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off+oneself

  • 1 off one's own bat

    (completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) na vlastní pěst

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  • 2 shake off

    (to rid oneself of: He soon shook off the illness.) zbavit se
    * * *
    • vyvinout se

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  • 3 pull

    [pul] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (při)táhnout
    2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vtáhnout (kouř), bafat
    3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslovat
    4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) vjet, zajet, vyjet
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) zatáhnutí, lok
    2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) přitažlivost
    3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vliv
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    - pull down
    - pull a face / faces at
    - pull a face / faces
    - pull a gun on
    - pull off
    - pull on
    - pull oneself together
    - pull through
    - pull up
    - pull one's weight
    - pull someone's leg
    * * *
    • vytáhnout
    • zatáhnout
    • táhnout
    • tahat

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  • 4 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) uchovat, vlastnit
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) ponechat si; udržet
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) udržovat
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) pokračovat v
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mít v zásobě
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) udržovat; chovat
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) vydržet (čerstvý)
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) vést (si)
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zdržovat
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) živit
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dodržet
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) slavit
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) obživa
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
    * * *
    • udržet
    • udržovat
    • zachovat
    • zachovávat
    • pokračovat v něčem
    • pečovat
    • hlídat
    • keep/kept/kept
    • chovat
    • chránit
    • držet

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  • 5 one

    1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) jeden, jedna
    2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) jeden rok
    2. pronoun
    1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ten, ta, to
    2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) člověk
    3. adjective
    1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) jeden, jedna, jedno
    2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) jeden rok
    3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) jednotný
    •
    - oneself
    - one-night stand
    - one-off
    - one-parent family
    - one-sided
    - one-way
    - one-year-old     4. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) jednoroční
    - be one up on a person
    - be one up on
    - not be oneself
    - one and all
    - one another
    - one by one
    - one or two
    * * *
    • jeden
    • jediný
    • jedna
    • jednotka
    • jedno
    • jednička
    • kdosi
    • někdo

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  • 6 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrát si
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrát
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrát
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrát
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrát
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrát to (na)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrát (proti)
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihotat se
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) zaměřit
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrát
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod
    •
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
    * * *
    • zahrát
    • sehrát
    • hrát
    • hříčka
    • hra
    • drama
    • divadelní hra

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  • 7 shave

    [ʃeiv] 1. verb
    1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) (o)holit (se)
    2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) (o)hoblovat
    3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) dotknout se
    2. noun
    ((the result of) an act of shaving.) oholení
    - shavings
    * * *
    • shave/shaved/shaven
    • shave/shaved/shaved
    • oholení
    • oholit se
    • ostrouhat
    • oholit
    • holení
    • hoblík
    • holit se
    • holit

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  • 8 throw

    [Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb
    1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) hodit
    2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) shodit
    3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) zmást, přivést do rozpaků
    4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) povalit, složit
    2. noun
    (an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) hod, vrh
    - throw doubt on
    - throw in
    - throw light on
    - throw oneself into
    - throw off
    - throw open
    - throw out
    - throw a party
    - throw up
    - throw one's voice
    - throwaway
    * * *
    • throw/threw/thrown
    • vrhat
    • zmást
    • hodit
    • házet
    • hod

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  • 9 appearance

    1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) vzhled, zevnějšek, zjev
    2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) objevení se
    3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) vystoupení
    * * *
    • vzhled
    • zjev
    • zevnějšek
    • podoba
    • objevení se

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  • 10 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nést/nosit; přenést/přenášet
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nést se, přenášet se
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) nést, podpírat
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) nést s sebou
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) schválit (hlasováním)
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nést se
    •

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) povyk, humbuk

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) příruční (zavazadlo)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight
    * * *
    • nést
    • nést - nosit
    • nosit
    • dopravovat
    • dopravit

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  • 11 colour

    1. noun
    1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva
    2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva
    3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti
    4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost
    2. adjective
    ((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barevný
    3. verb
    (to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) nabarvit; natřít
    4. noun
    ((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) barevný
    - colouring
    - colourless
    - colours
    - colour-blind
    - colour scheme
    - off-colour
    - colour in
    - show oneself in one's true colours
    - with flying colours
    * * *
    • vybarvit
    • barva
    • barevný

