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1 get off to a good
(to start well or badly in a race, business etc.) byrja vel/illa -
2 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) sleppa ómeiddur/óskaðaðurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > escape / get off / go scot free
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3 feel
[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) finna2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) þreifa, snerta3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) finna, upplifa4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) líða; finnast5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) finnast•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
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4 go wrong
1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) fara úrskeiðis2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) bila3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) gera mistök
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get the short end — (of the stick) to feel that you are being treated particularly badly in comparison with other people. When the mayor cut our budget almost in half, I felt like we were getting the short end of the stick. I always feel like I m getting the short… … New idioms dictionary
get/start off on the wrong foot — to begin a relationship badly They got off on the wrong foot when they first met and they ve disliked each other ever since. • • • Main Entry: ↑foot … Useful english dictionary
get off on the right foot (with somebody) — get/start off on the right/wrong ˈfoot (with sb) idiom (informal) to start a relationship well/badly • I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. Main entry: ↑footidiom … Useful english dictionary
get off on the wrong foot (with somebody) — get/start off on the right/wrong ˈfoot (with sb) idiom (informal) to start a relationship well/badly • I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. Main entry: ↑footidiom … Useful english dictionary
