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121 мух ловить
• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;- X goofs off.♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;- X takes no action.♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух ловить
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122 мух считать
• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;- X goofs off.♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;- X takes no action.♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух считать
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123 nullaosta
m : fig ottenere il nullaosta get the green light or go-ahead* * *nullaosta s.m. authorization (anche dir.), permission; ( documento) permit; (eccl.) nihil obstat: dare, concedere il nullaosta, to give permission (o the go-ahead); nullaosta di partenza, ( per una nave mercantile) certificate of clearance.* * *[nulla'ɔsta]sostantivo maschile invariabile authorization, permission* * *nullaosta/nulla'ɔsta/m.inv.authorization, permission. -
124 forberede seg
verb. [ stramme seg opp] brace oneself prepare (oneself), get ready (f.eks.get ready to go, get ready for the ordeal ahead
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125 salir ganando
• come out ahead• come out on top• get the ball rolling• get the best part of -
126 proporcionar
v.1 to provide, to furnish, to give, to supply.El negocio procura ganancias The business yields utilities.2 to proportion, to proportionate, to put in proportion, to fit.* * *1 (ayuda, dinero) to supply; (consejo) to give2 (dibujo) to proportion* * *verbto provide, supply* * *VT1) (=dar) to supply, provideesto le proporciona una renta anual de... — this brings him in a yearly income of...
esto proporciona mucho encanto a la narración — this lends o gives great charm to the story
su tío le proporcionó el puesto — his uncle found him the job, his uncle helped him into o helped him get the job
2) (=adaptar) to adjust, adapt (a to)* * *verbo transitivo <materiales/información/comida> to provide* * *= give, issue, provide, furnish (with), produce, dispense, offer, serve up.Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex. One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.Ex. The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.----* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* proporcionar asesoramiento = dispense + advice.* proporcionar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el moment = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* proporcionar información = release + information.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* proporcionar pruebas = provide + evidence.* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* * *verbo transitivo <materiales/información/comida> to provide* * *= give, issue, provide, furnish (with), produce, dispense, offer, serve up.Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* proporcionar asesoramiento = dispense + advice.* proporcionar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el moment = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* proporcionar información = release + information.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* proporcionar pruebas = provide + evidence.* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* * *proporcionar [A1 ]vtsi tú haces el trabajo yo puedo proporcionar los materiales if you do the work I can provide o supply the materialsme proporcionó toda la información necesaria she provided me with o gave me all the necessary informationlos jóvenes siempre proporcionan un ambiente más alegre en casa young people always liven things up o create a livelier atmosphere in the houseesto proporcionó un buen disgusto a su familia this greatly upset his family, this caused his family great distress* * *
proporcionar ( conjugate proporcionar) verbo transitivo ‹materiales/información/comida› to provide;
proporcionar algo a algn to provide sb with sth
proporcionar verbo transitivo
1 (comida, etc) to provide with, supply
2 (placer, preocupaciones, etc) to give: salió adelante gracias al apoyo proporcionado por sus amigos, she got ahead thanks to her friends' help
' proporcionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consagrar
- dar
- procurar
- brindar
- facilitar
- vestir
English:
afford
- lay on
- provide
- supply
- furnish
- issue
