go+nowhere

Ex: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.

escoba nueva barre bien — (CS) a new broom sweeps clean

escoba de quince — card game in which players try to combine cards to total 15 points

escoba nueva barre bien — (CS) a new broom sweeps clean

escoba de quince — card game in which players try to combine cards to total 15 points

Ex: Curling, a version of bowls, but played on ice and involving the astute application of brooms, is a sport in which Scotland is a world leader.

Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.

Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.

Ex: Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.

"ruegos y preguntas" — [en una conferencia] "any other business"

apartado de ruegos y preguntas — (Esp) any other business, A.O.B

apartado de ruegos y preguntas — (Esp) any other business, A.O.B

Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off

su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract

este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money

vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good

• hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

• hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

• valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one

• eso no vale — that's no good o use

ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

• valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat

me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well

su situación privilegiada no le valió — his privileged position was no help o use to him

no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good

el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job

• no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

• valga la expresión — for want of a better way of putting it

-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *

más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.