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1 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) neyðast til að grípa til sísta kosts/leikmannsEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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2 clutch at straws
(to hope that something may help one in a hopeless situation.) grípa til örþrifaráða -
3 fall back on
(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) hverfa að, grípa til -
4 resort
[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) grípa til2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) ferðamannastaður -
5 take up arms
( often with against) (to begin fighting: The peasants took up arms against the dictator.) grípa til vopna -
6 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ná3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) standa að verki4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) fá, smitast5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) festa, festast6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) byrja að loga2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) grip2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) festing, læsing3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fengur4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) gildra, vandamál•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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7 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) hrifsa2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) grípa tækifærið2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) það að hrifsa/þrífa til2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) glefsa, brot
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