* * *proporcionar vtlas autoridades proporcionaron alojamiento a todos los refugiados the authorities provided all the refugees with accommodation;proporcionamos el material necesario a los alumnos we provide o supply students with the necessary materialsdeben proporcionar los gastos a los ingresos they ought to adjust their spending to their incomeesta música proporciona paz y tranquilidad this music produces a sensation of peace and tranquillity* * *v/t ( suministrar) provide, supply; satisfacción give* * *proporcionar vt1) : to provide, to give2) : to proportion, to adapt* * *proporcionar vb to provide with -
127 verde
adj.1 green.verde botella bottle greenverde oliva olive (green)verde esmeralda emerald (green)2 unripe, green (poco maduro) (fruit).3 Green, green (ecologista).4 blue, dirty (obsceno).5 rookie, green.6 bawdy, hot, ribald, crude.m.1 green (color).2 foliage, green.3 nerd, swot, excessively assiduous student, grind.* * *► adjetivo1 (color) green1 (color) green2 (hierba) grass3 PLÍTICA green\poner verde a alguien familiar to call somebody every name under the sunverde oliva olive green* * *noun m. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (color) green- poner verde a algnsiempre ponen verde al jefe — they're always running down *o slagging off **the boss
me llamó y me puso verde por no haberla ayudado — she called me and gave me a piece of her mind for not helping her *
2) [árbol, planta] green; [fruta, verdura] green, unripe; [legumbres] green; [madera] unseasoned3) [zona, espacio] green4) *[plan, proyecto]5) * (=sin experiencia) green *está muy verde — *he's very green *, he doesn't know a thing
6) * [chiste, canción] smutty *, blue *, dirty7) (Pol) Green2. SM1) (=color) green2) (=hierba) grass; (=follaje) foliage, greenery; (=forraje) green fodder3) *(=billete) [de mil pesetas] 1,000-peseta note; [de un dólar] dollar bill, buck (EEUU) *, greenback (EEUU) *4)- darse un verde de algo5) ( Cono Sur) (=mate) maté6) ( Cono Sur) (=pasto) grass, pasture7) ( Cono Sur) (=ensalada) salad8) (And) (=plátano) plantain9) (Caribe, Méx) (=campo) country, countryside10) (Caribe)* (=policía) cop *3.SMF (Pol) Greenlos Verdes — the Greens, the Green Party
* * *I1) <color/ojos/vestido> greenzapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes
ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy
estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)
3) (Pol) GreenII1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green* * *I1) <color/ojos/vestido> greenzapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes
ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy
estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)
3) (Pol) GreenII1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green* * *verde11 = green [greener -comp., greenest -sup.], unripe, underripe, unripened.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour ( green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Unripe seeds do not have all the things they need to grow.Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.Ex: To ripen tomatoes, add a whole lime to unripened tomatoes in a paper bag and store at room temperature for a few days.* alerta verde = green alert.* Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* color verde = green.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* fruta verde = unripe fruit.* Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* judía verde = green bean, runner bean, French bean.* libro verde = green paper.* manzana verde = green apple.* menta verde = spearmint.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* té verde = green tea.* verde aceituna = olive green.* verde botella = bottle green.* verde chillón = parrot green.* verde esmeralda = emerald green.* verde loro = parrot green.* verde manzana = apple green.* verde mar = sea green.* verde marino = sea green.* verde oliva = olive green.* verde pistacho = pistachio green.* verdes, los = green, the.* verde turquesa = turquoise green.* zona verde = grassy area.verde22 = bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], ribald.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* * *1 ‹color/ojos/vestido› greenponerse verde de envidia to turn o ( BrE) go green with envyel semáforo estaba (en) verde the traffic light was greenestar verde de envidia (CS); to be green with envyponer verde a algn ( Esp fam) (hablando con algn) to call sb all the names under the sun, to give sb a dressing down; (hablando de algn) to say nasty things about sb, run sb down ( colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) greenzapatos verde claro/fuerte/oscuro light/bright/dark green shoesojos verde azulado bluish o ( BrE) bluey green eyesB1 ‹fruta› green, unripe(en una asignatura): está verde en historia he doesn't know the first thing about history ( colloq), he doesn't have have a clue o have the first idea about history ( colloq)el plan todavía está