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[stræp] 1. noun1) (a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc): I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.) diržas, dirželis2) (a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself.) rankenėlė2. verb1) (to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap: He was strapped for being rude to the teacher.) muðti dirþu2) (to fasten with a strap etc: The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch.) susegti, uþsisegti•- strap in
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См. также в других словарях:
give a man rope enough and he will hang himself — Rope is used both literally, and figuratively ‘licence, freedom’. 1639 T. FULLER Holy War v. vii. They were suffered to have rope enough, till they had haltered themselves. 1670 J. RAY English Proverbs 148 Give a thief rope enough, and he’ll hang … Proverbs new dictionary
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself — allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he s bad, give him enough rope and he ll hang himself. The police will stop him … English idioms
give one enough rope and he will hang himself — {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. A proverb. * /Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang… … Dictionary of American idioms
give one enough rope and he will hang himself — {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. A proverb. * /Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang… … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ one\ enough\ rope\ and\ he\ will\ hang\ himself — informal proverb Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang himself.… … Словарь американских идиом
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself — ► give a man enough rope (or plenty of rope) and he will hang himself proverb given enough freedom of action a person will bring about their own downfall. Main Entry: ↑rope … English terms dictionary
give a man plenty of rope and he will hang himself — ► give a man enough rope (or plenty of rope) and he will hang himself proverb given enough freedom of action a person will bring about their own downfall. Main Entry: ↑rope … English terms dictionary
to hang himself — ● rope … Useful english dictionary
hang — hang1 [ hæŋ ] (past tense and past participle hung [ hʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something at top only ▸ 2 attach something to wall ▸ 3 kill with rope ▸ 4 put something into position ▸ 5 about smoke/smells ▸ 6 be seen in the sky ▸ 7 spend time in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hang — I UK [hæŋ] / US verb Word forms hang : present tense I/you/we/they hang he/she/it hangs present participle hanging past tense hung UK [hʌŋ] / US past participle hung *** 1) [transitive] to put something somewhere so that the top part is held in… … English dictionary
hang*/*/*/ — [hæŋ] (past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to put something somewhere with its top part fixed and its bottom part free to move, or to be in this position Hang your jacket there.[/ex] Philip hung his hat on a hook behind… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
