formula as Antiques Roadshow , with members of the public bringing… … Wikipedia
flog — UK US /flɒg/ verb [T] (flogging, flogged, flogs) mainly UK INFORMAL ► to sell something, especially at a cheap price: »The phone group plans to flog its new handsets for £30 apiece to people signing one year contracts. ► to sell something… … Financial and business terms
flog — [ flag ] verb transitive 1. ) to hit someone very hard with a stick or whip as a punishment 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL to sell flog something to death MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL to talk about something so much that no one else wants to hear any… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flog — [fläg, flôg] vt. flogged, flogging [? cant abbrev. of L flagellare, to whip: see FLAGELLATE] 1. to beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment 2. [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] to sell SYN. BEAT flogger n … English World dictionary
flog — index beat (strike), lash (strike), punish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