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  • 12 draw

    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kreslit
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (vy)táhnout
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdalovat se; blížit se
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remizovat
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobírat
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztáhnout; zatáhnout
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) přitáhnout, upoutat
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakce
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tah, slosování
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vytažení (zbraně)
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    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out
    * * *
    • remíza
    • kreslit
    • nakreslit
    • draw/drew/drawn
    • druh úderu v golfu

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  • 13 flaunt

    [flo:nt]
    (to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) chlubit se (čím), okázale předvádět
    * * *
    • chlubit
    • chvástat

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  • 14 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držet
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držet
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držet
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržet
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) (za)držet
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovat; udržet
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konat (se)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) udržovat se, držet se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) mít za to; považovat; chovat
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čekat (u telefonu)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držet
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chvat, hmat
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) nákladový prostor
    * * *
    • udržovat
    • udržet
    • uchopení
    • vytrvat
    • postavení
    • podržet
    • sevření
    • obsahovat
    • hold/held/held
    • držení
    • držet
    • činit

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  • 15 interrupt

    1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) přerušit
    2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) přerušit
    3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) překážet
    •
    * * *
    • přerušit
    • přerušení

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  • 16 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovat
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovat
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) zásoba
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervace
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanost
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha
    •
    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve
    * * *
    • zamluvit
    • rezerva
    • rezervovat

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  • 17 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) kotec
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) kiosk, stánek
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zhasnout
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) ztratit rychlost
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovat
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) přetažený
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) oddalovat
    * * *
    • ustájit
    • zastavení vozidla
    • zhasnutí motoru
    • stáj
    • stánek
    • stání
    • kiosk
    • kotec
    • blokovat
    • chlév

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  • 18 station

    ['steiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) nádraží
    2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) stanice
    3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) stanoviště
    2. verb
    (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) zajmout místo; rozmístit
    * * *
    • umístit
    • postavení
    • stanice
    • stanoviště
    • nádraží

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  • 19 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) natahovat (se); cloumat
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) přepínat
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) přepínat
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pře)cedit
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napětí
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypětí
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) namožení
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) (přílišně) zatížený
    •
    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) dispozice
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodie
    * * *
    • tlak
    • vypětí
    • zatížení
    • plemeno
    • rasa
    • kmen
    • nápor
    • napětí
    • napnout
    • napínat
    • cedit
    • deformovat

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  • 20 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) slza
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) (roz)trhat, vytrhnout
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) roztrhat se
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) hnát se
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) díra
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up
    * * *
    • trhat
    • trhlina
    • roztrhnout
    • roztrhat
    • tear/tore/torn
    • slza
    • slzet

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  • off one's chest — (informal) To relieve oneself of anxiety, tension, etc about (a concern) by admitting, stating or declaring (it) openly ● chest …   Useful english dictionary

  • off — /awf, of/, adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off. 2. so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off. 3. away from a place: to run off; to look off toward… …   Universalium

  • off — 1. adverb 1) Kate s off today Syn: away, absent, out, unavailable, not at work, off duty, on leave, on vacation; free, at leisure; Brit. on holiday Ant: in, at work, working 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • cry off — (Informal) [verb] back out, excuse oneself, quit, withdraw * * * (informal) BACK OUT, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself, change one s mind; informal get cold feet, cop out. → cry * * * verb …   Useful english dictionary

  • detach oneself from — 1) she detached herself from the crowd Syn: free oneself from, separate oneself from, segregate oneself from; move away from, split off from; leave, abandon 2) he has detached himself from his family Syn: dissociate oneself from, divorce oneself… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • get one's rocks off — vb to obtain sexual satisfaction, achieve orgasm, ejaculate. An American vulgarism which became part of the hippy lin guistic repertoire; some British users of the expression are unaware that rocks is a direct euphemism for testicles. (In… …   Contemporary slang

  • make off — verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑run off, ↑go off …   Useful english dictionary

  • wank oneself/someone off — (or wank off) masturbate …   Useful english dictionary

  • draw off — verb 1. remove by drawing or pulling (Freq. 1) She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese • Syn: ↑draw away, ↑pull off • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut off — {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world./ * /The woods cut off the view./ * /His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have./ 2. To interrupt or stop. * /The television show was cut off… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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