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n. 1. үс. I must get my \hair cut. Би үсээ засуулах болжээ. 2. үс хялгас, унгас. get in sb`s hair байнга зовоох, шаналгах. let one`s hair down уяанаасаа алдуурах, задгайрах, дураараа дургих. make one's hair stand on end сүнсий нь зайлтал айлгах. keep your hair on бүү уурла;тайван бай. not turn a hair үл тоох, тоохгүй байх. The prisoner listened to his sentence without turning a \hair. Өөрт нь оноосон ялыг ялтан огт тоосон янзгүй сонсож суув. -haired adj. үстэй. long-haired урт үстэй. hairless adj. үсгүй. hair-raising adj. их аймаар, сүнс зайлмаар. hair's breadth n. хялгасан чинээ. within a \hair's breadth of death үхэхээ шахах, арай л үхсэнгүй. hair-splitting n. цамаархах, голох.
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