verde the plan is still in its very early stages2 ‹leña› greenC ( Pol) ‹partido/movimiento› GreenA [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) greenB (hierbas) greeneryC ( Pol) Greenlos verdes the GreensD ( fam) (billete — de un dólar) greenback ( AmE colloq), dollar bill; ( obs Esp) (— de mil pesetas) 1,000 peseta noteCompuestos:A masculine watery greenB adj inv watery-greenA masculine bottle greenB adj inv bottle-greenA masculine emerald greenB adj inv emerald-green, emeraldA masculine leaf greenB adj inv leaf-greenA masculine apple greenB adj inv apple-greenA masculine moss greenB adj inv moss-greenA masculine olive greenB adj inv olive-greenA masculine bright greenB adj inv bright-greenA masculine turquoise greenB adj inv turquoise-green* * *
verde adjetivo <s3 num="1" st="s"> ‹color/ojos/vestido› green;
ojos verde azulado bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
2 ‹ fruta› green, unripe;
‹ leña› green;
( en una asignatura):
3 (Pol) Green
4 (fam) ‹ chiste› dirty, blue (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) green;
(Bot) greenery
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Pol) Green;◊ los verdes the Greens</s3>
verde
I sustantivo masculino
1 (color) green
verde esmeralda, emerald
II sustantivo masculino y femenino Pol los Verdes, the Greens
III adjetivo
1 (de ese color) green
verdes campos, green fields
2 (fruto inmaduro) unripe, green
3 Pol (ideología, partido) green
4 familiar estar verde, (tener poca experiencia) to be green
(estar en fase primeriza) su tesis está verde, his thesis is in its early stages
5 fam (impúdico) dirty
pey viejo verde, dirty old man
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner verde a alguien, to call sb every name under the sun
' verde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- chiste
- entre
- esmeralda
- judía
- luz
- metalizada
- metalizado
- oliva
- parque
- pimiento
- semáforo
- tapete
- tono
- tuya
- tuyo
- una
- uno
- venir
- zona
- cebolleta
- cinturón
- claro
- de
- intermedio
- ir
- limón
- poroto
- vestir
- viejo
English:
bean
- blue
- bottle-green
- coarse
- colour
- come
- dirty
- French bean
- go-ahead
- green
- green bean
- green pepper
- green salad
- light
- nod
- olive green
- pepper
- raunchy
- runner bean
- slag off
- smutty
- trash
- unripe
- all
- buck
- dirty old man
- emerald
- go
- hedge
- hedgerow
- immature
- jade
- lime
- marrow
- mint
- raw
- runner
- spear
* * *♦ adj1. [de color] green;Fam [delante] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces; RP Famestar verde de envidia to be green with envy2. [poco maduro] [fruta] unripe, green;Fam [persona] green, wet behind the ears;el proyecto está aún verde the project is still very much in its early stages3. [ecologista] Green, green4. [obsceno] blue, dirty♦ nm[color] green;el verde es mi color favorito green is my favourite colour;cruzar con el semáforo en verde to cross when the lights are greenverde agua pale blue-green;verde botella bottle green;RP verde cotorra bright green;verde esmeralda emerald green;verde lima lime green;verde manzana apple green;verde mar sea green;verde musgo moss green;verde oliva olive (green)♦ nmpllos Verdes [partido] the Greens* * *I adj1 green;poner verde a alguien fam criticize s.o.2 fruta unripe3 famchiste blue, dirty;viejo verde dirty old manII m1 green;verde botella/oliva bottle/olive green2:los verdes POL the Greens* * *verde adj1) : green (in color)2) : green, unripe3) : inexperienced, green4) : dirty, risquéverde nm: green* * *verde1 adj1. (en general) green2. (no maduro) not ripeno comas este melocotón, está verde don't eat this peach, it's not ripeverde2 n green -
128 свет
I м.1) физ. ( вид электромагнитного излучения) lightско́рость света — the speed of light
2) ( освещение) lightдневно́й свет — daylight
со́лнечный свет — sunlight, sunshine
лу́нный свет — moonlight
при свете (рд.) — by the light (of)
при свете луны́ — by moonlight
при свете свечи́ — by the light of a candle, by candlelight
при электри́ческом свете — by electric light
свет и те́ни жив. — lights and darks
загора́живать свет кому́-л — stand in smb's light
включи́ть [выключи́ть] свет — turn on [off] the light(s)
когда́ да́ли свет — when the lights went on
бли́жний свет фар авто — dipped / lower beam, dim light
да́льний свет фар авто — high / upper beam, distance light
3) ( световой сигнал) light; (светофора тж.) traffic lightпереходи́ть на зелёный [кра́сный] свет (светофо́ра) — cross the street on a green [red] light
4) высок. (источник просвещённости, радости и т.п.) lightсвет и́стины — the light of truth
5) фольк. поэт. уст. ( обращение к кому-л)свет оче́й мои́х! — O the light of my eyes!
