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1 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) -
2 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) -
3 wide
adj. vid; omfattande; vidsträckt; rymlig, rik; långt ifrån (målet); förslagen, listig (slang)--------adv. vitt; vida omkring; långt; oerhört; helt och hållet; långt (ifrån målet)--------n. miss ( om boll i kricket); exklusivt palats ( i gamla tider)* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) bred, vid, stor2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) bred, vid3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) bred, stor4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) rik, omfattande2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) vitt, på vid gavel- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open
См. также в других словарях:
give a wide berth — ► give a wide berth stay well away from. Main Entry: ↑berth … English terms dictionary
give a wide berth to — To keep well away from, avoid • • • Main Entry: ↑berth … Useful english dictionary
give a wide berth — index eschew Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a wide berth to — index shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a wide berth — steer (a ship) well clear of something while passing it ships are advised to give a wide berth to the Outer Banks ■ figurativestay away from someone or something I d sworn to give women a wide berth * * * give (someone or something) a wide berth … Useful english dictionary
give a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth … New idioms dictionary
give a wide berth — If you give someone or something a wide berth, you stay at a prudent distance from them in order to avoid unwanted consequences. The only way to avoid traffic jams is to give the town centre a wide berth … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
give a wide berth — {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. * /Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth./ * /Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires./ * /After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give a wide berth — {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. * /Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth./ * /Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires./ * /After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ a\ wide\ berth — v. phr. To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth … Словарь американских идиом
give a wide berth to — idi to keep a careful distance from; shun … From formal English to slang
