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1 give someone the go-by
iemand negeren/s laten liggen; iemand ontwijken -
2 give someone the ax
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone the ax
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3 give someone the go-by
expr infmlI didn't mean to give you the go-by. I'm preoccupied, that's all — Я совсем не хотел вас обидеть. Я с вами поздоровался бы, но я просто задумался
I could see that she wanted a ride but I gave her the go-by — Я видел, как она голосовала, но не остановился
He became fed up with her and resolved to give her the go-by in future — Она ему надоела, и он решил избегать ее в будущем
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone the go-by
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4 give (someone) the ax
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5 give someone the ax
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6 give someone the go-by
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > give someone the go-by
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7 give (someone) the ax
Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > give (someone) the ax
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8 give someone the benefit of the doubt
English-Dutch dictionary > give someone the benefit of the doubt
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9 give someone the beady eye
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10 give someone the bird
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11 give someone the brush-off
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12 give someone the elbow
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13 give someone the eye
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14 give someone the finger
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15 give someone the glad eye
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16 give someone the green light
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17 give someone the lie (in his throat/one's teeth)
give someone the lie (in his throat/one's teeth)English-Dutch dictionary > give someone the lie (in his throat/one's teeth)
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18 give someone the needle
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19 give someone the once-over
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20 give someone the push
iemand ontslaan/eruit gooien; iemand de bons geven
См. также в других словарях:
give someone the ax — give (someone) the ax informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone) His boss gave him the ax. • • • Main Entry: ↑ax … Useful english dictionary
give someone the OK — get/give/someone the OK phrase to get or give someone permission to do something I’ll place the order as soon as you give me the OK. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry: OK … Useful english dictionary
give someone the bird — phrase mainly american informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: bird * * * see flip someone the bird * * * gi … Useful english dictionary
give someone the eye — informal phrase to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them You see that guy over there – I’m pretty sure he was giving me the eye. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym to start a romantic or… … Useful english dictionary
give someone the bum's rush — (slang) 1. To eject someone by force 2. To dismiss someone summarily, esp from one s employment • • • Main Entry: ↑bum * * * give someone (or get) the bum s rush forcibly eject someone (or be forcibly ejected) from a place or gathering ■ abruptly … Useful english dictionary
give someone the elbow — british informal phrase to end your relationship with someone Thesaurus: to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym Main entry: elbow * * * give (someone) the elbow Brit informal : to end a … Useful english dictionary
give someone the works — (slang) To give someone the full punitive, coercive, ceremonial, etc treatment considered appropriate to his or her case • • • Main Entry: ↑work * * * informal treat someone harshly ■ kill someone … Useful english dictionary
give someone the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building … New idioms dictionary
give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
give someone the runaround — give (someone) the runaround (informal) 1. To behave repeatedly in a vague, indecisive or deceptive way towards 2. To reply to a question or meet a request with evasion • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * give someone the runaround informal phrase to… … Useful english dictionary
give someone the axe — If you give someone the axe, you terminate their employment or discharge them from an office or position.( Ax is the American spelling) … The small dictionary of idiomes