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1 get/have one's own way
(to do, get etc what one wants: You can't always have your own way.) få som man vill, få sin vilja fram -
2 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) få (ha) övertagetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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3 get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
(to have or win an advantage over: Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.) få (ha) övertagetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
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4 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) komma ut, sprida sig2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) vara uppe och gå, vara ute och röra på sig -
5 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) stå i proportion till/få rätt proportion på -
6 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) stå i proportion till/få rätt proportion på -
7 get rid of
göra sig av med* * *(to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from: I thought I'd never get rid of these weeds; I'm rid of my debts at last.) vara/bli av med -
8 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) -
9 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) ha/få övertaget -
10 have it one's own way
(to get one's own way: Oh, have it your own way - I'm tired of arguing.) -
11 get off to a flying start
(to have a very successful beginning: Our new shop has got off to a flying start.) få en flygande start -
12 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vara oproportioneligt liten (stor) i förhållande till/anta orimliga proportionerEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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13 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vara oproportioneligt liten (stor) i förhållande till/anta orimliga proportionerEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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14 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vara oproportioneligt liten (stor) i förhållande till/anta orimliga proportionerEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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15 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vara oproportioneligt liten (stor) i förhållande till/anta orimliga proportionerEnglish-Swedish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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16 get there
(to succeed or make progress: There have been a lot of problems but we're getting there.) komma någon vart, vara på [] väg -
17 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') inte ha ngt hopp om -
18 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') inte ha ngt hopp om -
19 stuff
n. material; saker, prylar; tyg; strunt--------v. stoppa, proppa, fylla; tvångsmata; stoppa upp* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) material, ämne, stoff, saker, grejor, virke2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) saker, grejor3) (an old word for cloth.) tyg•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) fylla, packa, stoppa, proppa i sig2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) späcka, fylla3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up -
20 blue
adj. blå, att vara blå; ledsen, deprimerad (slang)--------n. blått; den blå himlen; det blå havet--------v. färga blå; slösa bort pengar (slang)* * *[blu:] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) blå2) (sad or depressed: I'm feeling blue today.) nere, deppig2. noun1) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) blå färg, blått2) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) blå, blått3) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) det blå•- blueness- bluish
- bluebottle
- bluecollar
- blueprint
- once in a blue moon
- out of the blue
- the blues
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