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1 gøre et stort nummer ud af
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escapade, issue, item, lot, number, prank, stunt, turn* * *(et, numre) number;(post på liste etc) item,( på auktion) lot;( klædningsstykkes størrelse) size;( garderobenummer) cloakroom ticket;( på program) item, number ( fx the next number (el. item));( i varieté) act, turn;( fupnummer) trick;[ Oxford Street nummer 25] number 25 Oxford Street;[ nummer et] number one,( førstemand) (the) first;[ stå som en smuk nummer et] stand an easy first;T it's a bit thick;T he is too clever by half;[ lave et nummer med en] play a trick on somebody;( bilde en noget ind) pull somebody's leg,S put (el. slip) one over on somebody;( også, S) it's not my scene;( fetere) make a fuss of;( overdrive betydningen af) make a fuss about; make a big thing of,(spøg.) make great play with;( overdrive besværet ved) make heavy weather of;[ det var hans store nummer] it was a favourite trick of his,( som han altid underholdt med) it was his party piece;[ komme ind som en kneben nummer to] be a poor second;[ med præp:][ nummer i klassen] position in class;[ han er nummer 3 i klassen] he is third in his class;[ hvad nummer i rækken er han?] wherabouts does he come in?(tlf) you can get him at that number;( om embedsmand) get leave of absence without pay;T stretch a point.
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make heavy weather of — To find excessive difficulty in • • • Main Entry: ↑weather * * * see weather * * * make heavy weather of Brit informal : to treat (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is an actor who makes heavy… … Useful english dictionary
make heavy weather of — ► make heavy weather of informal have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with (a task or problem). [ORIGIN: from the nautical phrase make good or bad weather of it, referring to a ship in a storm.] Main Entry: ↑weather … English terms dictionary
make heavy weather of — (something/doing something) British & Australian to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He s making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago … New idioms dictionary
make heavy weather of something — phrase to make a situation or job more difficult than it really is Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: heavy * * * make heavy ˈweather of sth idiom to seem to find sth more difficult or complicated than it needs to be … Useful english dictionary
make heavy weather of something — make heavy weather of (something/doing something) British & Australian to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He s making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago … New idioms dictionary
make heavy weather of doing something — make heavy weather of (something/doing something) British & Australian to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He s making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago … New idioms dictionary
make heavy weather — phrasal : to experience difficulty in making progress : flounder, labor made heavy weather with his algebra … Useful english dictionary
make heavy weather of — informal have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with (a task or problem). [from the naut. phr. make good or bad weather of it, referring to a ship in a storm.] → weather … English new terms dictionary
make heavy weather of something — to make a situation or job more difficult than it really is … English dictionary
make heavy weather of — Have difficulty with … A concise dictionary of English slang
heavy weather — noun Usage: Brit : considerable difficulty : heavy going often used in the phrase make heavy weather of … Useful english dictionary