••свет в око́шке для / у кого́-л — the light of smb's life; all smb lives for; the apple of smb's eye
света бе́лого / бо́жьего не ви́деть — 1) ( много работать) not have a moment to breathe; be snowed under with work 2) ( испытывать сильную боль) be racked by pain; go through hell
света не взви́деть — см. взвидеть
в свете (рд.) — in the light (of)
в свете но́вых откры́тий [тре́бований] — in the light of new discoveries [requirements]
в и́стинном свете — in its true light
в но́вом свете — in a new light
в бо́лее ра́дужном свете — in a more cheerful light
представля́ть что-л в вы́годном свете — show smth to the best advantage, present smth in a favourable light
дать зелёный свет (дт.) — give (i) the green light, give (i) the go-ahead
ни свет ни заря́ — at the crack of dawn
что ты встал ни свет ни заря́? — why did you get up [what got you up] at this unearthly hour?
пролива́ть свет на (вн.) — shed / throw light (on)
II м.чуть свет — at daybreak, at first light
1) (земля, мир) worldпо всему́ свету — all over the world, the (whole) world over
объе́хать вокру́г света — go round the world
путеше́ствие вокру́г света — trip round the world
2) ( светское общество) world, societyвы́сший свет — society, high life
выезжа́ть в свет — appear in society
••свет кли́ном (не) сошёлся, свет не кли́ном сошёлся — см. клин
бо́льше всего́ на свете — more than anything or anyone else (in the world); above all [everything else]
выпуска́ть в свет (вн.; издавать) — publish (d)
коне́ц света — см. конец
край света, на краю́ света — см. край
не бли́жний свет — not right next door
никака́я си́ла на свете — no power on earth
ничто́ [никто́; нигде́] на свете — nothing [nobody; nowhere] on earth
Но́вый Свет (Америка) — the New World
Ста́рый Свет (Европа) — the Old World
покида́ть свет — quit the world
появля́ться на свет — 1) ( рождаться) be born, come into the world 2) ( появляться) see the light, appear, emerge
производи́ть на свет (вн.) — 1) ( рожать) bring (d) into the world 2) ( создавать) bring (d) into being, put out (d)
руга́ть / клясть кого́-л на чём свет стои́т — call smb all the names in the book; curse smb up hill and down dale
руга́ться на чём свет стои́т — swear like nothing on earth, swear like hell; curse blue; curse up hill and down dale
стра́ны света — the cardinal points
тако́в свет — such is the world; that is the way of the world; so the world goes
тот свет — the next / other world
отпра́вить кого́-л на тот свет — dispatch smb to the next world
он на том свете, его́ нет на свете — he has left / departed this life
ча́сти света геогр. — parts of the world
См. также в других словарях:
get\ the\ go-ahead — • get the go ahead • the green light v. phr. To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project … Словарь американских идиом
get the go-ahead — give/get/the go ahead phrase to give get permission to do something Rosenthal had been given the go ahead by his doctor to resume training. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get the go-ahead — or[the green light] {v. phr.} To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. * /We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get the go-ahead — or[the green light] {v. phr.} To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. * /We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ the\ green\ light — • get the go ahead • the green light v. phr. To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project … Словарь американских идиом
get\ the\ best\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger … Словарь американских идиом
get\ the\ better\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger … Словарь американских идиом
get\ the\ jump\ on — • get the jump on • have the jump on v. phr. slang To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race. Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first… … Словарь американских идиом
give the go-ahead — give/get/the go ahead phrase to give get permission to do something Rosenthal had been given the go ahead by his doctor to resume training. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get the start — 1. Be first, be ahead, get the lead. 2. Start first, be or get ahead at the start, get a lead at starting … New dictionary of synonyms
get the better of — or[get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. * /Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter./ * /George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers./ * /When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get… … Dictionary of American idioms